Batman’s animated filmography is nothing less than stunning. Stories like The Killing Joke, Under the Red Hood, Hush and even Batman’s romp with the Ninja Turtles have found their way from strip to streaming service in recent years. The Dark Knight Returns and The Long Halloween even received duologies to adapt their stories more faithfully. More niche concepts aren’t excluded either, with titles like Batman Ninja and The Doom That Came to Gotham also earning full-length features. But even though constant popularity and appeal make any event in the Caped Crusader’s history seem fit for a 90-minute animated film, one arc remains curiously absent. 1993’s Knightfall, featuring Jean-Paul Valley as the first to ever inherit the mantle of Batman, is a shocking omission from the Dark Knight’s Direct-to-Video adventures.While the introduction of Bane and his landmark “breaking” of the Bat is forever etched in the minds of fans, less so is everything that came after it. Bane’s crippling of Bruce Wayne was only the instigating event of the Knightfall saga, which continued into Knightquest and KnightsEnd. But in the 30 years since its creation, the saga’s starring character has never appeared in animation, while names like Abattoir and Gunhawk stand as less than a memory. This is almost certainly intentional from DC, and the reasons why aren’t too hard to imagine. Even though Knightfall could work as a one-off film, its unpopular characters and irate reception, plus its lack of any true selling point, may keep it an albatross in Batman’s bibliography.Besides Valley, supporting players don’t make for the most frenzied draw, either. Tim Drake has seen his popularity and purpose falter in recent years, slowly becoming the least popular mainstay Robin after ceding the title of Boy Wonder to Damian Wayne. Knightfall’s villains outside of Bane also don’t spark much intrigue. Characters like the mercenary duo Gunhawk and Gunbunny or by-the-numbers serial killer Abattoir represent the most forgettable examples of ’90s tropes and almost never appeared after the arc. Dick Grayson’s Nightwing is undoubtedly the story’s most popular active character, but his role focuses on the souring relationship between himself and the invalid Bruce Wayne. The characters and dynamics put on display in Knightfall are dour at best and egregiously over-the-top at worst, leaving for a less-than-exciting prospective watch.
Batman‘s animated filmography is nothing less than stunning. Stories like The Killing Joke, Under the Red Hood, Hush and even Batman’s romp with the Ninja Turtles have found their way from strip to streaming service in recent years. The Dark Knight Returns and The Long Halloween even received duologies to adapt their stories more faithfully. More niche concepts aren’t excluded either, with titles like Batman Ninja and The Doom That Came to Gotham also earning full-length features. But even though constant popularity and appeal make any event in the Caped Crusader’s history seem fit for a 90-minute animated film, one arc remains curiously absent. 1993’s Knightfall, featuring Jean-Paul Valley as the first to ever inherit the mantle of Batman, is a shocking omission from the Dark Knight’s Direct-to-Video adventures.
While the introduction of Bane and his landmark “breaking” of the Bat is forever etched in the minds of fans, less so is everything that came after it. Bane’s crippling of Bruce Wayne was only the instigating event of the Knightfall saga, which continued into Knightquest and KnightsEnd. But in the 30 years since its creation, the saga’s starring character has never appeared in animation, while names like Abattoir and Gunhawk stand as less than a memory. This is almost certainly intentional from DC, and the reasons why aren’t too hard to imagine. Even though Knightfall could work as a one-off film, its unpopular characters and irate reception, plus its lack of any true selling point, may keep it an albatross in Batman’s bibliography.
Besides Valley, supporting players don’t make for the most frenzied draw, either. Tim Drake has seen his popularity and purpose falter in recent years, slowly becoming the least popular mainstay Robin after ceding the title of Boy Wonder to Damian Wayne. Knightfall‘s villains outside of Bane also don’t spark much intrigue. Characters like the mercenary duo Gunhawk and Gunbunny or by-the-numbers serial killer Abattoir represent the most forgettable examples of ’90s tropes and almost never appeared after the arc. Dick Grayson’s Nightwing is undoubtedly the story’s most popular active character, but his role focuses on the souring relationship between himself and the invalid Bruce Wayne. The characters and dynamics put on display in Knightfall are dour at best and egregiously over-the-top at worst, leaving for a less-than-exciting prospective watch.
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