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Bane: Conquest
The super-criminal Bane is determined to claim his place as the greatest villain who has ever lived!
In the dark waters off the coast of Gotham City, a mysterious crew of smugglers has made a deadly mistake-they tried to bring weapons of mass destruction into Bane’s city!
After tracing the illicit arms back to their source, Bane and his henchmen uncover a criminal conspiracy that seems to span the entire globe and encompass every illegal activity under the sun.
But if there really is a secret empire behind all of the world’s crime, Bane should-nay, must-be the one running it. And no one-not assassin cults, super-hackers, Catwoman or Batman himself-is going to stand in his way!
Twenty-five years after bringing Bane to life in Batman: Knightfall, creators Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan reunite to tell the most epic tale yet of one of Batman’s most dangerous foes! Collects issues #1-12.
In the dark waters off the coast of Gotham City, a mysterious crew of smugglers has made a deadly mistake-they tried to bring weapons of mass destruction into Bane’s city!
After tracing the illicit arms back to their source, Bane and his henchmen uncover a criminal conspiracy that seems to span the entire globe and encompass every illegal activity under the sun.
But if there really is a secret empire behind all of the world’s crime, Bane should-nay, must-be the one running it. And no one-not assassin cults, super-hackers, Catwoman or Batman himself-is going to stand in his way!
Twenty-five years after bringing Bane to life in Batman: Knightfall, creators Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan reunite to tell the most epic tale yet of one of Batman’s most dangerous foes! Collects issues #1-12.
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First published September 25, 2018
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Chuck Dixon
3,426 books1,029 followersCharles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
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December 20, 2018
CoooooooOOOOOOOOooooon – QUEEEEEEST! That Patti Page was something, eh? Unlike Bane: Conquest which is decidedly not - unless that something is a pile of poo!
Bane suddenly discovers the existence of a secret global criminal organisation - that’s definitely not a rip-off of Marvel’s HYDRA - called Kobra that he decides on a whim that he wants to run. Cue page after page of dumb, meandering action as he moronically and repetitively battles these chowderheads: go to this country, fight, go to another country, fight, here’s Batpants, fight, here’s Catwoman, fight, how many more issues to go, fight, twelve fucking issues are you kidding me, fight. It’s so one-note to read and never got interesting.
Bane here is a bland cartoon character – just your average tough guy struggling to find a personality – while his goons are even worse: some dude called Zombie, another who looks vaguely caveman-ish, a blond guy; they’re so flat and forgettable. The most laughable was Dionysus, aka the poor man’s MODOK. What an imagination old Chuck Dixon has, eh? “What’s this – ‘Marvel’? Oh, they’ve got much better shit than DC – I’ll just copy them!”
Speaking of laughable, Dixon giving a young Bane an actual teddy bear to cuddle in Santa Prisca was as hackneyed a trope as I’ve ever seen in anything. “Hmm, how do I represent Bane’s lost innocence and youth? Duur, teddy bear! Never mind how unlikely and out of place it seems!” I did genuinely laugh at Graham Nolan’s awful art though – he gives Bane the hairiest shoulders! Anyone remember The Legion of Doom from WWF? It’s like their shoulder pads but with hair in place of plastic spikes!
I’d hoped that Dixon (who, along with Nolan, are two of Bane’s three creators, the other being Doug “The Most ‘90s Batman Writer Ever” Moench) might’ve written a decent Bane comic – he has managed it before in the collection, Batman vs Bane – but, no, Bane: Conquest is unfortunately as cheesy, aimless and dumb as the majority of his comics. I’d rec Batman vs Bane or, even better, Tom King’s Batman/Bane books (King’s characterisation of Bane is vastly superior to anything Dixon ever dreamt up) over this much too long, tedious nonsense.
Bane suddenly discovers the existence of a secret global criminal organisation - that’s definitely not a rip-off of Marvel’s HYDRA - called Kobra that he decides on a whim that he wants to run. Cue page after page of dumb, meandering action as he moronically and repetitively battles these chowderheads: go to this country, fight, go to another country, fight, here’s Batpants, fight, here’s Catwoman, fight, how many more issues to go, fight, twelve fucking issues are you kidding me, fight. It’s so one-note to read and never got interesting.
Bane here is a bland cartoon character – just your average tough guy struggling to find a personality – while his goons are even worse: some dude called Zombie, another who looks vaguely caveman-ish, a blond guy; they’re so flat and forgettable. The most laughable was Dionysus, aka the poor man’s MODOK. What an imagination old Chuck Dixon has, eh? “What’s this – ‘Marvel’? Oh, they’ve got much better shit than DC – I’ll just copy them!”
Speaking of laughable, Dixon giving a young Bane an actual teddy bear to cuddle in Santa Prisca was as hackneyed a trope as I’ve ever seen in anything. “Hmm, how do I represent Bane’s lost innocence and youth? Duur, teddy bear! Never mind how unlikely and out of place it seems!” I did genuinely laugh at Graham Nolan’s awful art though – he gives Bane the hairiest shoulders! Anyone remember The Legion of Doom from WWF? It’s like their shoulder pads but with hair in place of plastic spikes!
I’d hoped that Dixon (who, along with Nolan, are two of Bane’s three creators, the other being Doug “The Most ‘90s Batman Writer Ever” Moench) might’ve written a decent Bane comic – he has managed it before in the collection, Batman vs Bane – but, no, Bane: Conquest is unfortunately as cheesy, aimless and dumb as the majority of his comics. I’d rec Batman vs Bane or, even better, Tom King’s Batman/Bane books (King’s characterisation of Bane is vastly superior to anything Dixon ever dreamt up) over this much too long, tedious nonsense.
October 2, 2018
Todos os filmes do Batman até aqui venderam o fato de Bane ser um cara que é um brutamontes burro e que nem tem condições de falar direito. Mas nos quadrinhos, onde ele surgiu isso é diferente. Quando apareceu pela primeira vez, ele foi um dos poucos inimigos do Morcego a descobrir a identidade secreta do herói. Com isso, penetrou na Mansão Wayne e acabou quebrando a coluna do Batman. Bane é tão inteligente quanto o Batman, como esse volume comprova, mas sua sede de violência o torna suscetível à Bruce Wayne. Ele nasceu e foi criado em Santa Prisca, uma ilha comunista na América Central, da qual vocês já imaginam à qual país a DC Comics fez alusão. Seus poderes são ampliados pela droga Veneno que, não, não foi criada nem pela Hera Venenosa e nem pela família Al Ghul. Mesmo com um background tão legal e pouco explorado depois de sua aparição no filme de Christopher Nolan, essa HQ de Chuck Dixon e Grahan Nolan decepciona o leitor atual. Mas irá encontrar eco nas histórias que o leitor antigo gostava quando Dixon escrevia o Robin Tom Drake metido em grandes conspirações internacionais. Como não sou um fã do Batman, mas um pouco do seu universo, achei esse quadrinho bastante cansativo, que não consegue sustentar e segurar o leitor que desiste fácil de uma leitura. Por sorte (ou azar) não sou desses.
January 13, 2019
Delicious oldschool goodness.
Bane and his gang are back at it again, now trying to take control of a vast criminal empire (as far as I know, a new one, the DC universe is full of them) and then going against the Kobra. And there are jokes, guys, something I don't recall being in the recent Batman comics. The tone is just slightly tongue in cheek to remind you that you're reading comics and the art by Graham Nolan is still as good as ever.
Bane and his gang are back at it again, now trying to take control of a vast criminal empire (as far as I know, a new one, the DC universe is full of them) and then going against the Kobra. And there are jokes, guys, something I don't recall being in the recent Batman comics. The tone is just slightly tongue in cheek to remind you that you're reading comics and the art by Graham Nolan is still as good as ever.
January 29, 2020
It's always hard to write a story from a bad guys point of view.
When the main focus is on the hero, you do not always need a huge back story for the villains as they are like passing ships in the night. They come, they do evil, the are defeated and then they leave.
If a character is going to do this you can get away without the detail. Once you do change the focus however then gaps in their inspiration and motivations can become more obvious and the lack of depth can be telling. The longer and closer you look at anything, the more it is possible to see flaws.
So in this tale we are taking a long hard look at Bane who is essentially the Batman beater. He does survive the focus but not entirely unscathed. The way the writer was smart enough to give him an organisation and some side kicks to take away some the attention does mitigate this issue but is not enough to eradicate the rather large hole at the center of the story.
This was not a bad read but I left the book not knowing why he wanted to be evil. He clearly was not evil all the time. Neither did I have any idea about what his organisation was for and what their goals were. In the tale his organisation gets involved with another rival organisation and while it provides a narrative arc for the story I found myself with enough time to wonder where all these organisations had sprung from in the first place, and given their clearly evil agendas, how they recruited so many minions.
The art was good, not spectacular but it had its moments. The design was solid and the read entertaining.
It did not make me think much. There were a few surprises. There was one where he was trying to discover the traitor which I enjoyed even if his actions had a strange backwards logic. In the end, Bane still felt like a generic villain with little nuance and that is a shame.
When the main focus is on the hero, you do not always need a huge back story for the villains as they are like passing ships in the night. They come, they do evil, the are defeated and then they leave.
If a character is going to do this you can get away without the detail. Once you do change the focus however then gaps in their inspiration and motivations can become more obvious and the lack of depth can be telling. The longer and closer you look at anything, the more it is possible to see flaws.
So in this tale we are taking a long hard look at Bane who is essentially the Batman beater. He does survive the focus but not entirely unscathed. The way the writer was smart enough to give him an organisation and some side kicks to take away some the attention does mitigate this issue but is not enough to eradicate the rather large hole at the center of the story.
This was not a bad read but I left the book not knowing why he wanted to be evil. He clearly was not evil all the time. Neither did I have any idea about what his organisation was for and what their goals were. In the tale his organisation gets involved with another rival organisation and while it provides a narrative arc for the story I found myself with enough time to wonder where all these organisations had sprung from in the first place, and given their clearly evil agendas, how they recruited so many minions.
The art was good, not spectacular but it had its moments. The design was solid and the read entertaining.
It did not make me think much. There were a few surprises. There was one where he was trying to discover the traitor which I enjoyed even if his actions had a strange backwards logic. In the end, Bane still felt like a generic villain with little nuance and that is a shame.
June 19, 2021
This was okay. It had a very retro feel to it and read and looked like a comic from the mid 90s. This team worked on Batman around the time of Knightfall, but I enjoyed Knightfall so I enjoyed the retro look and feel.
However, the twelve issue story could probably have been told in six issues. And while I did like the idea of Bane assembling his own army (Gunhawk, KGBeast, King Faraday, etc.) the story itself felt a little lacking. There was a random Catwoman appearance, and we have Bane battling the terrorist outfit of Kobra.
This wasn't bad, but honestly, it was a little too much like comics of the mid 90s as for the most part that wasn't a high point for comics. Once you get past the nostalgia you realize comics have evolved a lot in the past 25 years.
However, the twelve issue story could probably have been told in six issues. And while I did like the idea of Bane assembling his own army (Gunhawk, KGBeast, King Faraday, etc.) the story itself felt a little lacking. There was a random Catwoman appearance, and we have Bane battling the terrorist outfit of Kobra.
This wasn't bad, but honestly, it was a little too much like comics of the mid 90s as for the most part that wasn't a high point for comics. Once you get past the nostalgia you realize comics have evolved a lot in the past 25 years.
July 25, 2022
Fun stuff, a pretty quick read focusing on Bane by his two creators. Its a clever story of Bane's efforts to take over the criminal world and the rivals and troubles he faces.
January 20, 2019
Bane: Conquest is a comic book maxi-series created by Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan. The series spans twelve issues and was published monthly in 2017 by DC Comics. In this maxi-series, features Bane realizing an ambition to extend his criminal empire beyond Santa Prisca. It is a spun off from events of the "I Am Bane" storyline from the Batman series.
Bane is seeking to create a global criminal empire with the help of his original gang Bird, Trogg, and Zombie. He moves beyond Gotham City to find new territory to conquer and new enemies to crush and he is determined not to stop until he stands at the top of the world of crime. However, heroes and villains alike would stop him from achieving this goal.
Chuck Dixon penned the entire maxi-series and for the most part, I somewhat enjoyed the narrative. Typically, I do not typically read a series centered on a villain, but Chuck Dixon – the creator of the villain, wrote it so I thought I would give it a go. Surprisingly, I found the pacing rather well, as there is mini-stories and arcs within a larger arc of trying to rule the criminal empire. Bane also has a somewhat interesting character growth arc as well.
Graham Nolan is the penciler for the maxi-series. Since he was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I enjoyed his penciling style, it accentuates the narrative rather well.
All in all, Bane: Conquest is written and constructed somewhat well. It is an interesting take on one of the memorable villains in Batman’s Rogues Gallery.
Bane is seeking to create a global criminal empire with the help of his original gang Bird, Trogg, and Zombie. He moves beyond Gotham City to find new territory to conquer and new enemies to crush and he is determined not to stop until he stands at the top of the world of crime. However, heroes and villains alike would stop him from achieving this goal.
Chuck Dixon penned the entire maxi-series and for the most part, I somewhat enjoyed the narrative. Typically, I do not typically read a series centered on a villain, but Chuck Dixon – the creator of the villain, wrote it so I thought I would give it a go. Surprisingly, I found the pacing rather well, as there is mini-stories and arcs within a larger arc of trying to rule the criminal empire. Bane also has a somewhat interesting character growth arc as well.
Graham Nolan is the penciler for the maxi-series. Since he was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I enjoyed his penciling style, it accentuates the narrative rather well.
All in all, Bane: Conquest is written and constructed somewhat well. It is an interesting take on one of the memorable villains in Batman’s Rogues Gallery.
April 28, 2019
Bane Conquest was gifted to me...
I've read probably 20ish Batman comics in my whole life... I love the Tim Burton Batman films and the Batman TAS and of course have seen Bane take to the big screen in Chris Nolan's epic end to his Dark Knight Trilogy and thought he was a cool character...
Batman is awesome, but the comics I collect are mostly Superman.
So about Bane Conquest... well the plot is simple and straight forward. Art wasnt exactly my style but is serviceable. Over all it was falling a little flat and at the half way point some other books took my interest and since Batman isnt really featured here... well Bane just wasnt holding my interest. At the half mark I stopped...
But Bane is nothing new to me... I was like 9 years old when The Death Of Superman happened and of course Batman Knightfall was massive then too... so reading Bane Conquest made me curious about what I was missing out on... what was this epic comic book event Knightfall all about...
So I ordered a used copy of Knightfall Volume 1.
Loads of hype around that book and man for the first time ever I'm interested in a Batman storyline... art is very old school early 90s and so is the story, but I'm excited about it and it takes me back to my youth, looking at the covers of the single issues of Knightfall as they arrived at the local comic shop...
So long story short... I may get back to finishing Bane Conquest after I complete Knightfall but if you haven't read either of these books, skip Conquest and go get a copy of Knightfall vol 1.
I've read probably 20ish Batman comics in my whole life... I love the Tim Burton Batman films and the Batman TAS and of course have seen Bane take to the big screen in Chris Nolan's epic end to his Dark Knight Trilogy and thought he was a cool character...
Batman is awesome, but the comics I collect are mostly Superman.
So about Bane Conquest... well the plot is simple and straight forward. Art wasnt exactly my style but is serviceable. Over all it was falling a little flat and at the half way point some other books took my interest and since Batman isnt really featured here... well Bane just wasnt holding my interest. At the half mark I stopped...
But Bane is nothing new to me... I was like 9 years old when The Death Of Superman happened and of course Batman Knightfall was massive then too... so reading Bane Conquest made me curious about what I was missing out on... what was this epic comic book event Knightfall all about...
So I ordered a used copy of Knightfall Volume 1.
Loads of hype around that book and man for the first time ever I'm interested in a Batman storyline... art is very old school early 90s and so is the story, but I'm excited about it and it takes me back to my youth, looking at the covers of the single issues of Knightfall as they arrived at the local comic shop...
So long story short... I may get back to finishing Bane Conquest after I complete Knightfall but if you haven't read either of these books, skip Conquest and go get a copy of Knightfall vol 1.
September 29, 2019
At the time of purchase it was a toss up between this and Tom King's 'I am Bane' story. I am glad I went with 'Bane Conquest'.
Chuck Dixon invented Bane as a match for Batman in both brains and brawn. Raised in a hellish prison until adulthood he only understands the criminal underworld as something that must be brought under heel. His henchman from Knigthfall return (in Zombies case seemingly from the dead) and he makes some new uneasy alliances.
It's a great caper and a lot of fun. Some really good banter between the characters and is really funny in parts. The Kobra villains, though powerful, are wonderfully petty and childish. The whole thing cracks along at a fine pace and builds toward a climax. Nolan's art is tight.
Usually not a fan of anti-hero stories but for me this just works. It reminded me of watching the Alan Rickman scenes in Die Hard. Batman does make a couple of apperances and its intresting to see Banes paranoid reaction to evidence of his presence. Probably my favourite trade of this year.
Loved it. Thought it was a blast.
Chuck Dixon invented Bane as a match for Batman in both brains and brawn. Raised in a hellish prison until adulthood he only understands the criminal underworld as something that must be brought under heel. His henchman from Knigthfall return (in Zombies case seemingly from the dead) and he makes some new uneasy alliances.
It's a great caper and a lot of fun. Some really good banter between the characters and is really funny in parts. The Kobra villains, though powerful, are wonderfully petty and childish. The whole thing cracks along at a fine pace and builds toward a climax. Nolan's art is tight.
Usually not a fan of anti-hero stories but for me this just works. It reminded me of watching the Alan Rickman scenes in Die Hard. Batman does make a couple of apperances and its intresting to see Banes paranoid reaction to evidence of his presence. Probably my favourite trade of this year.
Loved it. Thought it was a blast.
February 24, 2024
The twin titans of comic books together again for a story as beastly as Bane himself.
'Tis a hard feat to tell a story from the perspective of a villain and make the reader like him. In the case of Bane Conquest, I both liked and routed for Bane, as we learn about his past and what makes him tick, and the human beneath the Venom. Perhaps he's not the monstrous deviant we thought he was all along.
Slight spoiler for the latter half. Batman is in the story, and we see Bane and Batman have a temporary alliance as they have a common goal. This dynamic was particularly interesting, playing to one another's strengths, creating a duo that would be both rewarding and yearned to see again. As foes become friendlies to battle each other another day was very well done here, and the ending was particularly beautiful.
Graham Nolan's artwork is as exquisite as Chuck Dixon's writing, and now we have seen a side to the man who had once broke Batman's back that we would never have dreamt of.
'Tis a hard feat to tell a story from the perspective of a villain and make the reader like him. In the case of Bane Conquest, I both liked and routed for Bane, as we learn about his past and what makes him tick, and the human beneath the Venom. Perhaps he's not the monstrous deviant we thought he was all along.
Slight spoiler for the latter half. Batman is in the story, and we see Bane and Batman have a temporary alliance as they have a common goal. This dynamic was particularly interesting, playing to one another's strengths, creating a duo that would be both rewarding and yearned to see again. As foes become friendlies to battle each other another day was very well done here, and the ending was particularly beautiful.
Graham Nolan's artwork is as exquisite as Chuck Dixon's writing, and now we have seen a side to the man who had once broke Batman's back that we would never have dreamt of.
July 3, 2018
A really fun fast paced action adventure. I just wish there was a bit more story, because even at 12 issues, this series is a breeze to read. I wanted more, not just more issues, but some more depth. That aside, Bane: Conquest is never boring. Dixon and Nolan gave me some flashbacks to a more fun era of Bat books and seeing Nolan draw Bane again was a joy. Not only that, but Nolan did all 12 issues of this book and to my knowledge it shipped on time. I wish that happened more.
If like me you're a fan of Bane and a fan of that early 90's era of Batman you'll enjoy this. If you want to see Bane done right skip I Am Bane and pick this up instead.
If like me you're a fan of Bane and a fan of that early 90's era of Batman you'll enjoy this. If you want to see Bane done right skip I Am Bane and pick this up instead.
October 15, 2018
I love Bane. That is the only reason this book is getting 3 stars. What I don't love is when Chuck Dixon can't decide whether Bane is a villain, anti-hero, or Batman side kick. It's annoying because it is not an attempt to make Bane a complex with conflicting motivations, it is a gimmick to make this mini-series have absolutely no affect on greater Batman continuity. The plot is cyclical and so becomes completely irrelevant. Knight Fall is way better. That Bane origin comic is better. That stupid Batman and Bane team up to stop venom peddlers is better and that sucks too. Bane deserves better.
April 5, 2019
Veľmi priamočiara a akčná jednohubka. Netreba od toho čakať nič extra. Jedna akcia strieda ďalšiu a ako spestrenie tu vystupuje množstvo známych postáv, či už kladných alebo záporných. A samozrejme sa tu vyskytne aj Batman. Dianie je celosvetové, Bane je nekompromisný a hlavnú líniu prezrádza aj názov. Bane chce skrátka ovládnuť všetko a za akúkoľvek cenu. Alebo nie? Bavil som sa a to som od tohto komiksu primárne očakával, takže nesklamal.
May 10, 2019
A fun adventure dating back to an earlier era!
This very much feels like an addendum to the classic 90s Chuck Dixon Detective Comics run. An ongoing story pitting Bane against the world as he seeks to dethrone Kobra as the top agent of international crime, he comes face to face with Batman multiple times.
This one features a plethora of characters from Dixon's era of Batman and is a wonderful finale to a superb era of Batman by Dixon and Nolan.
This very much feels like an addendum to the classic 90s Chuck Dixon Detective Comics run. An ongoing story pitting Bane against the world as he seeks to dethrone Kobra as the top agent of international crime, he comes face to face with Batman multiple times.
This one features a plethora of characters from Dixon's era of Batman and is a wonderful finale to a superb era of Batman by Dixon and Nolan.
August 25, 2020
A throwback to the 90s — which was a terrible time for comic books. All the worst traits of that decade are on full display here, in an epic tale of nothing at all, filled with people making random decisions, talking at each other, fighting with no excitement, etc. To say that this "spun out of I AM BANE" is pretty much lies; it bears no relation to that much better written story at all, plus is more than twice as long.
February 3, 2020
The Venom infused character of Bane received it's noteriety by breaking Batman's back in the Knightfall story line in the Batman comic book.
The writing and storyline of this book has a very 80s feel and seems very dated. I found myself having trouble slogging through the book. After reading and turning the last page I felt that I wasted my precious reading time.
Pass this one up.
The writing and storyline of this book has a very 80s feel and seems very dated. I found myself having trouble slogging through the book. After reading and turning the last page I felt that I wasted my precious reading time.
Pass this one up.
November 16, 2018
Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan also known as Banes two Daddy's, have done it again... They brought us a fun action packed adventure.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
August 19, 2020
The original creators return for a half-cooked job. Lots of action, very little substance. Interesting though is the "guest appearances" of some villains from the Knightfall run.
October 16, 2021
It was an okay story, with an okay villain, with an okay ending. Nothing I would go out of my way to read.
August 24, 2022
Bane tries to beat a few different other criminal organizations and the art is mediocre and kind of a boring story.
January 29, 2023
bane as lead of a book with a bunch of nondescript gun goons…not for me!
July 27, 2025
this was a let-down. there's a cool part with bane and Bruce Wayne teaming up but otherwise the art is pretty generic and the cast of characters along for Bane's worldwide conquest are forgettable.
September 18, 2025
I like the idea of this more than the actual book.
June 29, 2023
Solid Bane story, enjoyed seeing all of those 80s-90s characters back again. 4 star
2023: I enjoyed this more this time (maybe?). A 5 star this time. I think having read some more through Dixon's work has given me a greater enjoyment of this.
2023: I enjoyed this more this time (maybe?). A 5 star this time. I think having read some more through Dixon's work has given me a greater enjoyment of this.
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