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Batman: Knightfall #6
Batman: Knightquest: The Search
Bruce Wayne is Batman no more. With Alfred at his side, Bruce begins a new quest to find Tim Drake's missing father and the only person that may be able to heal his broken body: Shondra Kinsolving.
Continuing from Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 2, the next chapter in the saga of Bruce Wayne begins in the never before collected, Batman: Knightquest: The Search.
Still recovering from his devastating encounter with Bane, and utilizing specially designed accoutrements, Bruce Wayne and Alfred are on the trail of Robin's father and Shondra Kinsolving, both kidnapped by a mysterious new foe lurking in the shadows. Shondra may be the only person on Earth who can repair Bruce's badly damaged body. To rescue her, he will have to push himself mentally and physically before it is too late.
Part of a massive 25th anniversary recut of the entire Batman: Knightfall saga, this graphic novel collects Justice League Task Force #5-6, Batman: Shadow of The Bat #21-23, Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight #59-61 and Robin #7.
Continuing from Batman: Knightquest: The Crusade Vol. 2, the next chapter in the saga of Bruce Wayne begins in the never before collected, Batman: Knightquest: The Search.
Still recovering from his devastating encounter with Bane, and utilizing specially designed accoutrements, Bruce Wayne and Alfred are on the trail of Robin's father and Shondra Kinsolving, both kidnapped by a mysterious new foe lurking in the shadows. Shondra may be the only person on Earth who can repair Bruce's badly damaged body. To rescue her, he will have to push himself mentally and physically before it is too late.
Part of a massive 25th anniversary recut of the entire Batman: Knightfall saga, this graphic novel collects Justice League Task Force #5-6, Batman: Shadow of The Bat #21-23, Batman: Legends of The Dark Knight #59-61 and Robin #7.
233 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 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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June 28, 2024
Artwork is classy, old school, story is very engaging.
December 12, 2019
This was odd, I didn't expect too much from this since it has one of the lowest ratings out of the knightfall series, but oddly enough I liked it alot. Its in stark contrast to the previous installment (Knightquest: The crusade Vol.2) which was the most brutal batman I've read so far, reminding me more of a spawn issue. Being 28 years old now I totally have to be the bore and admit that I liked this calm Batman way more then the over the top action Batman we got before.
This also was completly different in being a straight up detective story without having batman beating people up, and just watching bruce wayne uncover things in england, I kind of loved it. Sure it had its cheesy parts, especially the love interest but in the end this book was my favorite out of these, for reasons stated above, but I get why probably younger audiences dislike it for being on the slower less actionpacked side.
4.5 out of 5 stars (I am not kidding).
This also was completly different in being a straight up detective story without having batman beating people up, and just watching bruce wayne uncover things in england, I kind of loved it. Sure it had its cheesy parts, especially the love interest but in the end this book was my favorite out of these, for reasons stated above, but I get why probably younger audiences dislike it for being on the slower less actionpacked side.
4.5 out of 5 stars (I am not kidding).
February 17, 2020
Boy oh boy, after dragging my ass through reading Knightquest, I sure was happy to see my old pal Bruce Wayne back in action. That doesn't necessarily mean this was a good story, but it certainly featured characters you can inherently root for, and heightening drama that you can actually track. So, it got the fundamentals right, but unfortunately wasn't much to write home about otherwise.
The setup is this: after having his back broken by Bane, Bruce Wayne has retired from being Batman, but is still in the hero game, and now on a global search for his girlfriend Shonda Kinsolving. Alfred is of course tagging along, and Wayne enlists some help from other heroes in the process. She turns out to have some kind of miracle healing power that has heretofore never been mentioned, but that can also be transformed into a power to kill by her manipulative monster brother (also never mentioned), so Bruce has to stop and/or save her. It doesn't make a ton of sense but it's fine.
After 700 pages of reading Alan Grant and Doug Moench's frequently terrible dialogue in Knightquest, I found this volume, comprised mostly of Dennis O'Neil and Chuck Dixon's writing (with a brief, ugly dip into Grant territory), to be a breath of fresh air. O'Neil writes very quippy, borderline campy characters and dialogue that I found to be pretty fun (minus his hacky overuse of the word "slut" whenever his villains hate a woman). This made reading this a real breeze compared to the previous book.
That said, there's just too many big plot stretches in here to be satisfying. Things move forward with huge logic leaps, and Bruce keeps solving mysteries and following clues without showing his work, which makes the story feel very thin. Also, the ending is patently absurd, and leads to a wiping clean of the status quo that honestly feels like it complete undoes everything Knightfall worked so hard to establish.
So, not a ringing endorsement. I'd only recommend reading this if you're really into seeing the whole Knightfall story through to its conclusion, cause otherwise, it's a bit of a dud.
The setup is this: after having his back broken by Bane, Bruce Wayne has retired from being Batman, but is still in the hero game, and now on a global search for his girlfriend Shonda Kinsolving. Alfred is of course tagging along, and Wayne enlists some help from other heroes in the process. She turns out to have some kind of miracle healing power that has heretofore never been mentioned, but that can also be transformed into a power to kill by her manipulative monster brother (also never mentioned), so Bruce has to stop and/or save her. It doesn't make a ton of sense but it's fine.
After 700 pages of reading Alan Grant and Doug Moench's frequently terrible dialogue in Knightquest, I found this volume, comprised mostly of Dennis O'Neil and Chuck Dixon's writing (with a brief, ugly dip into Grant territory), to be a breath of fresh air. O'Neil writes very quippy, borderline campy characters and dialogue that I found to be pretty fun (minus his hacky overuse of the word "slut" whenever his villains hate a woman). This made reading this a real breeze compared to the previous book.
That said, there's just too many big plot stretches in here to be satisfying. Things move forward with huge logic leaps, and Bruce keeps solving mysteries and following clues without showing his work, which makes the story feel very thin. Also, the ending is patently absurd, and leads to a wiping clean of the status quo that honestly feels like it complete undoes everything Knightfall worked so hard to establish.
So, not a ringing endorsement. I'd only recommend reading this if you're really into seeing the whole Knightfall story through to its conclusion, cause otherwise, it's a bit of a dud.
January 1, 2020
So The Search is one part of Knightfall that never got collected before this new edition of the series, and after reading it I'm sort of surprised that anyone at DC thought that now, in our post #MeToo world, was the best time to rerelease it.
Even though it's more coherent and slightly more articulate than anything in the previous two volumes, it's also problematic as fuuuuuck. The story concerns Bruce Wayne's globetrotting search (hellyeah) for Shondra Kinsolving, a physician who he's fallen in love with and who (natch!) has some healing superpowers that her captors plan to exploit.
All this is fine, and mercifully short compared to his successor Jean-Paul's jumbled adventures back in Gotham. I also understand that since Bruce can never be happy, Shondra was never going to be a regular part of the Bat-verse. But in this volume, Shondra spends most of the book being physically tortured, repeatedly called "slut" for no clear reason, and then is overdosed with some kind of drug that reduces her mental capacity to that of a five-year old. The story leaves her (I kid you not) playing with some stuffed animals in a mansion that a regretful Bruce buys for her after she uses the last of her powers to finally heal him from the beating he took at the beginning of Knightfall.
I'd tell you that Shondra is also very nearly the only black character in the book, but maybe that would be petty. I don't know.
Even though it's more coherent and slightly more articulate than anything in the previous two volumes, it's also problematic as fuuuuuck. The story concerns Bruce Wayne's globetrotting search (hellyeah) for Shondra Kinsolving, a physician who he's fallen in love with and who (natch!) has some healing superpowers that her captors plan to exploit.
All this is fine, and mercifully short compared to his successor Jean-Paul's jumbled adventures back in Gotham. I also understand that since Bruce can never be happy, Shondra was never going to be a regular part of the Bat-verse. But in this volume, Shondra spends most of the book being physically tortured, repeatedly called "slut" for no clear reason, and then is overdosed with some kind of drug that reduces her mental capacity to that of a five-year old. The story leaves her (I kid you not) playing with some stuffed animals in a mansion that a regretful Bruce buys for her after she uses the last of her powers to finally heal him from the beating he took at the beginning of Knightfall.
I'd tell you that Shondra is also very nearly the only black character in the book, but maybe that would be petty. I don't know.
April 9, 2022
BRUCE WAYNE???? IN MY BATMAN BOOKS??? Didn't think it was possible, I'm not going to lie to you.
He's back and he's /not as bad as I thought he was going to be/. Blinded by love apparently which was one way to tackle this story. A bit blind for a man dubbed as the Greatest Detective, gets ignored once and his entire world is sent crumbling down, bit of a Jean-Paul and Bane moment.
All of my favourite characters got name-dropped here and were actually active in the story so honestly, a girl is very happy. I got my Tim and Gordon interaction, with Gordon (FINALLY) realizing Batman isn't /his/ batman. My Shiva mention. At least I think it's Shiva. I hope it's Shiva. She will be Bruce's teacher and he'll get absolutely wrecked.
When he's tied to a pole and trying to convince Hood to help him??? Amazing. I loved seeing him struggle and be in pain and find new ways to fight, it was honestly such a compelling character arc and I was gasping left and right every single time he got hit. Alfred resigning. Please come back. I'm sure he will. I also really liked Hood, wish they'd made him more British though. He uses "mate" once and that kind of reminds us that he's supposed to be English. Cop out.
Shondra!! The woman we didn't fridge!! She was cool, really didn't see where the hell Bruce fell in love with her, but it's fineeee because he's back and alive. Self described as Gotham's klutziest playboy. Also not sure why all those supporting characters were on that island. The Black Cannary's to my Batgirls.
Jean-Paul. Useless. HOWEVER. Bruce finding out Jean-Paul almost killed Tim? Riveting. Give me all the angst. Let him find out that another one of his sons almost died. (also Tim not wanting to tell Bruce everything that was happening because he didn't want to hurt Bruce, and then Tim running after Jean-Paul because he disrespected both Bruce and Batman?? good. yes.)
He's back and he's /not as bad as I thought he was going to be/. Blinded by love apparently which was one way to tackle this story. A bit blind for a man dubbed as the Greatest Detective, gets ignored once and his entire world is sent crumbling down, bit of a Jean-Paul and Bane moment.
All of my favourite characters got name-dropped here and were actually active in the story so honestly, a girl is very happy. I got my Tim and Gordon interaction, with Gordon (FINALLY) realizing Batman isn't /his/ batman. My Shiva mention. At least I think it's Shiva. I hope it's Shiva. She will be Bruce's teacher and he'll get absolutely wrecked.
When he's tied to a pole and trying to convince Hood to help him??? Amazing. I loved seeing him struggle and be in pain and find new ways to fight, it was honestly such a compelling character arc and I was gasping left and right every single time he got hit. Alfred resigning. Please come back. I'm sure he will. I also really liked Hood, wish they'd made him more British though. He uses "mate" once and that kind of reminds us that he's supposed to be English. Cop out.
Shondra!! The woman we didn't fridge!! She was cool, really didn't see where the hell Bruce fell in love with her, but it's fineeee because he's back and alive. Self described as Gotham's klutziest playboy. Also not sure why all those supporting characters were on that island. The Black Cannary's to my Batgirls.
Jean-Paul. Useless. HOWEVER. Bruce finding out Jean-Paul almost killed Tim? Riveting. Give me all the angst. Let him find out that another one of his sons almost died. (also Tim not wanting to tell Bruce everything that was happening because he didn't want to hurt Bruce, and then Tim running after Jean-Paul because he disrespected both Bruce and Batman?? good. yes.)
March 8, 2022
This is the sixth book in the knightfall saga and after two book being about Azrael being Batman we finally see what Bruce has been up to during that time.
The story here is solid and I enjoyed reading it but I mainly enjoyed it because it’s nice to be reading about Bruce again and the end is set up very nicely for a clash between Azrael and a newly recovered Bruce.
Overall a good read and looking forward to seeing how the knightfall saga finishes!
The story here is solid and I enjoyed reading it but I mainly enjoyed it because it’s nice to be reading about Bruce again and the end is set up very nicely for a clash between Azrael and a newly recovered Bruce.
Overall a good read and looking forward to seeing how the knightfall saga finishes!
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August 17, 2024
This one mainly serves to explain things which were set up in the main "Knightfall" saga but which weren't so immediately relevant that they demanded to be explained therein. How was Batman's back healed? What happened to Dr. Shondra Kinsolving? Where was Tim Drake's father?
The art varies wildly, as does the writing, but for the most part this does exactly what it sets out to do.
With regard to the writing, the best part (IMHO) is the explanation for why Batman/Bruce Wayne seemed to suddenly and abruptly fall head-over-heels in love with Shondra. In short, he was physically and psychologically exhausted, his last serious paramour had just gotten involved with a great new guy, and Shondra's beauty, kindness, and intelligence had already endeared her to him -- so when she helped take care of him during his convalescence post-Bane, he latched onto her like a lifeline. It's not supposed to be a sensible, logical love -- it's a desperate, broken man clinging desperately to a single glimmer of hope in his crumbling world. It couldn't have lasted even if things hadn't ended in tragedy.
With regard to the art, the best part is that these artists decided NOT to continue depicting Shondra as a lighter-skinned Grace Jones wannabe. I know Jones was an icon of androgynous black beauty in the 1980s, but it just didn't work for this character in comics. Here she's presented as decidedly feminine, the lantern-jaw is gone, and you can really understand WHY Bruce/Batman would be attracted to her from square one.
The art varies wildly, as does the writing, but for the most part this does exactly what it sets out to do.
With regard to the writing, the best part (IMHO) is the explanation for why Batman/Bruce Wayne seemed to suddenly and abruptly fall head-over-heels in love with Shondra. In short, he was physically and psychologically exhausted, his last serious paramour had just gotten involved with a great new guy, and Shondra's beauty, kindness, and intelligence had already endeared her to him -- so when she helped take care of him during his convalescence post-Bane, he latched onto her like a lifeline. It's not supposed to be a sensible, logical love -- it's a desperate, broken man clinging desperately to a single glimmer of hope in his crumbling world. It couldn't have lasted even if things hadn't ended in tragedy.
With regard to the art, the best part is that these artists decided NOT to continue depicting Shondra as a lighter-skinned Grace Jones wannabe. I know Jones was an icon of androgynous black beauty in the 1980s, but it just didn't work for this character in comics. Here she's presented as decidedly feminine, the lantern-jaw is gone, and you can really understand WHY Bruce/Batman would be attracted to her from square one.
October 23, 2023
At last, Bruce Wayne is almost done with his cup of coffee. We finally meet him in this volume and we face the inevitable questions: What is Batman? Who is Gotham? How did all those writers keep running with this pointless run? Why did all those readers continue to buy and read these tasteless issues?
April 8, 2022
The thrilling story of what Wheelchair Bruce Wayne (and, later, Crutches Bruce Wayne) was up to while Azbats was running around, which includes hanging out with some forgotten, 8th rate heroes with the unbelievably pathetic name of Justice League Task Force. (Was Justice League Think Tank taken?)
Some of the saddest, lamest comic book bullshit I've had the misfortune to read. Diehard fans can tell me: is this an all-time Batman low point, or does he do this sort of thing a lot?
D
Some of the saddest, lamest comic book bullshit I've had the misfortune to read. Diehard fans can tell me: is this an all-time Batman low point, or does he do this sort of thing a lot?
D
August 7, 2021
By far my least favourite of the Knightfall volumes so far. I got really exciting at the prospect of Bruce Wayne in a weelchair doing badass stuff without his Batman costume, and I was right! The early issues in this volume are a combination of great detective work on the part of Wayne, and some aid from Justice League allies. Partway through the story, he works with a British vigilante and disguises himself as an English lord, leading to some interesing scenes. However, the story surrounding the kidnapping of mr. Drake and dr. Shondra Kinsolving (Bruce Wayne's love interest) quickly dissolves into a random story about psychic powers of healing and killing, and a motive-less villain who is quite easy to beat in the end.
The worst part of this volume is the last issue. It ends quite randomly with one last story, an issue of Robin, in which Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham and tells Tim Drake (Robin) that he plans on staying retired for good. Tim finally has the guts to tell Bruce he thinks Jean Paul Valley (Azrael/Az-Bat) has gone too far and is not fit to be Batman: He has locked Robin out, added weapons to the Batsuit, and even killed a villain. Instead of assessing the situation and making a plan, as Bruce has done throughout this book, he rushes into the Wayne Manor basement and confronts Jean Paul in a fistfight... Just... What...? Why...? Chuck Dixon is such a good writer most of the time, and I really don't understand what he was thinking when writing this last issue of the Knightquest phase...
The worst part of this volume is the last issue. It ends quite randomly with one last story, an issue of Robin, in which Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham and tells Tim Drake (Robin) that he plans on staying retired for good. Tim finally has the guts to tell Bruce he thinks Jean Paul Valley (Azrael/Az-Bat) has gone too far and is not fit to be Batman: He has locked Robin out, added weapons to the Batsuit, and even killed a villain. Instead of assessing the situation and making a plan, as Bruce has done throughout this book, he rushes into the Wayne Manor basement and confronts Jean Paul in a fistfight... Just... What...? Why...? Chuck Dixon is such a good writer most of the time, and I really don't understand what he was thinking when writing this last issue of the Knightquest phase...
January 8, 2019
I have the 2012 TPB of the Knightfall trilogy and I always felt that it was incomplete since I had no idea what happened to Shondra and Tim's dad, why Alfred left and how Bruce was miraculously healed. That's why I'm really thankful that DC released this book as part of its 25th Anniversary. This book gave me a complete picture of what transpired during Knightfall and showed me that Bruce Wayne with a broken back is still a threat and should not be underestimated.
November 24, 2025
La búsqueda del Caballero
Este volumne no ha estado nada mal, aunque parte algo lento con JP Valley llevando a su Batman a cruzar líneas que el mismo Bruce Wayne nunca hubiera imaginado. Ya el cisma con Gordon se hace evidente, al punto que el nuevo Batman ya no es considerado un aliado de la polícia, si no otro villano que acecha en las calles oscuras de Gotham.
La acción, luego girará al maltrecho Bruce Wayne (por fin!) quién no cejará en su empeño en poder rescatar a la doctora Shondra Kinsolving y al padre de Tim Drake (el Robin de turno). Descubriremos además un par de cosas interesantes de la doctora, de la mano de un Bruce que incapaz de poder defenderse de la forma adecuada, buscará pistas con un interesante alias, que al final acabará metido en más de un problema, pero con los resultados esperables.
El millonario saldrá fortalecido de esta situación, dando un paso más para su rehabilitación pero que en su mente todavía no es capaz de poder hacerle frente al nuevo murciélago.
Un volumen que entrega una divertida y atrapante historia, aunque a veces un par de capítulos son medio de relleno en la conclusión del conflicto entre Bruce Wayne y su violento sucesor.
Esta es una edición de Ovni Press, titulada como "La búsqueda del Caballero", volumen 5 de 6 de la colección de Knighfall. Viene con lo mismo de The Search de USA , es decir, Justice League Task Force #5-6, Shadow of The Bat #21-23, Legends of The Dark Knight #59-61, Robin #7, además de Detective Comics #675 y Batman #509, todos ordenados de manera cronológica para mejor lectura.
Los dibujos, noventeros ocn tonos opacos pero bien definidos.
En general, en este volumen aparece mucho más Bruce Wayne que JP Valley y vemos con los personajes se van moviendo lentamente a una confrantación que se definirá esta magan historia en el próximo volumen (4/5).
Este volumne no ha estado nada mal, aunque parte algo lento con JP Valley llevando a su Batman a cruzar líneas que el mismo Bruce Wayne nunca hubiera imaginado. Ya el cisma con Gordon se hace evidente, al punto que el nuevo Batman ya no es considerado un aliado de la polícia, si no otro villano que acecha en las calles oscuras de Gotham.
La acción, luego girará al maltrecho Bruce Wayne (por fin!) quién no cejará en su empeño en poder rescatar a la doctora Shondra Kinsolving y al padre de Tim Drake (el Robin de turno). Descubriremos además un par de cosas interesantes de la doctora, de la mano de un Bruce que incapaz de poder defenderse de la forma adecuada, buscará pistas con un interesante alias, que al final acabará metido en más de un problema, pero con los resultados esperables.
El millonario saldrá fortalecido de esta situación, dando un paso más para su rehabilitación pero que en su mente todavía no es capaz de poder hacerle frente al nuevo murciélago.
Un volumen que entrega una divertida y atrapante historia, aunque a veces un par de capítulos son medio de relleno en la conclusión del conflicto entre Bruce Wayne y su violento sucesor.
Esta es una edición de Ovni Press, titulada como "La búsqueda del Caballero", volumen 5 de 6 de la colección de Knighfall. Viene con lo mismo de The Search de USA , es decir, Justice League Task Force #5-6, Shadow of The Bat #21-23, Legends of The Dark Knight #59-61, Robin #7, además de Detective Comics #675 y Batman #509, todos ordenados de manera cronológica para mejor lectura.
Los dibujos, noventeros ocn tonos opacos pero bien definidos.
En general, en este volumen aparece mucho más Bruce Wayne que JP Valley y vemos con los personajes se van moviendo lentamente a una confrantación que se definirá esta magan historia en el próximo volumen (4/5).
February 2, 2022
Another awesome story, to tie into the Knightfall saga. This is a must read, after the shadow of the Bat issues as Jean-Paul Valley /Azrael Batman, otherwise it won't make much sense as to how Bruce was able to recover from his broken back ( after his bout with Bane). I think the previous editions should have definitely included these issues, as they are integral to the whole story. This part in the story is a pivotal point, where Bruce after searching Santa Prisca, and then Great Britain finally finds his great love Shondra Kinsolving, kidnapped by her evil mad brother. It is revealed she has secret healing powers, and her brother fully intends to manipulate said powers to create a mind-kill device which can kill just by thought. Bruce finally decides, with no articulate plan, to try and stop Shondra's brother, and ends up being kidnapped and brought to where it began - in Santa Prisca. Bruce and Shondra stop her Brother, Benedict Asp, and Shondra in a sort of last ditch attempt fully heals Bruce. Bruce escapes with Shondra, but not without harm, as it is revealed, due to the mental tortures Shondra had suffered, she has reverted to a child-like state. A sad ending to the story. It finishes with an awesome issue, where Bruce finally returns to Gotham for good, and thinking about giving up the mantle for good. Yet he finds out the disgrace JVP has brought to the mantle and has a tumble with Azrael. Bruce realising he has to return as 'BATMAN', acknowledges that whilst he may be in good health, his fighting capabilities have suffered, and thus needs to train again. Looking forward to the last big part in this saga :).
January 2, 2022
This starts out as a really refreshing break from Knightsquest: The Crusade. It is the story of Bruce and Alfred in Europe, on the titular search for Jack Drake & Shondra Kinsolving, as well as Bruce's attempts to heal his broken back. There are some really wonderful Alfred & Bruce moments, and good detective work stories which were sorely missing in The Crusade. Up to the second-last collected issue, this was becoming my favourite collecting in the Knightfall arc. However, the second-last collection features an incredibly aggravating and terribly written deus ex machina. Just awful. I almost did not want to finish Knightfall, being filled with feelings of 'I read six volumes only for this cliched crap?'
It is also worth noting how poorly Shondra Kinsolving gets treated, especially as she's one of the only Black characters in the Bat-Verse, and basically the only Black woman in the Bat-Verse. She's treated incredibly poorly, with Dennis O'Neil's characters repeatedly calling her "slut" for no reason. All of this is deeply problematic.
It is also worth noting how poorly Shondra Kinsolving gets treated, especially as she's one of the only Black characters in the Bat-Verse, and basically the only Black woman in the Bat-Verse. She's treated incredibly poorly, with Dennis O'Neil's characters repeatedly calling her "slut" for no reason. All of this is deeply problematic.
January 24, 2022
My hot take- Knightfall and Spider-Man have two things in common. One, they were intended to replace the publishers most popular character if not permanently, at least for several years. Both didn't go QUITE go as long as the creator's intended. Both were interesting enough ideas when they started but went on for FAR too long. Knightfall is not as bad as bad as the Clone Saga. Knightfall is at least somewhat competent. The ending of Knightquest is... well... it seems rushed. Like fans were REALLY hating Azrael Bat after a year that they had to wrap it up. And the old cliche of something bad happening to anyone who finds out Bruce's secret who isn't 'one of the family'.
The premise and the way they got Bruce back in shape is implausible and out of nowhere. It works because Dennis O'Neil knows these characters so well he can make an otherwise awful story work.
It's not godawful... just not as good as the opening three acts of the story.
The premise and the way they got Bruce back in shape is implausible and out of nowhere. It works because Dennis O'Neil knows these characters so well he can make an otherwise awful story work.
It's not godawful... just not as good as the opening three acts of the story.
May 16, 2022
A half-paralyzed Bruce Wayne has to rely on his wits and some wheelchair-based gadgetry as he travels the world, tracking down the criminals who kidnapped his doctor/love interest and Robin's dad.
Given that premise, this collection is probably better than it should be, anchored by solid writing and characterization from writer Chuck Dixon. "Batman: Knightquest: The Search" creates some strained contrivances to keep Wayne and Alfred from their quarry. It also goes into over-the-top territory with long-lost siblings and psychic magnifiers able to kill whole English villages at a thought.
In the end, the plot doesn't really matter, because the whole story is a scaffolding to get Bruce Wayne back on his feet again. It succeeds well enough on that score, even if it probably doesn't need to be re-visited by contemporary readers.
Given that premise, this collection is probably better than it should be, anchored by solid writing and characterization from writer Chuck Dixon. "Batman: Knightquest: The Search" creates some strained contrivances to keep Wayne and Alfred from their quarry. It also goes into over-the-top territory with long-lost siblings and psychic magnifiers able to kill whole English villages at a thought.
In the end, the plot doesn't really matter, because the whole story is a scaffolding to get Bruce Wayne back on his feet again. It succeeds well enough on that score, even if it probably doesn't need to be re-visited by contemporary readers.
August 16, 2024
Batman: Knightquest: The Search
Jack Drake has been kidnapped,along with Bruce Wayne's doctor, Shondra Kinsolving. Following their trail, Wayne and Alfred, his butler arrive in the UK where Wayne poses as an arrogant exiled aristocrat to try to rescue his friend's father.
'The Search' storyline fills in Bruce Wayne's story while Azrael is playing the Batman in Gotham and is a well paced adventure that sees Alfred leave his master's employment after Bruce fails to follow medical advice. The art and framing work well to bring momentum to the storyline and it reminds readers of the innate goodness in the heart of the Dark Knight.
Jack Drake has been kidnapped,along with Bruce Wayne's doctor, Shondra Kinsolving. Following their trail, Wayne and Alfred, his butler arrive in the UK where Wayne poses as an arrogant exiled aristocrat to try to rescue his friend's father.
'The Search' storyline fills in Bruce Wayne's story while Azrael is playing the Batman in Gotham and is a well paced adventure that sees Alfred leave his master's employment after Bruce fails to follow medical advice. The art and framing work well to bring momentum to the storyline and it reminds readers of the innate goodness in the heart of the Dark Knight.
August 30, 2025
Overall I liked this one. It was concise and well-paced. I don't really like the resolution of Bruce's injury. In all of Knightfall he's pushing himself too far and then in the end he pays for it. Then he's doing that shit again but obviously the lady with healing powers is just gonna heal him in the end, and that's what happens. I guess a consequence is he loses Alfred, but that just feels kinda weird. I liked the other superheros helping out, but one of their names is a racial slur. I guess they didn't really view it that way back then, but even still it's super weird to have a superhero's name be the name of an ethnic group.
January 14, 2021
I read the whole Bane-breaks-Batman's-back thing quite some time ago, but I never read the follow-up stories that told us how Bruce magically recovered from a broken back.
Well, now I have. It's pretty decent but essentially it IS magic -- well, it's superhero magic in the form of an ability to heal. In Marvel, I guess Dr Shondra Kinsolving would be a mutant. Here, she's a human with the power to heal -- or hurt. Although she's avowedly on the "heal" rather than the "hurt" side.
Pretty good.
Well, now I have. It's pretty decent but essentially it IS magic -- well, it's superhero magic in the form of an ability to heal. In Marvel, I guess Dr Shondra Kinsolving would be a mutant. Here, she's a human with the power to heal -- or hurt. Although she's avowedly on the "heal" rather than the "hurt" side.
Pretty good.
June 16, 2019
The first part was less interesting than the rest of the volume and I’d big difficulties with Cheesy-Bruce. The story was entertaining with some mental abilities and a good work by Bruce even if his state didn’t permit it. The run was a nice way to put aside the broken back, but it was sad to see Alfred leave.
I was bothered by sexist insults, they aren’t surprising regarding when the volume was written, but it’s always a shame to see their use.
I was bothered by sexist insults, they aren’t surprising regarding when the volume was written, but it’s always a shame to see their use.
May 18, 2020
The story is well edited, no diversions like some of the other volumes in the series. However, there is far too much filler and not even interesting filler either. The first arc is essentially pointless. The second arc is poorly written. By the third arc, I was just skipping pages even though it was the crux of the entire book. Such a shame, this has the kernel of a very good Batman/Bruce Wayne story.
November 25, 2025
3.5 stars.
I really enjoyed the parts with Bruce searching for Shondra (even though I don’t ship them, the whole romance was poorly written) because it was interesting to see Bruce fight and do detective work whilst also dealing with a new disability. Unfortunately the “curing an injury with magic” ruined it all, that’s why I didn’t give it a higher rating. Also Shondra deserved better in all this, her ending was… something, for sure.
I really enjoyed the parts with Bruce searching for Shondra (even though I don’t ship them, the whole romance was poorly written) because it was interesting to see Bruce fight and do detective work whilst also dealing with a new disability. Unfortunately the “curing an injury with magic” ruined it all, that’s why I didn’t give it a higher rating. Also Shondra deserved better in all this, her ending was… something, for sure.
December 21, 2019
Weakest of the Knightfall arc, so far.
Knightquest: The Search follows Wayne and Alfred as they make their way through London, trying to find Sondra Kingsolver. There are some mildly entertaining moments with Hood and Wayne, but as a whole, The Search is just...meh.
The rip off X-men storyline didn’t help matters either.
Knightquest: The Search follows Wayne and Alfred as they make their way through London, trying to find Sondra Kingsolver. There are some mildly entertaining moments with Hood and Wayne, but as a whole, The Search is just...meh.
The rip off X-men storyline didn’t help matters either.
February 25, 2021
This fills in the gaps for Bruce Wayne's side of the Knightquest story. I would have preferred a tighter reading order with these stories mixed in chronologically with the other volumes, but aside from that the Knightquest story continues and concludes pretty strongly.
September 25, 2021
I honestly got super bored and didn’t really enjoy it, I feel as if the books and stories really went downwards after knightfall, I definitely thought some stories were creative and were able to appreciate them for what they are, but I’ve been bored outta my mind.
August 3, 2023
4 out of 5, I really liked it.
The introduction of other characters, like the tiger, the Gypsy and the Hood seemed a bit forceful. The idea behind Shondra's abilities was quite interesting. The final of this part, what happens with Bruce and Shondra was an interesting surprise.
The introduction of other characters, like the tiger, the Gypsy and the Hood seemed a bit forceful. The idea behind Shondra's abilities was quite interesting. The final of this part, what happens with Bruce and Shondra was an interesting surprise.
November 9, 2023
Better than the past couple books. Different kind of vibe in this book. Maybe because it was actually Batman and not Jean Paul centric. But it does fill in the gaps of where Bruce was and how he was able to start walking again.
February 21, 2025
Worth the read
Headline says it all - it’s worth reading to understand how Bruce Wayne heals after his battle with Bane et all, but not a must read. Nothing that stands out story wise - more filler than killer.
Headline says it all - it’s worth reading to understand how Bruce Wayne heals after his battle with Bane et all, but not a must read. Nothing that stands out story wise - more filler than killer.
January 25, 2019
Good fill-in material for the story of Bruce getting his health back (left out of the newer Knightquest omnibus)
April 16, 2019
Like most of the Batman material I've been reading from the 90's, this was not quite as fun this time around. But still entertaining.
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