Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest

Mentally defeated and physically broken, Bruce Wayne suffered a crippling blow while battling the brutal Bane. Now, the mantle of the Bat must be passed on to another, and Jean Paul Valley answers the call! But as the new Caped Crusader slowly loses his grip on sanity, his idea of justice takes a violent and deadly turn. Witnessing this dangerous behavior firsthand, Nightwing and Robin try to come to grips with Bruce's highly controversial decision, while the new Batman sets his sights on taking revenge against Bane! Collects Detective Comics Vol. 1 #667-675, Batman: Shadow of the Bat #19-20, 24-28, Batman Vol. 1 #501-508, Catwoman Vol. 2 #6-7, and Robin Vol. 4 #7.

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LibraryThing member ptdilloway

For the most part I really enjoyed this but it annoys me that some of the issues didn't seem properly grouped, so a new story would start before a previous one had been wrapped up. And of course some issues from the whole arc (mostly those concerning Bruce Wayne) are not in here, but at 656 pages I

guess they felt it was already too long. Still glad I finally got a chance to read these issues; about time DC put them in a somewhat convenient paperback like the rest of the Knightfall/Knightsend stories.

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LibraryThing member aadyer

A continuation of the Knightfall saga. In many ways, easy to read, easy to follow & iconic, in its way. However, pacing & lack of drive dogs this in the middle two quarters, with some improvement in the third quarter. Good plotting is let down by a sedate pace, & a lack of feeling of direction.

When Bruce Wayne appears on the scene, it almost appears too late. Nonetheless, it's iconic, definitive Batman. Really, you can't avoid this if you're a fan.

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LibraryThing member DanieXJ

The second mega volume in the reprinted version of the Knightfall saga. This one is basically all about Jean-Paul, aka Azrael, who's now taken over the mantle of the Bat, and boy oh boy does he run with that. It's amazing how the costume art goes right along with the story as well. If someone only

had the art in this comic, they'd have a very good chance of telling what was going on in the written story as well. That doesn't always happen in comic books.

I wish that there had been more Robin/Jean-Paul (as Batman) interactions, but what there was was great (and Robin got a cool little car too). I also liked how they did the other characters (who didn't already know) slowly realizing that under the Batman mask was a new person. And hey, there was even some Renee Montoya (and in one dialogue balloon, a 'Rene' too, heh). Not a badly done saga at all. And now onto Knights End. Go real Batman!

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LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco

A decent follow up to volume 1! Jean Paul Valley (a.k.a. Azreal) is still subbing for Bruce Wayne as the Batman, but he's not exactly doing what Wayne would do. And then he crosses the line that the original Batman refuses to cross, and, well, that's where volume 3 will pick up. Strangely, I kind

of agree with some of Azreal's thoughts, like why keep locking them up when they only break out and kill again, but Batman's gotta be Batman. I'll be interested to see how this all wraps up!

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LibraryThing member hskey

Something really different, and totally unexpected considering the end of Knightfall. Azrael/ Jean-Paul Valley is a fascinating character, at least for a comic-book it might not translate over very well to other mediums, but I really enjoyed how different he was compared to Bruce Wayne; totally

violent, constantly justifying his actions, an intriguing inner monologue, etc. I don't think it's as good as Hush, or some other Batman Graphic Novels I've rated higher, but I'm giving it 4 stars because it's really refreshing, fun to read and, despite how stupid the new Batman suit is, I genuinely think it looks awesome.

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LibraryThing member quinton.baran

I read several of these stories back in the early 90's when they were in magazine form. This is somewhat of a mixed bag, as it travels across at least 5 titles and their interpretations. Still, an interesting take on Batman and how someone else might handle the responsibilities.

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