BatChat With Matt & Will Episode 40: The Breaking of the Bat

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Jason Todd tier Patreon backer Kyle Still asked us to cover Knightfall, and so we decided to do it (and by decided, I mean that we live up to our word). But Knightfall has a nice clean point where we can divide it. Back in the day, when trades were still a rarity, Knightfall was divided into two trades, and so this week we read what was that first trade, called The Broken Bat, along with two of the comics that lead into what is one of the most central Bat events of all time.

  • Batman: The Vengeance of Bane #1
  • Batman: The Sword of Azrael #1-4
  • Knightfall Part 1: The Broken Bat (Batman V.1 #491-497, Detective Comics V.1 #659-663)

Be sure to check outĀ this weekā€™sĀ BatChat column, where we look atĀ I Am BatmanĀ #10,Ā Batman: Urban LegendsĀ #16, andĀ Batman: Killing TimeĀ #3-4.

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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of five. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the creator interview podcast WMQ&A with Dan Grote.

Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.