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WRITER: Chuck Dixon
ARTIST: Graham Nolan
COLORS: Gregory Wright
LETTERS: Carlos M. Mangual
COVER: Graham Nolan with Gregory Wright
VARIANT COVER: Kelley Jones with Michelle Madsen
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (July 2017)
Rated “T+” for Teen Plus
Bane created by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, and Graham Nolan
“The Sword” Part 1
Bane is a DC Comics character and super-villain. Created by writers Chuck Dixon and Doug Moench and artist Graham Nolan, Bane is primarily a Batman adversary known for his brute strength and exceptional intelligence, with his strength enhanced by “Venom,” a strength-enhancing super-steroid, which can be highly addictive.
Two of Bane's creators are the creative force behind a new 12-issue miniseries starring the character, entitled Bane: Conquest. It is written by Chuck Dixon; drawn by Graham Nolan; colored by Gregory Wright; and lettered by Carlos M. Mangual.
Bane: Conquest #1 opens on the sea, in international waters off the coast of Gotham City. A shipping vessel laden with the weapons of war is headed for the city, or at least the crew thinks they are. They are actually headed towards a rendezvous with Bane, the boss of Gotham's criminal underworld. However, Bane has no idea where his assault of this shipping vessel will take him.
Bane: Conquest is a 1990s comic book, at least it seems that way to me. I think Chuck Dixon and Graham Nolan (an artist that I have always liked) had their best years in the 1990s – Batman and Punisher comics for Dixon and Batman and Hawkworld for Nolan. Dixon is a serviceable-to-dependable, but not particularly imaginative and inventive writer. At his best (on DC's Hawkworld comic book series), Nolan was a rock solid storyteller who used stylish compositions to evoke not only mood, but also to reveal the inner workings of characters.
Bane: Conquest seems like the blending of Dixon's leftover 1990s scripts for Batman and The Punisher, with Bane as The Punisher on a mission to destroy gunrunners. Honestly, this first issue is not bad, but its goodness is not worth the $3.99 cover price. Just in case I am wrong, however, I will try another issue or two.
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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