Doug Moench, Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon - Batman: Hong Kong

Pros: Batman is run ragged, gets his back broken, proving he has human limitations after all
Cons: Much of this volume focuses on the "run ragged" part, which gets monotonous

Batman's spine gets snapped by a supervillain! That was the appeal in what became a 19-part storyline known as Knightfall. That's a pun, of course. Batman is often called the Darknight Detective or simply the Dark Knight, so his "fall" was a Knight Fall....

Pros: Shows the ascension of the substitute Batman, and Bruce Wayne getting introspective/romantic
Cons: Several loose ends, this being a chunk of ongoing continuity rather than a stand-alone "novel."

Picking up where Knightfall: The Broken Bat left off (see my recent opinion on it), Batman has just had his spine broken by his new enemy, Bane. On the first page of the first story reprinted in this volume, Bane has carried Batman downtown and is...

Pros: many bad guys, great dialogue, norm breyfogle's artwork is stunning
Cons: it's a sick pleasure watching batman lose for the first time

There's something a bit sick about watching a man go way past his very limits and then some, only to be brought down in the end. But on the other hand, there's also something really cool about it. What makes some of the best action movies great, such...

Pros: The entire asylum is let loose by Bane which means villains are everywhere.
Cons: Bane breaks Batman's back and not Robins

Picture every evil villain Batman has put into that nut house Arkham Asylum and imagine they all escaped and were all after the same thing revenge and you have the main grounds of the story.
Bruce Wayne (Batman) is struggling to stay...

Pros: This novel gives you great insight into the villains of the Batman series.
Cons: Its to good to put down so put some time aside to read it.

If you are a Batman fan you will love it and even if this is your first Batman novel it will get you hooked forever. This book is the second in a two part series the first being Broken Bat which you should read first to understand the story. ...