Originally Posted by
David Walton
The second one-shot was great. I love how Bane is originally all "No one can beat me, I've got Venom!" and then he's like "getting my ass kicked by Az-Bats doesn't count, I was on Venom!" What a whiner.
I love King's interpretation of Bane's time in solitary confinement, but (if memory serves) he kind of shied away from Bane having a vision of his future perfect self and I didn't like the omission if it was intended as a retcon.
I've been trying to figure out how to make the same point but I'm glad you beat me to it because you did it so much better than I could have.
I think it's interesting that in the rush to make villain-centric live action films, Bane hasn't even gotten consideration when his origin is probably best suited to that kind of project.
I thought Conquest was a bit of a chore to read through, with an ending that deserves a much better story than the one it's attached to.