Denny O'Neil Talks Knightfall and Mega-Events in Comics

Denny O'Neil was editor for the Batman comics when Knightfall, the story where Batman's back was broken, took the Batman line over for a year. Here he talks about the mega-event and about the genesis and execution of Knightfall.
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[@mattsgeekbrain]

Knightfall was such an exciting time to be reading Batman

[@plasticweapon]

the best!

[@biam.2773]

To this day, it's still one of the best batman stories of all time. So much respect for this man. R.I.P.

[@bryansteele832]

Comics from 1970-1994 is just great stuff, and then some great moments after that.

[@nightwing4077]

In my option, Knightfall is the greatest Batman story of them all.

[@ShawnMorrissey-ambler]

That last point he makes is profoundly and simply true.

[@drewavera]

I recently tracked down the comics I needed to finish my Knightfall set. Now I'm tracking down the knightquest and knightsend comics. 18 year old comic story just as good today as it was back then

[@Boxingbear]

Knightfall is great and I love revisiting it. But The Long Halloween and A Death in the Family are much better IMO

[@40thCapeRifles]

Thanks for posting this!

[@mehrider7041]

This is sad to watch now... R.I.P. sir.

[@jonathansoko1085]

I remember when big events were special. Now in DC and Marvel every other month theres some huge line wide event that interrupts your books. Its most annoying when youre like me and you only follow a couple books like GL,GA, Flash and Aquaman and now you have to buy 20 books to understand wtf is happening.

[@loringbush3319]

Knightfall was amazing! Why wasn't Jean Paul Valley in the Dark Knight rises 🎥 i want to see him wearing the Batarmor suit.

[@GeoffNelson]

Gosh this is wild to watch decades after reading it in real-time.

[@allluckyseven]

Would it be possible to upload these with not as many cuts and as a single video, please?

[@belolacove]

Sounds like this might be why The Search wasn't collected as part of the recent Knightquest TPB.

[@residentgrigo4701]

RIP.

[@mauriziopuddu4734]

I love Knightfall i have the audio version.

[@Irrelevant402]

Y'know if he thinks The Search was bad, haven't read it but I do want to read it, then he must be blocking out his horrible Amazing Spider-Man. Man I'm torn on whether he just couldn't connect with Spidey, maybe the comic was too light compared to Batman, or he just did it on purpose to get out of it.

[@thomasmagyar8403]

i find stan lee more entirtaning

[@AceLM92]

Stan Lee was more of a showman, but Denny is more honest. Stan got more credit than he deserves for the creations of Jack Kirby and Steve ditko