Not familiar with BANE for the new Batman movie???

Yeah if you're not really into the Batman comics then Bane may be a bit of an unknown to you. Even with his silly ass dumb brute appearance in the previous Batman & Robin flick back in 1997 its been nearly 15 yrs since he had any screen time.

.....damn this movie sucked.

Then some of you may remember Bane from his dramatic appearance on the scene within the comic story Knightfall (You know I love that title) that resulted in the "Breaking of the Bat." But in any case Comic Alliance has a excellent re-introduction to the character that apparently be 1/2 of the 2 villain combo of the upcoming Batman movie.

Q: As a reputed Batmanologist, what is your take on Bane as a character and his place in the bat-villain pantheon? -- @C_Thorn

A: I got quite a few questions about Bane this week, which I imagine has a lot (read: everything) to do with the news that he's going to be one of the bad guys in the third Christopher Nolan Batman film.

On the surface, it might seem like a weird choice for Nolan, whose films have been largely psychological in how they treat their heroes and villains, to go with a villain mostly known for being an honest-to-God super-villain luchador on super-steroids who defeated Batman with a pro wrestling hold. But if you think a lot about where Bane fits in with Batman and his villains -- and I'm sure it won't surprise anyone to learn that I have -- it actually makes a lot of sense.

Via CA