First Image of Tom Hardy as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises

Media, Official Images

Skitch Commentary:I’ve always been a Bane fan, and was pretty pissed by how lame he was in Batman and Robin. Casting Tom Hardy definitely seems like they will be stepping away from this. Hard to say much about this image, since it is from the back, but I am definitely confident that this is gonna be cool. And probably much better than Bane’s original look in the comics (pictured below on left pretending he’s RVD)….or his S+M look from the cartoons..

Mike Maillaro is a lifelong Jersey Boy and geek. Mike has been a comic fan for about 30 years from when his mom used to buy him Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Adventures at our local newsstand. Thanks, Mom!! Mike's goal is to bring more positivity to the discussion of comics and pop culture.