FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bane Co-Creator Graham Nolan Available for Podcast and YouTube Interviews on Knightfall, Bane, and New Superhero Series THE FANTASTICS
EAST AURORA, N.Y. — September 21, 2026 — Graham Nolan, co-creator and designer of Bane and founder of Compass Comics, is available for interviews with podcasts and YouTube shows to discuss the creation of Bane, the landmark Knightfall storyline, the new DC animated Batman: Knightfall films, and his latest crowdfunding campaign, The Fantastics.
Nolan, working with writer Chuck Dixon, helped introduce Bane in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (1993) and co-defined the character who “broke the Bat” in the Knightfall saga. With DC’s new animated Knightfall adaptation drawing fresh attention to the original comics, Nolan can speak to the character’s origin, visual design, tactical intelligence versus brute force, the Santa Prisca/Venom backstory, and how later adaptations have treated the material.
He is also promoting The Fantastics #1, a 64-page full-color graphic novel he is writing and drawing for Compass Comics. The story follows Navy aviators Kelly “Mac” MacGruder and Tommy “Duke” Mitchell after they return from Monster Island with superpowers and are recruited by the secret organization MM-1. Their first mission takes them to New Mexico, where a buried alien wreck, a nest of Kryll eggs, and the Brood Sentinel threaten to turn Earth into a hatching ground.
“The Fantastics is my love letter to the superheroes of old—not the nihilistic characters that inhabit so many titles today,” Nolan said. “I wanted wonder, excitement, adventure, and characters who are inspirational, aspirational, and fun. I also wanted a superhero book that could tie seamlessly into my established Monster Island universe. And I did it.”
The campaign is live on Back Me Bro and already well past its goal. It runs through October 22, 2026. Colors are by Gregory Wright; lettering by Carlos Mangual. The book is rated PG and is presented as a return to classic, optimistic superhero storytelling within Nolan’s connected monsterverse (Monster Island, Alien Alamo, and related titles).
Booking interviews
Podcasts, YouTube channels, and comic-news outlets can request Graham Nolan for remote or in-studio conversations on Bane, Knightfall (comics and the new animated films), creator-owned publishing, and The Fantastics.
Campaign:
backmebro.com/project/compas…
Website / newsletter:
compasscomics.com
X:
@gnolan12
About Graham Nolan
Graham Nolan is an Inkpot Award-winning comic book writer, artist, and publisher. He is best known as co-creator and designer of Bane and for his 1990s work on Batman and Detective Comics with Chuck Dixon, as well as The Phantom newspaper strip. Through Compass Comics he publishes creator-owned adventure, horror, and now superhero stories, including the Monster Island series, Alien Alamo, Joe Frankenstein, and The Fantastics.
Media Contact
Graham Nolan
Compass Comics
graham@compasscomics.com