Batman: Dark Moon Rising

"Dark Moon Rising"
Publisher DC Comics
Publication date January 2006 – March 2007
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Writer(s) Matt Wagner

"Dark Moon Rising" is a two-part comic book series written by Matt Wagner about the superhero Batman. It contains two six part mini series entitled Batman and the Monster Men[1] and Batman and the Mad Monk.[2] The two series take place after the events of Batman: Year One and before Batman: The Man Who Laughs.

Batman and the Monster Men

Batman and the Monster Men has Batman have his first encounter with Hugo Strange and his hulking Monster Men.[3] It also introduces Julie Madison, as well as her father Norman to the Post Crisis continuity and revealing that Sal Maroni was involved in the funding for Strange's project on Arkham Asylum patients.

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Batman and the Mad Monk

Batman and the Mad Monk has Batman battling the vampiric Monk.[4] Julie Madison and Norman Madison return.

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References

  1. Batman: The Monster Men at the Grand Comics Database
  2. Batman: The Mad Monk at the Grand Comics Database
  3. Manning, Matthew K.; Dougall, Alastair, ed. (2014). "2000s". Batman: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley. p. 286. ISBN 978-1465424563. Writer/artist Matt Wagner utilized the Monster Men from [Batman #1] as well as their creator, Dr. Hugo Strange.
  4. Manning "2000s" in Dougall, p. 291: "The second in his 'Dark Moon Rising' series, writer/artist Matt Wagner dug up another Golden Age gem in the person of the Mad Monk in this six-issue follow-up to Batman and the Monster Men."
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