Batman and the Mad Monk
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| Batman and the Mad Monk | |
 Cover art to Batman and the Mad Monk #3. Art by Matt Wagner. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
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| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | 2006 - 2007 |
| Number of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Batman, James Gordon, Julie Madison |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Matt Wagner |
| Artist(s) | Matt Wagner |
| Colorist(s) | Dave Stewart |
Batman and the Mad Monk is an American comic book limited series, featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman . It set set during Batman: Year One, but after the events of Batman and the Monster Men and before the events of Batman: The Man Who Laughs. It is the second part of Matt Wagner's two part Dark Moon Rising series, which are expanded and modernized versions of Golden Age Batman stories.
[edit] Plot
Batman must counter sinister machinations and new dimensions of wickedness as he confronts the hooded menace of the Mad Monk, his first encounter with a supernatural villain. He also must deal with the direct repercussions of the events in Batman and the Monster Men.
[edit] Continuity
- The ending of this story ties in with the ending of Year One and leads into Batman: The Man Who Laughs, which will show Batman's first case with The Joker.
- During an internal monologue in issue #1, Batman mentions Catwoman's involvement in the events of Year One and the soon-to-be Joker ("First her and then that poor wretch in the red cape and hood").
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