Batman: Dark Moon Rising

Batman: Dark Moon Rising was a two-part Matt Wagner Batman event published between 2006 and 2007. It was composed of two six-issue miniseries', Batman and the Monster Men and Batman and the Mad Monk, both almost entirely created by Wagner. The stories are retellings of Golden Age Batman comics, and take place chronologically somewhere between "Batman: Year One", and "Batman: The Man Who Laughs". It serves as sort of a "Batman: Year 1.5."

Batman and the Monster Men

"Batman and the Monster Men" is developed from an early Hugo Strange story from Batman #1. In Wagner's version, this is Batman's first encounter with Strange. The story depicts a young, optimistic Batman shortly after the events of Batman: Year One. Julie Madison, historically Bruce Wayne's love interest in early comics, is reintroduced in this series. This story is intended to depict the first time Hugo Strange is involved in creating violent giants out of human patients.

Batman and the Mad Monk

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, and the Gotham mob.

Issues

Issues in storyline are unknown.

Paraphernalia

Items: None known.
Vehicles: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

Batman: Dark Moon Rising reprises stories from the following issues:

Trivia

Links and References

Interview with Matt Wagner at Newsarama

The Batman Family's Early History
Main Storylines	Batman: The Man Who Falls \| Batman: Year One \| Batman: The Long Halloween \| Batman: Dark Victory \| Batman: The Man Who Laughs \| Batman and the Monster Men \| Batman and the Mad Monk \| Untold Legend of the Batman
Supporting Cast	Batman Annual #14 \| Robin: Year One \| Batgirl: Year One \| Nightwing: Year One \| Batman: The Killing Joke \| Huntress: Year One \| Batman: Gordon of Gotham \| Two-Face: Year One
Titles	Legends of the Dark Knight \| Batman Confidential
Others	Batman: Year Two \| Batman: Year Three \| Year One: Batman/Ra's al Ghul \| Year One: Batman/Scarecrow \| Batman Family Year One Annuals \| Batman: Blind Justice
Other Media	Batman Begins \| The Dark Knight
Characters	Thomas and Martha Wayne \| Joe Chill \| Carmine Falcone \| Sal Maroni \| Tony Zucco \| Lew Moxon \| Commissioner Loeb \| Detective Flass \| Kirigi \| Henri Ducard \| Gilda Dent \| Christopher Dent \| Vernon Fields \| Red Hood
See Also	Batman (Golden Age) \| Batman (Silver Age) \| Batman (Modern Age) \| Year One
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Batman: Dark Moon Rising

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