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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

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."

Synopsis

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 first 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

Batman and the Monster Men

Batman and the Mad Monk

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Trivia


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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: Journey Into Knight | Batman: Blind Justice
Other Media Batman Begins | The Dark Knight | Batman: Year One (Movie)
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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