Batman: Dark Moon Rising
| "Dark Moon Rising" | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | January 2006 – March 2007 |
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| Writer(s) | Matt Wagner |
Batman: Dark Moon Rising is a two-part comic book series written by Matt Wagner about the superhero Batman. It contains two six-part miniseries 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[edit]
Batman and the Monster Men has Batman have his first encounter with Professor 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's patients.
Characters involved[edit]
- Bruce Wayne/Batman
- Julie Madison
- Professor Hugo Strange
- Sal Maroni
- Norman Madison
- James Gordon
- Alfred Pennyworth
Continuity changes[edit]
- Julie Madison is now a law student instead of an actress.
- Norman Madison is introduced.
- Sal Maroni is involved in the funding for Hugo Strange's project on Arkham Asylum's patients.
Batman and the Mad Monk[edit]
Batman and the Mad Monk has Batman battling the vampiric Monk.[4] Julie Madison and Norman Madison return.
Characters involved[edit]
- Bruce Wayne/Batman
- Julie Madison
- Norman Madison
- Alfred Pennyworth
- James Gordon
- The Monk
- Dala
Continuity changes[edit]
- Dala is not a vampire like she was in the original story.
- The Monk is now Niccolai, the vampiric leader of the cult known as the Brotherhood.
- Julie joins the UN Peace Corps and goes to Africa after the death of her father instead of becoming the Grace Kelly analogue Princess Portia Storme, ruler of Moldacia.
References[edit]
- ^ Batman: The Monster Men at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Batman: The Mad Monk at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Manning, Matthew K. (2014). "2000s". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). 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.
- ^ 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."