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*Batman and the Mad Monk*
Batman and the Mad Monk
	Cover art to Batman and the Mad Monk #3. Art by Matt Wagner.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Publication date	October 2006 - March 2007
No. of issues	6
Main character(s)	Batman; Jim Gordon; Julie Madison; The Monk
Creative team
Written by	Matt Wagner
Artist(s)	Matt Wagner
Colorist(s)	Dave Stewart

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Batman and the Mad Monk is an American comic book limited series, featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman published in 2006–2007.^[1] It is set during the Batman: Year One continuity, 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.^[2]

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.

References

^ 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. 291. ISBN 978-1465424563. 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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[1] Batman: The Mad Monk at the Grand Comics Database

[2] Manning, Matthew K. (2014). "2000s". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). Batman: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley. p. 291. ISBN 978-1465424563. 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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 | date = October 2006 - March 2007
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-'''''Batman and the Mad Monk''''' is an [[American comic book]] [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], featuring the [[DC Comics]] [[superhero]] [[Batman]] published in 2006-2007.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 19151|title= Batman: The Mad Monk}}</ref> It is set during the ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' continuity, 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 ''[[Batman: Dark Moon Rising|Dark Moon Rising]]'' series, which are expanded and modernized versions of [[Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] Batman stories.<ref>{{cite book|last= Manning|first= Matthew K.|last2=Dougall|first2=Alastair, ed.|chapter= 2000s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2014|page= 291|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= 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''.}}</ref>
+'''''Batman and the Mad Monk''''' is an [[American comic book]] [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], featuring the [[DC Comics]] [[superhero]] [[Batman]] published in 2006–2007.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 19151|title= Batman: The Mad Monk}}</ref> It is set during the ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' continuity, 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 ''[[Batman: Dark Moon Rising|Dark Moon Rising]]'' series, which are expanded and modernized versions of [[Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] Batman stories.<ref>{{cite book|last= Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last = Dougall|editor-first = Alastair|chapter= 2000s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2014|page= 291|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= 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''.}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
 Batman must counter sinister machinations and new dimensions of wickedness as he confronts the hooded menace of the [[Monk (comics)|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]]''.
-==Continuity==
-* The ending of this story ties in with the ending of ''Year One'' and leads into ''[[Batman: The Man Who Laughs]]'', which portrays Batman's first encounter with [[Joker (comics)|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 [[Red Hood|that poor wretch in the red cape and hood]]").
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