| "Dark Moon Rising" | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | January 2006 – March 2007 |
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| Writer | Matt Wagner |
Batman: Dark Moon Rising is a two-part comic book series written byMatt Wagner about the superheroBatman. It contains two six-part miniseries entitledBatman and the Monster Men[1] andBatman and the Mad Monk.[2] The two series take place after the events ofBatman: Year One and beforeBatman: The Man Who Laughs.
Batman and the Monster Men has Batman have his first encounter with ProfessorHugo Strange and his hulking Monster Men.[3] It also introducesJulie Madison, as well as her father Norman, to thePost-Crisis continuity and revealing thatSal Maroni was involved in the funding for Strange's project onArkham Asylum's patients.
Batman and the Mad Monk has Batman battling the vampiricMonk.[4] Julie Madison and Norman Madison return.
Writer/artist Matt Wagner utilized the Monster Men from [Batman #1] as well as their creator, Dr. Hugo Strange.