''Batman and the Mad Monk'' is an American comic book limited series, featuring the

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

superhero Batman published in 2006–2007. It is set during the '' Batman: Year One'' continuity, but after the events of ''

Batman and the Monster Men ''Batman and the Monster Men'' is an American comic book Limited series (comics), limited series written and drawn by Matt Wagner with colors by Dave Stewart (comics), Dave Stewart, published by DC Comics in 2006 and starring the superhero Batman. ...

'' and before the events of '' Batman: The Man Who Laughs''. It is the second part of

Matt Wagner Matt Wagner (born October 9, 1961) is an American comics artist and writer who is best known as the creator of the series '' Mage'' and '' Grendel''. Career Matt Wagner's first published comic book work was '' Comico Primer'' #2 (1982), which w ...

's two-part '' Dark Moon Rising'' series, which are expanded and modernized versions of

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Batman stories.

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 ''

''.

References

2006 comics debuts 2007 comics endings Comics by Matt Wagner {{DC-Comics-stub