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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401212810
ISBN: 1401212816
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: April 07, 2007
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: April 07, 2007
Sales Rank: 233612
Studio: DC Comics
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Writer/artist Matt Wagner pulls back the curtain on theearliest adventures of Batman in this blood-curdling sequel to BATMAN ANDTHE MONSTER MEN! In this dark, moody tale, the young Dark Knight learns that there are moretwisted faces of evil than those worn by the street criminals and mobstersof Gotham City. Now, Batman must counter sinister machinations and newdimensions of wickedness as he confronts the hooded menace of the Mad Monk!
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This sequel of sorts to Batman Year One is actually pretty good, and seems to keep to the style reasonably faithfully.
A subplot involves Commissioner Gordon establishing and defending himself against various corrupt cops, still.
They have a bigger problem in that people keep turning up no longer alive with their throats torn out and drained of blood.
When Bruce Wayne's girlfriend runs into those responsible, things get personally bloody for Batman.
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Many good reviewers and fans had stated how good this book is.
My only gripe with this title is just how shallow is: not much character construction, not of Batman, not of Gordon, not of Nicholai Tepes, not of Alfred.
Pluses:
* Great art, specially inking. Batman looks superb
* Many sub-plots going on, that keep things entertaining.
* Solo Batman is great. Keep them coming!!
* Tongue-in-cheek allusion to Robin
Cons:
* Flat-out lot ... Read More
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Batman and the Mad Monk is a sequel to 2005's Batman and the Monster Men, also written and illustrated by Matt Wagner. This story takes place very early in Batman's career, predating his first encounter with The Joker. Batman "persuaded" an organized crime boss to forget about the debts owed to him by businessman Norman Madison, father of Bruce Wayne's current flame, Julie. Yet the encounter with Batman has left Norman mentally scarred, and more in fear of the Batman than the crime boss. Batman ... Read More
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There is good news and there is bad news when it comes to Batman and the Mad Monk.
First the good news.
The book does what most Batman movies, and for that matter most Batman comics don't, it keeps the love interest and story moving forward rather than discard them for a cute new villain. The art is also pretty top notch throughout, it's not Jim Lee but its style is very akin to something wholesome yet enticing. Think cartoon style.
Batman is still new to this whole crime fighting ... Read More
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For me, with this second entry in the Dark Moon Rising series of Batman novels, Matt Wagner joins my list of the best Batman writers in the past 5-10 years or so alongside Miller, Dini, and Loeb. Not only can he write the character well, his art is quickly becoming what I imagine when I think of Batman. I think other writers/editors agree too, as more and more of Wagner's Batman illustrations appear on covers.
The Mad Monk picks up where The Monster Men leaves off, the first book in this ... Read More
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