Catwoman smells a girl's perfume on Batman, and runs. It was published on August 23, Batman comes across Catwoman committing another burglary. Catwoman smells a girl's perfume on Batman, and runs off after scratching him.
Batman tries to follow, but can't as he's been drugged, and he hears his pager go off. Julie Madison is waiting outside a clothes store for Bruce. Alfred Pennyworth arrives, and tells her that Bruce cannot make it. Upset, Julie goes home. James Gordon is waiting atop Police Headquarters for Batman. While waiting, three of Commissioner Grogan's thugs arrive, and ask what he's doing. Despite saying that's he's smoking in private, the thugs attack him.
Gordon holds his own, until a coughing fit gives the thugs an advantage. Batman arrives in time to down the police thugs and warn them off Gordon. Gordon muses that it's the first time he's seen Batman in actin, and he's fighting cops again. I changed the star rating to three previously four. It's still a good story but not quite as good as Monster Men in my view.
Aug 05, Brad rated it it was amazing Shelves: comics , dc. Batman is such a well-defined archetype that so many of his memorable stories exist out of the preset day continuity. In both books, Wagner revives old Batman villains that are now unheard of, and makes them compelling, and threatening to an inexperienced Batman. He, and his castle, lay the hurt on Batman pretty good, but I was disappointed with how The Mad Monk was finished off.
The moral of the story, at least for Batman, is to be careful who you let close to you. I was disappointed not to see Dr. At first, I thought Strange himself might be the Mad Monk. Aug 07, Evan Leach rated it liked it Shelves: , comics , dc.
Fortunately for Julie, her boyfriend doubles as the Dark Knight and Batman is quickly on the case. Batman has been investigating a series of very unusual murders, and it turns out that view spoiler [ the Mad Monk is an honest-to-God vampire who has been feeding off the citizens of Gotham. The book re-imagines a story by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, and some of the supernatural stuff felt a bit hokey. But the finale is pretty great, and overall this is an enjoyable Bat-Tale.
Mar 17, Eric rated it really liked it Shelves: graphic-novels , graphic-novels-dc. May 26, Michelle Cristiani rated it really liked it Shelves: graphic-novel-batman. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that the Mad Monk is defeated in this book. The way he's taken out is one of the most creative and hilarious villian ends I've seen in a long time. Here, Bruce Wayne is still pretty much a rank ameteur, getting wounded all the time and making stupid mistakes. Luck is on his side.
I only give 4 stars because the foreshadowing was a little heavy-handed, but overall it was a really good story, the crime-solving clue-driven ones that Batman used to be. Apr 23, Laura rated it did not like it Shelves: fiction , fantasy , sci-fi , comic. Excessively lame. Batman and crazy vampires? And Batman's girlfriend in this story is pretty lame, too. Nov 07, T. Carper rated it liked it. Not that mad. Good supernatural-themed follow-up to "Batman and the Monster Men".
Oct 09, Ben Truong rated it really liked it Shelves: graphic-novels , comics , trade-paperback , superheroes. Batman and the Mad Monk is a six-issue miniseries and the second part of the Dark Moon Rising duology that has Batman having his first encounter with the supernatural in the villain named Niccolai, the titular Mad Monk of the series.
This trade paperback collects all six issues in the mini-series written and illustrated by Matt Wagner. Batman and the Mad Monk is developed and expanded form an early Golden Age rendition of the character and story from Detective Comics 31 and was updated and Batman and the Mad Monk is a six-issue miniseries and the second part of the Dark Moon Rising duology that has Batman having his first encounter with the supernatural in the villain named Niccolai, the titular Mad Monk of the series.
Batman and the Mad Monk is developed and expanded form an early Golden Age rendition of the character and story from Detective Comics 31 and was updated and expanded for the new era. In this retelling, this story depicts a young, optimistic Batman early in his crime-fighting career and after the happenings in Batman and the Monster Men. Niccolai, is the titular Mad Monk, and is the vampiric leader of a cult called the Brotherhood, based in an abandoned castle on the outskirts of Gotham City.
His followers, among who is the Gothic Dala, feed upon the blood of captured victims. However, only the most devoted acolytes are transformed into true creatures of the night. Dala lures Julie Madison to the castle under the guise of the Monk being a self-help guru and it is up to Batman to save her. Matt Wagner penned the entire series and for the most part, it was written rather well. It is nice to read Batman early in his early career and at his first attempt on fighting the supernatural — vampires.
Like the first installment, Batman is rather different from how he is portrayed years later, but slightly darker. The text also has a strong feeling of nostalgia as this story takes place a little over a year into Batman's vigilante career.
Matt Wagner does double duty as penciler to the entire trade paperback and because he was the main penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I rather liked his penciling. It brings back the nostalgia of classic Batman and it accentuated the text extremely well. Although there we some places where is art was off a tad, it was well done overall.
All in all, Batman and the Mad Monk is written and conceived somewhat well. It is an interesting story about Batman and his first dealings with vampires. May 17, Adam Stone rated it it was amazing Shelves: superhero-comics , batman-chronology. A few years ago, I made a chronology for how to read modern Batman.
I was focused quite a bit on creating the order, as opposed to just reading the books for enjoyment, so now I'm going back to see how the chronology holds up. But five star supernatural nonsense. I'm usually not into Batman vs.
I like the way he dr A few years ago, I made a chronology for how to read modern Batman. I like the way he draws anatomy, I think Dave Stewart's colors are flawless as usual, and I enjoy the way he switches up the page layouts to enhance the story without making the changes a distraction. The story is just a fun reimagining of some golden age-era Batman stories with incredible art and modern storytelling.
I recommend it for fans of Matt Wagner, people who like shades of continuity but don't need a story to be mired in it, and people looking for a serious Batman story that doesn't take itself Too Seriously. It may also appeal to fans of Batman '66, Vol. Nov 27, Justin rated it liked it.
He has a truly unique style, and it's one that is ideally suited to a dark character like Batman. Consciously or not, Wagner's style brings to mind David Mazzuchelli's Batman: Year One work, which helps establish a feeling of continuity. The dark, dynamic artwork fits the mood of the story to a T. Unfortunately the story is not as impressive as the artwork.
I like the nods to Year One and Batman: The Long Halloween, but the story seems overly simplistic at times, and the rushed, inconclusive ending didn't offer much closure. Was the Mad Monk really a vampire? Was he who Batman thought he was? Did the romance angle really have to end in such a trite and predictable way? As much as I enjoy Wagner's other work, I think he dropped the ball here. The average Batman Animated Series episode accomplishes with ease what Wagner seemed to try so hard for here.
For my part, I hope Wagner has the Batman bug out of his system and will get back to the Mage story. I need some closure there, big time. Jul 19, JM S rated it really liked it. This is a continuation of that story, right after that book's events. This time though, the story is about Batman's encounter to the Monk. Which is also one of his earliest villains during the golden age. Same with the Monster Men, I also really enjoyed this book and mostly has the same positives and negatives to it.
Like the art is once again really good. It is simple, but yet really effective. The exploration of Batman's early days is once again well done here and most of the characters are good. The story is interesting, although whenever we cut to Julia's father subplot.
It kinda draggs it a bit imo. The villain isn't also as interesting as Hugo Strange is imo, but he was serviceable in the story. The action scenes are great and I enjoyed reading the book as a whole. The book is also a continuation to Monster Men and they did mention it here a lot of times. What I really liked here though is making it really feel a sequel to that one.
Because I really liked the ending here. I think they did a great job making the 2 stories flow so well. Overall, while I liked both of the stories. I think that Monster Men is a little better simply because it did a better job at the story. But however, I think Mad Monk did an incredible job at the ending.
And again making the 2 stories really more connected and that they flow so well. Feb 13, Andy Hickman rated it liked it. I was initially put off by the theme and what I expected to be shallow one-dimensional characters, but the gritty nature of the key characters was enough to make a satisfying read.
I'm betting ribs. Maybe an elbow. What the hell is happening to this city? Lies only serve to anger me. I heard you mention the victim's screaming. An how you like it. They're closing in! The courtyard is filled with vehicles. Julie's car is one of them! There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed.
Her victim wakes up, chained to a stone altar, as The Mad Monk enters. He chews open her neck, and the blood runs out into a chal. It was published on September 27, Dala is leading the blood communion for the Brotherhood of Eternal Night. He chews open her neck, and the blood runs out into a chalice, draining her completely. Dala and the Brotherhood all drink.
She explains that he's a very proud man. Then she asks Bruce how he got the four long scratches on his chest Norman Madison visits Sal Maroni to discuss his debt. Maroni tells him that Batman squared his debt, much to Norman's confusion. Maroni's thugs throw him out. Batman explains that he's trying to locate a shipment of heroin Maroni lost. Dent tells him that if he can get evidence Maroni was involved, he can get Maroni imprisoned for a long time, and possibly give information up as well.
Outside Wayne Manor, Julie is on stakeout. Despite Bruce saying he had business, she doesn't see him leave. She also doesn't believe the scratches were from a rake.
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