Dark Moon Rising: Batman and the Mad Monk #1-6 Complete

is an American comic book six-issue limited series, featuring Batman. It is set during the continuity, after the events of and before the events of . It is the second part of Matt Wagner's two-part series, which are expanded and modernized versions of Golden Age Batman stories. Specifically, the series re-imagines the classic Bill Finger and Bob Kane tale that was originally published in . The ending of this story ties in with the ending of and leads into , which portrays Batman's first encounter with The Joker.

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. --

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