3||0|1077|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||DC geekery unrelated to Crisis|Ardaniel||20:43:47|01/07/2006|If Bill Willingham%27s current screw-ups with Batman do not interest you and you are pining%2C deep in your heart%2C for some old-timey Bat-action%2C I can heartily recommend you try Matt Wagner%27s %5Bem%5DBatman and the Monster Men%5B%2Fem%5D limited series. Presumably%2C the upcoming %5Bem%5DBatman and the Mad Monk%5B%2Fem%5D will be similarly entertaining and retro.%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Sumhenner%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 1|1|0|||||RE%3A DC geekery unrelated to Crisis|BZArcher||22:52:58|01/07/2006|...the Mad Monk%3F Why is Batman fighting an old Dr. Who villain%3F 2|2|1|||1||RE%3A DC geekery unrelated to Crisis|Ardaniel||01:00:16|01/08/2006|%3E...the Mad Monk%3F Why is Batman fighting an old Dr. Who villain%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s actually Rasputin%2C AFAIK.%0D%0A%0D%0AArd Sumhenner%0D%0Athat Janice chick%0D%0AUsual Suspect and general menace 3|2|1|||||RE%3A DC geekery unrelated to Crisis|mdg1||09:33:57|01/08/2006|He%27s an older Batman villain %28from 1940 or so%2C as I recall%29. These stories are retellings of some of the original Batman stories%2C back when he killed people %3A%29