Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Batman – Night of the Monster Men | Comics

As Hurricane Milton is headed towards Gotham City, something weird starts happening to the corpse at Tolliver Memorial Morgue. Batman and Batwoman were atop a building observing the weather. Reminding even he cannot fight nature, Nightwing also indicates the possibility that this one may be worse than "Zero Year" but since he has lost Tim, he won't allow any more loss of life.

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Batman – Night of the Monster Men | Comics

So, he calls for Clayface, Orphan and Spoiler to lend hands. In Cauldron, Dr. Hugo Strange is working out and is reminded that it is time, to which he agrees and the corpse on the morgue starts taking grotesque form, turning into something monstrous. The entire Bat-Family is assembled and given their task of rescuing people when they all suddenly saw a giant monster approaching to them.

Sending his cavalry to help the citizens, Batman jumped in to confront the monster and after quite a hassle, he even managed to take it down. Upon analyzing its DNA, they learn that the person Bob Castro, who was turned into this monster, actually killed himself in Commissioner Jim Gordon's office and was a former patient of Hugo Strange.

Batman eventually deduced the real culprit behind this incident by connecting the dots and then another monster arrives. He sends Nightwing for investigation while trying to draw the monster's attention to him and Batwoman. Clayface, Orphan and Spoiler assists Detective Bullock with evacuation. The situation on street worsens and Gotham Girl decides to join the fight in her shaky condition in spite of Batman's warning.

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Knights and Monsters
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"Night of the Monster Men" is the very first crossover that took place right after DC Rebirth, succeeded by "I Am Gotham" and "Rise of the Batmen" storyline. A team of writers James Tynion IV (Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Red Hood and the Outlaws), Steve Orlando (Justice League of America – The Extremists, Justice League of America – Road to Rebirth), Tim Seeley (Grayson – Agent of Spyral, Grayson – We All Die At Dawn) and Tom King (The Omega Men, Robin War).

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Strange Secret Unleashed

They were also aided by artists Andy MacDonald, Riley Rossmo and Roge Antonio for DC Comics on 2017 to shape the plot. The crossover ran through the issues of regular Batman, Detective Comics and Nightwing monthly ongoing series respectively.
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