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DC’sBatman‘89just sum up some of Gotham ’s most disturbing baddie to the persistence established in theMichael Keatonfilms . As both a continuation of the Burton - rhyme and an expansion of it , Batman ‘ 89has wowed fans with no interpretations of Two - Face , Harley Quinn and Scarecrow . Now , a gang of villain from too soon in the Dark Knight ’s career take nerve centre point inBatman ‘ 89 : Echoes#2 .
Batman ‘ 89 : Echoes#2 is write by Sam Hamm and drawn by Joe Quinones . Bruce Wayne has run cloak-and-dagger in Arkham Asylum , for investigate Doctor Jonathan Crane . Bruce mingles with the relief of the Asylum ’s world , include the secret “ Maynard . ” Maynard , who believes that Bruce is actually the villain Firefly , tells him to relax because he “ is one of us , ” refer to the “ Monster Men . ”
Bruce exhort Maynard for more info , and he refers to the group this time as “ Stranger ’s Rangers , ” a reference to Hugo Strange .
The Monster Men Are Some of the Dark Knight’s Oldest Foes
They Only Respond to Doctor Hugo Strange
The Monster Men have a prospicient chronicle with the Dark Knight , stretching back to comics ’ Golden Age . Doctor Hugo Strange was one of Batman ’s first scoundrel , seem in 1940’sDetective Comics#36 . unusual predated the Joker , Catwoman and many other classical Batman antagonists . When he rejoin in the landmarkBatman#1 , Strange bring with him a group of Monster Men . These Monster Men were unfortunate victims of Strange , injected with a growth blood serum that wrench them into brute . Batman himself was put in with the blood serum , but luckily he was capable to develop a serum in sentence to forestall the transformation .
Years later , in 1977’sDetective Comics#471 , Hugo Strange returned , this time with a raw army of Monster Men . Rather than experimenting on patients in the asylum , he turned his attention to Gotham ’s elite . Once again , Batman stopped him and this time Strange seemed to perish , ostensibly for skilful , and it would be many age before he was seen again . Doctor Hugo Strangereturned during DC’sRebirthera , the force back force behindThe Night of the Monster Mencrossover that ran through theBatmanfamily of titles . Each avatar ofthe Monster Men grow progressively more disturbing – and deadlier than ever .
The Monster Men Will Shake Up The Burton-Verse
Can Hugo Strange Be Far Behind?
And now , the Monster Men have come in the persistence set up in theMichael KeatonBatmanfilms , with a dark spin worthy of the custom . Although Hugo Strange is not seen in this issue , his handwork is , as noted by Maynard . Maynard refers to the affected role in Arkham as “ the Monster Men , ” a callback to their very first appearance in the DC Universe . Batmanis once again at the mercy of Hugo Strange , and is in danger of becoming a Monster Man himself , adding a bed of urgency to his already important mission .
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