This Should Please The Magazine Man

From the DC Comics product solicitations for August 2006:

BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #1
Written by Matt Wagner
Art and cover by Wagner

Join Matt Wagner as he revisits the early career of the young Batman in another adventure inspired by DC's Golden Age in this blood-curdling sequel to BATMAN AND THE MONSTER MEN!

The Dark Knight is learning that there are more twisted faces of evil than those worn by the street criminals and mobsters of Gotham. Now, Batman must counter sinister machinations and new dimensions of wickedness as he confronts the hooded menace of the Mad Monk!

Promises be a fun read, as the original 1939 story, like many early comics works, makes not a goddam lick of sense. Still, it boasts what is probably my favorite line of dialogue from any story in any medium ever:

"INTO THAT DEN OF WOLVES WHICH I SHALL CALL FROM THE FOREST YOU SHALL BE CAST TO DIE BY THEIR THIRSTY FANGS!"

Matt Wagner may be a comics big shot, but if he omits that line from his retelling, then by Jesus I will track him down and slap him upside the head.