Good to know. I'll try to find the matte black Monarch (hopefully for less than the asking price). Do the rubber sides on the Monarch have the same feel of the rubber bumpers on the Plasma? I like how the Plasma is designed so your hand mainly touches the hard plastic and not the rubber.
FYI....It appears that the UAG Black/black, Midnight Black (Matte Black) Monarch are Bestbuy exclusives. I even looked on UAG's website and the Black Monarch wasn't available in their color lineup for the Monarch style.