Batman Beyond: New Hero in Town

by Scott E. Peterson, Brandon Kruse (Illustrator)

Gotham City in the 21st century. Bruce Wayne, now in his 70s, has hung up his cape for good. Enter Terry McGinnis, teen rebel. Terry stumbles upon the reclusive billionaire's secret, and Wayne agrees to train the fearless youth for a life of crime fighting. With a high-tech Batsuit loaded with gadgets and with the voice of the original Dark Knight in his ear, Terry becomes Batman for the new millennium.

Genres: Picture Books, Superheroes, Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

First published November 14, 2000

About the author

Scott Peterson got his start in comics as an editor on the Batman line of comics, working with the legendary Dennis O’Neil. He edited DC’s flagship title, Detective Comics, and launched the first of the the Adventures sub-genre of comics, The Batman Adventures. He later went on to edit for WildStorm, where he oversaw such titles as WildCats, Midnighter, A God Somewhere and North 40, as well as Scooby-Doo and Looney Tunes. As a writer, he has been published by Disney, Scholastic, Golden Books, HarperCollins, and DC Comics, including a four-year run as the regular writer of The Gotham Adventures. He is the author of Batman: Kings of Fear with art legendary artist Kelley Jones, and the original graphic novel Truckus Maximus.

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Reviews

[Mother Hen]

I call foul. Bruce Wayne, who was always collecting orphans and training sidekicks, wouldn't be a grumpy old man unable to open a door to get to his medicine. He's a billionaire. Didn't he get a new butler? And he just abandoned Gotham? No.

[Michael]

Dreadfully clunky pacing.

[Shamar Holloway]

i like batman so i like it ilike superhero books to so yeah i like it