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Batman Beyond (2012)
Batman Beyond: Batgirl Beyond
Terry McGinnis is the Batman of the future, protecting a high-tech Gotham City from threats new and old. But the battle is never-ending...and soon there might not be a Gotham left to protect!
After Terry's friend and ally, Max, is recruited by secretive Undercloud for her extraordinary computer abilities, she discovers the full extent of their mission, and it threatens to control the city!
Meanwhile, in Neo-Gotham’s slums, a new Batgirl is rising...but how will Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon feel about that?
Return to the world of hit television series BATMAN BEYOND with creators Adam Beechen (BATMAN BEYOND), Scott Peterson (BATGIRL), Adam Archer (SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED) and Annie Wu ( Hawkeye )!
After Terry's friend and ally, Max, is recruited by secretive Undercloud for her extraordinary computer abilities, she discovers the full extent of their mission, and it threatens to control the city!
Meanwhile, in Neo-Gotham’s slums, a new Batgirl is rising...but how will Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon feel about that?
Return to the world of hit television series BATMAN BEYOND with creators Adam Beechen (BATMAN BEYOND), Scott Peterson (BATGIRL), Adam Archer (SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED) and Annie Wu ( Hawkeye )!
168 pages, Paperback
First published April 8, 2014
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Writer Adam Beechen is the author of several comic books, including Robin and Justice League Unlimited . Adam also writes for tv on such shows as Teen Titans, The Batman and is the story editor on HiHi Puffy Ami Yumi for Cartoon Network.
Writer Adam Beechen is the author of several comic books, including Robin and Justice League Unlimited . Adam also writes for tv on such shows as Teen Titans, The Batman and is the story editor on HiHi Puffy Ami Yumi for Cartoon Network.
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December 6, 2017
It's was good, except the rehash issues.
World: The art is good, especially the Annie Wu issues. The world building is actually good this arc, we get a call from the past which is always good. I also liked that the city got bigger this time around and I like that. It's good introduce Nissa.
Story: The continuation of the Max story was okay, should have been better but I enjoyed it. The stakes were higher and the world was more effected. The best issue of course is the Dana issue which was a long time coming. The Batgirl arc was great and I really like Nissa, I want more. Then there are the two recycled issues which annoys.
Characters: Terry and Dana and Bruce get huge chunks of development and I like it, this Bruce is different and it's great. Max is always great and then there's Nissa which I'm in love with immediately. The villain this time was stupid just utterly stupid. Oh and the retro golden age group we get is soooo good!!!
Retro and new was good. Not the rehash issues.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is good, especially the Annie Wu issues. The world building is actually good this arc, we get a call from the past which is always good. I also liked that the city got bigger this time around and I like that. It's good introduce Nissa.
Story: The continuation of the Max story was okay, should have been better but I enjoyed it. The stakes were higher and the world was more effected. The best issue of course is the Dana issue which was a long time coming. The Batgirl arc was great and I really like Nissa, I want more. Then there are the two recycled issues which annoys.
Characters: Terry and Dana and Bruce get huge chunks of development and I like it, this Bruce is different and it's great. Max is always great and then there's Nissa which I'm in love with immediately. The villain this time was stupid just utterly stupid. Oh and the retro golden age group we get is soooo good!!!
Retro and new was good. Not the rehash issues.
Onward to the next book!
June 13, 2015
Very good story. I enjoy reading Batman comics. Like the DC Animated Universe as well. Would have to say Batman is my favorite DC superhero and the Bat Family as well.
August 2, 2019
A fun read that continued the main story, introduced the future Batgirl, and included two extra stories at the end, reminiscent of the animated series. Recommended.
November 2, 2014
In some ways this is more in line with my own tastes than the last volumes, mostly made up of one issue arcs. Overall better than the last but weirdly problematic at points in ways incongruous to the overall thematic, defining elements of the series. Example: rebel from undercloud SHOULD be a fascinating chAracter, not just a "crazy" class warrior. And yet she is reduced to just a stereotype even though the ideology and theory behind her class warfare is wholly rational- neo Gotham is horribly stratified by class! It's cool that Max becomes "oracle beyond" im a way, but who to heck is nissa? Why is her story the title of the trade when she is a character in exactly one story? Whil the diversity and some Themes are still powerful, and this collection succeeds in further establishing the nostalgiA/Peter Parker as batman aesthetic, this is overall somewhat incoherent. Stronger than 10,000 clowns and has two great issues- terry vs Bruce and the plastique issue, with the title chapter also standing out in spite of it feeling random. BarbAra Gordon is good but why is every former bat family member sooo mad? And why is the new catwoman banging a VERY old dick Grayson? Blech I still love this series but this was just not the strongest Ya feel?
January 9, 2016
Okay. There wasn't much of an arc or theme tying the stories together. I enjoyed the glimpse into the poorer neighborhoods of Gotham and the focus on Max, but I felt it was missing something.
Now I haven't read the previous arc "10,000 clowns", but I'm not sure that I'd much of it because of Dana. I can't bring myself to care about that character and the revelations about her character in this book made me roll my eyes. I'm not sure what it is that rubs me the wrong way. In the cartoon she was barely a character, mostly serving as a part of Terry's "normal" teenage life in an attempt to make him more relatable. Her empathy was the only thing that made an impression on me, but I didn't really understand why she and Terry were even together. Now they go and try to give her some tragic family drama and some detective skills out of no where, which nulls her as Terry's "normal" life. She's not an escape for him anymore. There really was no need to make her family drama fall so deeply into Batman territory aside from saving a few pages to attempt to develop her character and have Batman in the same panels. It was a little too daytime soap to swallow.
Now I haven't read the previous arc "10,000 clowns", but I'm not sure that I'd much of it because of Dana. I can't bring myself to care about that character and the revelations about her character in this book made me roll my eyes. I'm not sure what it is that rubs me the wrong way. In the cartoon she was barely a character, mostly serving as a part of Terry's "normal" teenage life in an attempt to make him more relatable. Her empathy was the only thing that made an impression on me, but I didn't really understand why she and Terry were even together. Now they go and try to give her some tragic family drama and some detective skills out of no where, which nulls her as Terry's "normal" life. She's not an escape for him anymore. There really was no need to make her family drama fall so deeply into Batman territory aside from saving a few pages to attempt to develop her character and have Batman in the same panels. It was a little too daytime soap to swallow.
May 24, 2014
Couldn't even finish it. The story was all nonsense, bogged down by endless redundant captions. This is the worst kind of spoon-fed pandering in comics, and it made for an absolutely unreadable environment. The Metal Men show up for a cameo that falls flat on its face, Max's long gestating arc comes to an embarrassing close, and all of Terry's internal conflict born out of the story prior vanishes in a puff of smoke as things return to a villain of the week slog, full of unnecessary beats and overwritten dialogue.
The one bright spot here is Annie Wu's awesome art in the Batgirl Beyond issue. (It's only one issue though, despite the book being titled after it, so don't trick yourself into expecting any more from the talented Ms. Wu here.)
This was such a disappointment after the 10,000 Clowns story, which looked like it might have been a turning point for the series. Bummer.
The one bright spot here is Annie Wu's awesome art in the Batgirl Beyond issue. (It's only one issue though, despite the book being titled after it, so don't trick yourself into expecting any more from the talented Ms. Wu here.)
This was such a disappointment after the 10,000 Clowns story, which looked like it might have been a turning point for the series. Bummer.
March 28, 2019
There are 5 different and completely unrelated story arcs in this book and all of them are boring - some are even painful to push through because I wanted to put it down - EXCEPT the "Batgirl Beyond" arc... and maybe "Legends of the Dark Knight: Dana".
In "Legends of the Dark Knight: Dana", the art style is cool and the story seems to conclude a previous arc (the should have just bound it in the same trade as wherever the rest of the story is). The best part is Bruce admitting that maybe it isn't so wise to keep so many secrets and including Dana into their "family".
"Batgirl Beyond" is the real star arc of the book. If the rest were written and drawn like this, the book would have gotten 4 or potentially 4.5 stars. Barbara Gordon (now commissioner) has bionic legs and can walk again, and she comes face-to-face with a new Batgirl. I really enjoy their interactions and how Babs tests the new Batgirl to see what kind of person she is. The themes of class struggle and the elite being protected more by the police than the lower class are relevant now too. Give me this and the developing relationship between the old and new Batgirls as a series, please!
Other than those arcs, the rest were forgettable and I skimmed through them to get to the end. Some were very cartoony and felt like Saturday morning kids cartoons, and that's not what I want from a Batman Beyond title. Overall, disappointing, but if you want to borrow it from a library or something just for the "Batgirl Beyond" arc, it's worth it.
In "Legends of the Dark Knight: Dana", the art style is cool and the story seems to conclude a previous arc (the should have just bound it in the same trade as wherever the rest of the story is). The best part is Bruce admitting that maybe it isn't so wise to keep so many secrets and including Dana into their "family".
"Batgirl Beyond" is the real star arc of the book. If the rest were written and drawn like this, the book would have gotten 4 or potentially 4.5 stars. Barbara Gordon (now commissioner) has bionic legs and can walk again, and she comes face-to-face with a new Batgirl. I really enjoy their interactions and how Babs tests the new Batgirl to see what kind of person she is. The themes of class struggle and the elite being protected more by the police than the lower class are relevant now too. Give me this and the developing relationship between the old and new Batgirls as a series, please!
Other than those arcs, the rest were forgettable and I skimmed through them to get to the end. Some were very cartoony and felt like Saturday morning kids cartoons, and that's not what I want from a Batman Beyond title. Overall, disappointing, but if you want to borrow it from a library or something just for the "Batgirl Beyond" arc, it's worth it.
July 15, 2016
Batman Beyond was an excellent animated television series produced by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, with voice direction by Andrea Romano. Bruce Wayne has, amazingly, lived to a ripe old age, so much so that he has to give up the cape and cowl due to his physical limitations. But Terry McGinnis ends up as the New Batman in a tech savvy suit - saving Neo Gotham from a new breed of super villains. Although Terry's father was murdered (by Amanda Waller it later turns out), Terry's mother and younger brother survive. Terry is also dating Dana Tan, and his best friend Max(ine) is a computer expert who knows Terry is Batman. And Bruce has a dog, Ace.
This is the second Batman Beyond graphic novel I've read (the other being Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond) and I really enjoyed this book. I thought that in Batman Beyond: Batgirl Beyond the characterization was excellent. We see the familiar characters from the TV series, even the Bat-dog Ace makes an appearance, and they are all in character. The world of Neo Gotham also seems very familiar and true to the animated series. Even little details that were confusing, such as Barbara Gordon not only being the police commissioner but being able to walk are explained. Dick Grayson, a character completely ignored in the series and the follow-up movie, makes an appearance that begins to explain what happened to him.
The story starts with the aftermath of a disaster, the street gang the Jokerz are blowing themselves up all over Neo Gotham - causing chaos, destruction, and death. But rather than focusing on this disaster - the story starts in a hospital waiting room. Present are Dana Tan, her mother, Terry, and his mother. Dana's father is in intensive care, Dana's brother is also in emergency and dying and the one behind the Jokerz bombings, Bruce Wayne is also in the hospital, dying of liver failure. A doctor tells those gathered that Dana's brother has died. Dana asks Terry to come with her to see Bruce Wayne, as they make there way there, Terry makes up a story about being saved by Batman but being knocked out (he's beaten-up and has a concussion).
When they see Bruce however, Dana tells them both she's realized that Terry is the new Batman, and that Bruce was once Batman. Bruce welcomes her to the family and stresses the need for secrecy. Terry tells Dana he loves her. A doctor comes in and tells Bruce they've found a compatible liver for him - Bruce realizes it was Dana's brother's liver, but allows the transplant to take place.
Meanwhile, Max has gone on a mission on her own to investigate the Undercloud, a secretive hacker group, lead by Rebel. She's forced to work with some old superhero tech to create a giant robot to destroy the upper levels of Neo Gotham that are home to the rich and powerful. Max struggles to find a way to send a message to Terry secretly.
Max finally sends an SOS, and Terry arrives but not before the robot is released on Neo Gotham. Yet Rebel's control box doesn't work. Terry tries to lead the robot away and minimize damage. Max knocks out Rebel and tries to decode the box. Terry shocks the robot as a defense mechanism - and the different metals start to pull apart. Max realizes that the six metals need to be separated and urges Terry to "do it again". He does - and what emerges is the Metal Men.
Terry and the Metal Men work to prevent further damage in Gotham and to safely bring down Reed Tower in a more controlled fashion, as well as evacuating the restoration crews inside. Max angerly condemns Rebel's selfish "point" of mass destruction -telling her she could have made her hacker army a force for good.
With the success of Terry and the Metal Men, and Max getting rescued and Rebel turned over to the police - everyone meets up at Wayne Manor. Bruce mentions the hundreds of space junk satellites in Earth orbit, and suggests that the Metal Men take up residence in one as Watchmen for Earth, to respond to any disaster, natural or man-made, immediately and world-wide. He adds Max and Dana to his bat-family (Max already knew about Terry) and Max comes up with the idea to secretly focus the Undercloud into a force for change and for good (moving it away from the destructive model that Rebel had set-up). Finally, Bruce tells Terry he has to decide if he wants to continue to be Batman (Terry has doubts) but that he will support him no matter what.
Commissioner Barbara Gordon, meanwhile, walks through Crown Point - a less than good neighborhood in Neo Gotham that's in the middle of a gang war. She's able to take care of herself, but when the odds are overwhelming she's rescued by a new Batgirl. This Batgirl tells her the violence isn't just a co-incidence - there's literally something in the water. Gordon goes to the ME's office and is told one of the dead from Crown Point is soaked in chemicals and has very low serotonin levels. Gordon remembers Bane. She also takes her officers and a search warrant and goes after a businessman for his "super steroid". The businessman attacks in a rage. Gordon's cops arrest him. Barbara looks up Batgirl and offers her a type of partnership - but insists Batgirl not go to far. At first, Batgirl thinks she can ignore this - but she learns she can't.
In a story drawn to look very much like the animation style of the Batman Beyond and featuring Ace, Terry's mom, and Terry's brother - Bruce and Terry go up against Spellbinder, who puts Bruce in a hallucination using television signals.
Finally, Terry goes up again Inque - a unique character also from the series.
I loved this book - again, it's very in keeping with the television series and everyone is in character. The only negative comment I have is that for a book entitled, "Batgirl Beyond" - there really wasn't much of Batgirl. And we didn't see the new Batgirl meet Terry, or Bruce or anyone in the cast. I liked seeing Commissioner Barbara Gordon being given her own story, and watching Batgirl meet a new Batgirl was fun, but considering the volume title it needed more "oomph". Maybe other volumes will include more of this new Batgirl.
Highly recommended.
This is the second Batman Beyond graphic novel I've read (the other being Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond) and I really enjoyed this book. I thought that in Batman Beyond: Batgirl Beyond the characterization was excellent. We see the familiar characters from the TV series, even the Bat-dog Ace makes an appearance, and they are all in character. The world of Neo Gotham also seems very familiar and true to the animated series. Even little details that were confusing, such as Barbara Gordon not only being the police commissioner but being able to walk are explained. Dick Grayson, a character completely ignored in the series and the follow-up movie, makes an appearance that begins to explain what happened to him.
The story starts with the aftermath of a disaster, the street gang the Jokerz are blowing themselves up all over Neo Gotham - causing chaos, destruction, and death. But rather than focusing on this disaster - the story starts in a hospital waiting room. Present are Dana Tan, her mother, Terry, and his mother. Dana's father is in intensive care, Dana's brother is also in emergency and dying and the one behind the Jokerz bombings, Bruce Wayne is also in the hospital, dying of liver failure. A doctor tells those gathered that Dana's brother has died. Dana asks Terry to come with her to see Bruce Wayne, as they make there way there, Terry makes up a story about being saved by Batman but being knocked out (he's beaten-up and has a concussion).
When they see Bruce however, Dana tells them both she's realized that Terry is the new Batman, and that Bruce was once Batman. Bruce welcomes her to the family and stresses the need for secrecy. Terry tells Dana he loves her. A doctor comes in and tells Bruce they've found a compatible liver for him - Bruce realizes it was Dana's brother's liver, but allows the transplant to take place.
Meanwhile, Max has gone on a mission on her own to investigate the Undercloud, a secretive hacker group, lead by Rebel. She's forced to work with some old superhero tech to create a giant robot to destroy the upper levels of Neo Gotham that are home to the rich and powerful. Max struggles to find a way to send a message to Terry secretly.
Max finally sends an SOS, and Terry arrives but not before the robot is released on Neo Gotham. Yet Rebel's control box doesn't work. Terry tries to lead the robot away and minimize damage. Max knocks out Rebel and tries to decode the box. Terry shocks the robot as a defense mechanism - and the different metals start to pull apart. Max realizes that the six metals need to be separated and urges Terry to "do it again". He does - and what emerges is the Metal Men.
Terry and the Metal Men work to prevent further damage in Gotham and to safely bring down Reed Tower in a more controlled fashion, as well as evacuating the restoration crews inside. Max angerly condemns Rebel's selfish "point" of mass destruction -telling her she could have made her hacker army a force for good.
With the success of Terry and the Metal Men, and Max getting rescued and Rebel turned over to the police - everyone meets up at Wayne Manor. Bruce mentions the hundreds of space junk satellites in Earth orbit, and suggests that the Metal Men take up residence in one as Watchmen for Earth, to respond to any disaster, natural or man-made, immediately and world-wide. He adds Max and Dana to his bat-family (Max already knew about Terry) and Max comes up with the idea to secretly focus the Undercloud into a force for change and for good (moving it away from the destructive model that Rebel had set-up). Finally, Bruce tells Terry he has to decide if he wants to continue to be Batman (Terry has doubts) but that he will support him no matter what.
Commissioner Barbara Gordon, meanwhile, walks through Crown Point - a less than good neighborhood in Neo Gotham that's in the middle of a gang war. She's able to take care of herself, but when the odds are overwhelming she's rescued by a new Batgirl. This Batgirl tells her the violence isn't just a co-incidence - there's literally something in the water. Gordon goes to the ME's office and is told one of the dead from Crown Point is soaked in chemicals and has very low serotonin levels. Gordon remembers Bane. She also takes her officers and a search warrant and goes after a businessman for his "super steroid". The businessman attacks in a rage. Gordon's cops arrest him. Barbara looks up Batgirl and offers her a type of partnership - but insists Batgirl not go to far. At first, Batgirl thinks she can ignore this - but she learns she can't.
In a story drawn to look very much like the animation style of the Batman Beyond and featuring Ace, Terry's mom, and Terry's brother - Bruce and Terry go up against Spellbinder, who puts Bruce in a hallucination using television signals.
Finally, Terry goes up again Inque - a unique character also from the series.
I loved this book - again, it's very in keeping with the television series and everyone is in character. The only negative comment I have is that for a book entitled, "Batgirl Beyond" - there really wasn't much of Batgirl. And we didn't see the new Batgirl meet Terry, or Bruce or anyone in the cast. I liked seeing Commissioner Barbara Gordon being given her own story, and watching Batgirl meet a new Batgirl was fun, but considering the volume title it needed more "oomph". Maybe other volumes will include more of this new Batgirl.
Highly recommended.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 11, 2019
Max's storyline sort of began during the previous arc, which led to a bit of a confusion in the beginning as the previous arc was closing. It was good to see Dana Tan growing up from being an unlikeable character to something respectable. Max had her time to shine as well in her own character focused arc where she helps Terry to defeat a Metamopho/Amazo-like entity, with a twist of course. Dick Grayson's storyline was a little bit concerning. The villain of focus this issue is none other than a crazed, dyed red haired, SJW hellbent on destroying Neo-Gotham to bring down the "System". The 3-issue arc focused on Barbara Gordon was quite a fun read too. This volume really redeemed the franchise once again.
November 29, 2022
Misleading title aside, the arc taking up the larger chunk of this collection is an underwhelming conclusion to the slow burn of Max's storyline-- a storyline that before now has been slowly going on as a B-plot of earlier issues. I don't know what's up with modern villains bringing up legitimately valid critiques on society online to go about changing these critiques in the most unrelated braindead way possible.
On top of this, the volume throws in two completely unrelated issues from an earlier Batman Beyond comic run from 1999, which only reminds me that the rest of that 1999 run has yet to get a proper re-release. Such an odd mishmash of issues that really ends this run of the comics with a whimper. Hoping the 2.0 series steps things up.
On top of this, the volume throws in two completely unrelated issues from an earlier Batman Beyond comic run from 1999, which only reminds me that the rest of that 1999 run has yet to get a proper re-release. Such an odd mishmash of issues that really ends this run of the comics with a whimper. Hoping the 2.0 series steps things up.
May 21, 2018
Honestly, not worth the effort to finish. The art ranges from flat-out ugly to kind of decent., The rethoric is jammed down your throat with the assumption that you're still likely too stupid to catch it. (At one point a visual 'metaphor' - really more like a thematic depiction - is pointed out at the reader.) Max, a character with vast potential falls flat, Dana as well, to a lesser extent. The cameo by the Metal Men is super-hyped with no payoff. The dialog is amateurish and non-engrossing with zero distinctiveness from person to person. It's like a satire of classic comic dialog. There is a complete lack of cohesion and flow between both the plot and the themes of both stories.
September 22, 2017
Honestly, I only read this for Nissa (how did I not know there was another Batgirl?!). The little there was of her I loved. I also loved her partnering up with Babs. The possible parallels between them working together to Jim and Bruce were awesome. Unfortunately, this is all we get of them, which really is a shame. There was so much potential there it's criminal DC didn't take advantage of this. I have so many questions about Nissa. Who is she? How did she learn to fight? How did she become Batgirl?
Alas, it looks like I'll never get my answers to these questions.
Alas, it looks like I'll never get my answers to these questions.
April 11, 2019
4 out of 10
The Undercloud arc closes out with a whimper, but admittedly has a very fun nod to the past. We only get 2 issues exploring the new Batgirl. Not much to the character at the moment, but she does leave a much better first impression than Terry did in his debut as Batman. I think this is the first new character Beechen's added that I don't hate so that's a nice change of pace. Not terrible, but not a must read either. If you're looking for a good Batman Beyond story I suggest you keep looking.
The Undercloud arc closes out with a whimper, but admittedly has a very fun nod to the past. We only get 2 issues exploring the new Batgirl. Not much to the character at the moment, but she does leave a much better first impression than Terry did in his debut as Batman. I think this is the first new character Beechen's added that I don't hate so that's a nice change of pace. Not terrible, but not a must read either. If you're looking for a good Batman Beyond story I suggest you keep looking.
June 6, 2021
Begins with a wrap up of the 10000 Clowns storyline, and the bulk of it is devoted to the Max story, which seemed intriguing when it was a subplot but didn't play out so well. I don't know why the collection is titled Batgirl Beyond when she only appears in one small story. Boo to the random inclusion of two issues of the original ongoing series just to pad up the volume – the tone is too different and the plots dull.
October 22, 2018
This volume was a bit confusing. It picks up right after 10,000 Clowns, but then also includes some material from the original 1999 run when the show was still airing. This is the last volume in this run, and unfortunately it leaves a lot of loose ends before Future's End blew it up. We at least get closure with Max's side story, and get to see Barbara being awesome.
May 23, 2017
The first story finishes up the Jokers plot line. Then we get 3 different tales. The introduction of anew Batgirl (YAS!) and the return of two old enemies (inque!)
This is easily one of my favorite comic runs.
This is easily one of my favorite comic runs.
May 15, 2017
Much more of an amalgam of stories rather than one cohesive plot. Also, not enough Batgirl to warrant being the headline, sadly. I want more Nissa and Babs!!!!
July 18, 2017
Bringing back the Metal Men? Could've done without them.
October 4, 2017
Possibly the worst graphic novel I've ever read. This contains one issue of the new Batgirl and the rest is incoherent or irrelevant. Awful art.
October 11, 2018
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September 30, 2019
AMAZING. Can't recommend it more.
November 11, 2020
I WANT MORE NISSA
August 3, 2021
Nice juxtaposition of Barbara as chief, but otherwise eh.
August 16, 2022
The Batgirl story illustrated by Annie Wu was stellar - definitely five stars. The rest of the collection is decent but not particularly memorable.
April 11, 2023
These were so fun and I want more Batgirl! I didn't think she'd be so cool!
February 9, 2024
Entertaining stories for sure, though most of them had nothing to do with Batgirl.
April 14, 2023
Uggghhhhh!. There is only one Batgirl story in this collection. The book does contain a number of stories wth strong female protagonists, which is nice, but the title really comes down to false advertising so I am rating this as two stars. Do better next time DC !
June 3, 2020
May Wrap Up 2020
2.5 stars
This didn't really feature much of the futuristic Batgirl to go alongside Terry's Batman, which was disappointing. I would be excited to see more of her in the future, but this wasn't really what I was promised, based on the cover. I also didn't like the shifting art styles here, because it really highlighted the lack of continuity through the issues.
2.5 stars
This didn't really feature much of the futuristic Batgirl to go alongside Terry's Batman, which was disappointing. I would be excited to see more of her in the future, but this wasn't really what I was promised, based on the cover. I also didn't like the shifting art styles here, because it really highlighted the lack of continuity through the issues.
May 20, 2022
Adam Beechen’s Batman Beyond era ends sadly with more of a whimper than a bang.
His final arc concludes the Undercloud hacker group arc that has been going on with Max in the background. The reveal of Rebel One’s identity is an underwhelming cliche. The main bulk of the plot is an uninspiring fight against the combined form of the Metal Men before freeing them to introduce them to the Beyond world. I’m sorry but I didn’t care at all.
What I did like though was the development for Dana, as she moves from whiny neglected girlfriend to actually knowing and supporting Terry’s Batman identity. The Mary-Jane shift helps her. I also liked the ending Beechen leaves us on with Bruce ready to build and expand his Batfamily and Terry ready to have to make a decision about his future as Batman.
Scott Peterson then steps in for a Commissioner Barbara Gordon focus arc where she encounters new street level hero Batgirl and the two stubborn heroes have to learn to work together. Peterson’s writing is spot on. I’m not 100% sold on the caricature of a villain, but he writes Gordon very well and the new Batgirl Beyond is fantastic character. Annie Wu’s art is phenomenal and the Batgirl design is definitely stand out. More of her please.
His final arc concludes the Undercloud hacker group arc that has been going on with Max in the background. The reveal of Rebel One’s identity is an underwhelming cliche. The main bulk of the plot is an uninspiring fight against the combined form of the Metal Men before freeing them to introduce them to the Beyond world. I’m sorry but I didn’t care at all.
What I did like though was the development for Dana, as she moves from whiny neglected girlfriend to actually knowing and supporting Terry’s Batman identity. The Mary-Jane shift helps her. I also liked the ending Beechen leaves us on with Bruce ready to build and expand his Batfamily and Terry ready to have to make a decision about his future as Batman.
Scott Peterson then steps in for a Commissioner Barbara Gordon focus arc where she encounters new street level hero Batgirl and the two stubborn heroes have to learn to work together. Peterson’s writing is spot on. I’m not 100% sold on the caricature of a villain, but he writes Gordon very well and the new Batgirl Beyond is fantastic character. Annie Wu’s art is phenomenal and the Batgirl design is definitely stand out. More of her please.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 15, 2014
A fun nostalgic diversion. Decent plot, decent art, but this series tends to haphazardly break a "rule" that the animated series it was based on only did rarely and with much more thought. The rule being not to bring in a bunch of characters and villains from the past, or create too many future spin-off versions of old characters "willy-nilly" (forgive me for getting technical). On the one hand this appeals to our collective nostalgia bone, but it gets silly really fast. I've only read a couple volumes of this series, but so far there as been a new Hush, new Catwoman, New Batgirl, Dick Grayson is back in the picture, and a some others I don't want to mention for spoiler reasons. That's only in the 2 volumes I've read. Who knows how many characters have been re-done or re-introduced in the volumes I haven't read. Ultimately I guess superhero stuff is silliness anyway, but introducing a new-old character multiple times per volume makes me notice the silliness more quickly. Perhaps silliness is better hidden by the old Bruce Timm/Animated series style as well. When things are more artistically stylized I accent stylized plots a bit better I think.
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