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Batman Beyond: The Animated Series Classics Compendium - 25th Anniversary Edition
Twenty-five years since the debut of the fan-favorite animated series, the original comic book adventures of Terry McGinnis return a totally schway all-new collection!
In 1999, fans met Terry McGinnis for the first time in the Batman Beyond animated series—a new Batman for a new era, mentored by Bruce Wayne and fighting crime in a futuristic Gotham City!
That same year, Terry made his comic book debut, encountering threats such as Blight, Inque, and the Jokerz!
These stories—including the unprecedented meeting between Batman Beyond and the Batman of the present—return in this massive compendium collection!
In 1999, fans met Terry McGinnis for the first time in the Batman Beyond animated series—a new Batman for a new era, mentored by Bruce Wayne and fighting crime in a futuristic Gotham City!
That same year, Terry made his comic book debut, encountering threats such as Blight, Inque, and the Jokerz!
These stories—including the unprecedented meeting between Batman Beyond and the Batman of the present—return in this massive compendium collection!
752 pages, Paperback
First published March 5, 2024
About the author
Hilary J. Bader
39 books3 followersHilary Bader was born in Brooklyn, and attended State University in Stony Brook with a major in Mathemathics. She also studied Mime in Paris and toured with Edmond Felix. She was a fan of Star Trek, and relocated to California to become a freelance script writer.
Primarily writing for Star Trek series, Bader rolled into DC productions when she wrote "Chi of Steel", and episode of Lois & Clark. She was asked aboard the writing staff for the DCAU, and contributed to their shows until her death.
Hilary Bader died in 2002 from metastasized breast cancer. She was married to Jay Broad.
Primarily writing for Star Trek series, Bader rolled into DC productions when she wrote "Chi of Steel", and episode of Lois & Clark. She was asked aboard the writing staff for the DCAU, and contributed to their shows until her death.
Hilary Bader died in 2002 from metastasized breast cancer. She was married to Jay Broad.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
November 13, 2023
Grateful it's been printed, but the first six issues are just a retelling of the first two episode and volume 2 doesn't have many/any strong or memorable stories.
Don't need to buy.
Don't need to buy.
July 31, 2024
Pretty cool collection. Stories are sometimes a bit too fast paced and more younger audience oriented, but good stuff overall.
May 7, 2024
More of a 3.5. Definitely softer stories than the show - which is easily in my TOP 5 fave cartoons of all time - which isn't a bad thing, but it does mean I felt like it was more suitable for actual little kids.
Still, it was nice stepping back into this world, though I felt like the more personal character interactions took a massive backseat in favor of pure action scenes, which is a shame. The Terry and Bruce mentorship is still the Gold standard for this type of relationship and I judge every single other series attempting the same thing against them, but the comic stories really didn't express that nearly as well. You had glimpses of it here and there, which was sweet, but it needed a bit more.
Still, it was nice stepping back into this world, though I felt like the more personal character interactions took a massive backseat in favor of pure action scenes, which is a shame. The Terry and Bruce mentorship is still the Gold standard for this type of relationship and I judge every single other series attempting the same thing against them, but the comic stories really didn't express that nearly as well. You had glimpses of it here and there, which was sweet, but it needed a bit more.
September 6, 2026
For my next comic adventure, I bought the omnibus of “Batman Beyond” comics based on the animated series I had been watching. Besides the first couple issues, the comics were not repeats of episodes, but were based on the same characters and themes, so it was fun to be able to go back-and-forth between the show and the book.
The illustration style is based on the show, which is a choice I didn’t love at first. I got used to it, but I would’ve preferred for a more mature animation style for the comics. The omnibus contains the initial series of 6 comics, then the first two dozen issues from the second volume. I wasn’t a big fan of Vol. 1, but the writing got better after those initial six issues. Some of the issues in Vol. 2 stood out as some of the strongest comic book plots I’ve read in a while. But on average, I wasn’t as big of a fan of the comics as I was of the show.
6/10
The illustration style is based on the show, which is a choice I didn’t love at first. I got used to it, but I would’ve preferred for a more mature animation style for the comics. The omnibus contains the initial series of 6 comics, then the first two dozen issues from the second volume. I wasn’t a big fan of Vol. 1, but the writing got better after those initial six issues. Some of the issues in Vol. 2 stood out as some of the strongest comic book plots I’ve read in a while. But on average, I wasn’t as big of a fan of the comics as I was of the show.
6/10
May 25, 2025
If you are a fan of the stellar animated series of Batman beyond then this 25th Anniversary Compendium is going to be such a fun read. It is filled with comics written by the show's writers and feels like great companion adventures that can be read to satiate your need for more of this incredible premise. If you haven't seen the show then I definitely recommend watching that before reading these.
August 30, 2026
Most of the animated series rehashes the first 6 to 8 issues here. What's included is great for posterity but isn't that great as a collection as a whole.
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