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Batman Beyond 2.0 (Collected Editions)
Batman Beyond 2.0, Vol. 2: Justice Lords Beyond
Contains the epic "JUSTICE LORDS BEYOND" crossover! Wonder Woman is back, but it seems like she's hiding something. Meanwhile, Batman's journey through the dystopian world of the Justice Lords takes an unexpected and deadly turn as he must face Lord Superman! Can an exhausted Justice League and Terry McGinnis against this deadly foe?
Collects BATMAN BEYOND print issues #9-12.
Collects BATMAN BEYOND print issues #9-12.
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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April 6, 2018
Pretty unexpectedly fantastic.
World: I love Batman Beyond the series and also Justice League Unlimited so this art looks wonderful for me. It calls back to the animated shows and it has the sense of kinetic movement that I remember the show having. The world building is fantastic, if you watch the shows and also follow the Beyond books than this is a treat cause it takes so many pieces of the past to make this story have weight and consequence for the universe. It's great Justice Lords was done again and they handled it so well. In my opinion this is the better way way better version of Injustice (cause I hate...that series...so very much but that's another opinion for another review).
Story: Wonderfully paced and the tone is perfect for the book. It's both light like the animated show but also heavy as this is a follow up to multiple stories. The reintroduction of the Justice Lord and their motivations is done amazingly well. If you read and watch the show then you know how on point these characters and the story was done by Higgins, great job. The consequences matter, the emotions are real and most importantly the character interactions and motivations make sense, it's done so well. Just read it, it's pretty great.
Characters: Steps right out of the screen and makes me smile. These characters are deep and dense because of the background they have from the show and the books, it's good. The Trinity is done so well, their interaction, their choices are on point and really hit on the target hard. Superman both of them makes sense, Wonder Woman and her journey makes sense, Batman and his journey makes sense. I love the two Terry's it's safe and expected but it's done so well.
I loved this arc, it tickled my love for the shows and it expanded on it to make something great. So good.
Onward to the next book!
World: I love Batman Beyond the series and also Justice League Unlimited so this art looks wonderful for me. It calls back to the animated shows and it has the sense of kinetic movement that I remember the show having. The world building is fantastic, if you watch the shows and also follow the Beyond books than this is a treat cause it takes so many pieces of the past to make this story have weight and consequence for the universe. It's great Justice Lords was done again and they handled it so well. In my opinion this is the better way way better version of Injustice (cause I hate...that series...so very much but that's another opinion for another review).
Story: Wonderfully paced and the tone is perfect for the book. It's both light like the animated show but also heavy as this is a follow up to multiple stories. The reintroduction of the Justice Lord and their motivations is done amazingly well. If you read and watch the show then you know how on point these characters and the story was done by Higgins, great job. The consequences matter, the emotions are real and most importantly the character interactions and motivations make sense, it's done so well. Just read it, it's pretty great.
Characters: Steps right out of the screen and makes me smile. These characters are deep and dense because of the background they have from the show and the books, it's good. The Trinity is done so well, their interaction, their choices are on point and really hit on the target hard. Superman both of them makes sense, Wonder Woman and her journey makes sense, Batman and his journey makes sense. I love the two Terry's it's safe and expected but it's done so well.
I loved this arc, it tickled my love for the shows and it expanded on it to make something great. So good.
Onward to the next book!
December 31, 2017
Ah, yes! Batman Beyond 2.0 finally makes sense! I read Batman Beyond 2.0 Vol. 3: Mark of the Phantasm before this (which was stupid, but wtvr) & now having read this, it all makes sense. The alternate reality/world, with the other Terry and Dick Grayson, etc... Eureka! It all makes sense. :)
Justice Lords Beyond is a fun story. I really like the dual Terry/Justice League stories, in both the Justice Lords Timeline and the Justice League Timeline. I think Higgins is a great Batman Beyond writer, and I'm bummed that 2.0 is only three volumes long.
This volume has great action, great writing and storytelling... but I did find the panel direction (the sequential art) a little confusing at times, which is why I gave this a 4 and not a 5, but otherwise, everything is really good.
I <3 Terry.
Justice Lords Beyond is a fun story. I really like the dual Terry/Justice League stories, in both the Justice Lords Timeline and the Justice League Timeline. I think Higgins is a great Batman Beyond writer, and I'm bummed that 2.0 is only three volumes long.
This volume has great action, great writing and storytelling... but I did find the panel direction (the sequential art) a little confusing at times, which is why I gave this a 4 and not a 5, but otherwise, everything is really good.
I <3 Terry.
August 7, 2025
builds off the justice lords lore incredibly well. lots of crazy twists and action but wonder woman is the standout - which is not a bad thing - just takes away from the title character.
April 21, 2019
Crossover time! Wooo!!! So at the same time BB 2.0 was being published, as sister series called Justice League Beyond 2.0 was being published and this book was the first time the books ever crossed over (make that the ONLY time the books ever crossed over, as JLB 2.0 was cancelled just after this event finished. Kinda unfortunate as this even set a lot of stuff up for future stories).
Now onto the Batman Beyond issues. The overall plot doesn't advance much in the Batman Beyond issues, but I think Higgins has a better voice for Terry and it's fun to see him explore the Justice Lords world. Dexter Soy's pencils in the JLB issues are solid, Thony Silas' style is also more my cup of tea.
Regarding the JLB issues, the plot is good, with a lot of fun plot twists and the art by Dexter Soy is good, but I never found the characters very compelling outside of 2 or 3. Having read the rest of the JLB 2.0 series a trend I noticed was that the characters added to the team specifically for the book were more varied and interesting than the ones who originally existed during the show. Example: Big Barda. By herself she is too similar a character to Warhawk, as they are both hotheaded and eager to fight instead of talk. BUT. I enjoy her when she's paired with Mr. Miracle, because seeing her relationship with Mr. Miracle helps distinguish her character more by framing her as someone in a very different phase of life. Wonder Woman was a fun addition, though I'm slightly disappointed we only see her arc through flashbacks instead of actually seeing her progress through one. It probably would have left more of an impact on me had I seen the original Justice League show and had a connection to the character. It's kind of a shame JLB was cancelled after this, as this story set up a lot of potential arcs/obstacles for its characters.
Anyways, if you were a fan of the previous volume, and intend of finishing the series this is a must buy, otherwise I'd stay away.
Now onto the Batman Beyond issues. The overall plot doesn't advance much in the Batman Beyond issues, but I think Higgins has a better voice for Terry and it's fun to see him explore the Justice Lords world. Dexter Soy's pencils in the JLB issues are solid, Thony Silas' style is also more my cup of tea.
Regarding the JLB issues, the plot is good, with a lot of fun plot twists and the art by Dexter Soy is good, but I never found the characters very compelling outside of 2 or 3. Having read the rest of the JLB 2.0 series a trend I noticed was that the characters added to the team specifically for the book were more varied and interesting than the ones who originally existed during the show. Example: Big Barda. By herself she is too similar a character to Warhawk, as they are both hotheaded and eager to fight instead of talk. BUT. I enjoy her when she's paired with Mr. Miracle, because seeing her relationship with Mr. Miracle helps distinguish her character more by framing her as someone in a very different phase of life. Wonder Woman was a fun addition, though I'm slightly disappointed we only see her arc through flashbacks instead of actually seeing her progress through one. It probably would have left more of an impact on me had I seen the original Justice League show and had a connection to the character. It's kind of a shame JLB was cancelled after this, as this story set up a lot of potential arcs/obstacles for its characters.
Anyways, if you were a fan of the previous volume, and intend of finishing the series this is a must buy, otherwise I'd stay away.
March 24, 2018
Alternate timeline stories are always a mixed bag. Add to it the fact this is a possible future and you have recipe for disaster. Kyle Higgins is able to avoid most the trappings and crafts a fun crossover with the future's best and worst heroes. He does a great job of instilling heart into this somewhat giant idea. Terry, Diana, Dick, Bruce, and others all have so many emotions to deal with here and its done very well. The art, by a multitude of pencilers, is decent. Less would have been better. Overall, a really good Batman Beyond book.
August 21, 2025
Lord Superman Finally kneels, for Now.
Wow. This is quite possibly one of the most consequential Elseworld stories. This comic merges events that occurred in The Justice League Animated Series, Batman Beyond. In essence what we didn't see after the episodes we saw. Lord Superman and Justice League Wonder Woman have a child, Zod 👀 WILD circumstance. Brainiac is literally the constant Multiversal threat. Um how and why did they kill Darkseid? That's disrespectful to Lord Darkseid. We need a Justice Lord film ASAP!!!!!
Wow. This is quite possibly one of the most consequential Elseworld stories. This comic merges events that occurred in The Justice League Animated Series, Batman Beyond. In essence what we didn't see after the episodes we saw. Lord Superman and Justice League Wonder Woman have a child, Zod 👀 WILD circumstance. Brainiac is literally the constant Multiversal threat. Um how and why did they kill Darkseid? That's disrespectful to Lord Darkseid. We need a Justice Lord film ASAP!!!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 5, 2019
A crossover volume of the Justice League Beyond 2.0 and Batman Beyond 2.0, in an alternative timeline, Batman died fighting the tyrannical Justice Lords (a concept created from the Justice League animated series). It was kinda uneventful, but stretched out to form an arc. I don't hate it, it was nice that they brought the concept back, but not a fan of the Justice Lords being the futuristic justice league.
June 22, 2017
Really interesting plot, decent artwork (much better than the Justice League lead up to this). Would have been a 5 but they do something and then change it like LAWL JUST KIDDING ILL EXPLAIN LAYER, then ignore it like it never happened... whatever. The ending for Lord Superman also made zero logical sense.
March 5, 2019
3.5 stars
An alternate world set in the Batman Beyond universe is set on bringing their totalitarian rule into both worlds.
The story and artwork are both competently done, my main problem with this book was that this entire setup has been done to death already. The evil superman character is practically a cliche by now in comics. Entertaining light reading.
An alternate world set in the Batman Beyond universe is set on bringing their totalitarian rule into both worlds.
The story and artwork are both competently done, my main problem with this book was that this entire setup has been done to death already. The evil superman character is practically a cliche by now in comics. Entertaining light reading.
March 9, 2024
This was a tricky one as it was interesting to bring in the Justice Lords into this future world but it was a bit of a distraction from the Batman side of things. Sure, we sent him on a special mission to the world of the Justice Lords, but somehow isolating him felt like it took away from this being his comic. A lot of the Justice League/Justice Lords nation happens without him in the "main" universe. At least he was pivotal in the final resolution because that's a Batman thing to do.
December 18, 2024
História legal, serve como uma continuação da série animada da liga da justiça e ela se complica um pouco no meio, mas fecha bem. Nada excepcional assim, porém acho que essa formação da liga do futuro puxa um pouco a qualidade para baixo. No entanto, a conclusão com o presente ao Terry funcionou muito bem!
April 4, 2021
I have not known too much about Batman’s successor Terry other than the cartoon was out. This story was quite interesting with a variety of artists and a unique story that crosses over worlds as the Justice League battles the Justice Lords. A good read.
September 10, 2022
It was confusing trying to keep track of who was part of the alternate world vs the regular Batman Beyond universe considering both are different than the regular DCU, but the cartoon style art is still excellent.
November 17, 2025
I loved it. I give it a solid 9.5/10. This run really felt like a continuation of the DCAU with many references and callbacks to various episodes of BTAS, JL, BB, etc. It managed to build upon past episodes in a way that respected them while advancing storylines in new directions.
October 13, 2019
Another good installment in a strong series. This edition was excellent and had some nice turns and sentimental moments. Strong art, good story, and good characters.
June 9, 2021
As a story it was okay; I just didn't really care for the JL and am a little tired of alternate timelines
February 23, 2023
Alternate timelines are always messy, and there was a lot of storylines that didn’t get a chance to breath.
October 30, 2024
Continues off stories from the Justice League show and the beyond show which both work very well in this ultimate mash up event.
March 22, 2017
I adore everything Kyle Higgins had ever penned. I adore this series in particular. Even though alternate reality hopping like this is usually head spinning, this one was so masterfully done!
May 21, 2022
Justice Lords Beyond is a crossover between Batman Beyond and Justice League Beyond, the last arc of Justice League Beyond, and a complete mess.
If you haven’t seen the Justice Lords episodes of Justice League then this book will mean nothing to you. If you have, then this is so far from that story and such a bad follow up that you’ll wish it meant nothing to you.
The Justice Lords world has become the Injustice video game. Superman and Batman are fighting because Superman’s turned into an evil dictator. Evil Superman and evil Wonder Woman are banging. Batman calls our main universe’s Justice League for help. It’s just Injustice so far.
Where things go slightly different and interesting is Beyond-verse Wonder Woman stays in that universe to get together with Lords-verse Batman, since Beyond Bruce never made his move. Things quickly turn bad though as evil Diana kills that Bruce and good Diana kills evil Diana. Then evil Superman and good Wonder Woman get married to call a ceasefire and genetically engineer a son together who is kidnapped by Brainiac and given to Jax-Ur from the Beyond universe to raise as Zod until he joins the JLB. Like I said, it’s a mess.
The Justice League side of the plot sees Diana and evil Superman come through to this universe to find their son Zod, Superman bringing his evil Justice Lords Beyond with him. Our League are pretty incompetent throughout. Wonder Woman is a mysterybox plot point rather than a character. It’s not awful but it is rubbish.
The Batman side of the plot fares better as he ends up in the Lords universe. Rather than the Justice Lords world, it’s better viewed as a what if within the Batman Beyond what if - what if Bruce died as Batmam before he could recruit and train Terry. Seeing that Terry (helpfully blonde so we can tell them apart) as one of the Jokerz is interesting.
Terry’s dad is alive to pull on the heart strings. Dick Grayson has both eyes and is married to Barbara with a son. But Grayson has given up hope and works for evil Superman and the world is an undeniably worse place. It needs a Batman. Terry has to help other Terry step up to become the new Batman and Dick find his heroism again to help him. This side of the story is really compelling.
What a shame about the rest of it.
If you haven’t seen the Justice Lords episodes of Justice League then this book will mean nothing to you. If you have, then this is so far from that story and such a bad follow up that you’ll wish it meant nothing to you.
The Justice Lords world has become the Injustice video game. Superman and Batman are fighting because Superman’s turned into an evil dictator. Evil Superman and evil Wonder Woman are banging. Batman calls our main universe’s Justice League for help. It’s just Injustice so far.
Where things go slightly different and interesting is Beyond-verse Wonder Woman stays in that universe to get together with Lords-verse Batman, since Beyond Bruce never made his move. Things quickly turn bad though as evil Diana kills that Bruce and good Diana kills evil Diana. Then evil Superman and good Wonder Woman get married to call a ceasefire and genetically engineer a son together who is kidnapped by Brainiac and given to Jax-Ur from the Beyond universe to raise as Zod until he joins the JLB. Like I said, it’s a mess.
The Justice League side of the plot sees Diana and evil Superman come through to this universe to find their son Zod, Superman bringing his evil Justice Lords Beyond with him. Our League are pretty incompetent throughout. Wonder Woman is a mysterybox plot point rather than a character. It’s not awful but it is rubbish.
The Batman side of the plot fares better as he ends up in the Lords universe. Rather than the Justice Lords world, it’s better viewed as a what if within the Batman Beyond what if - what if Bruce died as Batmam before he could recruit and train Terry. Seeing that Terry (helpfully blonde so we can tell them apart) as one of the Jokerz is interesting.
Terry’s dad is alive to pull on the heart strings. Dick Grayson has both eyes and is married to Barbara with a son. But Grayson has given up hope and works for evil Superman and the world is an undeniably worse place. It needs a Batman. Terry has to help other Terry step up to become the new Batman and Dick find his heroism again to help him. This side of the story is really compelling.
What a shame about the rest of it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 6, 2017
I didn't really know what I was getting into considering how behind I am with the funky timelines but this volume was sweet!
basically it was a Justice League Beyond comic and it kicked ass. it surprised me, it impressed me and it even tricked me.
Aside from the artwork getting a down grade in the final issue this was an awesome story.
basically it was a Justice League Beyond comic and it kicked ass. it surprised me, it impressed me and it even tricked me.
Aside from the artwork getting a down grade in the final issue this was an awesome story.
March 21, 2015
Great Comic!!! Great Story!!! Kyle Higgins writes a truly special Batman Beyond story. This story reminds me about why the DC Universe is incredible. Alternate dimensions and timelines are a mainstay of DC Comics so when I had an opportunity to read a story about the future Justice Lords I knew it was going to be great. First Kyle Higgins not only gives us a lot of action in this book but you really care about the characters motivations. Volume 2 of the Batman Beyond 2.0 has future Batman Terry McGinnis taking a risky mission to the world of the Justice Lords, they are slightly almost evil versions of the Justice League who tried to conquer our world. The story of how the Justice League won can be seen on the Justice League cartoon series. It appears that when the Justice Lords return to their world Wonder Woman stayed behind to aid Lord Batman in helping the Justice Lords change their ways. But sadly they fail and a superhuman war breaks out in the Justice Lord world between Lord Superman. Terry aka Batman Beyond must investigate and find out what happened to Lord Batman quickly as Wonder Woman returns with dire news but has been followed by an invasion of newer and more vicious Justice Lords.
Artist have drawn excellent characters that look just like the hit Batman Beyond animated series. There are some surprising twists in the story. But most importantly at the heart of the plot we learn the importance of choices and that the grass is not always greener on the other side. This was a great comic book.
Artist have drawn excellent characters that look just like the hit Batman Beyond animated series. There are some surprising twists in the story. But most importantly at the heart of the plot we learn the importance of choices and that the grass is not always greener on the other side. This was a great comic book.
October 6, 2015
Neat ideas well-executed, and some plot twists I didn't see coming -- it's an easy four stars. But I read (and watch) "Batman Beyond" for the interactions between Terry and Bruce, and having them not speaking to each other throughout the entire graphic novel hurt my enjoyment. Given that Bruce is Terry's surrogate father figure, I would've been particularly interested to see what he had to say to Terry about I like Dick Grayson fine, but he's no Bruce Wayne, and the loss of the Bruce-Terry interaction knocked a full star of enjoyment out of the read for me.
March 20, 2015
Tedious and boring.
Can't show a single plot point, but crammed with exposition instead.
Tries to go at the speed of the old cartoons, but completely fails as the artwork is terrible, downright terrible. There's this focus on the upper lip, I guess trying for the style of the cartoon, but it doesn't work for static imagery.
Limbs looks strange and faces have weird lines in them. Superman has a grey/white streak in his hair, but that's about the only consistency in his portrayal.
The story is boring, slow-paced and horribly contrived.
Sad I bought this comic with good money.
Can't show a single plot point, but crammed with exposition instead.
Tries to go at the speed of the old cartoons, but completely fails as the artwork is terrible, downright terrible. There's this focus on the upper lip, I guess trying for the style of the cartoon, but it doesn't work for static imagery.
Limbs looks strange and faces have weird lines in them. Superman has a grey/white streak in his hair, but that's about the only consistency in his portrayal.
The story is boring, slow-paced and horribly contrived.
Sad I bought this comic with good money.
January 9, 2016
I usually enjoy glimpses into alternate realities. Sliders was one of my fav tv shows growing up (until they killed off the Professor). I feel the writers did a pretty good job illustrating the distances our choices can make versus forcing situations for drama-factor.
The art was a little hard to follow. In the fight scenes I found it difficult to tell who from who, but that may be one of the points they were trying to make.
The art was a little hard to follow. In the fight scenes I found it difficult to tell who from who, but that may be one of the points they were trying to make.
March 24, 2015
Out of all the Batman Beyond stories that I have read, this one would be my favorite, especially due to the main villians being my favorite. I also enjoyed the artwork, as well as the twists that the Justice Lords Universe held for certain characters. This story is a must-read for fans of both Batman Beyond and for those of the Justice League animated universe
March 6, 2016
More enjoyable story line but it not continuing from the previous volume and leaving me playing catch up and looking on the web what the hell was going on at the beginning wasn't fun. I would have liked to see a little more of the Justice Lords future too if I'm honest, I never got to have it the same but different feeling that make me love alternate universes
June 5, 2015
THIS WAS SOOOO GOOD. I'm a huge Batman fan and an even bigger WW one so this combined two of my favorites with the Justice Lords arc which I so adore. Definitely worth the read!!! Read most of it during a 2h plane ride and wished that it was never going to end. :)
November 13, 2015
via NYPL - the artwork was nearly impossible to read during the action scenes, so that wasn't too appealing, but the story was pretty solid. Nothing great, but it had a few good twists along the way.
I'm truly amazed how many evil versions of Superman exist at DC, and kinda tired of them all.
I'm truly amazed how many evil versions of Superman exist at DC, and kinda tired of them all.
October 12, 2015
liked this, didn't love it
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