Batman: Beyond [Paperback]

Hilary J. Bader (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

Batman Beyond ("the future of crime-fighting!") got an excellent kickoff in the first few issues of DC's comic series starting in November of 1999. But before those comics appeared, DC issued a "miniseries" that bordered on the craptacular, with six issues published separately from March to August of the same year, and now collected in this trade paperback. Beginning as a nearly verbatim rehash of the TV pilot, the series never seems to find its footing, something writer Hilary J. Bader remedies in the "real" series later. A couple of these stories approach almost acceptable status--the third, Blight-fightin' issue ("Never Mix, Never Worry") and the sixth story on the normally sexy Inque ("Permanent Inque Stains")--but unless you've gotta have it, leave this one to the kiddies. --Paul Hughes

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Batman Beyond ("the future of crime-fighting!") got an excellent kickoff in the first few issues of DC's comic series starting in November of 1999. But before those comics appeared, DC issued a "miniseries" that bordered on the craptacular, with six issues published separately from March to August of the same year, and now collected in this trade paperback. Beginning as a nearly verbatim rehash of the TV pilot, the series never seems to find its footing, something writer Hilary J. Bader remedies in the "real" series later. A couple of these stories approach almost acceptable status--the third, Blight-fightin' issue ("Never Mix, Never Worry") and the sixth story on the normally sexy Inque ("Permanent Inque Stains")--but unless you've gotta have it, leave this one to the kiddies. --Paul Hughes

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: DC Kids (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563896044
• ISBN-13: 978-1563896040
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,701,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great, then later, pretty good., July 26, 2000

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Guybert - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batman: Beyond (Paperback)

This book collects issues 1-6 of the comic series and BY FAR, the best part of this book is the first six pages. The first three deal with an aspect of Batman's career not mentioned on the show and the next three are the beginning of the first episode. This bit of back history makes me hope that when production is done on Batman Beyond that they do a series based on the time between The New Adventures and Beyond. The first story in this book recreates the first episode of the show, where we are introduced to Terry McGinnis and an older, crankier Bruce Wayne. All of this is done with great art and writing. A very good translation. The rest of this book isn't as good as this story. There is a dumb story about a mummy that has come back to life and a pretty good story about one of Batman's major enemies, Inque. Overall, this book very good at first and then falls a little flat. It is good, but not great. Recommended mostly for fans of the show.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Batman Beyond Review, May 4, 2000

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R. E. Griffin (Herndon, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Batman: Beyond (Paperback)

Well, most of this book was pretty bad. The first two stories are pretty much exactly the same as the first two episodes of the show. The next few stories are not very good. They deal with stupid enemies that don't relate to the Batman Beyond universe. For instance, a mummy that comes to life or a magical demon from the netherworld. There are six stories and the last story involves a good enemy, Inque. However, the final story still isn't up to the Batman Beyond standard that you get from the show. Bottom line: If you really like Batman Beyond get the book, but don't expect the show. I suggest going to your local comic book store and getting a single issue to check out what the stories are like.

4.0 out of 5 stars It was okay, January 3, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Batman: Beyond (Paperback)

I think this deserves three and a half stars actually. This graphic novel collects the six-issue miniseries that debuted sometime around 1998. Here is a rundown of the stories and what I thought of them...
1. Not On My Watch/I Am Batman (Two Parts): Boring. Just a watered down adaptation of the series pilot. The beginning part, With Batman's robotic arm, was the only good part.
2. Never Mix, Never Worry: Very well done! Although I thought about something. Yostrium, Zeliconium, and that other element that begins with an x...Perhaps people in that time period are fascinated by the last 3 letters of the alphabet.
3. Magic Is Everywhere: My personal favorite. I liked seeing Jason Blood/Etrigan in the future.
4. Mummy, Oh! And Juliet: This deserves the award for being the oddest Batman story since Critters! It's great, as long as you don't take it seriously. One of my favorites.
5. Permanent Inque Stains: This one was very good. I liked seeing Inque, and I liked the stereotypical proffessor guy. Also, the "Terry Beatty- Inquer" joke was funny.
Overall, this book was an enjoyable read, but not as good as "Mad Love".