Batman Beyond #1
SCORE: 70
I was at one of the local comic book stores recently and came across
Batman Beyond #1. I got really excited. A new Batman Beyond series done
in the old style of the animated show. It also said there are going to
six issues in this series. How cool is that? My bubble got burst pretty
quickly. I was talking to the gentleman at the front about this series
and wanting to add it to my pulls. Then came the bad news.
Batman Beyond #1 is a reprint from the 1999 series. DC Comics is only
reprinting this one right now. Why would they do that? Do they expect us
to go looking for the other five in the used bins and online? Why get us
all excited about this series and only reprint the first one? I am so
baffled by the logic here. Maybe someone in Family Friendly Gaming
Universe can explain this to me. Or maybe someone over at DC Comics can
explain it to me.
There are twenty-two pages of comic book content within Batman Beyond
#1. Advertisements can be found all throughout this comic book. The ads
are from 1999 as well. So are the letters contained within Batman Beyond
#1. I really enjoyed seeing the old advertisements and whatnot in Batman
Beyond #1. There is even a picture of the front cover of the next issue
in this six part series on Batman Beyond.
There will be spoilers in this review. A lot of Batman Beyond #1 is the
beginnings of Batman Beyond. We run across an old Batman that has to use
a gun to survive a battle. It is obviously time for him to retire. We
also meet Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond #1. Terry and Bruce Wayne meet
in Batman Beyond #1 thanks to the Jokers attacking Terry. Bruce needs
some help and Terry finds the Batcave.
The issues families can have with Batman Beyond #1 are violence, blood,
lack of attire, and more. The blood and lack of attire are actually
pretty light within Batman Beyond #1. I would love to read the rest of
this series. I do not know if I will think about looking for the rest of
these comic books in the future. I already have a rather substantial
pile awaiting my attention. I hope to get caught up in the next year or
two.
- Paul
Graphics: 64%
Writing: 75%
Replay/Extras: 75%
Story: 74%
Family Friendly Factor: 64%
System: Comic Book
Publisher: DC Comics
Author: Bader, Burchett, Beatty
Rating: ‘T’ for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
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