Batman Beyond vol. 1 Escaping The Grave
DC Universe Rebirth
Issues: Rebirth and 1-5
By: Dan Jurgens
Art by: Bernard Chang (Artist), Marcelo Maiolo (Colourist),
Travis Lanham (Letterer)
Story: Terry McGinnis is back from his own death, or faked
death in this case, only to find that part of the city has been overrun by Jokerz,
a gang of Joker wannabes who are shaking down the citizens for “protection”
money, and rumors that The Joker is alive. To make matters worse the love of
his life, Dana Tan who at this point doesn’t even know Terry is still alive has
been kidnapped by the mad man behind the Jokerz. Terry is out of practice and
the first couple confrontations with the gang end poorly but with the help of
Terry’s younger brother Matt, and his best friend Max, Terry just maybe able to
pull off a rescue and unravel the Jokerz from the inside out.
Art: It’s pretty much
how I expected it to be dark, futuristic, with accents of neon colors making it
look very cyber punk-ish. The detail
work put into is great, the cityscape background was pretty impressive. The
second cowl that he donned I didn’t care much for the eye holes were just
shaped weird.
Characters: Terry McGinnis/Batman: is the young man that
will pick up the mantle of Batman in the future. Bruce Wayne recruited him and
trained him to take over. Matt McGinnis: is the younger brother to Terry who
has custody of him. He idolizes his big brother and will do anything to help
him. Max Gibson: Is the tech guru for the series her friendship with Terry goes
way back she is irreplaceable (and in the animated series she was voiced by one
of my favorites Cree Summer). Dana Tan: the love interest she was a high school
sweethearts and until recently didn’t know Terry was Batman. Jokerz: the crazy
money hungry gang who idolizes The Joker. Carter Wilson/Terminal: Former
classmate and kind of a bully grows up to be a hopeful supervillain. Commissioner Barbara Gordon, Bruce
Wayne, The Joker.
Review: I remember when Batman Beyond first aired on t.v. I
loved the concept of it, and then to have it continue after the series ended
with the comics was so much better. I love the progression of the story and how
Terry just didn’t jump right back in and be all badass, he was out of shape, kind of, and he admitted it and worked around the issue. I also enjoyed how
evenly paced the story was with the action and equal amount of intrigue. I
always thought Terry was a great replacement for Bruce. Matt is a good comic
relief. 
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