Hush Beyond

I hope everybody is a fan of Batman, otherwise you are going to be lost! As a child, I was one of the biggest Batman fans. From the movies to the animated series to the toys, to the games. And while growing up, the Batman Legacy took a drastic change, but a great one. Bruce Timm took his amazing series a step further by venturing the future 40 years into the world of Bruce Wayne, and the successor of the Batman legend. Batman Beyond began in 1999, and lucky for me, I was growing up during that era. It is now known as one of the top 40 animated series ever.

And even after all this time, I am a huge fan. And I always kept track of any Batman Beyond related material. Fortunately for me, my tracking paid off. From the creation of Adam Beechen, Ryan Benjamin, and Jon Stanisci, a graphic novel was made to further the BB story. Want to know what I thought of it? I'll tell you later...

I don't like giving up too much of stories, so I'll just provide this for eager readers:

"Terry McGinnis – the Batman of the future – and an elderly Bruce Wayne – the original Batman – are the sworn protectors of Neo-Gotham. But when someone targets The Dark Knight’s old foes, the new Batman must begin a case that reaches back into Bruce Wayne’s past and puts Terry’s future directly in danger."

We see some interesting characters appear and return. Many were suprising for me to see in there, and some were the characters I wish were more covered in the TV series. Dick Grayson, Amanda Waller....and Catwoman? Yes, that was a shock as well.

I will be flat out honest, I am not a fan of comics. And I had certain expectations for it, which was a flaw on my end. Because you won't always get the same result when you have different people telling the same story of a hero. And with the great sucess and ending to BB in "The Return of the Joker", it is hard to picture what exactly would happen up to the "Epilogue" moment. But I think the Beechen team did a great job.

And better yet, a continuous series is now in talk. So I am really excited to get back into the BB saga, and I look forward to much more that is ahead. Despite my problems with my expectations, I feel that it was a great read, and I encourage that all of you read it. And please, feel free to let me know how you feel about the story as well. Hope to talk to you soon about more Batman Beyond!

-Tyler