Batman Beyond #5 continues that tradition by bringing in a plot that went unresolved from the show. It's been a unique blend of using new elements and old elements. The new ongoing brought in the future version of the Justice League and even Sam, the pink-haired chick who acted as Batman's annoying side-kick for the last two seasons of the show. It also brought in a future version of Hush. The mini brought Dick Grayson into the mix.
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Since the series became an ongoing, it's gone beyond (I know it's a lousy pun so please don't bust my balls) picking up the slack from the old cartoon. It's this gritty realism mixed with futuristic elements that has made Batman Beyond such a joy to read. Seeing as how my old Chevy looks like a piece of shit compared to the latest Toyota, that's a future I'm inclined to believe. The only difference is the buildings are bigger and the cars are fancier. And corporations are still as greedy as ever. Disease and death still make puppies cry. The world of Batman Beyond and the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, isn't much different from the world of today. It shows frighteningly little progress in the human condition. From the old cartoon to the new comics, it's done something with the future that shocks any reader looking for a giant robot to floss it's teeth with the bones of captured humans.
Then there's the future of Batman Beyond. Whether it's the utopian future of peace, prosperity, and people generally acting like pussies or the post-apocalyptic future where humans are reduced to cattle it's always extreme in a ridiculously inane way. Let's face it, most of crazy futures predicted in fiction are complete bullshit.
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