In news that will certainly get A LOT of DC Multiverse collectors and Batman Beyond fans happy (as well as poor come the figures releases), Todd McFarlane went live on Facebook earlier to showcase the very first look at the upcoming Batman Beyond wave of figures - namely Batman Beyond, Shriek, Batwoman Beyond, and Blight - that you can all collect to build the Jokerbot BAF action figure! Now unlike previous waves that were all released simultaneously, the Jokerbot/ Batman Beyond wave will be released by installments throughout 2021 - meaning each figure with a part will come on a scheduled date and month. For example - Batman Beyond will be released on April, while Shriek comes on June. Add Batwoman Beyond and Blight after that, and you'll have to get each one on the months to come.
As Batman Beyond recently turned 22 years old this month, this is very AWESOME NEWS. You can watch the exciting reveal from the Toddfather himself below.
Hot Toys continues to chug out some concept figures from games and movies alike - and one of them is the costume that one Terry McGinnis will eventually wear as Batman Beyond, albeit a version that Bruce Wayne develops and wears as one of the alternate costumes featured in the 2015 game "Batman: Arkham Knight".
Looking a lot more tactical and heavy as compared to the look everyone knows from the animated series and comics, this Batman Beyond Hot Toys figure will fit well with those who collect The Dark Knight and his world - as well as Hot Toys figures and concept stuff they like to display in their collection.
Batman fans - REJOICE. Another big name has been added to the EPIC DC ON THE CW CROSSOVER EVENT coming this fall in "Crisis On Infinite Earths", and it's none other than Kevin Conroy - AKA THE VOICE OF BATMAN in "Batman: The Animated Series", its numerous spin-offs, and other forms of Batman media in film, TV, and games!
Reported by Comic Book.com, Conroy's casting comes in the heels of Brandon Routh returning to the role of Superman and Cress Williams confirming that "Black Lightning" will be part of the crossover.
His role hasn't been revealed yet... But he could be playing an aged Bruce Wayne/ Batman ala Batman Beyond (which just turned 20 years this year) or The Dark Knight Returns (Update: HE IS PLAYING OLDER BRUCE according to TV Line!). That would be AWESOME, and while the Batman from Batwoman's world hasn't been named yet - one has to wonder if Conroy will wear the Cape and Cowl somehow. If John Wesley Shipp could do 90's Flash, the folks behind Arrow and The Flash may figure something out and surprise us yet.
The Arrowverse's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" will debut this December 2019 and the crossover will run through Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, and Legends of Tomorrow until January 2020.
Following on the footsteps of a critically acclaimed animated series based on DC's flagship hero is no small feat, let alone being a drastic idea of a sequel that pushes forward some decades past The Dark Knight's prime and seeing a new successor take on the mantle of the bat altogether. That pretty much sums up 1999's "Batman Beyond" - the futuristic sequel to "Batman The Animated Series" and "The New Batman Adventures" and created by the triple threat team of Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. Set primarily in the year 2039, the story follows Terry McGinnis - a young teenager living in Neo-Gotham who meets the elderly Bruce Wayne and stumbles upon his secrets during his days as the Caped Crusader. After crime and corruption claim the life of Terry's father and circumstances see the need for new blood to defend his city, Bruce reluctantly takes the headstrong youth under his wing and trains him to become the new Batman.
Released in 1999, Batman Beyond became a critical and commercial success - thanks in no small part to the brilliant writing and animation put together by the team of Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and the rest of Warner Bros. Animation. Reprising his role as Bruce Wayne of course is Kevin Conroy - the voice of Batman - who plays the mentor role this time around as the spotlight now turns to Terry McGinnis/ Batman Beyond, who is voiced by Will Friedle.
Batman Beyond Intro (HD Widescreen)
As the show explored a time when Bruce's life moved ahead and many of his allies and villains have either grown older, retired, or died - the series reflects the toll and consequences his crusade has taken on him - his last outing (ironically set in 2019 in the Pilot epiode "Rebirth Part 1") as Batman almost cost him his life and an act of desperation caused him to almost rely on the very weapon that took his parents life - leading to his subsequent retirement and life as a recluse. However because crime never sleeps and villains new and old continue to prey on Gotham and the innocent, he is forced to reevaluate his self-imposed exile and lend his knowledge and wisdom to a new ally in Terry McGinnis. Most of Batman Beyond's episodes deal with the growing relationship and respect Bruce and Terry have as mentor and student - as both face enemies from the past and a new rogues gallery that has risen in the wake of the new Batman's emergence. Terry's crusade would see him face off new opponents like Inque, Shriek, Spellbinder, and Wayne's corrupt business rival partner turned mutant Blight, while also encountering his mentor's own adversaries who have returned in the future such as Mister Freeze, Ra's Al Ghul, and later the Clown Prince of Crime himself in the animated movie feature "Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker".
As someone who grew up idolizing and admiring the adventures of the one true Batman, Batman Beyond is undoubtedly a worthy follow-up to the saga of The Dark Knight and now stands with its own legacy 20 years later. The show has spawned various merchandise, toys, and multiple comic book sequel series and spin-offs, and has become a part of the DC Multiverse canon altogether. As Frank Miller told the story of an elderly Bruce Wayne returning to fight crime in his "Dark Knight" universe of stories, Bruce Timm and Paul Dini have done the same with Old Man Wayne in their DC Animated Universe and giving him a worthy successor in Terry McGinnis. If you haven't watched this show - you are truly missing out. As they would say in 2039 - it is very "Schway".
For those who actively play the mobile version of Injustice: Gods Among Us, some very GREAT NEWS in time for the beginning of the new year has arrived!
If you're fans of Terry McGinnis... aka Batman Beyond, The Injustice Facebook page has announced that a new Challenge update has been released to acquire the "Animated Batman Beyond" card! Getting this nabs you a strong Batman that has "limited boost" to his special attacks upon use!
And in case you needed a refreshed on who this awesome character is, Terry is the successor to Bruce Wayne and is the Batman of the Future from the 1999 animated series "Batman Beyond"! To see how he is in action, here's Batman Beyond in action from last year's 75th Anniversary special short!
"Batman Beyond" - Darwyn Cooke's Batman 75th Anniversary Short (Official)
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A joyous and wonderful Happy Easter greeting to all! It's definitely a time to celebrate and be hopeful, as well as being grateful for all the blessings and things that we've received so far.
And falling on Batman's 75th Anniversary, it's a good time to be excited for a lot of things ahead for The Dark Knight and his world.
Case in point, DC Entertainment was able to compile via their DC All Access program the "Top 10 Badass Batman Moments" gathered from the Caped Crusader's lengthy history in comicdom.
Top 10 Badass Batman Moments (DCAA)
And in case it's new to you, Yahoo! Movies has debuted the FULL SHORT of Darwyn Cooke's tribute to Batman Beyond and Batman!
Darwyn Cooke's Batman Beyond - Animated Short
And that's just some of the things making this year special for Bat-fans. And via my team of Justice PH and its subsidiary Batman based group Gotham PH, here's a warm greeting for the season!
Giving their first look at what may very well be a fine tribute of epic proportions from the legendary Darwyn Cooke, DC All Access has the very first sneak peek at the next Batman 75 animated short from one of the minds behind the futurists Batman Beyond series, which sees Terry McGinnis as Batman trying to save his mentor Bruce Wayne from... Batman?
Well, more like a Batman bot or something... But very much like Bruce during his prime! This, fans have got to see!
Darwyn Cooke's Batman Beyond - First Look (DCAA)
The Batman Beyond animated short for the Batman 75th Anniversary debuts in Wondercon!
New things have been revealed in the DC Comics universe via interviews and solicitations, and it appears that we'll be seeing two new "debuts" in separate alternate universes well known to fans and readers alike.
