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thirty37seven's review
3.0
"You're Batman."
"I was Batman."
"Oh, my God of course."
"Of course? What does that mean, 'of course?' I hate it when you 'of course.'"
"I couldn't save her, Bruce."
"You can't save everybody, Terry."
"I was Batman."
"Oh, my God of course."
"Of course? What does that mean, 'of course?' I hate it when you 'of course.'"
"I couldn't save her, Bruce."
"You can't save everybody, Terry."
nickpalmieri's review
3.0
This one contains six issues. The first two are an adaptation of the pilot episode of the show, which is okay, but because this story is only 44 sparse pages while the pilot was 44 jam-packed minutes, it does feel rushed and like a lot is missing. The pacing is also a bit wonky in the third issue, a Blight story, but it's still a fun enough read. Things really heat up in the last three issues, where we deal with Etrigan, a mummy, and finally Inque. The Etrigan and mummy stories are fun, but they lean too much on elements that aren't specific to Batman Beyond. Bader clearly found the voice of the series by the end- the final story captures the uniqueness of the show the best and is by far the strongest of the lot- but it's a shame it took the whole volume to get there.
The art's great the entire way through, combining the best visual elements of the show with visuals that work in comics, and with superb coloring throughout. Even when the story wasn't firing on all cylinders, the art always was.
Overall: Recommended if you're a fan of the show and can find this for cheap. A full series started after this miniseries, and while unfortunately none of that is collected at the moment, I feel it will be soon. If most of the ongoing series is like the final issue here, I'm definitely in.
The art's great the entire way through, combining the best visual elements of the show with visuals that work in comics, and with superb coloring throughout. Even when the story wasn't firing on all cylinders, the art always was.
Overall: Recommended if you're a fan of the show and can find this for cheap. A full series started after this miniseries, and while unfortunately none of that is collected at the moment, I feel it will be soon. If most of the ongoing series is like the final issue here, I'm definitely in.
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