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Batman Beyond #48
Review by Paul Bowler.
The future and the past collide in Batman Beyond #48 when Terry McGinnis’ mentor Bruce Wayne suddenly turns against him! Luckily histories greatest unknown hero – Booster Gold – is on hand to whisk Batman Beyond back to the Gotham of yesteryear, to the time when Bruce Wayne is Batman. It looks as if Batman and Batman Beyond are finally going to meet at last… or will they?
Its time for Batman Beyond to go all back to the future — well sort of — but with a fun twist as writer Dan Jurgens turns familiar tropes on their head and sends him back to the present day instead. Events unfold extremely rapidly from the outset, throwing us right into the heart of this intriguing time travel quandary Terry McGninnis faces, and the stakes are deeply personal for him as well.
The addition of Booster Gold is the real masterstroke here. Not only is it a good old-fashioned team-up, the banter between Batman Beyond and Booster Gold is also very funny, and I really like the quirky dynamic between them. Given that Dan Jurgens is at the helm we can rest assured Batman Beyond’s time travelling shenanigans with Booster Gold are in safe hands, other writers have used Booster Gold very poorly of late in my opinion, so it’s great to see Jurgens redressing the balance.
Visually this is quite a striking issue of Batman Beyond from penciler Paul Pelleteir, along with inks by Norman Rapmund and bold colors by colorist Chris Sotomayor that seamlessly melds the two different eras this issue bridges to great effect. The action flows at a fast, almost unbroken pace for virtually the entirety of the issue as Batman Beyond and Booster Gold go through the ubiquitous team-up squabbles and fisticuffs before they join forces to achieve their goal — to prevent the time delayed subliminal message that caused Bruce Wayne to turn against Batman Beyond in the future from ever being implanted by the telepath Blanque. Characters, locations and emotional beats are all rendered in rich detail and vibrant color by the artistic team — along with a terrific final page that nicely encapsulates the tone of this issues eye catching cover by Dan Mora.
A hugely enjoyable issue in its own right, Batman Beyond #48 feels like a breath of fresh air in the DCU at the moment. I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Batman Beyond who became a part of the DCU after the success of the Batman Beyond animated series (1999-2001), this has been the characters longest running comic book series to date, and I’ve really enjoyed it. I’m also a fan of Booster Gold, so I’m really happy to see him being written in the way he should be again, and teaming up with Batman Beyond is the icing on the cake! Batman Beyond in 2020 is such a great concept as well, its just a shame its taken until nearly the end of Dan Jurgens iconic run for it to finally happen.
Publisher: DC Comics
Writer: Dan Jurgens / Penciller: Paul Pelleteir
Inks: Norman Rapmund / Colorist: Chris Sotomayor
Letterer: Travis Lanham / Cover: Dan Mora
About The Author
Hi, I’m Paul Bowler, blogger and reviewer of films, TV shows, and comic books. I’m a Sci-Fi geek, a big fan of Doctor Who, Star Trek, movies, Sci-Fi, Horror, Comic Books, and all things PS4.You can follow me on Twitter @paul_bowler,or at my website, Sci-Fi Jubilee, and on YouTube and Facebook
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Cool. Booster Gold alongside Bats! Have a few of those old BG comics.
This was a really fun team-up between Booster Gold and Batman Beyond. I’m a fan of those BG comics as well, he’s such a great character. 🙂
Sounds like a fun plot, and I’ve always loved the humor of Booster Gold. I might have to go look for this one, even though I haven’t bought a comic in a long while.
I think Booster Gold is a great character as well and good to see him being written so well again. Batman Beyond is another favourite of mine, so was fun to see him team up with Booster Gold for this storyline. Well worth checking out. 🙂
This issue definitely sounds like a lot of fun. I’ve always been a huge fan of time travel and I loved the Batman Beyond show so seeing him get to meet Batman in his prime is a fantastic idea
I really enjoyed the premise of having Batman beyond team-up with Booster Gold, it made for a really fun and exciting story. I’m a fan of the Batman Beyond show as well, it was brilliant!
Great cover art!
I agree, loved this cover artwork! 🙂
Great Post, as always, Paul.
SURPRISE! BRAD’S BACK!
Back in time to wish u a Happy Halloween!
Sorry I’ve been away for too long – health problems and too many other crises affected my writing.
But I’ve got too much unfinished work on my Dashboard and want to sort it all out, and pronto! Of course, tried to return last month, but the new Block Editor was forced on me, and it took forever trying to revert back to Classic.
More importantly, I’ve missed u and your blog, and look forward to catching up.
Cheers!
Hi Brad! Happy Halloween! Glad to hear you are ok. Yeah, know what you mean about that new block editor thing. Took a bit of getting used to but I’m getting there. Wasn’t aware you could revert back to the classic version tho? Very kind of your to say Brad, I’ve missed your blog as well, nice to see you back. Take care and stay safe and well. 🙂
Thanks Paul.
Re the Block:
Click on Add Plugins, select Classic Editor icon, click Install;
even easier: on Dashboard, click on View all drafts, Classic should be listed as a clickable option beneath th title of your intended draft(s)
I really don’t want to convert to Blocks – do they not know? “You can’t teach an old nerfherder new tricks” 😉
Cheers!
That’s brilliant! Thanks for letting me know, I prefer the classic editor than the blocks, so that’ll make things a lot easier. Thank you! 🙂
You’re welcome, amigo!
Happi(er) blogging 🙂
Cheers!
I’ve never actually read any Batman Beyond but have gotten into the animated series this past year thanks to the blu-ray set that came out. Quite a good series, certainly not on the same level as Batman: The Animated Series but a good concept that adds to the Batman mythos.
Dan Jurgens is such a great writer (still one of the best Superman writers and artist) and this sounds like a fun issue with a new twist.
I really liked the Batman Beyond animated series, it was such a great concept, and the storylines were very good. I’ve really enjoyed this Batman Beyond comic book series, its been one of the longest, and I think Dan Jurgens is a brilliant writer. This issue was a really fun and exciting story. 🙂