Batman Beyond 2.0 (2013- ) #21


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It's Batman vs. Lord Superman amidst the ruins of Wayne Manor--what more do you need??




Batman Beyond 2.0: Rewired


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A lot has changed in Neo-Gotham over the last year. Now balancing college, family, and crime fighting, Terry McGinnis still dons the red and black suit as Batman. Bruce Wayne is no longer chirping in his ear, however, replaced by the former Nightwing himself, Dick Grayson. One thing that never changes, though, is someone’s always looking to bring the city to its knees. Called in to investigate the death of Mayor Davis, Batman and his allies sense foul play. When someone frees the inmates held in Davis’ pet project, the new Arkham Institute, those suspicions become dangerous reality. But the menace behind these attacks is someone Batman has never faced before, an unknown quantity. Calling himself Rewire, this electrically charged villain has plans for Neo-Gotham -- starting with the end of Batman! It’s a new era for Batman Beyond as writer KYLE HIGGINS (NIGHTWING, DEATHSTROKE) and artist THONY SILAS (Venom) plug you into BATMAN BEYOND 2.0: REWIRED (collects stories from BATMAN BEYOND UNIVERSE #1-8)!




Batman Beyond: Justice Lords Beyond


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The Justice Lords hail from an alternate universe where the Justice League decided to enforce law and order through and means necessary...and then took it too far, becoming despots. Years ago the Justice League defeated them, and Wonder Woman returned to their world with them to make sure they stayed in check. something went wrong. Now, Wonder Woman is back in the world of Batman Beyond, and Superman and Bruce Wayne sense that she’s hiding something. As Terry McGinnis takes a dangerous trip to the Justice Lords’ world to find out Wonder Woman’s secrets-and encounters a version of himself whose life took a very different path-the Justice Lords return to our Earth in search of Wonder Woman. the Justice League of the future hope to defeat versions of themselves that are just as powerful but more ruthless? Or will the world of the future become another conquest for Lord Superman? Writers Kyle Higgins (NIGHTWING) and Christos Gage (BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT) and artists Thony Silas (Venom) and Dexter Soy (Captain Marvel) take the fan-favorite villains from the JUSTICE LEAGUE animated series into the world of Batman Beyond and transformed them into the Justice Lords Beyond! (Collects BATMAN BEYOND UNIVERSE #9-12)!




Batman Beyond 2.0 Vol. 3: Mark of the Phantasm


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Not even Batman can fight off the past. Since defeating the Justice Lords, Terry McGinnis has been focusing on the future. But just as Ghoul manages to re-create the original Joker serum, one of Bruce Wayne's former foes, The Phantasm, returns to the scene. Her first target is Terry’s new superhero protégé Vigilante, aka Jake Chill, a man whose past is tied to both Bruce's and Batman's own histories. When Batman learns the truth, Bruce Wayne’s secrets begin to unravel, and Terry won’t stop until he uncovers them all. What he learns may change his perception of his mentor forever . . . But Terry has little time to dwell. Not only is Vigilante juiced up on Joker serum, but Ghoul has figured out a way to use it to amplify powers, and his first two subjects are very familiar: Inque and Rewire! With so much on the line, will the Bat family be buried under this avalanche of history? In BATMAN BEYOND 2.0: MARK OF THE PHANTASM, Kyle Higgins (NIGHTWING, DEATHSTROKE) and Alec Siegel (C.O.W.L.) team with artists Thony Silas (Venom), Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW) and Craig Rousseau (HARLEY QUINN) to rewrite the history of Batman Beyond in the stunning series finale! Collects BATMAN BEYOND UNIVERSE #13-16.




Justice League Beyond


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Batman Beyond: Batgirl Beyond


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Terry McGinnis is the Batman of the future, protecting a high-tech Gotham City from threats new and old. But the battle is never-ending...and soon there might not be a Gotham left to protect! After Terry's friend and ally, Max, is recruited by secretive Undercloud for her extraordinary computer abilities, she discovers the full extent of their mission, and it threatens to control the city! Meanwhile, in Neo-Gotham’s slums, a new Batgirl is rising...but how will Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon feel about that? Return to the world of hit television series BATMAN BEYOND with creators Adam Beechen (BATMAN BEYOND), Scott Peterson (BATGIRL), Adam Archer (SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED) and Annie Wu (Hawkeye)!




Justice League Beyond: Power Struggle


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The World's Greatest Super Heroes of Tomorrow are here! Now with a few fresh faces and a newly-constructed Watchtower, the Justice League are back to being a well-oiled crime fighting machine! But when Superman's powers begin to rage out of control, the League must figure out a way to protect the world--and themselves--from the Last Son of Krypton. JUSTICE LEAGUE BEYOND: POWER STRUGGLE is collected here in its entirety for the first time, written by Christos Gage (Avengers Arena). This volume collects issues #1-8.




Batman (2011-2016) #21


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Zero Year part 1! Twists and turns are around every corner as Bruce Wayne takes the final steps toward his destiny! And in the backup story, learn more about how different Gotham City was at this dangerous point in time.




Superheroes Smash the Box Office


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In 1997, the superhero movie was all but dead. The last Superman flick had been released a decade earlier to disastrous reviews and ticket sales. The most recent Batman film was a franchise-killing bomb. And an oft-promised Spider-Man feature was grounded. Yet a mere five years later this once-derided genre would be well on its way to world domination at the box office and even critical respectability. How did this happen? And why, two decades later, does the phenomenon show no sign of abating? Here, for the first time, is an extensively researched soup-to-nuts history of the superhero movie, from the first bargain-basement black-and-white serials to today's multiverse blockbusters. Chronicling eight decades of stops and starts, controversies and creators, good guys and bad guys--onscreen and off--this entertaining account explains how and why our entertainment universe came to be overpowered by costumed crimefighters and their nefarious counterparts.




Batman and Psychology


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Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including: Does Batman have PTSD? Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with “bad girls” he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal, green-haired clown? Combining psychological theory with the latest in psychological research, Batman and Psychology takes you on an unprecedented journey behind the mask and into the dark mind of your favorite Caped Crusader and his never-ending war on crime.