Meanwhile: Batman Beyond 2.0

SPOILER WARNING
A lot of really cool moments happen weekly in comics. Given the number of titles related to the Dark Knight, it’s kinda hard to follow them all. Every week I’ll recap what I consider the coolest, most memorable moment in the DC Bat-Universe. With that said, please know that these articles will contain SPOILERS. You’ve been warned.
Kyle Higgins (Nightwing) has recently taken the helm of DC’s digital first series, Batman Beyond 2.0. Batman Beyond was the follow-up animated series to the classic Batman: The Animated Series by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett. The show featured an older Bruce Wayne and a young successor to the Batman mantle, teenager Terry Mcguiness.
DC decided to re-introduce the characters from the animated series several years ago as a miniseries that was so popular that it spawned an ongoing series. Eventually it became one of their lynchpin digital series. The book wrapped up its earlier run with the epic 10,000 Clowns storyline that had major ramifications for the entire cast.
Higgins has started his run with a bang and pow. Terry (Batman) is no longer allied with Bruce Wayne. He now works with former Robin and Nightwing, Dick Grayson and he’s just started college. If those changes to the status quo aren’t enough, in issue #4 we have Terry encounter…



Nightwing vs Batman
Yup, that’s a young, in his prime Nightwing. That panel is almost identical to the first time Dick Grayson debuted as Nightwing on the Animated Series.
If that’s not cool enough for you, the best is yet to come. After a brief scuffle, Nightwing is joined by the Batman Family in a panel that is quite iconic as well.
Gotham Knights
Lots of questions need to be answered by Kyle Higgins with these reveals, but what a great moment!
Batman Beyond 2.0 is released digitally (Kindle, iTunes, comixology) bi-weekly on Saturdays and later collected in print. #5 will be out October 5.
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Source: DC Comics

Carlos Cabaleiro

Carlos Cabaleiro

Carlos Cabaleiro illustrator+designer+storyteller I grew up just outside of New York. The eldest of three talented siblings; fascinated by my imagination and superheroes. Relocated to Florida and attended Miami International School of Art and Design. Worked as a freelance graphic designer to pay the bills. Somewhere along the way, I ended up taking a detour and now I'm back to making a living from my talent. Back and better than ever, I'm making my way in the world armed with my imagination, skill, talent, determination and the love and support of my fiancee, Kristina, and my family and friends. I now reside in Central Florida and share my studio with my sidekick, Grayson the dog wonder (he doesn't draw but he likes to keep me company). I am influenced by Bruce Timm, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Michael Golden, Egon Schiele, Leonardo D'vinci, Alex Ross, Wally Wood, Carl Banks and Don Newton. I focus primarily on illustration dealing with all things fandom, with a strong focus on sequential storytelling (storyboards, comics). I've worked for clients such as Ocean Drive magazine, Bacardi advertising and High Impact Comics. A HUGE Batman fan. I get excited for DC Comics, anything by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, James Robinson, FX's Justified and really cool action figures. I love to read and mostly lean towards fantasy or classics. Some favorites are: Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher, Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, anything by Edgar Allan Poe, Raylan Givens short stories by Elmore Leonard and my all-time favorite, Dracula by Bram Stoker.