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Batman Beyond Neo Year #1

SCORE: 73

As we have been exploring comic books at our local comic book stores I noticed quite a few reboots, and other comic books start at the first issue. I have not been in the comic book industry in some time. I do remember that number one issues always have the potential to be worth some money down the line in the future. So I have been paying attention to these number ones. Batman Beyond Neo Year #1 is one of those I found. I remember the animated show and Batman Beyond was pretty interesting decades ago.

I did honestly not expect much from Batman Beyond Neo Year #1. I have been trying a plethora of different thirteen and older comic books only to be disappointed. Batman Beyond Neo Year #1 actually was much cleaner than I expected it to be. There is also quite a bit of story and text to read which is something I find very cool. Bruce Wayne is dead and the Holographic Man is now in charge of Wayne-Powers. Terry McGinnis is an adult and doing a good job as Batman.

Terry McGinnis realizes that the best way to keep things safe is to use paper. A lot of the text is Terry writing to Bruce even though Bruce is now dead. Batman Beyond Neo Year #1 shows that the torch has been completely passed along. Terry is using the lessons Bruce Wayne taught him. Barbara Gordon is retiring as the commissioner in Neo Gotham City. The crime has been flat lately. What Barbara does not know is Terry is out there stopping crimes.

There are twenty-one pages of art within Batman Beyond Neo Year #1. The first page also contains all of the people behind the comic book but I am counting it. Then there are five pages devoted to Flashpoint Beyond #0. There are advertisements here and there within Batman Beyond Neo Year #1. More toward the beginning and end. There is some violent content within Batman Beyond Neo Year #1. Terry plants a listening device on Holographic Man to find out what crimes he plans on committing.

Batman Beyond Neo Year #1 introduces a new character with a large sword. We are not given a name in Batman Beyond Neo Year #1. So it will be interesting to find out who this is. Batman Beyond Neo Year #1 feels very retrospective for a futuristic world. I actually enjoyed Batman Beyond Neo Year #1 way more than I thought I would. This is an interesting world that has caught my interest. I am curious to see what Terry will do going forward.
- Paul

Graphics: 68%
Writing: 79%
Replay/Extras: 79%
Story: 72%
Family Friendly Factor: 69%

System: Comic Book
Publisher: DC Comics
Author: Kelly, Lanzing, Dunbar, Cheng
Rating: ‘T’ for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY

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