Batman Beyond #6The Batman Beyond limited series wraps up this month with “Deep Down.” The villainous clone of Dick Grayson has set up at the site of the epicenter of the earthquake the made Gotham into a No Man’s Land so long ago, has stolen control of Bruce’s Bat-Bots, and is ready to destroy the city because he didn’t get to be Batman. Yeah, odd motivation- I couldn’t be the city’s hero so I’ll destroy it instead. Bruce tries to persuade a very injured Terry not to go after him, and they are joined by the real Dick Grayson, who takes some gear, but refuses Bruce’s offer a costume.
As they fly off in the Batmobile, Dick says he doesn’t want to know Terry’s real name, and they pick up a passenger- the new Catwoman decides to help them as well. Amanda Waller wiggles out of trouble as ever, confronted by a search warrant from what is apparently Bullock Beyond, a name well known to Gotham fans. The battle rages below ground, as evil Grayson and his hacked Bat-Bots try to stop the real Grayson, Batman, and Catwoman from stopping the explosion that will trigger the massive earthquake. The fight seesaws back and forth a few times, and Bruce finally manages to take out all the bots but the one that flew down a pit to retrieve the detonator for the missiles. The bot flies up as Terry fights the clone, and the rising bot apparently kills the clone on impact.
Catwoman says she won’t neccesarily be on Batman’s side next time and slinks off, as does Dick a moment later. Terry goes back to the cave, and he and Bruce make up, dispelling much of their recent tension. In the epilogue, Amanda has hired a new assistant to make up for the conscience stricken Dr. Reid. Raiding yet another corner of the DCU, her new scientist is a blond man named Thwane- as in Reverse Flash. Thwane and Waller walk down a corridor that is filled with tubes of what seem to be more clones, whether of Dick or Bruce, I’m not certain.
What I liked and what I didn’t:
It was nice to see Grayson working with Terry. The new incarnation of the Bat and the Cat has some promise. I will give Beechen points for tying in to the Cataclysm storyline here, it was a nice bit of history. It was also good to see Bruce and Terry back on civil terms at the end, and the Amanda/Thwane bit was nice. Terry also did much better than he did for much of the series.
I don’t like this version of grim and gritty Grayson- that’s never been who he is. I think it’s a shame he and Bruce still can’t reconnect at the end here. And I’m just really not excited about the bad guy being a hero’s evil twin. I also would have liked to see more of Max, supposedly Terry’s best friend, than just a cameo. And did we need Bullock Beyond, even if Bullock is a long time supporting Bat character?
This series sold well enough that an ongoing is forthcoming. I will not be getting or reviewing it. Much as I’d like to say otherwise, I won’t be getting it. I do like this world, but Mr. Beechen’s handling of it is not to my taste. But I encourage Beechen fans and Batman Beyond fans to give it a shot, and thank Mr. Beechen for a very friendly and civil exchange we had on the DC Boards recently about Zatanna.
A COMIC BOOK BLOG RATINGProsConsTerry made a better showing, Dick fighting for his citythe evil twin, missing Max, and no fences mended for Dick and Bruce Rating75% You might also like...
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