Some other casualty is rocking DC Comics, and this one spills over into the real world too. The recent solicitation on Batman Beyon d #50 revealed not only the promise of a rollicking futuristic romp with archetype heroes and deadly villains, merely also the added surprise that, amidst the multitude of canceled titles, this about recent incarnation of Batman Beyond will besides be subject to the company-wide cancelation wave which made news last month.

Terry McGinnis will suit upwards for perchance the final fourth dimension in the pages of Batman Beyond to face off confronting perennial nemesis Inque and a notwithstanding youthful Wonder Woman in the midst of a criminal accusation thrown against him. And it'due south possible this will not terminate well for him.

Batman Beyond has seen a total of viii series since it was created as a television program in 1999, gradually moving from the cartoon continuity, called the DCAU or the "Timm-poesy" after co-creator Bruce Timm into the mainstream DC Universe. Wonder Woman was originally slated to appear in the 2000 television two-parter "The Call" which featured Terry teaming up with a future version of the Justice League, earlier beingness replaced with Big Barda, who had previously cameoed on Superman: The Blithe Series in the same continuity. In this fashion, the finale delivers on a concept introduced fashion back during the initial run of the grapheme.

Despite the longevity of the concept, DC Comics' solicitation makes it articulate that the series, written by Dan Jurgens of "The Death of Superman" fame, and drawn by virtuoso Sean Chen with help from Sean Parsons, will end later on 50 issues. The news comes after a bevy of other DC Comics titles, reportedly somewhere around 20 to 25 percent, too met the axe. Batman Across was an activity-heavy title that explored the future for many characters in the DC Comic continuity, often with horrifying and twisted results.

Peradventure this was part of the error: when initially conceptualized by Timm, Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, the globe of Batman Across intentionally avoided discussing the fates of virtually of the by heroes and villains from Bruce'southward era for the nigh function, instead focusing on Terry McGinnis equally a high school educatee and a new bandage of devilish rogues with no connection to the foretime days of DC's present day. As fourth dimension went on for the series, different writers began deliberately bucking this trend, centering heavily on such by characters as Dick Grayson, Damien Wayne and Ra's Al Ghul while bringing in new versions of villains such as Catwoman and Hush. This often brought a grand epic experience to the serial which seemed more and more than out of place with the down-to-earth street level tone the concept thrived on.

However, with rumors of a live-action accommodation in the works, is it possible the series will be revived? Just fourth dimension volition tell, but for now, this is it. Batman Beyond #50 goes on sale December 22 wherever comic books are sold.

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