Batman Beyond Universe #5 – Review

by Kyle Higgins, Christos Gage (writers), Thony Silas, Iban Coello (art)

The Story: Terry learns better than to ask for advice. And this month in Justice League Beyond: old people complain about technology.

The Review: First up is Kyle Higgins with the first installment of his title’s sophomore arc. There’s no denying that this is something of a transition issue, as we both take stock of where we stand and establish a number of plot threads for the upcoming arc. Such a story could easily be clunky, but, though things are a bit scattered, Higgins does an admirable job of pacing his tale. Few, if any, of the numerous segments feel underdeveloped, which is fairly impressive.

Shriek is still on the loose after the events of Rewire, allowing us another entertaining battle with one of the Beyond era’s most well-loved villains. Unfortunately, despite his top-tier status, Shriek definitely loses something in the translation to print. Clever as the ideas that Higgins introduces are, the resulting combat is rather unclear. At one point it kind of looks like Terry is plotting the murder of a squirrel.