Batman Beyond: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

I gotta say, I was a little leery at first when I heard that a new Batman cartoon was coming out back in '99, but I checked it out anyway. And loved it! A techno-savvy Batman for a techno-savvy world. What a concept. I usually don't like when a character I've followed since childhood is radically changed because I liked the character the way it was (so I'm gonna dodge the upcoming "Man of Steel" movie like the plague). But this is an exception. And it didn't go completely new, either. It brought back some classic characters, albeit older versions of them. Now the fact that the new Batman is a teenager didn't bother me either, since I had graduated high school the same year the cartoon debuted. If it had debuted, say, this year, I probably wouldn't have checked it out. Now on to the product. The Batman Beyond Collection is the entire series of 52 episodes on 8 DVDs, with added bonus features on some of them. It also comes with a special 9th DVD, which has some cool features on it, like the history of DC Comics. You wouldn't get this DVD if you bought the series in the separate 3 volumes it also comes in, but at the same time, you wouldn't pay as much for the entire series that way either. I read some other reviews before I bought this collection and the main problem I found among them was that the animated movie Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and the Justice League episode "Epilogue" (which serves as a kind of series finale for the Batman Beyond series) were not included in the set. You can buy both of them separately, tho (the Justice League episode can be found in either the season 2 collection of Justice League or in the Justice League: The Complete Series collection (both of which, I believe, are sold here on Amazon). Now, aside from the DVDs, the collection also comes with a booklet that contains the episode listings on the DVDs and also has exclusive artwork from the series. The DVDs are all together in a plastic box which, along with the booklet, are contained in a large cardboard box with cool artwork, which is then inside of a plastic sleeve, also with cool artwork. Needless to say, the series itself is awesome and worth buying. I only have 2 complaints: first, the DVDs are hard to get out of the plastic case. You really have to press down HARD in the center of the DVDs to get them out; and second, when I got the product, that was the only thing inside the mailing box. No styrofoam peanuts, nothing. Even tho it appears that the DVDs are well protected, Amazon's shipping department either forgot to put in additional packaging material or they decided that the product was protected enough and just didn't bother with it. I don't know about you, but I like my orders to be WELL PROTECTED! Despite that, I encourage you to go get the collection. I doubt you'll regret it.

Originally got into this series because of the sick futuristic bat suit. Stayed for the story. Terry McGinnis, the new Batman, is a teenager whose story starts in tragedy, like Bruce Wayne's. Bruce helps Terry navigate the loss of his father and mentors him in becoming a worthy heir to the title of Batman. Terry grows as he learns to think of the bigger picture instead of himself as Batman. With the return of past villains comes Terry's own gallery of rogues. Also many similarities between Bruce and Terry in their journeys as heroes. Like Terry's difficult relationship with Ace, a member of the Royal Flush Gang. She is Terry's Catwoman, we could say. I could go on about how much there is to love about this show, but overall a really great series with a BANGER of an intro.

While Batman: The Animated Series will always be superior, this series is nothing to sneeze at. Come on, Kevin Conroy is still Bruce Wayne! That's major coolness right there. And Will Friedle is a pretty good new Batman, bringing all the inexperience of a kid with no formal training before being called on to become the next Dark Knight...it's just so much fun to watch him learn from the master. Speaking of which, Kevin Conroy, a master of voice-acting, gave newcomer Will Friedle some pointers in the craft...talk about life imitating art. The new rogues gallery was also pretty cool and some of the technology used by both sides rocked, the new flying Batmobile being my favorite. I did find it a bit too convenient that Barbara Gordon was the new police commissioner, but her cooled relationship with Bruce was interesting and I wish more was done to explore the time between The New Batman adventures and Batman Beyond. It's just hinted at here and there. For example, where's Alfred? What was up with Bruce and Barbara at one point before Terry McGinnis became Batman? Where did the Royal Flush Gang come from? I also wish that this series did have more callbacks to the other series as those are few and far between. I know Bruce Wayne isn't known for being open and talkative, but come on...you're training a new Batman...a few more history lessons wouldn't hurt! My wish is granted in one way by the film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (watch that to learn more), as it does explain some of Bruce Wayne's more current sharing issues...but only some. Nevertheless, this brave new world and new Batman is definitely worth watching. My favorite episode would have to be a three-way tie between "Ascension", "Hidden Agenda", and "Eyewitness". Like with the original series, all of the episodes are great in one way or another and many of them hold up when compared to the adventures of the first Dark Knight. It's a fine series that continues a great legacy. Enjoy.

Great product as advertised. Really fast delivery. Great seller. Will purchase again. Thanks.

Love it

I am a long time fan of the 1990s Batman and grew into the future Batman which is known as Batman Beyond. Although this series is regrettably short,it's amazingly thrilling. The blu ray version captures the vibrance of the neo futuristic gothic world of Gotham City. You'll find the majority of the interactions with Bruce Wayne and Terry McGinnis amusing and interesting,along with a new set of characters from villains to allies. A small issue I take,which is no fault of the seller,is that there is a very important episode that should have been in this collection. Instead of adding it to explain Terry's origins on a more profound level,they put it in the Justice League Unlimited series. This episode features Bruce Wayne and Amanda Waller,it's called Project Batman Beyond. Not including this episode in the collection is like your grandma leaving 10 thousand dollars under your bed and reminding you three years after the fact. A major oversight. So if you haven't bought the Justice League TAS collection,you may as well if you can. I've already bought mine. If anyone's interested,this version of Batman also appears in Static Shock in an episode called "Future Shock",that's the last I've seen of this very interesting character. Good music, amazing visuals,sharp animation,great characters (Max is one of my favorites along with Shreik),adrenaline induced entertainment.

essential set if you grew up on this show, but the video quality is a bit uneven across the run. most episodes received proper film scans and look great with sharp linework and punchy colors, though a handful had to be upscaled from standard definition tapes and look noticeably softer. audio is clean throughout and the soundtrack holds up well. it is not a 100% perfect ground-up restoration for every single episode, but it is still a huge step up from the old dvds and easily the best way to own the series physically.

Great series. Worth watching.

Never got to watch this when I was a kid so decided to buy it and absolutely love the series would definitely recommend this and t arrived on time so I’m happy

I was 8 or so when this was airing, so I was aware of it but never really tuned in for a full episode. After watching Batman: The Animated Series through, I gave this a shot and ended up loving it. The tight writing, great characterization, and excitement are all ably carried over (lots of overlap from the BTAS crew), with a new cyberpunk/futuristic lens that works extremely well as a counterpart to BTAS’ gothic/noir/German expressionist visuals. Some of the cityscapes and such are incredibly gorgeous. So an easy recommendation for this show. 5/5. The only thing that might register as a criticism, I think this show was mastered at 480p and that’s as good as it’s ever going to look. I don’t think this benefits much from being on Blu-Ray. I could be wrong though - just saying because if the DVD is cheaper, I’d recommend going with that.

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I l have only seen the movie with the joker in it and I was very impressed with it so I decided to buy the complete series and it looks good and it was a great and interesting version of the character and having the voice talents of Kevin Conroy still playing the role of Bruce Wayne. The only problem I had was with the packaging as when I received it the box was damaged luckily the discs were fine . I would recommend people get the series if you enjoyed Batman The Animated Series then it is a must have just to compliment the original Animated series

Excelente producto en bluray. Imagen y presentación. Una gran adquisición para mi colección.