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Batman Beyond (2016)
Batman Beyond, Volume 6: Divide, Conquer, and Kill
Who is Batman without Robin? There is a new villain in Neo-Gotham that will put this to the test in "Lost Daze".
Robin no more?! "Lost Daze" is a turning point for the brothers McGinnis as Terry and Matt face a tough road ahead in the wake of The Joker's attack. Now a mysterious new villain known as the Splitt is preying on Neo-Gotham and Bruce Wayne is no where to help from the Batcave. Collects Issues #31-36
Robin no more?! "Lost Daze" is a turning point for the brothers McGinnis as Terry and Matt face a tough road ahead in the wake of The Joker's attack. Now a mysterious new villain known as the Splitt is preying on Neo-Gotham and Bruce Wayne is no where to help from the Batcave. Collects Issues #31-36
144 pages, Paperback
First published February 4, 2020
About the author
Dan Jurgens
2,265 books292 followersDan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including The Adventures of Superman, Superman vol. 2 and Action Comics. At Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man and was the writer on Thor for six years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995.
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March 30, 2020
Rick Leonardi who is no stranger to drawing future super heroes after his long stint on Spider-Man 2099 takes over on art. Terry fights a new speedster called Splitt and False Face causes a lot of problems for Bruce and Terry. These Batman Beyond stories are OK but nothing spectacular. I'm always surprised DC is still publishing it every time the library gets a new volume.
April 1, 2020
This volume was much more schway than its predecessor, the title feels a little more futuristic again, or at least original in the interplay between familiar characters and the introduction of new ones.
December 24, 2022
Rick Leonardi and Ande Parks on art aren’t enough to save this wreck of a plot I had guessed on the first issue. At this stage I’ve abandoned all hope to see Jurgens produce even an half-decent book.
February 2, 2021
Poor Terry's really going through it. Not content with having his mind wiped and his identity stolen by Spellbinder, this arc pits him against False Face, a villain who erases the memory of anyone whose body he steals for the duration of his imitation.
But before we get to that, there's some amusing stuff with Bruce Wayne, a speedster duo with separation issues, Melanie Walker gets to take centre stage again, and there's a nice guest appearance by an old Justice League character that I wasn't even aware was still around in the Beyond-iverse.
This arc's another one that reads fairly quickly; the story of the Splitt is pretty clever, and I like how it evolves over the six issues. It's also a pretty good counterpoint to the False Face stuff, providing some action to keep everything moving while that pseudo-mystery potters around in the background. The ultimate conclusion to the arc does make it feel as though this was just a stepping stone to get to the next one, but it does stand up fairly well on its own regardless.
On art is Rick Leonardi of Spider-Man 2099 fame, and he does well enough. He's not quite as charming as Phil Hester, or as well-rendered as Will Conrad, but he's not a bad fit for the book. If anything, his style actually looks closer to Dan Jurgens himself.
Divide, Conquer, And Kill chugs along nicely. It's nothing overly special, but it's a decent little arc that ends as a springboard for a lot more potential going forward.
(Also Dana and Max have done a disappearing act again. C'mon Jurgens, I like Mel too, but surely we should at least get some acknowledgement of where they are during all this?)
But before we get to that, there's some amusing stuff with Bruce Wayne, a speedster duo with separation issues, Melanie Walker gets to take centre stage again, and there's a nice guest appearance by an old Justice League character that I wasn't even aware was still around in the Beyond-iverse.
This arc's another one that reads fairly quickly; the story of the Splitt is pretty clever, and I like how it evolves over the six issues. It's also a pretty good counterpoint to the False Face stuff, providing some action to keep everything moving while that pseudo-mystery potters around in the background. The ultimate conclusion to the arc does make it feel as though this was just a stepping stone to get to the next one, but it does stand up fairly well on its own regardless.
On art is Rick Leonardi of Spider-Man 2099 fame, and he does well enough. He's not quite as charming as Phil Hester, or as well-rendered as Will Conrad, but he's not a bad fit for the book. If anything, his style actually looks closer to Dan Jurgens himself.
Divide, Conquer, And Kill chugs along nicely. It's nothing overly special, but it's a decent little arc that ends as a springboard for a lot more potential going forward.
(Also Dana and Max have done a disappearing act again. C'mon Jurgens, I like Mel too, but surely we should at least get some acknowledgement of where they are during all this?)
June 5, 2020
Batman Beyond: Divide, Conquer, and Kill picks up where the previous volume left off, collecting the next six issues (Batman Beyond #31–36) of the 2016 on-going series and collects one story: "Divide, Conquer, and Kill".
"Divide, Conquer, and Kill" is a six-issue storyline (Batman Beyond #31–36) has Terry McGinnis as Batman and Matt McGinnis as Robin taking on a new villain in Splitt and with very little help from Bruce Wayne as he is seemingly busy elsewhere. False Face also appears and it is revealed that he has been impersonating Terry McGinnis, which postulates the question, where is the real Terry McGinnis.
Dan Jurgens has penned the entire trade paperback. For the most part, it was written moderately well. Jurgens has created a somewhat forgettable villain in Splitt, somewhat interesting, but ultimately forgettable. The futurization of False Face was handled better, albeit the storyline seemed a tad confusing. Supporting characters is an elderly Barry Allen as The Flash makes a cameo.
Rick Leonardi penciled the entire trade paperback. Since he was the main penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I quite enjoy his penciling style.
All in all, Batman Beyond: Divide, Conquer, and Kill is a mediocre continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
"Divide, Conquer, and Kill" is a six-issue storyline (Batman Beyond #31–36) has Terry McGinnis as Batman and Matt McGinnis as Robin taking on a new villain in Splitt and with very little help from Bruce Wayne as he is seemingly busy elsewhere. False Face also appears and it is revealed that he has been impersonating Terry McGinnis, which postulates the question, where is the real Terry McGinnis.
Dan Jurgens has penned the entire trade paperback. For the most part, it was written moderately well. Jurgens has created a somewhat forgettable villain in Splitt, somewhat interesting, but ultimately forgettable. The futurization of False Face was handled better, albeit the storyline seemed a tad confusing. Supporting characters is an elderly Barry Allen as The Flash makes a cameo.
Rick Leonardi penciled the entire trade paperback. Since he was the main penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I quite enjoy his penciling style.
All in all, Batman Beyond: Divide, Conquer, and Kill is a mediocre continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
August 17, 2020
Dan Jurgens é um roteirista dos anos 1990, está certo, mas os trabalhos em que ele está envolvido nos tempos atuais, invariavelmente, não decepcionam. Neste encadernado ele está acompanhado por outro bastião do passado: Rick Leonardi, vindo diretamente dos anos 1980. E, dos anos 2000 o arte-finalista Ande Parks. Temos uma combinação que resulta numa história ótima de se acompanhar que não se desloca de como têm sido sido todos os volumes de Batman do Futuro até aqui. Acompanhamos a luta de Bruce Wayne e Terry McGuinniss contra o Face Falsa e o Fuzão. O primeiro desses vilões pode se passar por qualquer um roubando sua aparência e memória. O segundo, uma dupla de velocistas que precisa roubar equipamentos para montar um aparelho capaz de reverter seu envelhecimento e morte acelerada. Para ajudar Bruce e o Batman eles vão contar com ajudas inesperadas: a Dez de Copas da Gangue Royal Flush e ele mesmo, Barry Allen, o Flash. Aposentado, mas ainda o maior de todos os velocistas, esse team-up de heróis vai abalar estruturas das bases do título do Batman do Futuro, dando uma guinada muito especial para nossos personagens. Uma leitura muito boa!
April 11, 2020
2.5 rounded up, it was a quick read but just didn't really engage me.
Bruce is acting off, partying gambling and all around ignoring Terry. Is it grumpy Boomer Bruce finally coming through? or is something more sinister at play? (hint: it is)
Bruce is acting off, partying gambling and all around ignoring Terry. Is it grumpy Boomer Bruce finally coming through? or is something more sinister at play? (hint: it is)
December 3, 2020
Bruce goes on in to check Arkham security and goes back to Batcave, while Terry is fighting a new enemy named The Split but Bruce is acting strange. And he goes out. While Matt and Melanie are here helping terry find the location of Split and his connection to powers, they find Bruce is in a casino and deduce that something is wrong. We learn that a villain False face had stolen his identity in Arkham and knowing it Terry goes there to solve the crisis and fights False Face. But infact Terry's identity gets stolen and the real one is wandering while False Face as Batman now is fighting the Split and then reveals himself to Bruce and all and teams up with Split and then to defeat them THE FLASH comes in and Melanie and Barry team up to take on these people!
It was a great volume and focused on identity theft and how you deal with it and it was fun to see this version of Barry, Ten having heroic moments, and the mystery of these brothers- Adam and Caden aka Split and what happens in the end and introducing a great enemy in False Face and what comes for Terry after is status quo changing and will lead into the next big arc: BATWOMAN BEYOND! The art was fantastic though throughout!
It was a great volume and focused on identity theft and how you deal with it and it was fun to see this version of Barry, Ten having heroic moments, and the mystery of these brothers- Adam and Caden aka Split and what happens in the end and introducing a great enemy in False Face and what comes for Terry after is status quo changing and will lead into the next big arc: BATWOMAN BEYOND! The art was fantastic though throughout!
April 25, 2021
Considering how down hill this series has been going, I was quite surprised on how good this was. Of course it wasn't perfect there was still too much focus on Bruce, it even took it's time to remind us that he's Batman. As if we didn't know that already, pretty sure the whole world knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman, being a household name and all. Terry his ass kicked is also grating on me, it's happened every volume so far. He usually gets a pep talk from Bruce or saved by Matt, at this point he just seems incompetent, even though he's been doing this gig for at least 5 years.
This one focuses on another of Bruce's old rouges but isn't one that too many people will know, took me a few minutes to actually remember them myself. There power set changes the game for a bit which leads to a whole bunch of confusion, add onto that some terrible twins and that's the story.
Pretty solid, hopefully it stays that way.
This one focuses on another of Bruce's old rouges but isn't one that too many people will know, took me a few minutes to actually remember them myself. There power set changes the game for a bit which leads to a whole bunch of confusion, add onto that some terrible twins and that's the story.
Pretty solid, hopefully it stays that way.
September 17, 2023
I really like the new villains, Split as it is a cool idea and a pretty unique on to where he is technically two people trapped in the same body who can temporarily split into two bodies and they have super speed. I do like them and their fight later one is pretty cool and it is a nice touch to slowly reveal their power and backstory and not just have Terry figure out immediately. False Face on the other hand while cool is sort of standard as he is a shapeshifter that steals both Bruce's and Terry's identity and I like the mystery behind it but it feels a bit cliche as all he really does is just go on a joyride and they do the usual imposter story line which is this character is acting out of character and then they figure out that they are dealing with a shape shifter. Split is definitely the more interesting villain here and I wished he had more screen time.
December 10, 2022
Another great volume of Batman Beyond.
New villain Splitt debuts - a great power set, weak characterisation and a stupid name.
Old villain False Face escapes Arkham masquerading first as Bruce Wayne then as Batman/Terry. This causes all sorts of problems and is what makes the book so fun.
Melanie Walker gets to take centre stage as Ten again, taking on False Face alongside veteran JLA member Barry Allen. It seems odd they even bothered bringing back Dana at the start of the series when they then threw her away so quickly but I do love Melanie.
It’s a great story and I can’t wait for more.
New villain Splitt debuts - a great power set, weak characterisation and a stupid name.
Old villain False Face escapes Arkham masquerading first as Bruce Wayne then as Batman/Terry. This causes all sorts of problems and is what makes the book so fun.
Melanie Walker gets to take centre stage as Ten again, taking on False Face alongside veteran JLA member Barry Allen. It seems odd they even bothered bringing back Dana at the start of the series when they then threw her away so quickly but I do love Melanie.
It’s a great story and I can’t wait for more.
October 20, 2024
I don't like posting spoilers so there is a very little I can say that makes this one stand out from the other volumes of this series and what makes it work. All I can say is... complain as I might about the 'pace for the trade' approach most comics take... it is books like this that make me wish more series took the 'the storyline goes X number of issues, the trade should be X number of issues' approach.
May 16, 2022
Two new villains, False Face (pretty creepy idea!) and Splitt take on Batman and Batman.
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One problem I have here that I've had in other stories in general is the speeding up of a character so they are actually only six years old, yet they are acting way older than six. Have you ever interacted with a six year old??
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One problem I have here that I've had in other stories in general is the speeding up of a character so they are actually only six years old, yet they are acting way older than six. Have you ever interacted with a six year old??
January 26, 2022
picked this up from the library, didnt know it was a volume 6, treated it as tho i was just jumping into a random episode. i enjoyed the first half, second half lost me because youre expecting a climax that doesnt really come.
March 24, 2022
The ONLY redeeming part about this predictable mess of bad characterization was the surprise guest near the end, and even that turned out kinda corny. Someone take this series away from Jurgens already and let Melanie be awesome!
June 3, 2020
This wasn't it chief.
July 26, 2020
As per previous volumes, an okay read, with an interesting premise that's padded up with action for the sake of action.
January 2, 2021
This one just felt so weak. Our heroes seems really dumb and it just kinda ends with nothing.
The bad guy was rather silly but hey we get Flash Daddy so yay?
The bad guy was rather silly but hey we get Flash Daddy so yay?
May 30, 2021
Occasionally difficult to follow but overall a decent story. Looking forward to seeing what happens next
February 24, 2020
Dan Jurgens continues to prove he can write a solid story with a surprise or two. I am glad all the heroes caught the twist early because world's greatest detectives.
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