Just to give a little more detail about the Compendium: Back in the OP, I stated: "The first comic book version was a six-issue limited series, which ran from March 1999 to August 1999 (starting near the end of season 1 of the TV series and bridging the gap until season 2 started). This was then followed by an ongoing series that ran for 24 issues from November 1999 through October 2001." These 30 stories are presented in the Compendium, along with a guest appearance of Terry from Superman Adventures #64 (February 2002)--which, to be honest, I was unaware of.
The first two stories in the Compendium (issues 1 & 2 from the original 6-issue limited series) consist of a quick retelling of Terry's origin. Too quick, to be honest. The story feels very rushed and, if the reader did not already know the story, I suspect the reader would be quickly lost as to what was going on. However, after those 2 issues the rest of the stories are original, and much better written. They largely feature the villains established by the TV show: Inque, Shriek, Stalker, Spellbinder, Curare, The BB version of the Royal Flush Gang, etc. Honestly, Terry had quite a decent rogue's gallery, didn't he?
"Age is not defined by years, but by regrets...I'm an old man now." --Fighting Yank, "Project Superpowers"
Terry with Damian and babs. Another with batwing
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My all-time favorite villain line.
"Age is not defined by years, but by regrets...I'm an old man now." --Fighting Yank, "Project Superpowers"
It's very impressive how they managed to square the circle of a Teenage Batman with Terry. I wonder if fans will do the same with his appearance in crisis part 2 or maybe just treat it as a different version of the same character
Unfotunately, DC itself tends to treat each appearance as just another different version of the same character. I mean, I enjoyed Neo-Year and Neo-Gotham, but it doesn't feel like the future of Terry as set up in the DCAU. Reading the 25th Anniversary Compendium just reinforces that. Those stories were so clearly set on the DCAU and they were a delight to read. I miss that version of Batman Beyond.
"Age is not defined by years, but by regrets...I'm an old man now." --Fighting Yank, "Project Superpowers"