The art is great and the story is solid, but for a standalone Bat tale there's not much that screams "must read." Read Full Review

Dan Jurgens and Bernard Chang are slowly beginning to reveal the potential behind this incarnation of Batman Beyond. Forgetting the shaky time travelling premise, there's a solid foundation here for future adventure. Jurgens still stresses plot above all, which makes Batman Beyond #2 a slow and ungainly read, although Chang's stylish artwork makes action sequences pop with activity. It's an improvement, but we're still not in "must-read" territory yet. Read Full Review

Overall, it is a good issue but I was left with wanting more which may be what the creators are hoping for. Read Full Review

Batman Beyond #2 was a significant improvement over what we got in the first issue. Dan Jurgens and Bernado Chang we're able to develop this post-apocalyptic DC Universe in a way that I wanted to learn more about what is going on. The presence of Barbara Gordon, Max Gibson and Inque helped to peak my interest in this world. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about Tim Drake as Batman, who continues to be a duller, less competent version of the character we have come to know. If this series is going to have legs Jurgens will need to make Tim a compelling star because there is only so much the supporting cast can do to lift him up. Read Full Review

"Batman Beyond" #2 works about as well as I think it can as an amalgamation of two different ideas and properties. Taken strictly as one or the other, I think it could really soar; Jurgens and Chang have the chops to pull it off. However, right now, its two disparate halves don't feel quite like they connect -- the original "Batman Beyond" was dark but that was a walk in the park compared to this setting -- and the dissonance between them keeps it from entirely working. Read Full Review

The second issue of (Tim's) Batman Beyond is about as good as the first, but the series will hopefully be better on a whole after it manages to pull itself out of the quagmire of all the Future's End stuff. That doesn't look like it will happen any time soon, though, so who knows how this series will end up playing out. Read Full Review

For the moment, this is indicative of the rest of the issue: moments of outstanding brilliance surrounding by something that is still finding its feet. Read Full Review

Overall: While the writing and story need considerable work, an interesting premise and strong artwork are the driving force behind the newest run of Batman Beyond. I expect a sharp drop-off in readers, though, if the creative team is going to continue introducing characters without staying true to their publication history. Read Full Review

As excited as I was for this book this week, I find myself being really disappointed.  Familiar faces are thrown at us here for what seems like a cheap thrill, while the story did little more than to try and catch readers up who didn't read the Futures End event.  Luckily though, the art remains strong and I continue to look forward to what comes next, but hope that the next issue will get back to exploring this strange new future instead of running around in circles as it did here. Read Full Review