A review by libra17
Batman Beyond: 10,000 Clowns by Adam Beechen, Norm Breyfogle
5.0
I love this book!
I'm a fan of the Batman Beyond TV show, and only recently started reading the comics based in that universe (Earth-12, as I believe it's officially designated). Batman Beyond: 10,000 Clowns is illustrative of all the reasons why I think the Beyond universe is great: the mix of old continuity and the creation of new and interesting characters, the exploration of being a cape over the long term (physically, emotionally, etc), and the excellent writing. 10,000 Clowns wasn't really a case story so much as it was a crisis story (I mean all-hands-on-deck-in-Gotham kind of crisis, like the earthquake, not Crisis as in DC-reboot). It was meant to introduce a couple of apparently key players to the Beyond universe (Vigilante, the Joker King) and expand upon established characters in the context of the Beyond universe (Catwoman, Max, Terry, Dick, and Tim) in an interesting way. In my opinion, 10,000 Clowns has succeeded on all counts. I loved the story; it is something that I would recommend to others, especially to fans of the TV show.
I'm a fan of the Batman Beyond TV show, and only recently started reading the comics based in that universe (Earth-12, as I believe it's officially designated). Batman Beyond: 10,000 Clowns is illustrative of all the reasons why I think the Beyond universe is great: the mix of old continuity and the creation of new and interesting characters, the exploration of being a cape over the long term (physically, emotionally, etc), and the excellent writing. 10,000 Clowns wasn't really a case story so much as it was a crisis story (I mean all-hands-on-deck-in-Gotham kind of crisis, like the earthquake, not Crisis as in DC-reboot). It was meant to introduce a couple of apparently key players to the Beyond universe (Vigilante, the Joker King) and expand upon established characters in the context of the Beyond universe (Catwoman, Max, Terry, Dick, and Tim) in an interesting way. In my opinion, 10,000 Clowns has succeeded on all counts. I loved the story; it is something that I would recommend to others, especially to fans of the TV show.