In continuity, Return of the Joker appears to be set after the Batman Beyond episode "King's Ransom", where Paxton Powers is arrested, leaving Wayne-Powers up for grabs.
Where does Batman Beyond Return of the Joker fit into the series?
Producers Bruce Timm and Dwayne McDuffie have reportedly stated that the events in the flashback take place "at the end" of the current DCAU timeline ― i.e., after the events chronicled in Justice League Unlimited ("Destroyer") and before the events of Batman Beyond ("Rebirth").
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker was the epic continuation of the Batman Beyond animated series, and it came very close to getting a sequel, which was ultimately canceled.
Subduing the Jokerz with Ace's help, Terry confronts Tim, who subdues Terry by disabling his Batsuit, and before Terry's eyes, physically transforms into the Joker, who gloats that he encoded himself into a microchip built with genetic technology hidden behind Tim's ear—allowing him to survive death by overtaking Tim's ...
Depicting a teenaged Batman (Terry McGinnis) in a futuristic Gotham City under the tutelage of an elderly Batman, Batman Beyond is the third series (chronologically the final series) of the DC Animated Universe, and serves as the sequel to both Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures.
In the DC Rebirth Batman Beyond series, Damian has succeeded his grandfather as the new Ra's Al Ghul. However, after an antagonistic encounter with his estranged father and the new Batman, Terry McGinnis he reforms and partly reconciles with Bruce.
Tim Drake as Joker Jr. dispensed entrusted secrets to the Joker. As part of his final joke, Joker molded Drake into a crude version of himself and planned on having Drake deliver the killing blow to Batman.
Producer Bruce Timm has reportedly stated that the events in the flashback take place at the end of the current DC animated universe timeline, which is after the Justice League Unlimited series finale "Destroyer", but before the Batman Beyond series premiere "Rebirth".
The Joker gets what he was after, and escapes. When Terry and Bruce drive home, Terry asks if this mid-80s year old Joker could be a clone, a robot, or has been in suspended animation, but Bruce doesn't answer his questions. Tim Drake watches it and is surprised to see the Joker alive on the news.
During an ensuing struggle with Batgirl, Harley fell down a chasm and disappeared. Unbeknownst to the Bat-Family, she survived and gave up her life of crime. Harley was seen at the end of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker as an elderly woman berating her grandchildren for associating with the resurrected Joker.
Is Batman Beyond Return of the Joker worth watching?
Way better than I expected it does a great job in paying homage to the original Batman, A great story that's full of action and some good twists too, One of the best animated Batman films even though it's not the original Batman, But if you can look past that then you will enjoy it. Content collapsed.
In one episode where Bruce has a birthday, the writers said his age in the initial script, but had to take it out because the network would not allow it to be revealed. The producers, however, said off-the-record that Bruce Wayne was about 80.
The Joker is a main antagonist of the Batman series. Although he does not appear in the Batman Beyond TV series, he appears in the animated film Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker as the main antagonist.
The Batman Beyond concept became DC Comics canon in the pages of Superman/Batman issues 22 and 23, wherein Bizarro is transported to an alternate reality somewhere in Hypertime, which resembled the Batman Beyond-era Gotham City, with Batman Beyond in action with the 1999 animated black-and-red costume and the 1992 ...
Despite critical acclaim, Batman Beyond ultimately failed to live up to the expectations WB executives had. In 2001, Batman Beyond was canceled after just three seasons.
Batman Beyond is back in an all-new limited series that amps up the noir and horror in Neo-Gotham, dragging Terry McGinnis into its dark depths. Terry McGinnis's adventures as Batman Beyond continue this summer in an all-new series.
With a mixture of nostalgia, fresh fight sequences and his iconic smirk, no matter how many years have passed, Keaton's Dark Knight is just as fierce as any other, which is why it's so disappointing that he won't be returning for a Batman Beyond movie.
The DCAU began with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. From there, the universe slowly started to grow, first with Superman: The Animated Series, which featured several crossovers with Batman's world. Then came the future-set Batman Beyond, the more kid-friendly Static Shock, and the oft-forgotten Zeta Project.
What happened to Nightwing in Batman Beyond Return of the Joker?
It is revealed that Dick Grayson retired from being Nightwing after being severely wounded in a fight with The Joker, he was in a coma for some time and his legs were temporarily paralyzed because of a bullet in his spine. He also lost his right eye and began wearing an eyepatch after the incident with The Joker.
Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton, first appearing in Batman #357. However, the DCAU version of Jason Todd first appeared in Batman Beyond #11 by Adam Beechen and Norm Breyfogle.
One night, a heart attack forces Batman to betray a lifelong principle by threatening a criminal with a gun (the same one that murdered his parents), despite already wearing a new, high-tech Batsuit. Subsequently, Bruce Wayne decides to retire the Batman persona, and crime fighting in general, permanently.
Batman Beyond may not look like it now, but back in the January of 1999, it certainly seemed ambitious. There are plenty of cameos by popular Batman favorites like Barbara Gordon and Harley Quinn. The series also gives the show a drastically futuristic take on the popular crime fighter.
Batman Beyond is a 2010 six-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. The series is an attempt to mesh the DC animated universe television series Batman Beyond with the mainstream DC continuity.
