Batman Beyond Files

Rating:
Summary: Not as good as Batman Animated, but not a bad overview of BB
Review: Let me preface this by saying I am NOT the biggest fan of Batman Beyond (frankly I've been disappointed by the series), but I am a big fan of animation and do tend to collect books like this.

This book is not a bad introduction to people who have not followed Batman Beyond closely or have never heard of the series. It's well illustrated with character designs, partial storyboard reproductions -- overall it's a very slickly designed book. What you shouldn't expect is a very in-depth look at the production of the series OR extensive interviews with the production team of Batman Beyond (BB).

This book is far more reminiscent of Aeon Flux: The Herodotus File more than anything else with brief character bios and a synopsis of the entire first season episodes (13 of 'em) of Batman Beyond.

Even if you don't like the overall direction of the Batman Beyond stories, you have to admit the character designs are very well done.

This book, in my opinion is about three-and-a-half stars (although Amazon doesn't do half-stars) and a worthy addition to the collection of Batfreaks and animation fans.

Rating:
Summary: Any One Who Gives This A Review Below 5 Stars is Anti-Batman
Review: This book has many good profiles and is a cool book.It has neat diagrams and cool posters and I plan to get the book someday(I saw it at a book store). I give it 5 stars and two thumbs up.

Rating:
Summary: A Junior "Batman Animated"
Review: This book seems to be a BATMAN ANIMATED for a younger audience. It's a useful collection of things related to the first season of BATMAN BEYOND but not as rich as ANIMATED. There are some model sheets, some background paintings, some storyboards, some scenes from the episodes, and a couple of pages from the DC comics, but these things are used only as design elements, not presented as information in themselves. But don't get me wrong. It still has useful descriptions of the Batsuit's capabilities, illustrations of the main characters (including the villains, though Blight, for some reason, gets short shrift), and synopses of the episodes. Personally, I would have preferred more model sheets and some synopses from the second season. I'll hope for another edition that will cover the 2nd/3rd seasons.

Rating:
Summary: A Junior "Batman Animated"
Review: This book seems to be a BATMAN ANIMATED for a younger audience. It's a useful collection of things related to the first season of BATMAN BEYOND but not as rich as ANIMATED. There are some model sheets, some background paintings, some storyboards, some scenes from the episodes, and a couple of pages from the DC comics, but these things are used only as design elements, not presented as information in themselves. But don't get me wrong. It still has useful descriptions of the Batsuit's capabilities, illustrations of the main characters (including the villains, though Blight, for some reason, gets short shrift), and synopses of the episodes. Personally, I would have preferred more model sheets and some synopses from the second season. I'll hope for another edition that will cover the 2nd/3rd seasons.