In a stunning new press release, DC is taking fans into the future once more, this time for a special six-issue limited series in their Elseworlds Imprint titled Batman/Static: Beyond. The series pairing DC’s two most dynamic heroes today, the Guardian of Neo-Gotham, Terry McGinnis/Batman Beyond, and Dakota City’s most electrifying superhero, Virgil Hawkins/Static starting on November 12th.
Batman/Static: Beyond will bring writer Evan Narcisse (Rise of the Black Panther, Captain America – Sam Wilson: Better Angels, Static Team-Up: Anansi) and artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey (Static: Season One, Static: Shadows of Dakota, Static Team-Up: Anansi) who will bring two of DC’s most iconic superheroes together for a high-stakes mission that could reshape Earth’s place in the cosmos. The first issue goes on sale on November 12th, here is a brief description of what happens in the debut issue:
“Terry McGinnis patrols the neon-lit streets of Neo-Gotham while Virgil Hawkins pioneers a technological revolution with the launch of the Q-Wave Energy Grid. As Earth prepares to join a powerful interplanetary alliance called the Cooperative, the Justice League Beyond stands ready to usher in a new era of peace. But when a mysterious villain triggers a global blackout, the planet’s future hangs in the balance. With technology crippled and chaos rising, Static and Batman Beyond must forge an unlikely alliance and take a grounded approach to saving the world before it’s too late.”
Debut Issue Details (DC Press Release)
“I loved the dynamic Nik set up between Static and Batman in the Milestone 30th Anniversary Special where these characters first teamed up with each other, and the most exciting part of this new project has been exploring how different Terry and Virgil are from each other.”
Evan Narcisse, Writer
“This story is intended to be a commentary on our overreliance on technology and the imminent dangers of becoming complacent and too comfortable using AI to substitute our imagination and human ingenuity. We now use our watches to find our phones, and we use our phones to connect to everything else. We don’t rely on our memories. We rely on technology to remember for us. That deeply concerns me. I worry that we are getting to a point where if all these things were to be suddenly taken away from us in an instant—at the rate we’re going now, humanity will be at a huge disadvantage.”
Nikolas Draper-Ivey, Artist
Batman/Static:Beyond #1 will feature a main cover by Nikolas Draper-Ivey, retailing for $4.99. Variant cardstock covers will be available for $5.99, including artwork by Dustin Nguyen, Rahzzah, and a 1:25 incentive variant by Denys Cowan and Ho Che Anderson. Nguyen’s cover will also be released as a foil variant. The series will run for six issues, with a collected edition scheduled for release on August 4, 2026.
Batman Beyond was created by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and Alan Burnett. It is an animated series based on the Batman Comic Book Series created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Batman Beyond is set in a futuristic Gotham City, where an aging Bruce Wayne mentors a young Terry McGinnis as the new Batman. This series is a continuation of both Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. Batman Beyond ran for three seasons (52 Episodes) which ran from January 1999 to December 2001, consisting of a direct-to-video feature film (Return of the Joker). The series also inspired a spin-off animated series titled The Zeta Project, a video game (which includes appearances in other video games and animation), and a comic book series and spin-off titles.
Static made his debut in a three-page preview in Milestone Comics‘ Icon #1 (May 1993) with his first full appearance in Static #1 (June 1993), consisting of the creative team of writers Dwayne McDuffie, and Robert L. Washington III, and illustrated by John Paul Leon. Since his debut, Static has been adapted into an animated television series (suited for younger audiences), had one video game adaptation, and has made appearances in comic books, and DC video games. An animated film featuring Static and other Milestone heroes was in development in 2021, but nothing has been mentioned since the DC Fandome presentation. As for the live-action film, Michael B. Jordan is producing the film with his company, Outlier Society Productions, and Reginald Hudlin (House Party, The Boondocks, Marshall) who was also part of Disney+’s “Safety”.
Source: Press Release
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