Few superheroes boast an animated legacy as consistent as Batman . Among the many Batman cartoons, few stand out more than Batman: The Animated Series and its sequel The New Batman Adventures , both crafted by Bruce Timm. Their follow-up, however, remains just as groundbreaking. While the 1992-1999 shows defined the Dark Knight’s animated legacy, the next chapter pushed the character into bolder territory for entirely different reasons.

Batman has dabbled in futuristic technology before, but the next entry in the Batman: TAS timeline embraced science fiction completely. Batman Beyond arrived in 1999, set decades into the future. It followed a new Batman, Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle), who stepped into the role as the aging Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) became his mentor.

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