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DC Comics Unveils Batman/Static: Beyond Elseworlds Miniseries

The series pairs Terry McGinnis with Virgil Hawkins in a planet-wide blackout designed to examine the perils of technological dependence.

The main cover image for Batman/Static: Beyond.
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Overview

  • DC confirmed the six-issue Elseworlds miniseries Batman/Static: Beyond will launch on November 12, 2025, with a collected edition due August 4, 2026.
  • Writer Evan Narcisse and artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey will helm the crossover, reuniting Batman Beyond’s Terry McGinnis and Static’s Virgil Hawkins.
  • Issue #1 pits the heroes’ high-tech roles against a villain-induced global blackout following the Q-Wave Energy Grid launch and Earth’s entry into an interplanetary Cooperative.
  • Creators describe the story as a critique of societal overreliance on technology and the dangers of replacing human imagination with AI.
  • Main covers by Draper-Ivey will retail for $4.99 and variant cardstock editions by Dustin Nguyen, Rahzzah and a 1:25 incentive variant from Denys Cowan and Ho Che Anderson will cost $5.99.