Batman/Static: Beyond is coming from DC Comics and fans are ecstatic. The publisher announced that artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey and writer Evan Narcisse are having their own massive team-up. Batman/Static: Beyond pairs Terry McGinnis and Virgil Hawkins in an adventure to save the future. Earth’s place in the cosmos is in peril, and Batman needs Static’s help. What happens when humanity becomes too reliant on Technology? Well, we’re going to find out!

Draper-Ivey is a rising star in the world of comic art. His previous work with Static at DC is gorgeous lush and emotional. Narcisse has become a staple of character-driven storytelling with his work on Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City. Teaming these two talents is going to draw a ton of readers in. And that’s before we even get to the Batman Beyond and Static Shock-inspired pairing.

“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,” said Narcisse, “and the most exciting part of this new project has been exploring how different Terry and Virgil are from each other.”

DC Reveals Batman/Static: Beyond!

“Static is a former teen hero who grew up to take on even more responsibility for his city and the larger world, while Terry is still figuring out how to do those things in his own way,” Narcisse observed. “Terry’s still a high school student but he’s also got the weight of the Batman mantle and the expectations that come with it as key parts of his life now. As an adult member of the Justice League, Virgil’s at a different part of his journey. But he’s driven by an adolescence where systemic injustice changed what it meant to live in his hometown of Dakota.” 

He continued, “Their approaches to making the world a safer, more just place are extremely different. That difference energizes the big question they have to deal with: can they learn to work together during a critical moment when everything they’ve taken for granted has fallen apart? The whole creative team is going to try and answer that question in Batman/Static: Beyond with a story where deep emotions collide against the backdrop of an uncertain future.”

Batman/Static: Beyond #1 will feature a main cover by Nikolas Draper-Ivey, retailing for $4.99 US. Variant cardstock covers will be available for $5.99 US, 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.

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