Batman Beyond
Warning ! Contains spoilers forTask Force Z#9 !
While component ofBatman Beyondhave been referenced before in the mainDC Comicscontinuity , the introduction of a Modern fibre has now given the current timeline a direct inter-group communication to the futurist Batman serial . In Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo ’s seminal run onBatman , they stick in Powers International into present - day Gotham , a verbatim reference to a company that live in Neo Gotham . But while this could be viewed as just an Easter Egg , another serial , Task Force Zhas in the end introduced a direct connection in Derek Powers , a very important character fromBatman Beyond .
Derek Powers is the chief executive officer of Wayne - Powers , the company created after a uniting between Wayne Enterprises and Powers International . He is a corrupt businessman , unforced to engage in louche and immoral business practices to get what he wants . He is responsible for the murder of Terry McGinnis ’s don , which gaveTerry the need to become the new Batman . After being infected by data-based nerve gas , his body became extremely radioactive and he transform into the villain Blight . Blight is one ofBatman Beyond ’s most iconic villain , which take a crap Derek ’s cameo inTask Force Zincredibly exciting .
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InTask Force Z#9 by Matthew Rosenberg and Eddy Barrows , the nefarious Mr. Bloom is searching through some of Powers International classified files when he encounters a unseasoned male child make Derek Powers . Derek is the son of CEO Geri Powers and apparently someone that Mr. Bloom has desperately desire to meet . rosiness states that he is eager to constitute his come of wisdom in Derek ’s head , a statement that flurry the tiddler . But for lecturer familiar with Mr. Bloom , this statement is an incredibly ominous star sign of things to number .
Mr. Bloom is an oracular villainalso from Snyder and Capullo’sBatmanrun , who uses particular called “ source ” to grant superpowers to whoever uses them . give his choice of dustup when tattle to Derek , he is very likely plan on granting Derek some form of superpowers as well . Based on Derek ’s future identicalness as Blight , these powers could be radioactive in nature so as to resemble his future abilities . This would be a major retcon to the means Derek obtains his superpowers , but such a alteration would n’t be unprecedented . After all , certain story elements are rebound to change when a character from one story and medium is adapted into another . In fact , the name of Powers International is itself a slight retcon fromBatman Beyond , as in the show it is named Powers Technology .
It is exciting to see such an iconic villain fromTerry ’s underappreciated scalawag galleryfinally appear in DC Comics ’ main timeline . And if Mr. Bloom dedicate him radioactive powers and transforms Derek fully into Blight , then he may play an even bigger office in the prompt future . ThusBlight ’s cameo inTask Force Zmay have wide ramifications beyond simply provide a lineal link between the worlds of the mainDC Comicscontinuity andBatman Beyond .
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Task Force Z#9is now available from DC Comics .
