Batman Beyond #2

Terry McGinnis's Batman is on the defensive in this December 1999 issue, caught mid-brawl as the shape-shifting villain Inque splashes and strikes around him — the cover tagline "Erased by Inque!" says it all. Hilary J. Bader, Craig Rousseau, and Rob Leigh bring the animated-series aesthetic perfectly to the page, while cover pencils by Bob Smith and inks by Terry Beatty capture Inque's fluid, ink-black form mid-impact against a glowing amber backdrop. A sharp early chapter in DC's Batman Beyond ongoing, right in step with the Kids' WB phenomenon of 1999.