This 6-issue miniseries based on the fan-favorite ''Batman Beyond'' animated series begins with a 2-part story revealing the destiny of Bruce Wayne and the origin of his successor!

Something has gone wrong with Terry McGinnis and now he's on a spree of terror, wreaking havoc on Gotham City as Batman. Bruce Wayne determines that the only way to stop him is to don the garb of The Dark Knight in this first issue of the first BATMAN BEYOND ongoing series!

Writer DAN JURGENS (ACTION COMICS), artist BERNARD CHANG (GREEN LANTERN CORPS) and colorist MARCELO MAIOLO (GREEN LANTERN CORPS) bring Terry McGinnisÕ Batman back to the future in BATMAN BEYOND VOLUME 1: ESCAPING THE GRAVE as a part of DC Rebirth! As the future Gotham City recovers from global catastrophe, a familiar face is ready to wear the cowl of the Batman once again. Terry McGinnis has returned to defend his city as Batman, and his family and friends couldnÕt be happier. But another resurrection threatens to destroy all Terry holds dear. Rumors are spreading like wildfire that the original Joker lives-and the brutal crime lord called Terminal and his sadistic gang of Jokerz are waging war in the streets to prepare for the Clown PrinceÕs second coming. Just days after becoming Batman again, Terry must take up the fight against the greatest foe heÕs ever faced. When the dust clears, will the joke be on him? Collects BATMAN BEYOND: REBIRTH #1 and BATMAN BEYOND #1-5 in this great new jumping-on-point graphic novel!

Learn what led Bruce Wayne to hang up his cape and cowl and how, many years later, a youngster named Terry McGinnis will inherit the mantle of the Bat in the conclusion of the series' debut 2-part arc "Rebirth."

Guest-starring the Demon Etrigan! When the information superhighway of tomorrow gives a young boy access to forbidden secrets, the result is the return of an age-old demon who threatens both the boy and all of Gotham City. Can the new Batman and the ageless Jason Blood stop this ancient threat?

On a field trip to the Gotham Museum of Natural History, Terry and his class are menaced by what appears to be a reanimated Egyptian mummy! Other strange events follow, but could there be a connection between these occurrences and the new foreign student in school?

An all-new villain menaces the Batman of the future! As the radioactive foe known as Blight tries to procure a substance that will help him render inert all the sources of power in Gotham City, Batman may have to choose between stopping the villain and saving a group of kids caught in the crossfire!