Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic Vol 1 2

"Here, There Be Monsters": The monster that attacked Terry drags him into its lair. Terry recognises the creature as Waylon Jones, aka Killer Croc, and attempts to reason with him, as Bruce told him that Croc had the potential to be a good man. However he finds that Croc is now so mutated that h

"Here, There Be Monsters"
Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic Vol 1 #2
October, 2023
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Max Dunbar Sebastian Cheng
Here, There Be Monsters
Writers	Collin Kelly Jackson Lanzing
Pencilers	Max Dunbar
Inkers	Max Dunbar
Colorists	Sebastian Cheng
Letterers	Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Editors	Jessica Berbey Ben Abernathy
Previous Issue	Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic # 1
Next Issue	Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic # 3

Of course magic is real. Of course it is. Obviously.

— Batman (Terry McGinnis)

Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic #2 is an issue of the series Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2023. It was published on August 22, 2023.

Synopsis for "Here, There Be Monsters"

The monster that attacked Terry drags him into its lair. Terry recognises the creature as Waylon Jones, aka Killer Croc, and attempts to reason with him, as Bruce told him that Croc had the potential to be a good man. However he finds that Croc is now so mutated that he has become a near mindless beast. Croc easily overpowers Terry with his brute strength and attempts to eat him, roaring that "The Tomb" belongs to him and must stay closed. Terry sees the old Wayne Enterprises logo on the wall and realisies that Bruce is responsible for whatever is going on.

Kyle appears and blasts Croc with a fireball from a cigarette lighter, distracting Croc long enough for them to get away. Kyle tells Terry that they need to escape to the upper level, and that Croc has already eaten the kids, but Terry tells him that Croc is starving and the kids must have been taken to a lower level. He says that Bruce built the area they are in and must have trapped Croc trapped down their to guard "The Tomb". Croc bursts through a wall and attacks them, however Kyle is able to put Croc to sleep with a spell, revealing that he has magic. They find the way down to the "Tomb" and descend.

On the surface, Lumos demolishes the old housing projects and replaces them with a hard light apartment block.

Appearing in "Here, There Be Monsters"

Featured Characters:

• Batman (Terry McGinnis)

Supporting Characters:

• Beam Boonma
• Gestalt (Voice) (Cameo)
• Kyle the Catboi/Kyle Selinas_450

Antagonists:

• Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) (First full appearance)
• Lumos Industries
  • Donovan Lumos

Other Characters:

• Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Minotaurs (Mentioned only)
• The Owls (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Hypertime
  • Futures End
    • Neo-Gotham
      • The Gotham Deep/Undergoth
        • Wayne Enterprises (In ruins) (Cameo)
        • The Tomb of Owls (First appearance) (Cameo)
      • Batcave (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Batarang
• Batsuit

Concepts:

• Magic
  

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic series
• Images from Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic Vol 1 2