JLU served as the bridge between the contemporary DC Animated Universe and the future of Batman Beyond . The episode Epilogue recontextualized the entire Batman mythos, linking Terry McGinnis’s origin directly to the Justice League. It provided closure to Bruce Wayne’s story that was bittersweet, emotional, and definitive.

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This arc grapples with questions that Marvel’s Civil War would ask years later: Who watches the Watchmen? What happens when heroes decide they know better than the elected government? Is Lex Luthor right to be paranoid?

The series kicks off about two years after the that nearly destroyed Earth and caused Hawkgirl to leave the team. To ensure the planet is never that vulnerable again, the original founding members— Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern (John Stewart), Flash, and Martian Manhunter —decide to expand their ranks.