Batman: The Adventures Continue #2A (DC Comics 2020)

Batman: The Adventures Continue #2A launches the “Mentors: Part 1” storyline, written by Paul Dini and Alan Burnett with interior artwork by Ty Templeton and cover design by Sean Murphy. In the issue, Slade Wilson arrives in Gotham City and triggers immediate operational tension. Batman investigates the mercenary’s movements out of caution, while Robin argues that Slade is positioned to assist the cape-and-cowl duo. The narrative constructs its conflict around competing assessments of trust, strategy, and shared history.

Publication Specifications

This 32-page release prints in full color and carries a rated T+ designation for teen and upper audiences. Issued by DC Comics in 2020, the comic operates as a direct continuation of the Batman: The Adventures Continue series. Structured as the opening entry in a two-part sequence, it delivers a self-contained confrontation while embedding setup moments that resolve in subsequent installments.

Reading and Collection Notes

• Relies on Dini and Burnett’s script format to maintain steady dialogue pacing, allowing readers unfamiliar with the animated predecessor to follow plot developments without exposition breaks
• Centers on methodology clashes: Batman’s risk-assessment contrasts with Robin’s willingness to entertain temporary cooperation, driving scene composition through action and observation rather than monologue
• Sean Murphy’s cover artwork isolates the central question of alliance versus threat, providing visual context before opening the first interior page

Acquire this issue to secure the first segment of the “Mentors” narrative thread and examine how veteran writers map investigative beats onto a compact 32-page run that rewards both casual readers and completionists.