Review: Batman Beyond - Return of the Joker

I know next to nothing about Batman Beyond, but I have been fortunately watching through Batman The Animated Series recently, discovering the surprisingly rich devotion the character has been given. Truly the dark knight is one of the most timeless comic book heroes to date.
No better example of this than the Return of the Joker animated feature. While it is short, less grand in its music and has an awkward twist, it definitely feels like a fitting epilogue to the wonderfully dark children's show that I am only just discovering (sadly).
Batman Beyond is set in the heady future of Gotham (lasers, hover cars, everything) a new Batman protects the innocent, Terry McGinnis, and an ageing Bruce Wayne mentors him (voiced by Kevin Conroy). This feature unveils the Joker's return to this futuristic world to terrorise the duo, and dig up the dark secrets of Wayne's past.
If this wasn't enough, the feature cements Mark Hamill's ongoing  performance as the Joker. Truly the man has delved deep for such an unsettling, cruel-yet-entertaining character, and the feature relishes in his presence. Hamill should be recognised as one of the greatest Jokers; his own spin on the multi-faceted character is unique. 
If you followed the Animated Show to its conclusion, I sense that this feature is definitely worth your time. It feels like a conclusion to an era, a bridging of generations and proof that the Dark Knight will last for a long time yet.

With Dark Knight Rises approaching, I am swatting up on my Batman movies! That will be a long and interesting Cinema Cocoa post.