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Originally Posted by Phantomcrow

I am super excited to be getting a new Phantasm figure coming in the Batman Animated line of figures, but I have always wondered why they never brought Phantasm into the comic universe. They brought in Harley Quinn, Lock-Up, and I think a couple others. I would love to see Phantasm be brought into the Arkham or regular Comic universe, perhaps with a little updated armor/outfit.

But I am still convinced that the character of Phantasm is some kind of basis for the character Hush. Hush is one of my favorite Batman stories ever. But if you think about it the Hush/ Tommy Elliot character mirrors Phantasm/ Andrea Beaumont in a lot of ways. Both knew Bruce in his youth, both come back into Bruce's life as adults, both end up being Villains in the end that try to hurt Bruce, and both know that he is Batman. One of these days I want to ask Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee about it.

The Phantasm is loosely based on a (unfortunately) little used villain called the Reaper from Batman: Year Two and Batman: Full Circle. Judson Caspian was the original Reaper and he was kinda Punisher-esque, using leathal force against criminals. He wore a metal skull mask, a cape with a hood and had two gauntlets with giant sickle blades. I guess they haven't brought Phantasm into the comics continuity because she looks so much like the Reaper. Andrea Beaumont/Phantasm is a much more interesting character than the Reaper because of the romantic element of her relationship with Batman, so I would have liked to seen her brought over from the Animated Universe as well.