Future State: The Next Batman#1
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Future State: The Next Batman #1
“The Next Batman”
writer John Ridley · artist Nick Derington · inker Nick Derington · colorist Tamra Bonvillain · letterer Clayton Cowles · cover LadrönnLadrönn
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Cast · 33 characters
AnarkyAstrid ArkhamBasil KarloBatmanBlack LightningClayfaceCopperheadDetective Adriana ChubbDetective WhitakerDoctor PhosphorusDr. Alex SartoriusDuke ThomasHarvey DentHumphry DumplerHumpty DumptyJace FoxJefferson PierceKaliberKatanaKiller CrocLonnie MachinLuke FoxMister ZsaszPeacekeeper-01Peacekeeper-12Sean MahoneyTamara FoxTanya FoxTatsu YamashiroThe Arkham KnightThe SignalTwo-FaceWaylon Jones
Full credits
writer John Ridley
artist Nick Derington
inker Nick Derington
colorist Tamra Bonvillain
letterer Clayton Cowles
cover pencils Ladrönn
cover inks Ladrönn
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers
In the future, Gotham is a police state where the law is enforced by a private security force, The Magistrate, who shoot offenders on sight, and their number one target is a new Batman. Meanwhile, Luke Fox has an angry confrontation with his brother Tim over events that involved the hospitalization of their sister Tam.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).