Future State: The Next Batman #1 [Blank Cardstock Variant Cover]

(Early March 2021)

The Next Batman (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ridley (credited)

Pencils

Nick Derington (credited)

Inks

Nick Derington (credited)

Colors

Tamra Bonvillain (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Editing

Dave Wielgosz (credited) (associate editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We live in a police state.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman (identity unknown); Luke Fox; Tanya Fox; Tim Fox; Tamara Fox; Bane-Litos (gang); Whitaker; Chubb; Rico; Eddie; Nestor; The Magistrate

Synopsis

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Outsiders / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Brandon Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Sumit Kumar (credited)

Inks

Sumit Kumar (credited); Raul Fernandez (credited)

Colors

Jordie Bellaire (credited)

Letters

Steve Wands (credited)

Editing

Ben Meares (credited) (assistant editor); Dave Wielgosz (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Katana a.k.a. Tatsu Yamashiro, the Woman on the Wall, the Soultaker. Current Status: Active

Genre

superhero

Characters

Outsiders [Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro]; The Signal [Duke Thomas]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]]; Kaliber; The Magistrate

Synopsis

After helping Duke Thomas get his friends out of Gotham's borders, Katana investigates a Magistrate stronghold operating outside of the city, where she encounters an old "friend", Kaliber.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in issue #3.

Arkham Knights Chapter One Rise (Table of Contents: 3)

Arkham Knights / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Jenkins (credited)

Pencils

Jack Herbert (credited)

Inks

Jack Herbert (credited)

Colors

Gabe Eltaeb (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Editing

Ben Meares (credited) (assistant editor); Paul Kaminski (credited) (editor); Ben Abernathy (credited) (group editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The sun always rises.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Arkham Knights [Arkham Knight [Astrid Arkham; Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Doctor Phosphorous [Alex Sartorius]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Victor Zsasz; Humpty Dumpty; Anarky; Copperhead; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]]; Peacekeeper-12; Peacekeeper-1; The Magistrate

Synopsis

A group of former villains led by Astrid Arkham fight for the people against the Magistrate in Gotham City in the future.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in issue #3.