Future State: The Next Batman #2 [Ladrönn Cover]

(Late March 2021)

The Next Batman Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 1)

The Next Batman / I Am Batman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Ridley (credited)

Pencils

Laura Braga (credited); Nick Derington (credited) (breakdowns)

Inks

Laura Braga (credited)

Colors

Arif Prianto (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Editing

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't get me wrong.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Jace Fox]; Detective Adriana Chubb; Tanya Fox; Mayor Christopher Nakano; Vol (voice only); Louis Jershefsky (deceased); The Magistrate [Captain Stanz]; Detective Mike Tellez; Eric (father of Jershefsky's victim); Sara (mother of Jershefsky's victim)

Synopsis

Batman tracks two killers who committed a vicious murder while trying to keep away from the Magistrate soldiers who are hot on his trail.

Reprints

• in Batman by John Ridley: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) ([August] 2021)
• in Future State: The Next Batman (DC, 2021 series) ([August] 2021)
• in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #55 (November 2021)
• in Batman (Panini Brasil, 2017 series) #56 (novembro 2021)

Keywords

The Magistrate

Batgirls (Table of Contents: 2)

Batgirl / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Vita Ayala (credited)

Pencils

Aneke (credited)

Inks

Aneke (credited)

Colors

Trish Mulvihill (credited)

Letters

Becca Carey (credited)

Editing

Jessica Chen (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Heard you were somebody important in the resistance.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Resistance [Batwoman [Kate Kane]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Orphan [Cassandra Cain]; Spoiler [Stephanie Brown] (posing as a traitor)]; Beast Boy [Garfield Logan]; Big Barda; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Jason Blood; The Cheetah [Dr. Barbara Minerva]; Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Gorilla Grodd; Harley Quinn; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Killer Frost [Caitlin Snow]; King Shark; Mr. Freeze; Jimmy Olsen; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Mister Zsasz

Synopsis

Cassandra Cain, a member of the Gotham Resistance, is imprisoned in a Magistrate Detention Facility with other heroes and villains. But Cassandra has allowed herself to be captured as part of her mission, and she must get help from a former ally turned enemy, Stephanie Brown.

Reprints

• in Future State: The Next Batman (DC, 2021 series) ([August] 2021)
• in Estado Futuro: Robin & Arlequina (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) (dezembro 2021)

Keywords

The Magistrate

Indexer Notes

Story continues in issue #4.

Ladies' Night Out Part One (Table of Contents: 3)

Gotham City Sirens / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Paula Sevenbergen (credited)

Pencils

Rob Haynes (credited) (breakdowns); Emanuela Lupacchino (credited) (pencils)

Inks

Wade von Grawbadger (credited)

Colors

John Kalisz (credited)

Letters

Becca Carey (credited)

Editing

Jessica Chen (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm about out of shiny objects to distract me, and there's ruckus outside. You done yet, Ivy?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gotham City Sirens [Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]]; Dee-Dee [Domestic Droid] (android); Slam Bradley; the Magistrate; Cybers; Dax Dilton; Anna Campagna; Vixen (cameo, look-alike); Ragman (cameo, look-alike); Robin (cameo, look-alike); Bagirl (cameo, look-alike); John Constantine(cameo, look-alike); Zatanna(cameo, look-alike); Green Arrow(cameo, look-alike); Batwoman(cameo, look-alike)

Synopsis

Catwoman and Poison Ivy target the head of a tech company that is supplying cyber androids to the Magistrate, and they enlist the help of one of his creations.

Reprints

• in Future State: The Next Batman (DC, 2021 series) ([August] 2021)
• in Estado Futuro: Robin & Arlequina (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) (dezembro 2021)

Keywords

The Magistrate

Indexer Notes

Story continues in issue #4.

Spotlight on Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #1 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)