Future State: The Next Batman #3 [Ladrönn Cover]

(Early April 2021)

The Next Batman Chapter 3 (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

The magistrate. Private cops with orders to shoot "masks" on sight.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Tim "Jace" Fox]; Stanz (Magistrate captain); The Magistrate; Cybers; Eric (father of victim); Sara (mother of victim); Peacekeeper-01; Rene Montoya; Detective Adriana Chubb; Detective Mike Tellez; Tanya Fox; Lucius Fox; Tiffany Fox; Luke Fox

Synopsis

Batman has the killers in his custody and needs to turn them in to face trial, but also needs to protect them from the Magistrate who have orders to shoot Batman and the killers on sight.

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 Brasil, 2017 series) #56 (novembro 2021)
• in Batman (Panini Deutschland, 2017 series) #56 (Dezember 2021)

Finale (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Brandon Thomas (credited)

Pencils

Sumit Kumar (credited)

Inks

Sumit Kumar (credited); Raúl Fernández (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

Duke Thomas speaking to a crowd of dissidents at the Armstead Theater

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

Katana and Black Lightning must help Duke when they discover a Magistrate infiltrator in the group that Duke helped escape from Gotham.

Reprints

• in Future State: The Next Batman (DC, 2021 series) ([August] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from issue #1.

Arkham Knights Chapter Two Dawn (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

Load 'em up, lads and lasses!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Arkham Knights [Arkham Knight [Astrid Arkham; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones]; Clayface [Basil Karlo]; Humpty Dumpty; Anarky; Victor Zsasz; Copperhead; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Doctor Phosphorous [Alex Sartorius]]; Jonesy; Peacekeeper-06; Peacekeeper-01; The Magistrate; Amanirenas (flashback)

Synopsis

The Arkham Knights must evade the Magistrate in order to acquire their target of a symbol of hope for the people of Gotham.

Reprints

• in Future State: The Next Batman (DC, 2021 series) ([August] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from issue #1.