Future State: The Next Batman #4 [Ladrönn Cover]

(Late April 2021)

The Next Batman Conclusion (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)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Tim "Jace" Fox]; Eric (father of victim, death); Sara (mother of victim); Louis Jershefsky (flashback); Peacekeepers; Stanz (Magistrate captain); The Magistrate; Detective Adriana Chubb; Detective Mike Tellez; Tanya Fox; Luke Fox; Tiffany Fox; Lucius Fox

Synopsis

Batman must get the killers in his custody to police headquarters safely, but he faces a gauntlet of Magistrate forces with orders to shoot them 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 Deutschland, 2017 series) #56 (Dezember 2021)

Batgirls Part Two (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)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cassandra Cain [Orphan]; Stephanie Brown; Barbara Gordon [Oracle]; Killer Frost; Two-Face; Jefferson Pierce [Black Lightning]; Beast Boy; Cheetah; Gorilla Grodd; Kate Kane [Batwoman]; Penguin; Jimmy Olsen; Harley Quinn; Poison Ivy; Jason Blood; Killer Croc; Mister Freeze; Clayface; Victor Zsasz; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Man-Bat; Talia Al Ghul; Robin [Tim Drake]; the Magistrate

Synopsis

Stephanie leads the imprisoned heroes and villains against their Magistrate captors to create a distraction to allow Cassandra to free Barbara Gordon from her secret prison cell.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Story continued from issue #2.

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

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

Script

Paula Sevenbergen (credited)

Pencils

Emanuela Lupacchino (credited)

Inks

Wade von Grawbadger (credited)

Colors

John Kalisz (credited)

Letters

Becca Carey (credited)

Editing

Jessica Chen (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]; Dee-Dee [Domestic Droid] (android); Slam Bradley; Riddler; Penguin; the Magistrate; Cybers; Dax Dilton; Peacekeeper-01

Synopsis

Catwoman and Poison Ivy must evade the Magistrate and deliver Dee-Dee to the Resistance, so that they can study her schematics to devise a defense against the Cybers.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Story continued from issue #2.