Future State: Dark Detective (2021)
"Bruce Wayne may be a dead man in the eyes of the villainous Magistrate, but this dark detective isnât through yet! In this pulse-pounding finale, Bruce makes his final move and comes face to face with the man at the top of Gothamâs oppressive regime, Peacekeeper One! With bombs planted and the trap waiting to be sprung, this final battle will decide the fate of Gotham City once and for all... And after the events of the last âRed Hoodâ chapter, Jason Todd is a wanted man. He got too close to the mystery of the new Red Hood Gang, and that forced the Magistrate to take extreme measuresâbecause no one can know the truth. Hurt and alone, Jason must turn to some unlikely allies if heâs going to survive!"
"In this issue, Bruce Wayne meets the next Batman! As the dark detective makes his move to put an end to the villainous Magistrate once and for all, the man who once wore the cowl encounters the next Batmanâand these two have some questions for each other! Fists will fly as this explosive meeting erupts in the skies over Gotham...but with the clock ticking, can Bruce finish what he started and unlock the secrets of the fascist surveillance that plagues his city? And in âGriftersâ part two, the lucky streak that Cole Cash and Luke Fox have enjoyed just hit a brick wall in the form of the Huntress! The over-the-top adventure in the gutters of Gotham City concludes in the most bone-crushing fashion possible!"
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Future State Dark Detective #1 (Of 4) Cover A Dan Mora
"The world thought Bruce Wayne was dead. They were dead wrong! When the sinister para-military organization known as the Magistrate seizes control of Gotham City, the original Batman went big to put them down...but even the Dark Knight couldnât predict how far this evil force would go to stop him. Now, Bruce Wayne is on the run! From Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and rising star artist Dan Mora, itâs the story of a Batman pushed to the brinkâwith nothing left to lose. Also in this issue, Grifter is back! Cole Cash is having a bad day, and thatâs not going to improve when the detectives of the GCPD show up! Will a chance meeting with Luke Fox change his luck? Or is his day about to get a lot worse?"
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Future State Dark Detective #2 (Of 4) Cover A Dan Mora
"Bruce Wayne is supposed to be dead...but this Dark Detective is on the run and shining a light on the mystery of his own âmurderâ: How did the killers know Bruce Wayne was Batman? As the forces of the Magistrate zero in on Bruceâs location, itâs a race against time to unlock the secrets of their surveillance tech and take the fight to the very top! But is the knowledge that Bruceâs own legacy helped to enable the greatest authoritarian force the city of Gotham has ever seen too much to bear? Also in this issue, Jason Todd is a haunted man. Heâs working a job he hates on the violent streets of Gotham City as a mask hunter for the Magistrate! He takes contracts to catch villainsâor heroesâand brings them in aliveâmostly. But when the Red Hood gang reemerges, Jason must solve a mystery that could doom the city."
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Future State Dark Detective #3 (Of 4) Cover A Dan Mora
"In this issue, Bruce Wayne meets the next Batman! As the dark detective makes his move to put an end to the villainous Magistrate once and for all, the man who once wore the cowl encounters the next Batmanâand these two have some questions for each other! Fists will fly as this explosive meeting erupts in the skies over Gotham...but with the clock ticking, can Bruce finish what he started and unlock the secrets of the fascist surveillance that plagues his city? And in âGriftersâ part two, the lucky streak that Cole Cash and Luke Fox have enjoyed just hit a brick wall in the form of the Huntress! The over-the-top adventure in the gutters of Gotham City concludes in the most bone-crushing fashion possible!"
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Future State Dark Detective #4 (Of 4) Cover A Dan Mora
"Bruce Wayne may be a dead man in the eyes of the villainous Magistrate, but this dark detective isnât through yet! In this pulse-pounding finale, Bruce makes his final move and comes face to face with the man at the top of Gothamâs oppressive regime, Peacekeeper One! With bombs planted and the trap waiting to be sprung, this final battle will decide the fate of Gotham City once and for all... And after the events of the last âRed Hoodâ chapter, Jason Todd is a wanted man. He got too close to the mystery of the new Red Hood Gang, and that forced the Magistrate to take extreme measuresâbecause no one can know the truth. Hurt and alone, Jason must turn to some unlikely allies if heâs going to survive!"
Publication Timeline
February 23, 2021
Issue #4 - Future State Dark Detective #4 (Of 4) Cover A Dan Mora
February 09, 2021
Issue #3 - Future State Dark Detective #3 (Of 4) Cover A Dan Mora
February 02, 2021
January 26, 2021
Issue #2 - Future State Dark Detective #2 (Of 4) Cover A Dan Mora
January 13, 2021
Issue #1 - Future State Dark Detective #1 (Of 4) Cover A Dan Mora