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DC To Reprint Katsuhiro Otomo's Batman Story in Future State Gotham

Published Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:02:10 -0500

Future State Gotham is the new DC Comics series continuing the Future State storyline with Red Hood and Jason Todd, who has turned on the Batfamily and is working with the Magistrate bringing in vigilantes. And is currently being set up in Batman: Urban Legends, which has seen him commit murder without any excuse of self-defense.

The six-issue debut story arc is co-written by Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver, with art by Giannis Milonogiannis. At it appears that the black-and-white comic with Milonogiannis' mange-esque style has inspired DC to include a 6-page reprint of Batman: The Third Mask from Batman: Black and White in 1996 by Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo. The series created by Mark Chiarello, then fired by DC Comics, is still bearing fruit to the present day. As ever, it makes you think. Here's the solicitation to the comic book in question and the full solicitation from DC Comics.

FUTURE STATE GOTHAM #1 CVR A YASMINE PUTRI
(W) Joshua Williamson, Dennis Culver (A) Giannis Milonogiannis (CA) Yasmine Putri
The event that was DC Future State continues in its own ongoing title starring the Bat-Family, beginning with the epic story "Hunt the Batman." Disaster strikes Gotham City, and all evidence points to the Next Batman! Red Hood must choose justice over his family and allies when the corrupt Magistrate enlists him to bring in the new Batman dead or alive! Featuring the entire cast from the popular Future State Batman titles, this new series kicks off the next chapter in this forbidding world of tomorrow, and does so in brilliant, monochromatic storytelling! This black-and-white series will showcase the brutal world that's around the corner in Future State Gotham!
Retail: $3.99 FOC Date: 4/18/2021 In-Store Date: 5/11/2021