Check out now DC 's complete solicitation and cover images for all of the Batman Future State family titles from January.
Find out who the Knights of Arkham are (hint: they are former supervillains); which bat-villain thinks he defeated Harley Quinn; which of the Robins stars in Robin Eternal and what new super-drug linked to one of the mostBatman's big bad guys are trying to save Gotham City; and the name of Catwoman's new protege (since there is already a Mad Hatter in Gotham).
The January Bats List features the first two issues of the four anthology issues Future State: The Next Batman and Future State: Dark Detective respectively which feature six more stories in its pages, as well as the first issue of five stand-alone two-issue limited series.
And now check out full solicitation copy for Superman title families (which includes Wonder Woman) and Justice League .
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(Image credit: DC) "The Next Batman " written by JOHN RIDLEY
"The Next Batman " art by NICK DERINGTON
"Outsiders " written by BRANDON THOMAS
"Outsiders " art by SUMIT KUMAR
"Arkham Knights " written by PAUL JENKINS
"Arkham Knights " art by JACKSON HERBERT Cover by LADRÖNN - Card Stock Variant Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS Blank Card Stock Variant Cover
ON SALE 01/05/21
US $ 7.99 | 64 PAGES | 1 OF 4 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS US $ 8.99
Gotham City has always been dangerous - but now it's downright deadly! In the wake of the "A-Day" tragedy, the mayor allowed the private law enforcement group known as the Magistrate to take over the police for the so-called mask crime - and this has gave birth to a new dark knight! What is the connection between this mysterious crime fighter and former Batman owner, Lucius Fox? The fight for justice has never been so dangerous!
Then in a new storyof the Outsiders, everything in Gotham City may be under the Magistrate's thumb - but even members of this totalitarian force know that the outskirts of the city are protected by the sword of Katana!
Moreover, ride with the Knights of Arkham in their quest for freedom. Arkham Asylum has been dismantled and the magistrate rules the country with an iron fist and zero tolerance. Now is the time for the mad to take back their city! Follow Croc, Two-Face, Phosphorus, Zsasz, Clayface, and Astrid Arkham as the Knights of Arkham raise a holy hell over the occupants of Gotham!
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(Image credit: DC) written by STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
art by SIMONE DI MEO
cover by DERRICK CHEW
card stock variant cover by GARY FRANK
ON SALE01/05/21
$ 3.99 | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $ 4.99 US
In a daring move that shakes Gotham City, the magistrate has imprisoned Harley Quinn! The villain once known as the Scarecrow, now a pawn of the magistrate, harnesses Harley's knowledge of Gotham's villains and the Black Mask gang to his own dark ends. Crane and his bosses think they've defeated Harley Quinn and broken her spirit, but they're sorely mistaken - and Harley will get her revenge. Written by rising star writer Stephanie Phillips and drawn by fan favorite artist Simone Di Meo, the next era of Harley Quinn begins here!
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(Image credit: DC) "Dark Detective " written by MARIKO TAMAKI
"Dark Detective "art by DAN MORA
" Grifter "written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
" Grifter "art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
cover by DAN MORA
card stock variant cover by JOHN PAUL LEON
ON SALE 01/12/21
$ 5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 1 OF 4 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $ 6.99 US
The world thought Bruce Wayne was dead. They were dead wrong! When the sinister paramilitary organization known as the Magistrate took control of Gotham City, the original Batman went out of the way to take them down ... but even the Dark Knight couldn't predict until where this evil force would go to stop it. Now Bruce Wayne is on the run! From award-winning Eisner writer Mariko Tamaki and rising star artist Dan Mora, this is the tale of a Batman pushed to the brink - with nothing left to lose.
Also in this issue, Grifter is back! Cole Cash is having a bad day, and it just goes wrongwon't improve when the GCPD detectives show up! Will a chance meeting with Luke Fox change his luck? Or is her day about to get a whole lot worse?
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(Image credit: DC) written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
art by EDDY BARROWS
cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and IRVIN RODRIGUEZ Card Stock Variant Cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
ON SALE 01/12/21
US $ 3.99 | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $ 4.99 US
Lazarus Resin is on his way to Gotham City, and the Magistrate intends to use this regenerative super drug to make his forces immortal! In other words, unless Tim Drake has anything something to say tothis subject! Join the ultimate heist at 20,000 feet as Robin and Spoiler hijack the sky convoy that could spell the end of freedom in Gotham forever - if the emotional baggage between Tim and Stephanie doesn't make them first! This is the flying sma robot, skydiving A fascinating and fascist adventure not to be missed - from rising star writer Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural) and top artist Eddy Barrows (Detective Comics)!
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(Image credit: DC ) "The Next Batman " written by JOHN RIDLEY
"The Next Batman " art by LAURA BRAGA
"Batgirls " written by VITA AYALA
"Batgirls " art by ANEKE
"Gotham City Sirens " written by PAULA SEVENBERGEN
Art "Gotham CitySirens "by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO Cover by LADRÖNN Card Stock Variant Cover by STANLEY " ARTGERM "LAU
ON SALE 01/19/21
$ 7.99 | 64 PAGES | 2 OF 4 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $ 8.99 US
In this second chapter of Future State: Batman, wearing a mask in Gotham City is now a crime - and when it's made worse by murder, it can be a crime. shootout -visual offense! Batman is on the trail of a murderous couple but quickly discovers that all is not as it seems ... and finds himself in the sights of the magistrate and their peacemakers! The new Dark Knight's street level continue!
Also in this issue, Batgirls Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown find themselves in a prison where the Magistrate throws heroes and villains! What no one knows, however, is is that Cassandra was sent there with a mission…
And in a story of the sirens of Gotham City, cSome girls just want to have fun - so what do you do when you find Gotham City in turmoil and overrun with cybers? You go shopping, of course! Join Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and a new mermaid on a girls night out. They're in town, looking for trouble ... and finding it!
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art by OTTO SCHMIDT - cover by LIAM SHARP
card stock variant cover by STANLEY "ARTGERM " LAU
ON SALE 01/19/21
US $ 3.99 | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $ 4.99 US
The Masked vigilantes were ruled illegal, and the magistrate requisitioned a high-speed train to take those they captured to a reform center and filled the rest of the train with innocent children! Catwoman is keen to keep it safe. She never reaches her destination. Armed with a new magnetic suit, aided by her loyal band of Strays and starring Catwoman's new protege, she must pull off the impossible: a train heist where she flies ... the train itself! But Selina isn't the only person on board with plans for this train and its most unexpected passenger!
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(Credit image: DC) written by ANDREW CONSTANT
art by NICOLA SCOTT and cover by YASMINE PUTRI
card stock variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT
ON SALE 01/19/21
US $ 3.99 | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 2 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK COVER $ 4.99 US
Batman is gone! Now Nightwing has taken on the mission to keep the citizens of Gotham City safe from the magistrate. But to do so, he will have to stay one step ahead of the magistrate! And you know things took a turn for the worse in Gotham when the safest place for Dick to hide is the abandoned Arkham Asylum! When Nightwing is visited by a mask pretending to be the new Batman ... does he fight like one? Check out this grim glimpse into the future of writer Andrew Constant and artist Nicola Scott!
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(Image credit: DC) written by GENE LUEN YANG and cover by BEN OLIVER and card stock variant cover by ARTHUR ADAMS ON SALE 01/26/21
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CARD STOCK COVER US $ 4.99
At the beginning of the occupation of Gotham City by the magistrateat, Bruce Wayne found himself pushed to the limit like never before. So it makes sense to call in the Man of Steel for the backup, right? False. The sinister lords of Gotham have already set the ultimate trap on the last son of Krypton ... and with Kryptonian power at your fingertips, no one can stand in your way! Also ... where on Earth did Professor Pyg get a kryptonite scalpel? Prepare yourself, because things are going to get disgusting in the caves under Gotham ...
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(Image credit: DC) "Dark Detective " written by MARIKO TAMAKI
"Dark Detective " art by DAN MORA
"Red Hood " written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
"Red Hood " art by GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS - DAN MORA cover
stoc variant coverk of Cards by GABRIELLE D ELL 'OTTO
ON SALE 01/26/21
US $ 5.99 | 48 PAGES | 2 OF 4 | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER US $ 6.99
Bruce Wayne is supposed to be dead ... but this dark detective is on the run and brings to light the mystery of his own "murder": how the killers know that Bruce Wayne was Batman? As the Magistrate 's forces focus on Bruce's location, it is a race against time to unlock the secrets of their surveillance technology and lead the fight to the top! But did knowing that Bruce's legacy help activate 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. He works a job he hates on the violent streets of Gotham City as a mask hunter for the magistrate! He takes contracts to catch villains - or heroes - and brings them back alive - mainis lying. But when the Red Hood gang reappears, Jason must solve a mystery that could doom the city.
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