Nightwing is as soon as once more Batman, and battles the Subsequent Batman, Jace Fox, to be Gotham Metropolis’s solely Darkish Knight in DC Comics’ darkish future timeline.
For followers debating whether or not Jace Fox might beat Dick Grayson, the argument has been settled.
In Future State: Gotham #14, Dick Grayson has left his id as Nightwing behind to turn into Batman as soon as once more. He believes that the one option to cease the Justice of the Peace and save the world is that if he’s the one Caped Crusader operating round Gotham Metropolis. Because of this, he tries to bench Jace from his crime-fighting life, one thing the Subsequent Batman doesn’t take kindly to, prompting a one-on-one battle between the 2.
Dick is the victor of this spat between Batmen, although he did have a bonus within the struggle past expertise. He’s presently utilizing the drug Brane to boost his mind, which is derived from the physical-enhancing drug Venom, besides it will increase one’s psychological capability as a substitute. Earlier than the struggle even begins, Dick deduces Jace’s actual id, whereas within the earlier concern, Future State: Gotham #13, the drug permits him to determine the place a secret assembly of Gotham’s villains is held, and fights all of them with out taking a single blow.
If Dick actually needs to be the one Batman in Gotham Metropolis although, he has a line of different Darkish Knights to get by way of. Damian Wayne has returned from Hell as Batman 666 to finish the Justice of the Peace, Hush is now impersonating Bruce Wayne as one other Batman, whereas the actual Bruce Wayne was revealed to be alive and has as soon as once more donned the cowl. So, the opposite Batmen standing in Dick’s means include his youthful brother with new hellfire powers, his mentor and certainly one of his mentor’s biggest villains.
After all, there are nonetheless members of the Bat Household working in Gotham Metropolis who don’t go by Batman. Although she has been namedropped earlier than, Future State: Gotham #14 marks the primary time that Barbara Gordon/Oracle seems within the sequence, who questions Dick over his use of Brane. Different energetic Bat Relations embody Tim Drake/Robin (who’s immortal now), Duke Thomas/Sign (who possesses the spirit of Black Lightning in a sword), Stephanie Brown/Spoiler and Jason Todd/Peacekeeper Pink. Along with them, there are additionally gamers like Hunter Panic and Harley Quinn, although Harley just lately betrayed the Bat Household to settle a debt with Hush.
Future State: Gotham #14 is written by Dennis Culver with inside artwork by Giannis Milonogiannis and Geoffo, predominant cowl artwork by Simone Di Meo, letters by Troy Peteri and a variant cowl by Mike Bowden and Rex Lokus. The problem is now on sale from DC Comics.
Supply: DC Comics