DC's Future Batman War Won't Go How Fans Think

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Future State: Gotham #14

In the latest issue of DC's Future State: Gotham, a surprising Batman War is on the horizon. Although the original Dark Knight has finally returned in this potential future for the DC Universe, a collection of heroes and villains have come forward believing that they should be the next Batman instead. However, the battle lines being drawn aren't ones fans would assume.

Previous issues of Future State: Gotham have kept the primary focus on Jason Todd. Formerly known as the Red Hood, Todd has become Peacekeeper Red, an agent of the fascist regime known as the Magistrate while secretly working as a double agent with Jace Fox's Batman and Nightwing who's leading Gotham's resistance movement. However, Dick Grayson has recently been injecting himself with a version of Bane's Venom compound that affects the mind rather than the body, presumedly giving him nearly clairvoyant insight. As such, Nightwing believes he must become Gotham's sole Batman to save the city. However, this is happening at the same time as Damian Wayne's return from the depths as Batman 666. Unable to find the original Batman in Hell after he believed his father had died, the former Robin has become an extremely Dark Knight in his own right.

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Now, Future State: Gotham #14 from Dennis Culver, Giannis Milonogiannis, and Geoffo sees Bruce Wayne returning as the Dark Detective, having faked his death and sinking further into the shadows to take down the Magistrate. However, Nightwing has become unhinged with his new Bat costume and strung-out mental state, fighting Jace's Dark Knight when the two of them should be working together.