Future State: Gotham #3

This issue uses a modern comic style and forgoes color. Adopting, instead, and black and white technique. The action sequences are really well done, and transportive. Read Full Review

Even though I'm disappointed with the decision to omit colors beyond black and white in this book, the team involved has done well to ensure this is still a good read for Red Hood fans. I could go either way on Chip Zdarsky or Williamson and Culver taking control of Red Hood beyond their respective books. I seem to flip-flop issue to issue, but it's a good problem for DC to have right now. Read Full Review

This series is growing on me as it has elements of Tom Taylor's work as well as Sean Murphy"call me a sucker for either one of those, but this has strong hints of what they do in a comics. While it is gaining some traction, I would have enjoyed this being a bit more timely in its release. is this the future? It's all very Charles Dickens to me. Read Full Review

We have, like always, left him in a bit of a precarious position. That ending, though! Just" WOW. Tha's an immediate "GIMME!" for the next issue, as in gimme it now, please! Read Full Review

The art itself is solid, but the choice to make the book black and white doesn't really work so well when without color it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell characters apart. Particularly in the case of Punchline and Harley Quinn, the two characters are essentially identical in terms of features. Read Full Review

This book has had some ups and downs for sure. Last issue was such a creative breakaway, and I was hoping the momentum would carry over into this issue, but it looks like we're going to be stuck in setup hell for a while. I wish I could say I wasn't disappointed. Read Full Review

fearUhavemeisenough

Jul 13, 2021

Joshua may not be Chip but he has something that Zdarsky does not and that is that he is better documented with respect to #RedHood, it is clear to me that Zdarsky writes for Batman and Williamson for Red Hood, the writing may be younger, be in this horrible event of Future State accompanied by bad art and colorless and even so I liked the story more in this issue.

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Fracadactyl - Jul 13, 2021

I dunno about you, but something about this simplified Manga-esque art seems to bring out more of the tension.

fearUhavemeisenough - Jul 13, 2021

Even so, I like it better when the delivery was with color, they referred me to Dark Detective of course. This number seemed better to me, or maybe I am getting used to it a bit, but I will insist that it would look much better with color.

Merlyn - Jul 13, 2021

Honestly, I feel the exact opposite way about this, I feel like Williamson tries to prop up the new Batman by putting him on Jason's level, even better, which he shouldn't be. Zdarsky makes him reckless as he was in the pre-Lobdell era, which is a sin, but seems to at least try to make him a better detective and find a way to put him and Batman in a better place. The purpose of this... I can't really see it so far.

Merlyn - Jul 13, 2021

Don't get me wrong, it'a good book but I don't really know what Williamson wants from Jason so far and I feel like three issues in I should know that by now.

SenpaifenixJäger - Jul 16, 2021

Visibly obvious what you say @Merlyn all the time makes the next Batman stand out, it has its good points but that part annoys me. And it can also be the stupidity of the editors who want to make the Next Batman the host of the hosts. I don't remember what comic they did see it in. The next Batman made something that Batman couldn't save Gotham. A random a murderer, guy with mediocre training, an airhead who's only rebellious because daddy doesn't pay attention to him. Pfff.

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

Fenix....one of the dumbest moves in litany of dumb moves recently by DC was to make Lucius Fox a heel and a thief of the Wayne fortune just to create a "why" for the existence of Tim Fox. Everything about that character is unearned yet DC pushes him as the noblest most effective and moral character in Futre State Gotham. Youd think one of the Wayne sons would say "hey that's my dads stuff you're wearing and hes not done with it yet".

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

Future Srate is one bad idea after another it seems.

SenpaifenixJäger - Jul 16, 2021

I agree with you @Mingthemerciless, putting Lucius as a vulgar thief and traitor was the lowest, isn't all this to be inclusive? If I had any DNA mix evident in my veins I would be furious, Luke was an excellent proposition.

SenpaifenixJäger - Jul 16, 2021

Let's hope FS disappears by next year and DC go back to canon with comics without a lots of bad stories just to drive up the price.

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

Agreed. Start by bringing Alfred back and restoring Lucius Foxs status as a dependable ally.Im fine if DC wants to make Future State it's own non continuity universe for the 3 people that actually like FS. But don't force us to accept it as a likely future when the series and concept was largely panned and subsequently ignored by most fans.

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

Flors Wonder Woman was the only breakout character from the series and Swamp Thing the most applauded for consistency and quality.

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

I think this is why Zdardkys Redhood is highlighted so much by fans. It's the most honest Batbook right now. Sure you can find flaws in it too but it "feels" like a Batbook should feel.

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

Then I look at that sequence where Grayson and Fox are fighting off a group of assailants and its Fox that's the pragmatic one recommending they extricate themselves from the situation first then he ll answer Graysons concerns. Grayson agrees in a huff.

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

So let me get this right Grayson who is trained by the best is a gifted fighter detective and strategist and has been for a long time and has been Batman himself on occasions needed to be schooled by a neophyte in his father's coopted uniform? And DC says...yeah that's righht. Seriously?

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

And DC is still wondering why it cant sell Future State to most fans?

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

My bad I said Grayson but Todd is in the melee.

Mingthemerciless - Jul 16, 2021

I'm with you fenix I'm hoping that DC dumps Future State as a main continuity plotline sooner than later and rights the ship with better writing for their most lucrative character. Feel free to publish FS books as their own universe for the small amount of readers that have any interest in it. I have zero interest in Fear State which is Tynions further encroachment towards FS. Heck lets be honest..its Tynion nothung he writes for Batman interests me FS or otherwise.

fearUhavemeisenough - Jul 18, 2021

The restitution of Alfred and disappear all this sh # $% @ of FS as you say @Mingthemerciless would be ideal. Respect the fight Jay-Dick, I don't think Dick has a better fight in terms of technique, they did not have the same teachers, Jason had the same teachers as Bruce and others to whom the league gave him access, he is considered one of the best martial masters. Dick has experience the age of him is still 5 years older than Jason. He is agile, fast, but in tactics I do not believe it.

fearUhavemeisenough - Jul 18, 2021

As well as you point out @fenix the fake Batman, it seems that his skin color gives him superpowers without a logical trajectory, as they insist on wanting to sell it to us.

M.Grayson

Jul 13, 2021

I'm Manga's reader , so the lack of color doesn't make fell bad, Milonogiannis' art on my personal apprehension looks better. I'm excited for the next issue, the family is close, Hood about to get hit with the replacement Batman.

Nobodythehope

Jul 13, 2021

Joshua does an incredible action-packed job on this issue, I hope Hood kicks the fake Batman's butt, I totally hate Tim Fox he's a bad character, he always was with a mediocre development he has never shone in his previous comics. Very silly backup story.

redhood

Jul 13, 2021

I had fun reading this story, I talk about Hood's, the other with a single glance I could see that it was bad, so I will focus only on Hood's. If I want to read a manga, I buy a manga, I don't go for a comic. We all know that this is to save dollars.

TheFightingBull

Jul 14, 2021

"What about that new peacekeeper? He's gone too. But if h's down there with the inmates..Then he's already DEAD." The emotional charge is not that complex in this installment, the narrative was agile, it sees a lean towards the next Batman and I feel that DC's hand is here controlling the writing of Joshua W.

Fracadactyl

Jul 13, 2021

Things are really heating up and the manga-styled artwork really allows Milonogiannis to use the page elements to their fullest. Especially with how the action plays out with fights feeling really intense with the angles on display. Although I'm a little perplexed with how many more characters appear like Punchline and Harley Quinn in reaction.

Stormwrath

Jul 15, 2021

I am really enjoying the story, but the lack of color is not helping the book

PalancasLocas

Jul 14, 2021

Yes, I can say this is a completely self-satisfied rating and isn't it every one of our ratings and reviews?

SenpaifenixJäger

Jul 13, 2021

A little action, gum like throwing the prisoners in the well to fight how many times I have seen it, it is ridiculous that the next Batman is so good, it feels so forced, but I liked the development on Hood a little. I still don't like art. All regular.

Jaybird

Jul 13, 2021

I had fun reading it.

Psycamorean

Jul 14, 2021

This is fine, but I could take it or leave it. I don't find it very interesting, but it kept my attention well enough.

E-Motion

Jul 15, 2021

Joshua, who is the men in charge of the Robin series, part of Infitite Frontier, is not being so bad, maybe he is a bit youthful, more direct in his writing and I like the ease with which it flows. Although for some reason they chose to continue a very controversial series such as FS now leading RH, with cheap art devoid of color that in a comic is a terrible mistake. Not bad, I like the story.

prettythief

Jul 13, 2021

good story bad art.

WhistleBlower

Jul 13, 2021

Dull, and too desperate to parrot manga instead of doing its own thing. This is "we have manga at home" of comics. The fact that Red Hood fanboys are only talking about "feats" and "power levels" shows you the IQ level of who this panders to.