Future State: Dark Detective

In 2021, DC's Future State: Dark Detective offered a four-issue glimpse into a possible Gotham City of tomorrow, where an older, wearier Batman operates without the support of the GCPD. Written primarily by Mariko Tamaki, Joshua Williamson, and Matthew Rosenberg, with art by Dan Mora, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Giannis Milonogiannis, this series was part of DC's larger Future State publishing initiative, exploring a darker, more fractured world for familiar heroes. It matters as a key entry in that era's speculative storytelling, showcasing how the Batman mythos could evolve under a new status quo.