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The story of the five Batmen continues to heat up in the latest issue of Future State: Gotham, as the five heroes and villains finally come together; promising an explosive conclusion to this story.
We pick up where the last issue left off, with Jace being attacked by Damian, under the instruction of Hush. It turns out that Damian learned a few tricks whilst he was in hell, as his rune and symbol covered Batarangs cause Jace to relive the worst moments of his life, making him face the 'sins' that will cause him to go to hell. Luckily, Red Hood and Panic are on hand to come to his aid and stop Damian from killing him.
Elsewhere, Dick ends up fighting the other members of the Bat-family, who are trying to stop him from using the brain drug. But, Dick seems determined that not only is he going to be Batman, but that his family can't be involved. Using the drug, he's able to stop his friends, and heads off into the night.
Back with the others, things get complicated when the Batmobile crashes onto the scene, delivering Talia al Ghul and Bruce onto the scene. Damian, now not knowing who or what to trust, seems to go wild, and turns on everyone. The issue ends with Dick arriving, bringing the five Batmen together at last.
There's a lot of action in this issue, but we also get time to squeeze in some more insight and character moments as we get to see a little bit about Jace's past and what drives him, as well as getting to see a bit more of how this new, older version of Damian thinks. It's interesting to see how easily Hush is able to manipulate Damian, a grown man who spent years surviving in literal hell, but then you realise it's because all Damian has ever wanted is a father who loves him; and that's what Hush is using to get what he wants.
I will be honest, not a huge amount happened this issue, but this is often the case in comic stories, where you're past the exciting set-up and just coming up to the conclusion, so you have to have the less exciting issues that bring everything together. This issue did a lot of work for the big final confrontation, but that doesn't in any means mean it's bad or boring. This was a solid issue that was enjoyable to read.
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