The final issue of Future: State Gotham wraps up the story lines maybe as well as one could expect, but that isn't saying much. The same problems that have plagued the series since this latest arc began continue through to the end. The plot continues to be chaotic nonsense, the characters are not well fleshed…

Maybe I'm just getting used to this story arc, but I don't hate this issue as much as I have the past few. It's still not very good, but it's mostly mediocre in the same way that plenty of other comics are. Dennis Culver has managed to put a leash on the absurd chaos of…

I take back what I said about this title feeling amateurish. You see, "amateur" comes from the Latin word "amator," meaning one who loves (See, Mr. Pogoni? I was paying attention in Latin class). It's meant to indicate someone who does something because they love it, as opposed to getting paid. That is not what's…

Amateurish. That's really the best word that I can use to describe this. Future State: Gotham has never been the top title that DC put out, but since the beginning of the "Batmen at War" arc, it's seen a significant drop in quality. Part of this is due to the fact that it rests on…

Future State: Gotham is having a bit of an identity crisis, and I'm not just talking about the multiple Batmans (Batmen?) running around. When the series started out, it was mainly focused on Red Hood - I mean Peacekeeper Red - taking down renegade vigilantes as part of Gotham's new police force. That was a…

If I had use a word to describe this issue, it would be "padded." The story at the heart of the issue is genuinely enjoyable, but only about half of the pages are actually about that. A not insignificant amount of this issue is from other stories. Not just recapping, but lifting entire pages from…