Future State: Dark Detective #2A (DC Comics 2021)

Future State: Dark Detective #2A delivers a complete 48-page comic book that anchors a pivotal timeline within DC’s 2021 crossover initiative. Written by Mariko Tamaki and Joshua Williamson with interior art by Dan Mora and Giannis Milonogiannis, this issue explores how Gotham operates under automated surveillance while following an unconfirmed Bruce Wayne who actively investigates the conditions of his own funeral.

The central narrative tracks a fugitive Bruce Wayne working backward to determine how his assassins accurately selected him as Batman before the strike. With the Magistrate tightening neighborhood sweeps, he must bypass their data-tracking infrastructure while processing the fact that his early vigilante activities inadvertently established the groundwork for Gotham’s most pervasive authority. A concurrent story lines up Jason Todd as a contracted mask hunter for that same administration. Assigned to capture living suspects regardless of alignment, he faces a sudden resurgence of the Red Hood gang that forces him to uncover a coordinated threat capable of paralyzing the city.

This print edition showcases Dan Mora handling both the primary cover layout and the interior coloring across the unrestricted runtime. Rated T+ and originally issued at a cover price of $5.99, it functions as a self-contained investigative arc that does not require reading adjacent Future State titles. Buyers looking for a structured blend of forensic mystery, political thriller elements, and street-level crime solving will find the dual protagonist frameworks operating independently yet thematically aligned through questions of institutional trust and operational fallout.