The Joker's Asylum: Penguin #1
Sep. 28th, 2020 06:35 pm
"Everybody has a dark side and Penguin is no exception. On the outside, he's a chubby, tuxedo-clad shyster. But inside, he's still a lonely kid who's angry at the world for laughing at him. That's the part I wanted to explore." -- Jason Aaron
Warning for suicide and sexual slavery implications








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Date: 2020-09-29 12:00 am (UTC)That aside, I like how Penguin’s drawn here. Where is he, though? Is there slavery in Gotham?
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Date: 2020-09-29 12:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-09-29 12:59 am (UTC)Over the top evil?
Aaron?
That explains it.
(Not gonna defend Penguin's honor, but super evil is boring)
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Date: 2020-09-29 04:14 am (UTC)I think the Penguin: Pain & Prejudice miniseries is better overall though in depicting him as both tragic and a monster.
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Date: 2020-09-29 02:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-09-29 02:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-09-29 11:46 am (UTC)I mean, the Penguin hating being laughed at is one thing, and him exacting petty revenge seems entirely in character, but this turns it up so far (I'll destory you, and everyeone you've ever met, and propbably your pets and your first grade teacher) that it's into parody rather than drama.
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Date: 2020-09-29 03:00 pm (UTC)But then, the Joker's telling the story, so he's exaggerating.
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Date: 2020-09-30 09:44 am (UTC)