The Joker's Asylum: Penguin #1

[cyberghostface]

"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

Comments

[deh_tommy]

Unfriendly reminder that he @#$%-ed a penguin.

That aside, I like how Penguin’s drawn here. Where is he, though? Is there slavery in Gotham?

[cyberghostface]

I don't think there's any clarification of where he's at, just that it's some underground black market.

[dan_ingram]

Hmm.

Over the top evil?

Aaron?

That explains it.

(Not gonna defend Penguin's honor, but super evil is boring)

[cyberghostface]

He has more human moments but I had to cut them.

I think the Penguin: Pain & Prejudice miniseries is better overall though in depicting him as both tragic and a monster.

[alicemacher]

Yeesh. There's disproportionate retribution, and then there's... this. Definitely one of those "the Penguin's not rational, but mentally ill" takes on the character, whether the story says so or not.

[lordultimus]

I dunno, I kinda like it. It's grimdark, to be sure, but the Penguin has always been one of those characters that works surprisingly well like that.

[icon_uk]

Sigh... can't anyone just be a bloody criminal any more.

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.

[agharta75]

Ozzie's nose isn't_that_ big.

But then, the Joker's telling the story, so he's exaggerating.

[tripodeca113]

I expect better from you Joker.