The Penguin

Rob Steinbrenner · **Joined:** 05 Jun 2006 **Posts:** 49778

I just read his first two ever appearances. (in the Batman Chronicles).

It reminded me how much I liked him as a kid, as a character on the tv show. Why isn't he always this cool?

Is the Penguin a viable character in the modern comics world?

Could he be successfully made into a movie villain that isn't laughable? (they tried in Batman Returns to mixed results I'd say, by making him monstrous).

Mahoney · 02 Jan 2007

Theyve been doing good things with him in Gotham Underground lately

RobertSwanderson · 01 Jan 2007

I thought that he was used well in the Batman animated series.

Not so much in the recent The Batman animated series.

John V · **Joined:** 18 Aug 2004 **Posts:** 5481

Chuck Dixon wrote a cool penguin during his run on TEC as the club owner and mastermind behind a bunch of crimes...they used this version to great effect in the 2nd Dini/Timm batman animated series (the one that adpated MAD LOVE among other stories)...i always liked the Penguin as a villain...Englheart & Rogers did a great one shot story during their TEC run with the penguin that was a favorite of mine.

Mahoney · 02 Jan 2007

John V wrote:

as the club owner and mastermind behind a bunch of crimes

Thats basically his status quo now

Gotham Underground is basically him an others in a turf war for control of Gothams Underground

Jeff · 05 Oct 2006

They used him in that capacity during and before No Man's Land too. He works well as a "Kingpin" type I think.

Bobson Dugnutt · 31 Jan 2005

He should be to Batman what Kingpin is to Spider-Man. Batman is able to stop whatever antics the Penguin gets up to, but somehow the Penguin is always untouchable....just out of reach of the long arm of the law.

RobertSwanderson · 01 Jan 2007

Which is strange, because the Penquin has the reach of a penquin. Until you add that umbrella.

Frank L. Sisko · 25 Dec 2006

One of my least favorite characters ever, in any incarnation.

Bubbles · **Joined:** 28 Jul 2005 **Posts:** 21507

I think there is no truly bad character, but the Penguin is a tough sell, especially in today's market.

I think if you remove the umbrella it makes it a much easier sell, but then you piss off all the "purists".

:roll:

Stephane Garrelie · 08 May 2006

I like him.
Remember him in Robin (Dick) when i was a kid.
Cool Batman enemy.
The 70s version is the one i like.
Chuck Dixon write excellent Penguin stuff in Robin (Tim) these days. (We saw him in Chuck's first arc, and i don't doubt we'll see more of him.)

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