Danny DeVito, who played Penguin in 1992's Batman Returns, is set to return to the character, this time in the form of a comic book.
This news comes by way of GamesRadar, which reports that DeVito is writing a comic book story about this villain in DC's upcoming Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 one-shot comic due out this November. The Penguin story is set to celebrate the Batman villain's 80th anniversary.
Penguin was first created for 1941's Detective Comics #58 and the villain's popularity grew from there, taking on multiple forms and iterations. Sometimes he's a lowly gangster trying to work his way up to the top, and other times he's already at the top of Gotham's criminal food chain.
In the case of DeVito's Penguin in Batman Returns, the character leans somewhat hard into the whole "Penguin" aspect of the character. He also has bombs that look like penguins and more penguin-inspired things too.
As for what this comic book story will be about, that's yet to be revealed. However, DeVito's Penguin does die at the end of Batman Returns so it's probably safe to say DeVito's Penguin story will be an original one and not based on the character he played nearly three decades ago. We'll likely learn more closer to the one-shot's release later this year.
For more about Batman Returns, read about how Michael Keaton is set to return to his role as Batman for DC's upcoming Flash movie and then check out this teaser from the director teasing Keaton's suit. Read about how DC has returned to the story of Keaton's Batman in its Batman '89 comic after that.
Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. He's very excited to read this DeVito Penguin comic. You can follow him over on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
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This news comes by way of GamesRadar, which reports that DeVito is writing a comic book story about this villain in DC's upcoming Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 one-shot comic due out this November. The Penguin story is set to celebrate the Batman villain's 80th anniversary.
Penguin was first created for 1941's Detective Comics #58 and the villain's popularity grew from there, taking on multiple forms and iterations. Sometimes he's a lowly gangster trying to work his way up to the top, and other times he's already at the top of Gotham's criminal food chain.
In the case of DeVito's Penguin in Batman Returns, the character leans somewhat hard into the whole "Penguin" aspect of the character. He also has bombs that look like penguins and more penguin-inspired things too.
As for what this comic book story will be about, that's yet to be revealed. However, DeVito's Penguin does die at the end of Batman Returns so it's probably safe to say DeVito's Penguin story will be an original one and not based on the character he played nearly three decades ago. We'll likely learn more closer to the one-shot's release later this year.
For more about Batman Returns, read about how Michael Keaton is set to return to his role as Batman for DC's upcoming Flash movie and then check out this teaser from the director teasing Keaton's suit. Read about how DC has returned to the story of Keaton's Batman in its Batman '89 comic after that.
Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. He's very excited to read this DeVito Penguin comic. You can follow him over on Twitter @LeBlancWes.
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