Danny Devito Is Writing a Comic About Batman’s Penguin

We simply obtained DC doing its personal continuation of the traditional 1989 Batman film in comedian type, and now the corporate’s going a step past to cater to followers of the Burton period of the Dark Okevening: one in all his best on-screen nemeses is teaming up with the writer for a brand new anthology particular.

Revealed as a part of DC Comics’ solicits at present (by way of Games Radar), November’s Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 will mark 80 years for the reason that Penguin first appeared in comedian books, but in addition have a good time the entire host of Batman’s wider rogues gallery for a particular highlighting among the most beloved villains in comics historical past. The artistic crew for the particular contains comics luminaries like Wes Craig; writers G. Willow Wilson, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Joshua Williamson, Stephanie Phillips, Dan Watters, and Mairghread Scott; and artists Emma Rios, Riccardo Federici, Max Raynor, Max Fiumara, Skylar Patridge, Ariela Kristantina, Khary Randolph, Jill Thompson, Christian Ward, Gabriel Walta, and extra.

But maybe most fascinating of all is that Always Sunny icon and all-aspherical delight Danny DeVito—who famously performed the Penguin in 1992’s Batman Returns—will write a narrative in regards to the villain. The story will likely be illustrated by Dan Mora, who revealed some idea work for his and DeVito’s tackle Cobblepot on Twitter:

It’ll be fascinating to see how DeVito’s tackle the Penguin hues to his personal interpretation in Returns—the aesthetic lineage in Mora’s design is actually there—or if he’ll try to supply a brand new spin on the slippery character. Either means, it’s not day-after-day you get to listen to that Danny DeVito is writing a comic book e book journey, particularly for some of the beloved Batman rogues round, and we will’t wait to see what he comes up with.

Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 is about to hit cabinets on November 30.

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