The following contains spoilers for Batman - One Bad Day: Penguin #1, on sale now from DC Comics.
Oswald Cobblepot is given a robotic enhancement in Batman - One Bad Day: Penguin.
In the one-shot written by John Ridley with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Cam Smith, Penguin has lost his criminal empire to the man who used to hold his umbrella for him: the Umbrella Man. The issue revolves around Oswald's mission to reclaim his title as Gotham City's main crime boss, and have his revenge on Umbrella Man. During the final confrontation between Penguin and his enemy, it is revealed that Oswald's right eye has been replaced with a cybernetic enhancement to give the Penguin a Terminator-esque look.
Up until his mano a mano fight with Umbrella Man, Oswald's robotic, right eye is hidden from the reader by his monocle for the majority of the issue. Of course, it is possible that the eye is not cybernetic, and that its black appearance and red iris are the results of blunt force trauma. Prior to the reveal, Oswald takes a brutal beating from Umbrella Man, which lasts across 12 panels filling up a single page of the issue.
What Drove Oswald Cobblepot to Become the Penguin Is Revealed
After the reveal, Oswald embraces the cruel description he was given by bullies during his youth -- "little animal" -- and lunges at Umbrella Man with ferocity. Penguin bites out Umbrella Man's throat, killing the villain. He then looks in the mirror and quietly says to himself, "Thank you, Stephen Vanderesch," the name of the childhood bully that called Oswald a "stupid little animal" and prompted his purpose in life "to be admired and respected," otherwise "feared."
Batman Villains Are Getting Their Killing Joke-Like Stories
One Bad Day: Penguin is the latest one-shot from the Batman - One Bad Day saga to release as of writing. Inspired by the Joker's concept introduced in Batman: The Killing Joke that all it takes is "just one bad day" to change someone for the worse forever, the saga is set to run across eight issues total, each explaining the "one bad day" that serves as a Batman rogue's villain origin. Prior to One Bad Day: Penguin, one-shots revolving around the Riddler and Two-Face released, with issues focused on Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, Bane, Clayface and Ra's al Ghul on the way.
Batman - One Bad Day: Penguin #1 is written by Ridley with layouts and main cover art by Camuncoli, finishes by Smith and letters by Rob Leigh. Variant cover artwork for the issue is contributed to by Jim Lee, Alex Sinclair, Dan Mora, Jamal Campbell, Brian Bolland, Camuncoli and Arif Prianto. The issue is now on sale from DC Comics.
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