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First Look at Absolute Two-Face and Penguin by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, coming in Absolute Batman #21 (hexbear.net)

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Absolute Batman #21 unveils bold new designs for Two-Face and Penguin after Joker's brutal experiments
Nick Dragotta's Two-Face sports unique long hair to reflect his split mind and pays tribute to classic creators
Penguin's transformation echoes horror film influences, with new forms and mystery elements teased
Scott Snyder shares insights on character inspirations and hints at major reveals still to come in the series

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[–] batsforpeace@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

I haven't read any of it but it looks like they're drawing on some manga inspiration for the character designs, some horror/monstrosity, some overemphasized features, a bit of weirdness, I guess it's working because whenever I check the top 100 comic book/graphic novels by sales list this title is usually #1