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Article Summary

  • 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