Oswald Cobblepot's master plans for Gotham had him feeling like he had the whole city in the palm of his flipper. But it's all gone so very wrong. Now, trapped in the Batmobile alongside his most hated enemy, sinking into a watery grave, the Penguin has found himself wondering if it was all for naught. But Batman's avian adversary may have one more scheme up his feathered sleeve--if it isn't too late. The Penguin's epic saga ends here!
No writer in comics is better at paying things off over a long run than Tom King, and this issue brings us back to the events of the very first issue which was easy to forget over a whole year, especially given the delays on the final issue. Read Full Review
Just in time for a new Penguin mini-series in a different medium, this one comes to a close. The Penguin #12 and this book as a whole is unabashedly Tom King's take on the character, from the non-linear time jumps, to how the characters speak. Personally, I'm a fan of it, but others who are looking for a more penguin Penguin may disagree. For those not having enough of the flightless bird, the HBO Penguin series will lay bare its beak soon enough, which seems to have the same feel as this comic, if not narratively, then thematically. Read Full Review
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