John Ridley (1) (1965–)

I haven't been keeping close track of the Penguin in recent years, but it seems he's been up and down a lot, in and out of control of his Iceberg Lounge in Gotham. This iteration has him ousted and on the skids but determined to claw his empire back out of the clutches of a former henchman called Umbrella Man. Along the way he pulls together some allies who the writer wants to be quirky oddballs, but they just don't have much dimension.

But then the whole story lacks dimension, and if I had to guess it serves only as a prologue to any Penguin series DC will be launching to ride any waves (ripples?) created by the upcoming streaming show on Max.

It's all fairly generic, except for a half-hearted attempt to make Penguin slightly less sexist and self-centered.… (more)