48 reviews for:

Batman: One Bad Day: Penguin

John Ridley

3.58 AVERAGE

willcoopertheactor's review

4.0

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Penguin done right. He's been betrayed by Umbrella Man (who hasn't?! Lol!!) and he's gotta climb his way back to the top starting with nothing. Really well written and the interactions with Penguin and Batman stand out. Loved this.

r_s_tea's review against another edition

2.0

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Reading Batman 17

batdan92's review

2.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kpawneshing's review

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

daniel1501's review

3.75

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mysteriousmre's review

3.0

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Not something I'm ever going to read again, but Ridley does a good job showcasing Penguin's role in Gotham as it's criminal kingpin, and how such organizations thrive by exploiting lower class workers by promising them something better and then abandoning them when they're no longer useful. I think anyone familiar with organized crime stories as seen this play out before, but I think this a decent short story for those who are looking to understand what makes Cobblepot different from the rest of Batman's villains.

tramont36's review

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

esilanna's review

3.25

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I think this rendition of Penguin was kind of interesting actually🤔 I really enjoyed the crew building and side characters (especially Freida and her girls bc they were so badass🙂‍↕️) And this kind of reminded me of the Penguin from Gotham the tv series in a way with this specific story line🧐

carnusaga's review

3.5

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

captainquill's review

5.0

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Pengyyyy