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Summary
Batmanis well known for his gallery of rogues that have threatened Gotham through the year — includingthe Help , who is back in Gotham and making good usage of the Bat - Signal . While not a supervillain , the aid works as a livelihood in helping other outlaw achieve their underworld end . Not only that , but he ’s been deemed DC ’s most proficient killer — and he is back in Gotham .
In the last pages ofThe Penguin#11 by Tom King and Rafael de Latorre , while the metropolis explodes into a mint of descent and fastball , Batman answer the call of the Bat - Signal only to rule an enemy waiting for himon the rooftop . Only the Help would have the audacity and the deficiency of fear to call the Bat to him , simply to give him a simple message : both the gangs of the city and the FBI are closing in on Oswald ’s flat , asthe Penguin ’s design is in the end coming to fruition .
Like a villainous Alfred , the avail inform him about " the daytime that need to be salve . Or the night , as it were . " Batman is left with a choice : save the urban center or deal with the Help . prefer the former , it seems like the wait for that much forestall face-off between Batman and the Help will have to wait a few more issues .
The latest pinch in Batman ’s appearance is trading in his human hand for a robotic one - and it ’s totally an upgrade for his character , too .
The Help Makes Perfect Use of Batman’s Bat-Signal
The Help Uses an Iconic Gotham Tool
In 12 - issue seriesThe Penguin , which began in 2023 at the height of the Dawn of DC era — which insure a number of resets for the DC Universe — Oswald Cobblepot once again enlistedthe help of the Helpto regain his control of the criminal under - belly of the metropolis . Working with Batman , the FBI , and his own children , the Penguin now has his back to many walls , andthe Help just might solve one situation : Batman . After all , they had already oppose once , and Batman did n’t come out on top.
The assistant was in line to become the next Head of the Demon — before Ra ’s al Ghul turned his gaze to immature Bruce Wayne as his alternate .
First introduced inBatman : Killing Time#3by King and David Marquez , the avail met Batmanfor the first time , and fought him like a mentor . This grim - faced , pantryman - raiment criminal seemed to know every fight style Batman do , even naming their origins , and when he vote down his opponent , he vanished without a trace . Even though he ’s nearly ninety , this Anti - Alfred still surmount Batman in peak strong-arm execution , and the showdown between the two characters is surely at hand .
The Help Has Become an Iconic Batman Character in His Own Right
The Help Debuted inBatman: Killing Time #3by Tom King, David Marquez, Alejandro Sánchez, and Clayton Cowles
With only one takings leave inThe Penguin , it ’s uncertain if the aid will look once again , and if he does , who he ’ll be there to hold up . As a support fictitious character — both metatextually and in the literal sentience , pass his purpose and motivations — the Help is already one of the most interesting Gotham characters to look in late year . When this serial concludes , hopefullythe Helpwill appear again before long inBatman’scity — maybe even using the Bat - Signal .
The Penguin#11is available now from DC Comics .
THE PENGUIN # 11 ( 2024 )
One of DC ’s most iconic heroes , Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne . Forged by cataclysm with the death of his parents , Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the earth ’s conduct martial creative person , detective , and tactician . Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks , Bruce engage war on evil as the colored horse of his hometown , Gotham City .
One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.
One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.
