Batman's New Riddler Design Is His Best Look In Years

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Warning! Spoilers for Detective Comics #1059

While Batman’s most intellectual villain the Riddler has had many different looks through the years, his recent costume update is one of his best. The new design evolves Edward Nygma by giving him facial hair and sunglasses, also homaging his previous suits.

When the Riddler was first introduced in the DC Universe, he wore neon green spandex covered in question marks, with a purple domino mask. Since then, the villain has seen many alterations and has often worn a green suit, toning down his persona from his original tights. Following Paul Dano’s disturbing serial killer portrayal in The Batman which had Riddler emulating the Zodiac, a new version of the character similarly takes his villainous schemes more seriously in comics.

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The Riddler reveals a new look for himself in Detective Comics #1059, written by Nadia Shammas and Mariko Tamaki with art by Ivan Reis, inks by Danny Miki, and colors by Brad Anderson. As the villain returns to Gotham City, he is in the process of gaining affluence with a “pirate radio station” and social media. Echoing The Batman’s Riddler, he is taking advantage of his followers based around the city as a way to combat the Caped Crusader. His transmissions mark the beginning of a new age for the villain. This fresh start is embodied through his rebrand. Likely inspired by his recent notoriety, he now wears a green trench coat, a button-up shirt, both a tie and a bowler’s hat with a question mark, classy sunglasses, and fingerless gloves. The Riddler also differentiates from past versions by growing an orange goatee with a curly handlebar mustache, adding to his “gentleman