New DC comic has Riddler committing his most heinous crime yet: starting a podcast
The Riddler has gotten a fashion refresh in Detective Comics, and I couldn’t be happier for him.
It can be tricky to iterate on the Riddler. Many writers and artists have attempted to modernize the flamboyant, verdantly suited, and nattily-hatted quizzer into something more aligned with modern fashion — both in terms of clothes and the changing vibe of comic book supervillains. He’s been given question-mark scars and scantily clad henchwomen with themed names. Once, he just started wearing black lipstick and a black suit with the shirt wantonly unbuttoned to show off his question-mark neck tattoo. But none of those looks ever last.
So why am I so into this new one? Because Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas have finally found the best reason for the Riddler to wear a bowler in 2022: He’s an insufferable menace who delights in being awful on purpose. That’s showing your understanding of the character.
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God. The close-up on his horrible mustache! I hate it! He’s forcing Gotham to listen to his daily morning show (on radio and streamed as live video) where all he does is pontificate in a plausibly deniable way about the latest rash of murders he’s obviously responsible for! It’s perfect, and I hope it lasts forever!
For the many folks who hold Al Ewing and Lee Garbett’s Loki: Agent of Asgard close to
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