Comicon’s Best Comic Book TV Shows Of 2024

As an adjunct to our Best of the Year Awards, Comicon would like to also recognize the best in TV

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Awards Film TV

Saturn Awards Nominees Include ‘The Penguin,’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ ‘Dune,’ ‘Agatha All Along,’ And Many More

The nominees for the 52nd Annual Saturn Awards have been announced, celebrating the best 2024 offerings in the realms of

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Commentary: The Batman’s Absence Is Felt Throughout ‘The Penguin’

It was made clear from the beginning by creator Matt Reeves that the Batman (Robert Pattinson) wasn’t going to be

November 15, 2024November 13, 2024 Frank Martin 171 Views Clancy Brown, Colin Farrell, John Turturro, Matt Reeves, Max, Paul Dano, Robert Pattinson, The Batman, The Penguin

TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Finale Proves Gotham Is A Breeding Ground For Psychos

There’s a running joke amongst comic book fans as to why anyone would want to live in Gotham. The city

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Frank Martin 198 Views Clancy Brown, Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Deirdre O’Connell, Max, Rhenzy Feliz, Robert Pattinson, The Penguin

TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Sacrifices Plot For Character In Penultimate Episode

After moving full steam ahead for so long, The Penguin was bound to stumble eventually. This week’s penultimate episode tried

November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 Frank Martin 242 Views Clancy Brown, Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Deirdre O’Connell, Max, The Penguin

TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Episode 6 Illustrates The Many Sides Of Oz

The evolution of Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) has been interesting to watch. In his first appearance in The Batman, he

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Frank Martin 215 Views Clancy Brown, Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Deirdre O’Connell, Max, The Penguin

TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Is More Like ‘GTA’ Than ‘The Sopranos’ In Episode 5

There’s been a lot of comparison between The Penguin and The Sopranos, and for good reason. The former is a

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 Frank Martin 556 Views Clancy Brown, Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Max, Michael Kelly, The Penguin

Commentary: Just Like Batman, The Penguin Is A Freak

In the realm of comic book stories, there are the special characters, superheroes and supervillains, and everyone else. There’s a

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024 Frank Martin 209 Views Clancy Brown, Colin Farrell, Max, Michael Zegen, Robert Pattinson, The Penguin

TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Episode 4 Offers A Mixed Bag Detour

Just as a previous episode of The Penguin focused on one side character, this week’s episode solely focused on another.

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 Frank Martin 228 Views Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Max, The Penguin

TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Matches ‘The Sopranos’ In Pacing

There are a lot of comparisons between The Penguin and The Sopranos — and with a lot of justification. In many

October 8, 2024October 7, 2024 Frank Martin 589 Views Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Max, Rhenzy Feliz, The Penguin

TV Review: The Superpower Of ‘The Penguin’ Revealed

In just two episodes, The Penguin has proved itself to be an HBO-caliber crime drama. The network has a reputation

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Frank Martin 481 Views Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Max, Michael Kelly, Rhenzy Feliz, The Penguin

Uncategorized

Colin Farrell’s ‘Penguin’ Is A Stronger Adaptation Than Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’

There are so many adaptations of various comic book characters coming out that it’s inevitable for some to draw comparisons

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 Frank Martin 1677 Views Colin Farrell, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Matt Reeves, Max, The Penguin, Todd Phillips

TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Premiere Demonstrates The Power Of Being Unpredictable

Superhero stories often fall into the trap of predictability. A lot of them follow similar paths and so they can

September 23, 2024September 21, 2024 Frank Martin 510 Views Colin Farrell, Max, Michael Zegen, Rhenzy Feliz, The Penguin

Colin Farrell, Showrunner Lauren LeFranc, And The Cast Of ‘The Penguin’ Talk Oz, Names, And Characters

An important thing to known about HBO’s new limited series, The Penguin: It centers on Oswald “Oz” Cobb (Colin Farrell),

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Events

SDCC 2024: The Editor-In-Chief’s Swag Haul & Convention Experience

Comicon.com’s editor-in-chief, Erik Amaya, is back from Comic-Con International: San Diego with a few goodies and a few stories. Below,

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SDCC 2024: ‘The Penguin’ Panel Teases Consequences For Gotham In HBO Limited Series

“I grew up watching Burgess Meredith,” Colin Farrell said. It was memory triggered when asked about his first thoughts about

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Events TV

SDCC 2024: Max’s ‘The Penguin’ Is Bringing Gotham City’s Hottest Club To San Diego

Attendees of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con will get a chance to beat the summer heat and chill at the

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 David Lewis 1458 Views Colin Farrell, DC Comics, HBO, Matt Reeves, SDCC, SDCC2024, The Batman, The Penguin

‘The Penguin’ Admits An Ambition In A New Teaser Trailer

Max released a teaser trailer (above) for the upcoming series The Penguin on Friday. In it, Oswald Cobblepot (Colin Farrell)

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Clancy Brown To Play Sal Maroni On HBO Max’s ‘The Penguin’

The Penguin‘s mob war is heating up. Variety reports Clancy Brown will play Salvatore Maroni in the upcoming HBO Max

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Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Deirdre O’Connell Join ‘The Penguin’

The Batman‘s elseworld continues to grow. Variety reports Man of Steel‘s Michael Kelly, The Expanse‘s Shohreh Aghdashloo and Daredevil‘s Deirdre O’Connell have

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HBO Max Orders ‘Penguin’ Straight To Series

The story of The Batman will continue in a currently untitled “Penguin” limited series on HBO Max. The streaming service

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Erik Amaya 1866 Views Colin Farrell, Dylan Clark, HBO Max, Lauren LeFranc, Matt Reeves, The Batman, The Penguin

Comics

Danny DeVito Writes For ‘The Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant’ #1: First Look And Covers

DC Comics have been celebrating quite a few milestone anniversaries in recent years with 100 page special issues, and plenty

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Comics

Jason Todd’s Paris Trip In Red Hood: Outlaw #34

[*Mild Spoilers Ahead!] The Red Hood reflects on his time with the All-Caste as he waits for Isabel to arrive

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Comics

On The Hunt For Bane: Preview Batman #59 From King And Janin

The first part of this new story-arc in Batman by writer Tom King and artist Mikel Janin, with colours by Jordie

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