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Spoilers forThe Penguin # 4!The placeBatmancalls dwelling , Gotham City , is a sink of superstitious and cowardly malefactor who would stop at nothing to give their mark on a town that hides death and tragedy around every corner . And now , as The Penguin returns to his prankish ways , he ’s set his sights on the one urban center that ’s contend to chew him up and spit him out , withthe actual reason why Gotham ’s most vile villains flock to its street finally disclose .
A city regarded as the most dangerous and dark space to live in the integral DC Universe , Gotham is know for its high crime and murder rates , collection of eclectic and thematic villains , corrupt governmental and judicial systems , and , of course , a bat problem that subjectively is n’t helping anyone .
And as Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin plans his latest scheme to take over the city , he propose an alliance with one of his former loves and explains why Gotham is a magnet for people like him regardless of Batman ’s beingness there by simply call the urban center out for what it is : “ There is nothing like it . ”
From Gotham ’s deliverer to public enemy number one , Batman confront a dark accuracy on his way to the gallows ( literally ) in a newfangled Detective Comics write up .
Gotham City Is A Place That Villains Want To Conquer
state reader why Gotham is such a hotbed for brutal and strange people inThe Penguin # 4 , by Tom King and Rafael de Latorre , Penguin ’s abstract thought is a level-headed one and is an mind that ’s far more interesting the more it ’s search . Stating that “ Every sin of man comes there to suppurating sore , then thrive , ” Oswald goes on to equate Gotham to Las Vegas by saying , “ This casino , this desert , with all its travesties and horror , is but an ant shivering in the shadow of Gotham , ” essentially reasoning that crook batch to Gotham like it were a proving ground of offence and corruption , something that would still be happening whether Batman prowl its street or not .
Being a place like nowhere else on Earth , including the notoriously crooked and undivided town that is Vegas , Penguin surmise that crime bosses and all - around sorry mass have n’t really suppress anywhere until they ’ve conquered Gotham — impart credence to the idea of why there seem to be so many criminals in town by default . Using this logic , and contrary to a lot of talk surroundingBatman being at fault for the crazies that run around every night , Gotham ’s creepy-crawly villain problem trulyisn’tthe Caped Crusader ’s mistake since the city is considered by many to be the ultimate infernal region finish where the malign and corrupted go to prove themselves .
Batman Doesn’t Attract Villains, Gotham City Does
While it ’s true thatBatman ’s bearing protecting his cityhasbeen a big reason for a few of Gotham ’s worst baddie setting up shopin every dark alleyway and secret hole-and-corner lair they can find — like the Clown Prince of Crime himself , the Joker , always want to destroy the metropolis thanks to his unwavering fixation with making Batman ’s living a endure hell — most of the less harebrained street - layer scoundrel flock to town simply to try and tame a white whale not many have . The Penguin is poise to takeGotham Cityback fromBatman , and alas for the urban center , he wo n’t be the last to try .
The Penguin # 4is now useable from DC Comics .
