The idea of Julian Rush being The Penguin's version of Scarecrow was not entirely out of the realm of possibility. Even apart from the mask and glove tease, Rush's name sounds like a new take on ...

Luckily, Absolute Batman has cleared the way for Black Mask to shine, mainly by turning Batman's array of antagonists from Batfoes to Batfriends. The would-be Riddler, Two-Face, Penguin ...