That said, The Penguin never really got around to answering the one question fans kept asking across its eight episodes. That question, of course, was: Where’s Batman? Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) causes some noisy trouble in The Penguin,

With the recent conclusion of The Penguin on HBO, fans have been speculating about the future of Matt Reeves‘ The Batman franchise. Many are now speculating the possibility of The Batman 2 signaling the end of Reeves’ The Dark Knight universe.

The comic that arguably has the most influence on The Penguin is Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, which serves as a direct sequel to Batman: The Long Halloween. In Batman: Dark Victory,

The Batman director Matt Reeves has finally explained why the Caped Crusader doesn't intervene during the events of The Penguin. "This was a time of great turmoil in the city, it's literally the week after what happened,

Matt Reeves teased new details from The Batman Part II in a new interview following The Penguin wrapping on HBO. With The Batman Part II delayed until 2026, details have been sparse, but slowly, new info has been trickling into the news cycle over the last few months as Reeves prepares to get on set once more to follow up his 2022 film.