--- ---  # Benedict Cumberbatch Chills With a Penguin at Comic-Con  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jul 24, 2014 10:26 PM UTC  Richard Shotwell—Invision/AP  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jul 24, 2014 10:26 PM UTC While Comic-Con fans in San Diego have been ogling at the suit that [Ben Affleck](http://time.com/3031131/batman-ben-affleck/) wore as Batman, fans of _Sherlock_ star Benedict Cumberbatch (nicknamed “Cumberbitches”) may be more interested in this hilarious photo of the actor with a penguin mascot for _The Penguins of Madagascar._ As the [Associated Press points out](http://news.yahoo.com/malkovich-cumberbatch-comic-con-premieres-210112058.html), his appearance at a Dreamworks Animation panel marked two firsts for the actor: his first time at the convention and his first animated part. (h/t [_EW_](http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/07/24/benedict-cumberbatch-penguin/)) **LIST:** [This Is How The Internet Reacted When TIME Put Benedict Cumberbatch on The Cover of Its International Edition](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/10/17/this-is-how-the-internet-reacted-to-benedict-cumberbatch-on-the-cover-of-time/) Comic Con 2014: Benedict Cumberbatch and Penguin ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3031194/benedict-cumberbatch-chills-with-a-penguin-at-comic-con/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3031194/benedict-cumberbatch-chills-with-a-penguin-at-comic-con/"},"headline":"Benedict Cumberbatch Chills With a Penguin at Comic-Con","datePublished":"2014-07-24T22:26:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:55.637Z","description":"\"Cumberbitches\" are bound to be jealous","url":"https://time.com/3031194/benedict-cumberbatch-chills-with-a-penguin-at-comic-con/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85c0a7312efcd79e/69869d2ce8524b60cd60409a/cumberbatch-benedict-penguin-comic-con.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt85c0a7312efcd79e/69869d2ce8524b60cd60409a/cumberbatch-benedict-penguin-comic-con.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"cumberbatch-benedict-penguin-comic-con","caption":"","creditText":"Richard Shotwell—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3031194/benedict-cumberbatch-chills-with-a-penguin-at-comic-con/","name":"Benedict Cumberbatch Chills With a Penguin at Comic-Con"}}]}] ```