THE GOTHAM TRIBUNE: Batman ’66 with Allred, Case and Parker
If you’re a comics fan, there’s a very good chance that you became one because of a TV show, a movie or a video game first. For millions of us, it was the 1960s Batman show starring Adam West.
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So, yep, this is happening. Artist and convention promoter Cliff Galbraith and I have decided to launch a website. What makes us different? Simple: This is where writers and artists will have a voice.
THE NEAL ADAMS INTERVIEWS: Secret Bat-Origins
When Neal Adams first began lurking on the outskirts of Gotham, DC was still more or less adhering to the tone of the 1960s TV show starring Adam West. Batman was an earnest do-gooder and there was little hint of the shadowy character he’d once been. It wasn’t camp or satire but it wasn’t grimy alleyways and psychopathic villains either.
The NEAL ADAMS Interviews
I recently had the great good fortune to sit down with legendary artist Neal Adams for a lengthy interview at the Midtown offices of his Continuity Studios. We talked a lot of things, but mostly Batman because, frankly, this was not an opportunity I was going to pass up.
AWESOME STUFF: Batman ’66 from Mattel
Over at the original blog, I was proud to be the first dude in America to get his hands on the first wave of Mattel’s Batman 1966 action figures. They’re out now but I still have to share:
I promise you – no “Holy —-!” jokes – but this is the column I’ve waited to write for, oh, I don’t know, just about MY ENTIRE LIFE!