Posted By Dan Greenfield on Jan 8, 2026 | 5 comments

BATMAN ’66 WEEK: The Art of Dakota Alexander…

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Welcome to BATMAN ’66 WEEK, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the beloved TV show starring Adam West! All week, we’ll be presenting daily tributes and features, leading up to Jan. 12 — the premiere date itself — when we’ll roll out a brand-new TOP 13 BATMAN ’66 EPISODE COUNTDOWN, voted upon by a panel of the most knowledgeable Bat-experts around. Click here for the COMPLETE INDEX. — Dan

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Since the Adam West Batman TV show ended in 1968, the series’ DNA has survived in animation, starting with Filmation’s The Adventures of Batman that same year, through the production company’s 1977 version, Hanna-Barbera’s Super Friends, and all the way to Warner Bros.’ Batman: The Brave and the Bold and the studio’s two cartoon movies based directly on the program — Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs. Two-Face.

We even got a comics series out of the deal: DC’s Batman ’66, by writer Jeff Parker (mostly), a series of artists and with grand covers by Mike Allred.

But you know what’s never happened? An ongoing animated series based on the universe devised by William Dozier. Dang, how cool would that be?

Our pal Dakota Alexander provides us with a groovy illustration of how it might look:

Gosh, I’d watch that.

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MORE

— The Complete BATMAN ’66 WEEK INDEX of Features. Click here.

— HAPPY NEW YEAR, BUB! Click here.

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DAKOTA ALEXANDER is an American artist living in Japan. He’s worked on many projects, such as The Liberty Brigade, The Masters, Charon 13, and G.H.O.S.T. Agents. His latest is his love letter to Bronze Age superhero-horror comics, The Hunter. Click here for more info. You can also visit his Etsy, Drums of the Serpent.