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Batman '66, Vol. 1 (2014)

by Jeff Parker(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1401247210 (ISBN13: 9781401247218)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

DC Comics

review 1: Retains the camp of the original series, but not afraid to shake things up. Batman in England? Yup. Two dastardly villain team ups? Got it. The dialogue is straight out of the sixties show. Pure fun. I can't believe this hasn't been done before now. Guess it was tied up in licensing or something. I'd like to see them really push the envelope in future issues: how about guest appearances from 70s Wonder Woman and Superman?
review 2: You know, I really did like the 60s Batman show. It was fun! Yes, it looks campy and even silly now, but that's ok. A little camp never hurt anyone. Even so, I was skeptical about this book. The tone is kind of tough to pull off. Make it parody of something that reads like a parody now? Or a straight homage to something that... more was earnest at the time? Parker seems to have gone the route of straight homage. I'm not saying that it was a tactical mistake in general, it just didn't work out here. Why? I'm still not exactly sure. I did kind of feel like Parker was trying too hard. It felt sort of strained on the page. I'm not sure if that's because he really was straining to match the tone of the series, or if the static form is just missing the performance aspect. Because let's face it, Adam West and Burt Ward kind of made the show, and without them it just feels hokey. It doesn't help that the art ranges from ugly to serviceable. I don't think perfect art would have made me like this any more, or even at all. But it would at least have been nice to look at. less

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