Though the versions of Batman asterisk in the Brobdingnagian majority of DC Comics ’ ongoing series are all dark and brooding characters , the publisher ’s still continue the spirit of Adam West ’s high-pitched camp take on the Dark Knight live in Batman ’ 66 . And soon , Batman will have a new sidekick : Archie Andrews .
Even though Batman ’ 66 has shown that it can do serious floor well , the series has always been at its strongest when it ’s lovingly aping that particular era of comics finish , something it ’ll do ( and then some ) this July when Bruce Wayne teams up with Archie . In Archie Meets Batman ’ 66 , written by Jeff Parker and Michael Moreci , and illustrate by Dan Parent , J. Bone , and Kelly FitzPatrick , the wholesome high-pitched schooler will become the new teenager to swing into action alongside the billionaire vigilante .
Like all of DC and Archie Comics ’ recent crossover series , Archie match Batman ’ 66 will be an out - of - continuity story with the casts of both comics going head to head . Speaking toSyfy , Jeff Parker described how the sprawling cast of persona will , unsurprisingly , throw one another out of whack :
“ Look , we all want to know what Jughead and The Joker make of each other , and we need to see the romance dynamics of Riverdale High make completely out of appurtenance by convey in Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon . And will Pop Tate get in advance of this and set out sell Bat Burgers ?
It ’s very cool to form with a heavy hit team of top talent . Michael and I synched up immediately with plotting , and Dan and J. Bone are the exact right cartoonists to make a mash - up like this really work . We are all wear thin matching R letterman crownwork while working on this , by the elbow room . ”
Though there ’s a variant cover have Archie doing some Carrie Kelley cosplay , it ’s not clear whether the adolescent football player is going to become a Robin in his own right — but hey , stranger things have happened .
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