Tuesday, October 8, 2013

There Is Always Room For Batgirl

 
It just was only last week that we got word that actress Yvonne Craig had signed a licensing agreement with DC Comics parent Warner Bros. to allow the production and sale of new merchandise and other products — the first in literally decades — based on her likeness as Batgirl, one of the most beloved figures from the great Batman television series of the 1960s. It would seem that preparations were well underway before the announcement, because today DC has confirmed the first appearance of Craig’s Batgirl in the pages of its startlingly good comics series Batman ’66. On sale this week, the story will be written by the book’s ongoing writer Jeff Parker and feature artwork by Comics Alliance favorite Colleen Coover, who joins cover artist Michael Allred and storytellers Jonathan Case, Joe Quinones and Ty Templeton in making Batman ’66 one of the very best looking Bat-books DC has published in years.



 
 

4 comments:

Erik Johnson Illustrator said...

Colleen Coover is a fitting artist for this title and the Dave Johnson cover is fantastic. This could easily be the most fun, colorful and best drawn book on the market right now. I love this kind of Silver Age bounce, it's why Mark Waid's Daredevil is my last go-to Marvel book these days. This is a title I need to catch up on.

Outstanding artists like Mike Allred and Joe Quintoes have already drawn issues of the series but I'm casting votes for artists like Steve Rude to contribute as well. Tell me that his style wouldn't be great with this book!

Kal said...

What about Rivera? I like his stuff and he could fit into this style well. Great stuff.

Erik Johnson Illustrator said...

Good choice.

david_b said...

FANTASTIC...