Batman '66 #30: "Main Title" Written by Lee Allred Illustrated by Michael Allred Colored by Laura Allred Lettered by Wes Abbott Even starting on the cover, I could do nothing during this review but list off all of the gags, in jokes, and cameos that litter this issue and surpass the necessary word count by a…

Batman '66 #29: "Parker Breaks Out/Catwoman Comes About!" Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Dean Haspiel and Jonathan Case Colored by Allen Passalaqua and Jonathan Case Lettered by Wes Abbott Here we are, the penultimate issue of one of the most fun Batman comics to come along in years.  It's been a phenomenal ride, full…

Batman ’66 #28: “Scarecrow Comes To Town/Hunt the Croc Down” Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Lukas Ketner and Dean Haspiel Colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick and Allen Passalaqua Lettered by Wes Abbott With only two months to go before we reach the sad conclusion of this series, Jeff Parker is taking one last chance to…

Batman ’66 #27: “Bane Enters the Ring/Batman Does His Thing” Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated and Colored by Scott Kowalchuk Lettered by Wes Abbott Jeff Parker is on a roll introducing previously unused characters into the Batman '66 universe.  Of the nine issues published this year, five of them have either retooled a previously seen villain or…

Batman '66 #26: "Poison Ivy's Deadly Kiss/Batman's Aim Must Not Miss!" Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Jesse Hamm Colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick Lettered by Wes Abbott This has been quite a year for villain introductions in Batman '66.  From the phenomenal debut of Lord Death Man back in March, False Face's retooling as Clayface,…

Batman '66 #24: "Diamond Disaster!/Batman Moves Faster!" Written by Ray Fawkes Illustrated by Jon Bogdanove Colors by Roberto Flores and Omar Estevez Letters by Wes Abbott Sometimes, a villain just needs the right story. I've never been a big fan of the Ventriloquist as a Batman villain (who isn't in this, but bear with me).…

Batman '66 #23: "The Groovy Grave of Grundy/The Quagmire of Clayface" Written by Jeff Parker Pencils by Brent Schoonover and Giancarlo Caracuzzo Inks by Brent Schoonover Colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick and Flavia Caracuzzo Letters by Wes Abbott While sticking to the two-part, episodic nature that the classic TV series utilized is just one more thing…

Batman ’66 #22: "The Penguin Turns the Table/Batman Shows He's Able" Written by Mike W. Barr Illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming Colors by Tony Aviña Letters by Wes Abbott Ask me again another day and I might have a different answer, but it think that the villain from Batman '66 that has stuck with me…

Batman ’66 #21: "The Garden of Death/Batman's Final Breath?” Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Sandy Jarrell Colors by Jordie Bellaire Letters by Wes Abbott Paradoxically, Batman '66 follows a pretty set formula established way back in the Sixties with the television series, yet it's also a book that is willing to go weird places…

Batman '66 #20: "A Stand Up Guy" Written by Rob Williams Illustrated by Rubén Procopio Colors by Jordie Bellaire Letters by Wes Abbott What a weird issue... All the pieces are in place for a great yarn: the Joker, that cackling clown of crime, has reformed and taken on the identity of Jokerman, Gotham's new…

Batman ’66 #19: “The Villain of Vapor Street/Foggy Bats Can't Be Beat” Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Leonardo Romero Colors by Tony Aviña Letters by Wes Abbott After seeing that cover, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this was going to be an old-fashioned mystery, something to really stretch the abilities of the World's…

Batman '66 #18: "The Sheriff of Crime" and "Bats, Books, and Crazy Crooks" Written by Tom Peyer and Jeff Parker Illustrated by Dave Bullock and Richard Case Colors by Tony Aviña and Scott Kowalchuk Letters by Wes Abbott This month brings us two standalone shorter stories, neither one quite reaching the heights of some recent…

Batman ’66 #17: "The Osiris Virus/Batman on Papyrus" Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated and Colored by Scott Kowalchuk Letters by Wes Abbott Sometimes it feels good to be wrong. I went into this issue apprehensive, as it's a story about King Tut and, effectively, zombies. Victor Buono's performance as the villain was always delightful, don't…

Batman ’66: The Lost Episode #1: “The Two-Way Crimes of Two-Face!” Written by Len Wein Based on an outline by Harlan Ellison Illustrated by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Colored by Alex Sinclair Lettered by Wes Abbott Cover by Alex Ross Now that's a list of talent right there. You've got Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and…

Batman '66 #16 Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Brent Schoonover Colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick Letters by Wes Abbott After a less than stellar adventure last month, can the Dynamic Duo's escapades return to form? Or have their rogues succeeded in doing the unthinkable: making Batman boring? The answer is yes. ...or... no. Err.... .......…

Batman ’66 #15: "Caught In the Widow's Web" Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Wilfredo Torres Colors by Tony Aviña Letters by Wes Abbott You watch a clip like this one and it has everything that made Batman great: over-the-top peril, charming low-budget effects, and absolutely brilliant deadpan humor. Even with forgettable one-time villains like…

Batman ’66 #14: "The Batrobot Takes Flight/Bat-Villains Unite" Written by Jeff Parker Illustrated by Paul Rivoche and Craig Rousseau Colored by Tony Aviña Letters by Wes Abbott Mortality. We are all but men, mortal and finite, and even the greatest of heroes such as the Batman recognize this. What will happen when the Batman retires,…

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet: "An Unlikely Pair" Written by Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman Illustrated by Ty Templeton Colors by Tony Aviña Letters by Wes Abbott Cover by Alex Ross Every story needs a middle. You can do a lot worse than the third chapter of Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet, but…

Don't Change That Bat Channel and The Bat Host With the Most Written by Gabriel Soria Art by Dean Haspiel Colors by Allen Passalaqua What better way to celebrate Batman Day (or "everyday," as I like to call it) than with a great comic? Gabriel Soria and Dean Haspiel sit in this issue to craft…