Jeff Parker Takes Batman Back to '66
Wed, April 3, 2013 
One of the more interesting announcements from DC recently was a digital first comic written by Jeff Parker that will take place within the Adam West Bat-verse. No doubt this is probably the first memory of Batman for a lot of fans, even as camp filled as it is I can remember trips to the beach specifically looking forward to browsing the cable channels in hoping to find repeats of this show.
This will be a great starting point for fans who have yet to give the digital format a chance as there will probably be a very loose continuity attached to it from the show. With Mike Allred, currently seen on Marvel's FF, doing covers DC has sold me on this series for at least the first issue to see a light hearted side of Batman. IGN was able to sit down with Jeff Parker at WonderCon and get his thoughts on this era of the Caped Crusader, and how he will bring in modern storytelling for such a classic interpretation.
IGN: So it sounds like you’re updating the storytelling a bit, while also paying homage to this campy version of Batman. Has it been a challenge making that balance work?
Parker: It’s actually not that hard, because I like it so much. I just kind of have a sense of what to do. But Jonathan Case was perfect to lead off because he also had -- like immediately, his first sketches of the Joker, he knew to include his mustache. You don’t leave that stuff out. And there’s not all that stuff that makes it, but there are certain things that get the tone and the humor right. As long as you obey that and keep working off of it, you’ll see that I expand some things that were conventions of the show a little further just to see what else we can get out of them.
Again, you want to keep it a surprise for readers. It’s like you’re getting new things, so you don’t want it feel like you’re just doing a retread. At the same time, Adam West Batman talks in a specific way, and it’s got to sound like him. Generally, if you just keep the characters in character it’s gonna feel right.
Read the full article over at IGN.
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