Début juin, l’éditeur DC Comics débute la publication papier de la maxi-série digitale Batman '66 Meets The Green Hornet des scénaristes Kevin Smith et Ralph Garman, et du dessinateur Ty Templeton.Les trois auteurs ont décidé de structurer cette maxi-série, en 6 numéros, comme un épisode oublié. Il fait suite à la première rencontre survenue lors d’un crossover télévisé diffusé en 1967 entre le Batman interprété par Adam West et le duo Green Hornet/Kato interprétés par Van Williams et kato.
[quote]BATMAN '66 MEETS THE GREEN HORNET #1
Written by: Kevin Smith, Ralph Garman.
Art by: Ty Templeton.
Covers by: Alex Ross, Michael Allred.
Description: In 1967, television history was made when two masked crime fighters met in a historic crossover. Now, these two iconic characters and their famous partners are together again. Set in the continuity of that earlier team-up, Batman, The Green Hornet, Robin and Kato must go up against a very different General (formerly Colonel) Gumm. What crime could be so deadly as to force these rivals to put aside their differences and join forces again? And what surprise does Gumm have up his sticky sleeve? Co-published with Dynamite Entertainment.
Pages: 32.
Price: $2.99.
In stores: June 4. [/quote]
[quote]BATMAN '66 MEETS THE GREEN HORNET #2
STORY BY Kevin Smith, Ralph Garman
ART BY Ty Templeton
COLORS BY Tony Avina
LETTERS BY Wes Abbott
COVER BY Alex Ross
PUBLISHER DC Comics
COVER PRICE: $2.99
RELEASE DATEWed, July 2nd, 2014
The reunion of the greatest TV team-up of the 1960s continues! The Fearless Foursome struggle to escape General Gumm’s sticky death trap, while the gloating Gumm assumes the worst and plots to take his criminal activities to the next level. His plans for expansion require some expert help from an unexpected source! Assuming our heroes escape, will they be able to overcome this new, deadly duo?
Co-published with Dynamite Entertainment. DIGITAL FIRST![/quote]
STORY BY
Kevin Smith, Ralph Garman
ART BY
Ty Templeton
COLORS BY
Tony Avina
COVER BY
Alex Ross
PUBLISHER
DC Comics
COVER PRICE:
$2.99
RELEASE DATE
Wed, August 6th, 2014
Robin and Kato…hostages of The Joker and General Gumm?! Even worse, the kidnapped crime fighters are forced into a battle to the death by the Dastardly Duo. With their purloined partners in peril, Batman and the Green Hornet have no choice but to work together. Will they be able to track down the hidden location of the captives’ cage match before either of their partners goes down for the count?[/quote]
[quote]Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet #4
Story by Kevin Smith, Ralph Garman
Art by Ty Templeton
Colors by Tony Avina
Letters by Wes Abbott
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, September 3rd, 2014
What’s this? The Green Hornet and Kato breaking into the Gotham City National Bank? Can it be? Have they really become the criminals that Batman already believes them to be? It looks like the Dynamic Duo and their uneasy allies are about to go head-to-head! Meanwhile, General Gumm prepares for another crime…and sets another trap![/quote]
[quote]Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet #5
Story by Kevin Smith, Ralph Garman
Art by Ty Templeton, Jon Bogdanove
Colors by Tony Avina
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, October 1st, 2014
The Dynamic Duo are prisoners of General Gumm and trapped beneath a giant pasta stamp, about to be turned into Bat-spaghetti. Meanwhile, the explorer Signor Bollo is about to hit Gotham City with a crippling lawsuit for the loss of his valuable collection, and the authorities have no choice but to recruit the outlaw Green Hornet to help them recover it. Holy conundrums! The pot boils over in this penultimate issue![/quote]
[quote]Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet #6
Story by Kevin Smith, Ralph Garman
Art by Ty Templeton
Colors by Tony Avina
Letters by Wes Abbott
Cover by Alex Ross
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, November 19th, 2014
FINAL ISSUE! A bomb falls from the sky, threatening the good people of Gotham City, and Batman and the Green Hornet have just one chance to take out this deadly threat. Meanwhile, Franco Bollo, the man whose stolen stamps started General Gumm and The Joker’s current crime spree, has himself been stolen. Will this enable the terrible twosome to fly away scot-free? Or will our heroes finally save the day?[/quote]