Batman 66: The Lost Episode #1 By Len Wein

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As a fan of both Harlan Ellison and the 1966 Batman TV series I was hoping this would be an amazing piece of what if but as translated by comic book legend Len Wein it falls flat Much of the problem is how the story is broken down into acts there is no real cliffhanger as there would be in the first half of the TV show there is a cliffhanger of sorts about 3 4 of the way through Batman and Robin are also split up for much of the story which almost never happened on the show Wein does capture much of the silliness with puns galore and I also liked that the story features many of the Bat vehicles and the Batcave trophy room that would have been prohibitively expensive for a weekly series The format of this book is also less than ideal it contains not only the finished story but also Garc a L pez s original pencil art doubling the page count but not really adding enough to justify the 10 cover price Ellison s original story outline is also included which is definitely interesting especially since there are subtle changes from Wein s final script Comics Graphic Novels Len Wein adapts Harland Ellison s script for a 1960s Batman episode featuring Two Face This story is a somewhat typical Two Face origin story like you might read in the 1960s As a story it felt like this needed to be fleshed out a bit particularly the second part in order to make it really feel like an episode of the TV show That said it s still an okay story and the art is nice to look at It s just not a lost classic Comics Graphic Novels As ilustra es s o lindas e as cores super vibrantes por m eu gostaria que a hist ria fosse maior Comics Graphic Novels The art failed to evoke the iconic visuals of the show maybe it s a legal thing but none of the characters look like the actors so what we end up with is one of those silver age stories with ugly modern coloring Boring And with so much bonus material padding you d think they d have found the space to explain why this story was never produced Very workmanlike script from Ellison at least as rendered here Comics Graphic Novels As a fan of both Harlan Ellison and the 60s Batman TV show I m glad just knowing this story exists in comics form expertly and affectionately adapted by Len Wein and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez Crafted by seasoned vets who are also old friends and frequent collaborators the story has a very natural and comfortable flow like the comics equivalent of an Allman Brothers Band album But the content is pure pop art camp The Two Way Crimes of Two Face an interesting artifact from a unique time in pop culture but it s just not a great story Despite the pedigree of all involved this admittedly half baked idea based on an outline for an unscripted episode is no City on the Edge of Forever Demon with a Glass Hand or Phoenix Without Ashes If I didn t know the story was by Harlan Ellison I never would have guessed And if I wasn t already familiar with Harlan Ellison s work this story wouldn t inspire me to read As a pitch it s adapted to the style of the show which would have had no room for Ellison s unique blend of paranoia passion and prickly social commentary Instead Ellison serves up endless puns and gimmicks based on the number two in reference to Two Face s split personality and has Batman resorting to somewhat uncharacteristic trickery. PDF Batman 66 There are a few interesting moments where Ellison s ideas smash up against the edge of the show s storytelling conventions For example the opening scene where Two Face s visage is revealed could have been amazingly gruesome to see on TV Plus there s a pirate ship for some reason and other crazy sets that would have been impractical to film. Kindle Batman 66ez The packaging deserves a mention The comic itself is only 30 pages long and the cover price is 10 The extras arguably make up for the somewhat exorbitant price But they re also a cheap way to pad the final product Garcia Lopez s unadorned pencil sketches and Ellison s original outline for the story offer compelling looks behind the scenes however As a fan of the art form of comics it s interesting and even inspiring to see Garcia Lopez s visual storytelling skills on display Ultimately I guess it s a question of who s pocketing that 10 As long as most of that money goes to the ailing Ellison who recently suffered a stroke I m happy to support it Comics Graphic Novels The lost episode of Batman 66 is a comic realization of a famous bit of geek trivia the never produced Two Face episode of Batman was penned by sci fi legend Harlan Ellison As depicted here it s a great blend of Ellison s oddball leanings with the tongue in cheek campiness of the sixties Batman franchise only Ellison would write a character s face melting off in a sixties kids show Comics Graphic Novels The great Harlan Ellison wrote the only good episode of Star Trek and here we see what he could have done for another sixties action mainstay an adaptation of his script for the Adam West Batman series greenlit but ultimately never produced in which Two Face would have joined the TV rogues gallery The degree to which the Boy Wonder gets sidelined is amusingly blatant Comics Graphic Novels Ellison wrote a pitch for an episode of the Batman tv series way back in 1965 before the show was on the air featuring Two Face The episode was never produced for television but has been ably adapted into a comic with a script by Len Wein a nice Alex Ross cover and gorgeously illustrated by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez almost a half century later It s a fun book but not a great one The story is printed in its entirety twice once as the finished product and then again as just the penciled pages a few samples would have been sufficient I think but it s interesting I think the story would have been a little too dark for the tv series no matter how much they watered it down and would have probably been too costly to produce back then The Batman 66 comics series is a nice nostalgic concept especially great for old folks like me who lived through it One thing that I couldn t help thinking was that if the book had been published in 66 it would have cost twelve cents but today sets you back ten dollars a good example of just much times have changed Comics Graphic Novels Based on a lost Harlan Ellison script wish it would have been made Batman 66 has been a really fun trip back in time for me grew up with the TV series influencing every little boy in my neighborhood We all wanted to be the caped crusader and mom had to have A BLUE TOWL to safety pin it around your neck The things moms do for usshe is a true superhero Comics Graphic Novels Now I m someone that was not alive when the Adam West Batman was around however I do remember the reruns and the movie that was always on the weekends for some reason and it was and still is really fun. Book Batman 662 area Some differences are with the action as it feels much dynamic and here you can see it s mostly night time On the show they needed to tell us it was night time because they needed to shoot in the day so it s really light all the time. Dc comics retro batman 66 with lunchbox It s good and I recommend it read it if you like the Adam West Batman and in general if you like a good time Comics Graphic Novels During the original Batman television series run legendary science fiction writer Harlan Ellison turned in an outline for a story that would have introduced Two Face The story never made it to air and Two Face never entered the TV show s Rogues Gallery Now The Two Way Crimes of Two Face is adapted to comics by two comic book legends writer Len Wein and artist Jos Luis Garcia Lopez Also included in this special edition are Ellison s original prose story outline and the complete original pencils by Garcia Lopez Batman 66 The Lost Episode 1Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co creating DC Comics Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics Wolverine and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X Men including the co creation of Nightcrawler Storm and Colossus Additionally he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons influential DC miniseries Watchmen. PDF Batman 661 area Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008 Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co creating DC Comics Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics Wolverine and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X Men including the co creation of Nightcrawler Storm and Colossus Additionally he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons influential DC miniseries Watchmen, Batman 66 internet archive One of Batman s most interesting villains to me has always been Two Face since he faces nice a really peculiar mental illness. Batman 66 booking Two Face was never on the old 60 s Batman show but not because of lack of trying there was a script completely done and ready for shooting: Batman 66 hot toys This little comic adapts that script for the episode never done and it is as fun as the original TV show: Book Batman 66ez The campy humor the silly resolutions and the villain does act as a villain from the show I guess it s a bit darker but in general it s the same tome: EPub Batman 6666 ranch Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008 site_link.