Batman meets The Avengers?
Not those Avengers.
John Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel were the world’s coolest spies in the 1960’s on The Avengers television series.
Now the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder join Steel & Peel for a groovy retro adventure.
Here’s the official announcement and description for the first chapter:
“Holy 1960s-TV crossover! Capitalizing on the past success of the Green Hornet and The Man From U.N.C.L.E crossovers, DC Comics is partnering with BOOM! Studios to pair together two of the hippest shows from the ’60s in the new Digital First comic book miniseries BATMAN ’66 MEETS STEED AND MRS. PEEL.
Launching June 8th as a 12-chapter, bi-weekly series based on the classic 1960s Batman TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward, the comic will feature Batman and Robin coming face-to-face for the first time with the other (and English) dynamic duo John Steed and Mrs. Peel – characters from the hit ’60s British TV series The Avengers starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg.
Critically acclaimed British comic book writer Ian Edginton has been tapped to pen the series, joined by artist Matthew Dow Smith. Cover artists include BATMAN ’66 veteran Michael Allred and fan-favorite artist Cat Staggs, who contributes a variant cover for issue #1.
Following the digital release in June, the comic will debut as a print periodical in July as a 6-issue series. Here is the first issue description and cover by Michael Allred:
As Bruce Wayne shows the beautiful head of a UK electronics company the sights of Gotham, they are interrupted by the felonious feline Catwoman! Unwilling to leave Miss Michaela Gough unprotected, Bruce resigns himself to the fact that Batman cannot save the day. But some new players have arrived in town – though even as the lovely, catsuit-clad Mrs. Peel and her comrade John Steed take control of the situation, nefarious plots continue apace!”
Digital on sale June 8th. Arrives in comic book shops July 6th.
Did you know:
Patrick Macnee actually shared the series with seven actors as seven partners on the different versions of the series but Diana Rigg as Mrs. Emma Peel is the most remembered and iconic. Rigg left the series to become Mrs. James Bond in the 007 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and most recently starred on Game of Thrones. Macnee joined the James Bond series appearing in A View to A Kill.
By Editor