HeroClix Returns Batman to the Days of Zapp! and Pow!
September 5, 2013 by dracs
Batman is well known as the dark, brooding hero whose dark influence is felt across comic books. But it wasn't always like that. Now HeroClix are returning to campy days of Adam West's Batman!
Ah I can almost feel the nostalgia.
It is so cool to see the classic TV series getting realised on the tabletop and it makes for a welcome change from the swath of brooding Batman miniatures the market is getting swamped with. These models keep the colourful, campy fun of their source and I am interested in who else from the series will be turning up in this set? I'm holding out for the Green Hornet and Kato. I know they were from a different show, but they did a crossover once.
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Awesome 🙂
They look a lot better painted than the usual HeroClix… I wonder if the actual products will look that good?
It’s interesting to see these (and the recent Mattel action figures) because the rights to the show have been in legal limbo for sooooo long. The show is owned by ABC, but Batman is owned by WB and they couldn’t agree on anything (it’s why the show is not out on DVD, just the movie or somesuch). I did some work for a guy who was big on working with people to get that show released on DVD (I did some framing of old Batman movie posters and some work on the cases he has a set of the original… Read more »
Great models and love the fact that they have included the 60’s “Zaaaps” and the other sound effects.
Set themed after Adam West Batman show from 60’s? Talk about nostalgia factor.
That O on the cat woman one…. Thats killing me.