Moleskine Madness...The Bat!

With much apologies to Bob Kane and all of the awesome artists that have drawn the Batman over the years, here is my quickie version. I always enjoyed the Batman comics when I was a young dude. I would go over and over them and copy the different styles. I was never the action comics type though. What really got me hooked on the Bat was the 1960’s television show with Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. What an eclectic cast that show had. Julie Newmar , and Eartha Kitt as the Catwoman, that was a little confusing when they switched actresses but, it worked. Burgess Meredith as the Penguin,Cesar Romero as the Joker, Otto Preminger as Mr. Freeze, and the multi-talented Frank Gorshin as the Riddler. I think that most people would remember Frank from the classic Trek episode in which he was one of the antagonists in a bizarre racial war that persisted until only two were left and those two were intent on destroying each other, ‘Let That Be Your Last Battlefield’ is the title if you want to see a clip online. Frank was also an impressionist, along the lines of Rich Little and Jim Carrey in his early career.

 There are many new versions of Batman. The Batman movies started with Tim Burton in the late 1980’s and continues today in big budget blockbusters with CG effects. There have been many actors to portray the Bat but, in my opinion, none have been equal to Adam West, whom seemed to really enjoy doing all that goofy stuff in front of millions on television every week.

I continued to watch Batman episodes when they were shown in syndication. It ran on the air for a long time. Much like ‘Gilligan’s Island’ and ‘The Munsters’, ‘Batman’ was always on the box somewhere. It became like an old friend in my teenage and early adult years. Though now, it is considered very campy and corny, Batman always reminds me of how seriously I took the show in my early youth. Before the cynical teenage years took hold.

Of course, that television Batmobile was really cool too!