It was a hardcover that reprinted all sorts of different styles of Batman stories: time travel, science-fiction, pulpy action, grotesque villains, all the way to the “realistic” O’Neil and Adams stories… so I think we both see Batman as being recognizable as Batman in whatever the setting.
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The series offers a chance for both properties to break out of their traditions: when was the last time we saw the Scooby Gang time travel, or Batman search for ghosts in the Batcave? Bearing that in mind, is it difficult to keep everyone in character, and make sure that fans of the individual series are happy with what they’re reading?Ĭohen: In our first conversation after we got this gig, Sholly and I bonded over shared memories of a collection called Batman From the ’30s to the ’70s. Colorful outfits, weird bad guys, and super-smart detectives - just to be clear, I’m talking about Batman and Velma - who pal around with, um, let’s say less-brilliant crime-stoppers who slow the mystery-solving down long enough to add suspense. But if I had to think about it, they have a lot in common.
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Ivan Cohen: Scooby-Doo, Super Friends! and reruns of the Adam West Batman series all kind of swirled around on TV at the same time in my formative years, so it’s hard for me to imagine why they wouldn’t fit together. Sholly Fisch: The endless supply of Scooby snacks in Batman’s utility belt, of course. Obviously, they share a love of detective work, but what else makes the pairing of the two series so successful that it’s almost half a century old? Scooby and the Gang have a history of teaming with Batman, going all the way back to the early ‘70s. The Hollywood Reporter talked to Cohen and Fisch about the new series. The new series will be written by Ivan Cohen and Sholly Fisch, with art from Dario Brizuela and Randy Elliott - the writers and artists will trade off stories, with Cohen and Brizuela telling the first, Fisch and Elliott the second, and so on - with digital chapters being released on a biweekly schedule, and stories running across two chapters at a time. It’s also not the first time the characters have met in comics, with the most recent occasion taking place in the recently-concluded DC series Scooby-Doo Team-Up clearly, there’s something to be said about the partnership between one (Bat)man and his dog. This is far from the first time Batman and Scooby-Doo have collaborated on crimefighting, with the two first crossing each others’ pasts in 1972 episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. A classic crossover continues this March, with DC launching Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, a new comic book series teaming the iconic Dark Knight Detective with the gang from the Mystery Machine for 24 digital chapters, to be collected in 12 print issues starting the following month.