by Matt Sernaker, Managing Editor
HOLY INTERVIEW BATMAN! ComicsOnline is on location for a very special interview series at DC Entertainment’s Headquarters in Burbank, CA! Next up is our interview with Burt Ward (BATMAN ’66), along with Tom Root (Robot Chicken), and Tom Sheppard (Robot Chicken). The trio discussed the process of developing Robot Chicken – DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship, and Burt was kind enough to share his thoughts on Batman ’66 and possibly returning to his iconic role of Robin – The Boy Wonder!
Check out the interview below:
Check out the official Press Release for DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship:
DC Comics’ most iconic heroes and villains once again find themselves the targets of Robot Chicken’s unique brand of bawdy satire! Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship brings the epic trilogy to a crazed conclusion!
This time around, Batman and Superman’s bromance takes a competitive turn and the fate of the universe hangs in the balance! The all-star cast includes Seth Green, Matt Senreich, Breckin Meyer, Alfred Molina, Nathan Fillion, Weird Al Yankovic, Alex Borstein, Giovanni Ribisi, Jonathan Banks, Mae Whitman, Hugh Davidson, Dee Bradley Baker, Zeb Wells, Kevin Shinick plus Adam West and Burt Ward.
You read that right. Adam West and Burt Ward!
Adult Swim’s Emmy Award®-winning Robot Chicken began airing in February 2005 and remains among the top-rated series on all of cable television.
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship is executive produced by Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and their Stoopid Buddy Stoodios partners, John Harvatine IV and Eric Towner, along with DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns, and President, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series Sam Register. The special is directed by Tom Sheppard (Annoying Orange) and Zeb Wells. Head writers/co-executive producers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root and co-executive producer Kevin Shinick (MAD) are joined as writers by writer Mike Fasolo, as well as Hugh Davidson (Mike Tyson Mysteries), Green, Meyer, J. T. Krul, Senreich and Sheppard.
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship premieres Sunday, October 18th at Midnight (ET / PT) on Adult Swim.
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