The creative team behind the DC/Young Animal Bug title Bug!: The Adventures of Forager will turn their attention to the 30th century this June in the Batman ’66 Meets The Legion of Super-Heroes one-shot special.
Michael Allred was the cover artist for the digital series before it ended last year, and teamed up with Lee on issue #73. Michael Allred said on Twitter they’ve been working on this one-shot since they wrapped production on that issue.
The project was initially announced on DC’s All Access web series, while Michael Allred shared information about the project on his Facebook page:
In pursuit of the time-travelling criminal known as Universo, the super-powered kids from the 30th Century travel back to the 1960s to enlist the aid of the ‘greatest teen super-hero ever’ Robin, the Boy Wonder. But meanwhile, Batman’s hard-boiled nemesis Egghead has stolen one of their unattended time bubbles and taken off to the Legion’s time period. Looks like Batman has to head to far flung future with one group of heroes while Robin stays in the swinging sixties with another. Holy time paradox!
Lee Allred, who is writing the project, has been sharing images of his brother’s art on Twiiter:
Mike has a ton of "show-stopper" panels in #Batman66MeetsTheLegionOfSuperHeroes…this is only ONE of them! 🙂 #DCSummerOfAllreds @AllredMD pic.twitter.com/kThfSZRI3M
— Lee Allred (@lee_allred) April 12, 2017
Gasp! As Robin leads a teen team of titans to save the 20th Century! #Batman66MeetsLegionOfSuperHeroes #DCSummerOfAllreds pic.twitter.com/EcBslppqCU
— Lee Allred (@lee_allred) April 12, 2017
See! Vincent Price play the dual-role of a lifetime in… #Batman66MeetsLegionOfSuperHeroes #DCSummerOfAllreds pic.twitter.com/1EoEg2kzGe
— Lee Allred (@lee_allred) April 12, 2017
Spill! the beans on DC's future history with villianous Egghead in… #Batman66MeetsLegionOfSuperHeroes #DCSummerOfAllreds pic.twitter.com/8fNuXfjfCA
— Lee Allred (@lee_allred) April 12, 2017
In addition to the Legion, Batman, Robin, Egghead and Universo, it looks like we can expect appearances by a lot of other DC characters as well. Watch for it on comiXology starting June 14.