IT'S no secret that Catwoman is sharpening her claws for a reappearance on the big screen, with Anne Hathaway bringing her version of the feline femme fatale to Chris Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.
But before we see that new personification, Julie Newmar - who was the first actress to play the comic book character in the 1960s Batman TV series - is stepping back into the spotlight.
Bluewater Productions is reuniting Newmar with her caped crusader co-star Adam West and bringing her back to the comics world on which the iconic show was based.
Spinning off from The Misadventures of Adam West comic book, which becomes a regular series in December, comes The Secret Lives of Julie Newmar, launching in February 2012.
Fans will see Newmar in a new light. The story starts with the actress enjoying a quiet morning in her garden, when she is hijacked into the space-time continuum and dropped into the office of the top-secret organisation Hour Glass.
Newmar is implanted with a mysterious chip that will allow her to travel through time. Her assignment is to track down renegade scientist Dr Vertigo and his fiery assistant Onyx who are on an extended jaunt through time that may well have dire consequences for the universe and beyond, and to bring him back alive before he can do any damage. If Julie does not accept the assignment, she will never see her own time again.
"I think comic book fans will have fun as we travel through time and space," said Newmar. "We'll visit some of my favourite memories of my life and visit some amazing moments in history."
The series is drawn by Cindy Mehrlich and written by Marc Shapiro. According to Shapiro, both he and Newmar were in consistent communication about the style and direction of the stories.
"This series has been have been so much fun to do," said Shapiro. "And it is an homage to the kinds of stories that first appeared in the mid-60's. Secret Lives is just a straightforward adventure that will entert...
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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