“As the Universe” Review of THE FLASH #18

The Flash Family has been split apart…at least their locations have been. Wally is with Wade and Black Canary and Nightwing and Mister Terrific, along with Linda and Irey. Meanwhile, Wally (yes, Wally) is with Eclipso, who is behind all this madness. As for Jai? He’s on the moon with our goodest doggo Foxy. Just what is going on? And, can any of the madness be stopped? Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Continue reading

Flash #18 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview provides an insight into Foxy the dog’s goodest boy thoughts, and gives us some history behind Eclipso’s recent activities. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #18
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant covers by SAOWEE and STEPHEN SEGOVIA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/26/25
As tensions in Skartaris reach a fever pitch, the entire Flash Family gets involved, and a Rogue makes a play for the throne!

DC’s May 2025 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for May 2025, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. It’s a fairly light month for the Flash Family, although Absolute Flash continues with its third issue and the book’s writer Jeff Lemire is also handling the JSA. Plus, the West family’s adventures continue in Si Spurrier’s Flash title.

You can see the solicitations in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

THE FLASH #21
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Variant covers by DAVIDE PARATORE and ELIZABETH TORQUE
Supersmash-Up Variant by TYLER KIRKHAM
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/28/25
As Wally continues to split himself into more temps to try to keep the battles raging on the moon under control, Eclipso reveals his new allies—the Rogues!

ABSOLUTE FLASH #3
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by NICK ROBLES
Variant cover by HAINING
Variant cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
1:25 variant cover by TRAVIS MOORE
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/21/25
Wally’s back is up against the wall as the Rogues bear down on him. Can he evade capture and harness some of his newfound speed, or is he already at the finish line?

JSA #7
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by RAFAEL DE LATORRE
Cover by JORGE FORNÉS
Variant covers by SWEENEY BOO and JERRY ORDWAY
1:25 Variant cover by TODD NAUCK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/7/25
The Justice Society and the rest of the hero community mourn the loss of one of their own. But as the dirt settles, the JSA needs to find a way forward to stop the Injustice Society’s plans, or the world is doomed!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #39
Written by MARK WAID
Art by DAN MORA
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by LUCIO PARRILLO and ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ
1:25 variant cover by A.L. KAPLAN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/21/25
“We Are Yesterday” Part Four (of six)
The Batman and Superman of yesterday…today?! As Gorilla Grodd’s vicious temporal onslaught upon the Justice League continues, the Dark Knight and Man of Steel from the time of the World’s Finest get a horrifying glimpse into their own futures…and the tragedies to come! It’s minute-by-minute mayhem in the epic new installment of the “We Are Yesterday” crossover with Justice League Unlimited!

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #7
Written by MARK WAID
Art by TRAVIS MOORE
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by TIAGO DA SILVA, EJIKURE, and YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 variant cover by TRAVIS MOORE
1:50 variant cover by PHIL HESTER
AAPI Heritage Month variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG
Supersmash-up variant by TK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/28/25
“We Are Yesterday” Part Five (of six)
Unlimited no more?! The Justice League is fractured throughout time as the Legion of Doom achieves the unthinkable…the siege of the Watchtower! As Gorilla Grodd’s attack intensifies, it’ll be up to one hero to call in the cavalry, and it is not who you think! Destruction, redemption, and a cavalcade of chaos culminate in this penultimate chapter of “We Are Yesterday,” a special crossover with Batman/Superman: World’s Finest!

SUPERMAN #26
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by DERRICK CHEW, GUILLEM MARCH, and MARC ASPINALL 1:25 variant cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Supermash-up variant by RILEY ROSSMO
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/28/25
Superman is infected with red kryptonite! And after the shocking events of Superman #25 with Lex Luthor and Mercy Graves, Superman is possessed with a new kind of anger. Who will join Superwoman in protecting Metropolis from his rage?

DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #3
Written by IAN FLYNN
Art by ADAM BRYCE THOMAS
Cover by PABLO M. COLLAR
Variant cover by SERG ACUÑA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/21/25
The Justice League is gone! Who will protect the Earth and beyond from the myriad of supervillains on the prowl? Enter Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends to pick up the slack! Watch as Sega’s iconic characters don the costumes of DC Comics’s finest and take on their greatest foes!

DC’s April 2025 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for April 2025, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. It’s a heavy Superman month for DC, and thus somewhat lighter on Flash content. But the second issue of Absolute Flash is out, and the Si Spurrier solo title continues, which will lead into a new event called “Bad Moon Rising”.

You can see the solicitations in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

THE FLASH #20
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant covers by JEFF SPOKES and LEIRIX
1:25 variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
Foil variant cover by DANNY EARLS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/23/25
The moon has become a battleground in the war to end all wars.
On one side: Wally West. And Wally West. And Wally West. Using his newfound powerset gained after the Justice League’s battle with Darkseid, he’s split himself hundreds of times, into an army of TEMPS, as Wally keeps going while spreading himself thinner and thinner.
On the other side: Eclipso, reborn in a terrifying new form. After razing Skartaris, he’s built a new army, and taken control of the Moon, in his quest to replace Darkseid as the ultimate expression of existential evil. But, Eclipso isn’t the only one attempting the fill the void left by Darkseid’s death, as the Temp Wally on the Watchtower with the Justice League is fast learning…
It’s a rumble over all sides of the Moon, as the ALL IN era of the Fastest Man Alive enters its first event: Bad Moon Rising!

JSA #6
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by CULLY HAMNER
Variant covers by SWEENEY BOO and ETHAN YOUNG
1:25 variant cover by TODD NAUCK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/2/25
As the demon horde descends on the Tower of Fate, a JSA-er won’t survive! Meanwhile, the traitor within the Brownstone’s halls makes their strike against the other team!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #38
Written by MARK WAID
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by GAVIN GUIDRY and ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ
1:25 variant cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
April Fools’ variant cover by BRANDT & STEIN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/16/25
“We Are Yesterday” part one of six. The sinister psychic powers of the devious Gorilla Grodd have the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight in their sights, but all is not as it seems to be! There’s something strange going on here…some monkey business that the World’s Finest can’t quite put a finger on. It’s almost as if this Gorilla Grodd has…knowledge of the future?

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6
Written by MARK WAID
Art by TRAVIS MOORE
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by LEE BERMEJO, NATHAN SZERDY, and FELIPE MASSAFERA
1:25 variant cover by DAN JURGENS
1:50 variant cover by TRAVIS MOORE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/23/25
“We Are Yesterday” part two of six. The horrific hidden identity of the Inferno cult has been revealed, and the Legion of Doom is here to take no prisoners! But some-thing is…off about these ferocious foes of the Justice League. They fight without wisdom, without experience—but with a secret edge?! Buckle up for the biggest clash in Justice League history as Lex Luthor, the Joker, Cheetah, Grodd, and all the vile villains of the original Legion of Doom arrive to terrorize tomorrow!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST 2025 ANNUAL
Written by MARK WAID, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL and MORGAN HAMPTON Art by DAN McDAID and CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by CLAYTON HENRY and SALVADOR LARROCA
1:25 variant cover by LAURA BRAGA
$5.99 US | 48 pages
ON SALE 4/30/25
“We Are Yesterday” part three of six. The secret origin of the single most unholy union in DCU history is at last revealed! The Legion of Doom has set in motion a scheme to lay waste to not only the World’s Finest Team—but to the present-day Justice League Unlimited! How is this possible? All will be revealed in this special World’s Finest Annual by Mark Waid, Christopher Cantwell, and Dan McDaid! Plus: Meet John Stewart, the newest ring-slinger of sector 2814, in this definitive World’s Finest telling of John Stewart’s Lantern origins!

ABSOLUTE FLASH #2
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by NICK ROBLES
Variant covers by JORGE CORONA, CHRISTIAN WARD, and CLAYTON CRAIN
1:25 variant cover by ANDREW MacLEAN
1:50 variant cover by JORGE CORONA
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/16/25
Wally West is on the run from his dad and the rest of Fort Fox, and while his new-found abilities are terrifying him, he needs to find a way to use them to make his escape. But how will he handle the elite group his father sent to bring him back?

DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #2
Written by IAN FLYNN
Art by ADAM BRYCE THOMAS
Cover by PABLO M. COLLAR
Variant cover by EJIKURE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/16/25
The Justice League has some startling new allies: Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends! Together, they fight the invading forces from Apokolips to save Sonic’s world from Darkseid’s devastating ambitions. But can even their combined might be enough to stop a New God? Who will make the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good? You won’t believe the cataclysmic finale!

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #60 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by JACK SCHIFF and BOB HANEY
Art by WIN MORTIMER and BRUNO PREMIANI
Cover by NICK CARDY
Foil variant cover by NICK CARDY ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
$3.99 US | 36 pages
ON SALE 4/23/25
Can the Teen Titans deal with the disembodied danger of the Separated Man? If they can’t, all of Midvale will surely be destroyed by the bizarre menace! Good thing their newest member—Wonder Girl, Donna Troy—is ready to lend a hand in her first-ever comic book appearance!

THE FLASH VOL. 3: AS ABOVE
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-134-3
ON SALE 6/24/25
The Wests are eager to explore Skartaris, the underground realm where dinosaurs are the least of their worries, and the legendary Warlord needs help against a Rogue! And there’s something Wally’s not telling his loved ones…a secret that lets him be in two very different places at once! Collects The Flash #14-19.

Flash #17 Preview

DC has posted four preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Irey leading the Justice League on a mission to find another locale of the rage outbreaks, and they discover something significant in the ocean. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #17
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant covers by DIKE RUAN and BALDEMAR RIVAS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/22/25
As The Flash races to contain damage to Skartaris, forces both below and above ground make their move to grasp power. The Flash Family vacation leads the West clan to meet the one and only Warlord!