“Twisted Code” Review of SPEED FORCE #5

How does a mini-series get better with every issue? SPEED FORCE is a great example. This penultimate issue does everything a penultimate issue should do. It ramps up the intensity well past 11, it gives us some little victories without spoiling the finale. And, it gives us some mysterious clues about a character that (hopefully) gives us even more reason to grab the final issue when it hits the LCS shelves. Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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Speed Force #5 Preview

DC has posted some preview pages from next week’s issue of Speed Force, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Wallace and Avery versus Symphonee’s brainwashed teens, and it appears that Mas Y Menos have some kind of unknown plan. Check it out at the link!

 

SPEED FORCE #5
Written by JARRETT WILLIAMS
Art by DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Cover by SWEENEY BOO
Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/12/24
After teaming up with the rest of the Flash Family in Titans: Beast World Tour Central City, Avery and Wallace are more determined than ever to take down the mysterious forces behind the app that’s brainwashing not only the S.T.A.R. Labs scientists but now the youth of Keystone City. But before they can reach the Big Boss, they’ve got to face off with holographic versions of themselves!

“The Doctor is In” Review of JAY GARRICK: THE FLASH #5

I’m likely repeating myself, but I have loved EVERY panel and page of this series! Jay and Judy Garrick make a tremendous team, and Doctor Elemental makes a formidable villain. Add an excellent plot and some fantastic artwork, and you have a series that I only wish was ongoing. This issue includes a team-up with a great fellow member of the JSA – what more do you want? Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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DC’s May 2024 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for May 2024, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. It’s a bit of a quiet month for Flash fans, as it seems the Speed Force series is not continuing, and there’s no hint of Wally West in the Titans solicitation. But Si Spurrier’s solo Flash series continues, and there are plenty of reprints to read, including the surprise inclusion of James Robinson’s JSA: The Golden Age.

You can read the solicitations in their entirety at Adventures In Poor Taste.

THE FLASH #9
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and cover by RAMÓN PÉREZ
Variant covers by JOHN GIANG and MATT TAYLOR
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/28/24
As the Speed Force glitching causes more chaos around the world, another Rogue is gifted with a mysterious powerset upgrade, while Linda seeks out the source of the mysterious voices she’s been hearing, and Barry reaches a breaking point!

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Plot by MARV WOLFMAN, LEN WEIN, and ROBERT GREENBERGER
Art by GEORGE PÉREZ and DICK GIORDANO
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Foil variant cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Blank variant cover
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 4/16/24
Heroes will live! Heroes will die! And the DC Universe will never again be the same! The premiere issue of the landmark series that forever transformed the DC Universe and the superhero landscape is faithfully reprinted in a vibrant full-facsimile edition.

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #2 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Art by GEORGE PÉREZ and DICK GIORDANO
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Foil variant cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Blank variant cover
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 5/21/24
Already 1,000 universes have died, and the Monitor has summoned a group of 15 heroes and villains in a race against and through time to save this one. Part two of the epic storyline is faithfully reproduced and represented in this facsimile edition.

THE FLASH VOL. 1: STRANGE ATTRACTOR
Written by SIMON SPURRIER and others
Art and cover by MIKE DEODATO JR. and others
Direct Market variant cover by DAN MORA
$19.99 US | 200 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77952-546-8
ISBN (Direct Market Exclusive): 978-1-77952-891-9
ON SALE 7/9/24
Wally West has never been quicker, more fulfilled, more heroic. And yet…something is off.
Very off. His evolving understanding of his powers has opened Wally to new avenues of sci-fi adventure and attuned his senses to strange new ideas.
When something whispers from the dark vibrations beyond the Speed Force, Wally must experiment with creative new approaches to his powers when he encounters new realms, mysterious allies, and mind-shattering terrors! Plus, in Titans: Beast World Tour: Central City, both Central and Keystone City have been blasted with monstrous spores, and it’s all hands on deck for the Flash Family!
The Flash: Strange Attractor is the start of a new era from the team of writer Simon Spurrier (Coda, Damn Them All) and artist Mike Deodato Jr. (Avengers, Not All Robots), also featuring contributions from writers and artists across the Flash Family, including Alex Paknadel, A.L. Kaplan, Jarrett Williams, and Serg Acu.a! Collects The Flash #1-6, Titans: Beast World Tour: Central City #1, and a story from The Flash #800.

THE FLASH: YEAR ONE (2024 EDITION)
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by HOWARD PORTER
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
$17.99 US | 152 Pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-600-7
ON SALE 6/25/24
Barry Allen is a forensic scientist for the Central City police, whose job is to catch criminals after they’ve committed their crimes. Then, one night, lightning strikes—and he becomes the Fastest Man Alive! Be there for the beginning of his incredible journey in this bold new spin on his earliest adventures from the creative team of Joshua Williamson (Justice League vs. Suicide Squad) and Howard Porter (Scooby Apocalypse)! Collects The Flash #70-75.

ABSOLUTE JUSTICE (2024 EDITION)
Written by JIM KRUEGER and ALEX ROSS
Art by ALEX ROSS and DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by ALEX ROSS
$125.00 US | 496 pages | 8 1/8″ x 12 1/4″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-758-5
ON SALE 11/19/24
They are the World’s Greatest Super Heroes. But the members of the fabled Justice League of America are about to learn they aren’t the only ones who can band together toward a common goal. The deadliest criminal masterminds of our time appear to be acting in concert—with a surprising plan that seeks to achieve more good than the JLA ever could! Collects Justice #1-12.

JSA: THE GOLDEN AGE (2024 EDITION)
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by PAUL SMITH
Cover by PAUL SMITH
$24.99 US | 200 Pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-601-4
ON SALE 7/2/24
Presenting the critically acclaimed and thought-provoking alternate history tale of the JSA. The heroes of WWII find themselves face to face with a new kind of oppression in McCarthy-Era America! What is a hero to do in a world that doesn’t want them? Collects JSA: The Golden Age #1-4.

“Tilted Mistakes” Review of SPEED FORCE #4

This mini-series is picking up steam as we get to the penultimate issue (could we make this an ongoing please?). It’s Wallace West and Avery Ho against…Conner Kent? Yes, the battle has gotten even more dangerous as the Symphonee app threatens to take over the world. Meanwhile, we will finally get the story behind it all – how this evil plot came together in the first place. Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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