“Iron Heights Part 1” Review of ABSOLUTE FLASH #4

This series is just getting better by the issue. ABSOLUTE FLASH takes familiar names and places, and turns the entire old narrative on its ear. Long-time FLASH fans can enjoy all the Easter Eggs as they appear, and new fans have a fantastic story to follow. Wally has found his way to Iron Heights, but don’t worry. It’s not the Iron Heights you remember. And before this issue is over, you’ll find some more familiar names showing up in new and unusual ways. Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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New History of the DC Universe #1 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s debut issue of the New History of the DC Universe, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features an introductory page of Barry beginning his work, before delving into the origins of the DCU itself. Check it out at the link!

 

NEW HISTORY OF THE DCU #1
Written by MARK WAID
Art by JERRY ORDWAY and TODD NAUCK
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant covers by DAN MORA and RYAN SOOK
1:25 variant cover by MIKE CHO
Foil variant covers by RYAN SOOK and STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
Legacy variant cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
Blank sketch cover
$5.99 US | 48 pages | 1 of 4 | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
Wraparound Variant $9.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/25/25
In celebration of 90 years of DC, super fan and writer Mark Waid turns back time to the very beginning of the DC Universe in a four-issue miniseries drawn by some of DC’s greatest artists and told by the newest chronicler of time, Barry Allen, the Flash! In our debut issue, Barry takes us from the very birth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Justice Society. The Golden Age of heroes begins here!

Flash #22 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 features Jai and Irey getting involved in the conflict between Wally’s duplicates, which probably won’t end well. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #22
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by DAVIDE PARATORE
Variant covers by E.M. GIST and YASMINE PUTRI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/25/25
With Eclipso taking on a new, evolved form as a fire elemental, and the Rogues’ blitzkrieg across the moon claiming more and more of the Flash’s copies, Wally West has to split himself even further—but there is dissension amongst the Temp Flashes!

DC’s September 2025 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for September 2025, and here is everything related to the Flash. That month sees the finales of the “Bad Moon Rising” arc and the New History of the DC Universe, but Absolute Flash continues, as does JSA and other Flash-related titles.

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

THE FLASH #25
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by DAVIDE PARATORE
Variant covers by TOM REILLY and MARK SPEARS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 9/24/25
“Bad Moon Rising” finale!
With the Earth plunging into total darkness, all seems lost as Eclipso has turned the moon into his engine of despair. But Jai West and one of the Flash copies have a last-ditch plan in mind—that involves the West family dog? It all comes down to this explosive final chapter of “Bad Moon Rising”!

NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #4
Written by MARK WAID
Art by TONY S. DANIEL and HAYDEN SHERMAN
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant covers by DAN MORA and JENNY FRISON
1:25 variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
Foil variant cover by RYAN SOOK
Legacy variant cover by SCOTT KOBLISH
Blank sketch cover
$5.99 US | 48 pages | 4 of 4 | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
Wraparound variant $9.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 9/24/25
Barry Allen’s documentation of the history of the DC Universe reaches the present day, beginning with the world-changing events of Flashpoint. Heroes face new threats like Perpetua and the Batman Who Laughs, and the next generation of heroes, like Jon Kent, Wallace West, and Jackson Hyde, begin to emerge from the ashes of crisis-level destruction. All leads to Darkseid’s death and a glimpse at what’s to come in the future. You won’t want to miss this final installment!

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #11
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by NATHAN SZERDY, KEVIN WADA, and HOMARE
1:25 variant cover by SCOTT KOLINS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 9/24/25
Something strange is happening on Earth…and the Justice League is powerless to stop it! It began with a horrific volcanic eruption in the heart of the villain stronghold nation of Zandia…and quickly spread to Count Vertigo’s neighboring kingdom of Vlatava. The parademons that the JLU faced before are only the tip of the iceberg—the entire planet is now in peril! What signal does this point to in the Quantum Quorum’s tournament? Do not miss this pivotal next chapter in the All In saga!

JSA #11
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by LEONARDO ROMERO
Variant cover by JORGE CORONA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 9/3/25
The Injustice Society has the JSA on the ropes, and Wotan’s grand plan of releasing the Unnamed Ones is one step closer to reality. But they forgot one thing: The JSA is not just a team—it’s a family!

ABSOLUTE FLASH #7
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by TRAVIS MOORE
Cover by NICK ROBLES
Variant covers by INHYUK LEE and HAINING
1:25 variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
1:50 variant cover by INHYUK LEE
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 9/17/25
Wally’s desperate for some food, but when his efforts to eat land him in hot water, will the Rogues finally get their hands on the intrepid speedster?

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED/WORLD’S FINEST: WE ARE YESTERDAY
Written by MARK WAID with CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
Art by CLAYTON HENRY, DAN MORA, TRAVIS MOORE, and more
HC: $24.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-548-8
SC: $17.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-549-5
ON SALE 11/4/25
Gorilla Grodd’s sinister psychic powers reunite the original targets, the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, but not everything is as it seems! Mysterious forces are at play, and the new so-called Gorilla God stands united with the original Legion of Doom to conquer all of time and space!
Prepare for an exhilarating six-part adventure as Justice League Unlimited confronts its most notorious foes! Legendary writer Mark Waid teams up with superstar artists Dan Mora, Clayton Henry, and Travis Moore to craft an epic tale across time that points the way forward for the DC All In saga. It’s past versus present on the Justice League Watchtower—and our heroes are out of time!
Collects Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #38-39, Justice League Unlimited #6-8, and Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 2025 Annual #1.

DC FINEST EVENTS: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS PART ONE
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, ROY THOMAS, DOUG MOENCH, and others
Art by GEORGE PÉREZ, GENE COLAN, TOM MANDRAKE, and more
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
$39.99 US | 560 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″| Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-304-0
ON SALE 10/21/25
As red skies set across the infinite Earths, worlds will live and worlds will die…and nothing will ever be the same. Collecting DC Comics Presents #78, Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-4, All-Star Squadron #50-52, The Fury of Firestorm #41, Infinity, Inc. #18-19, Detective Comics #555-558, Green Lantern #194, Justice League of America #244, Batman #389-391, The Losers Special #1, Wonder Woman #327, and pages from Swamp Thing #39.

INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US COMPENDIUM TWO
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO, TOM TAYLOR, and more
Art by BRUNO REDONDO, DANIEL SAMPERE, MARCO SANTUCCI, and more
Cover by DAVID YARDIN
$59.99 US | 1064 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-318-7
ON SALE 11/11/25
After laying siege to the Green Lantern Corps and defeating the forces of magic, Superman’s Regime stands unopposed, forcing Batman and his dwindling Resistance into hiding. While the world’s greatest strategist may be down, Batman isn’t out of the fight yet.
As the battle continues to claim casualties, both sides do the unthinkable: recruit super-villains to bolster their ranks. It’s good versus good and evil versus evil as the Injustice comics universe catches up to the events of the hit video game that spawned the series!
Written by Brian Buccellato (Detective Comics) with Christopher Sebela (Suicide Squad Most Wanted) and Tom Taylor (DCeased), Injustice: Gods Among Us Compendium Two collects Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #1-12, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four Annual #1, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #1-20, Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five Annual #1, and Injustice: Ground Zero #1-12!

Absolute Flash #4 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of Absolute Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Wally having a horrific nightmare while on the run, but at least he now has his new friend Grodd to comfort him. Check it out at the link!

 

ABSOLUTE FLASH #4
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by A.L. KAPLAN
Cover by NICK ROBLES
Variant covers by HAINING and CLAYTON CRAIN
1:25 variant cover by ANDREW MacLEAN
1:50 variant cover by HAINING
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/18/25
Wally’s on the run and looking for any safe space to hide out. He finds himself in Central City and meets a kindly man who offers him a place to crash at the youth mission. But is anyone truly safe when the fastest kid alive comes to their city?

“Bad Moon Rising Part Two” Review of THE FLASH #21

One thing we can confirm from this issue. This isn’t the Flash…or at least the Flash we knew. What happened to Wally? Not just how did he change, but what happened to Wally? This Wally isn’t acting like the Wally West we knew, and there’s a lot more to this version we see right now. It’s looking grim as Eclipso’s plans appear to be heading to fruition. Is there hope for Flash? And for that matter, is there hope for the Earth? Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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