Speed Force

I had fun this past Saturday at Long Beach Comic Con. I haven’t had time to write up a report yet (probably tomorrow), but I’ve posted my photos on Flickr.

Enjoy!

For those of you that haven’t heard, Mattel is planning on re-releasing a number of sold out items that had been offered previously through their online collector store, Mattycollector.com, in an online sale, dubbed “Cyber Monday”.

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For the Southern California folks, this weekend is the second annual Long Beach Comic Con. I had a great time last year, and plan to go again this year for one day, if time permits.

One of the fun panels last year was 50 Questions in 50 Minutes with Mark Waid. The former Flash writer and current BOOM Studios EIC is doing it again this year, and collecting questions on CBR. The deadline for submitting questions is 3:00 PM Pacific Time on Friday.

On another note, my new employer has been sending me to the Adobe MAX conference this week. I can’t even remember the last time I went to a trade show, but I’ve been to a lot of fan conventions, including two Wizard Worlds at the same convention center (Los Angeles), so I can’t help but compare them. Read the rest of this entry »

DC has shuffled the schedule for The Flash again, pushing the two Scott Kolins/Rogue Profile issues back a bit more. Flash #7 is now due December 1, and Flash #8 is scheduled for December 15. Flash #9, the first issue of the next arc and the return of regular artist Francis Manapul, is still on the line for December 29, meaning that if this schedule holds, we’ll see three issues of The Flash in December. (Well, you will…I probably won’t have time to make it to the comic store all month!)

The Flash #6, concluding “The Dastardly Death of the Rogues,” has been pushed one more week to November 17.

(Thanks to Eric Ridgeway for the scoop!)

Marc Guggenheim spoke to Newsarama about the planned Flash movie. Screen Rant has transcribed bits from the video clip.

Highlights:

• He describes it as a hybrid CSI thriller/superhero/sports movie (based on the athleticism of the character).
• They’re drawing from Geoff Johns’ run, Mark Waid’s philosophy of speed, and the Silver Age. In particular:
  

  We’ve also tried to take our inspiration from the old Silver Age Barry Allen stories and imbue it with that sense of fun and wonder while still keeping that cool, slightly darker tone.”

• Guggenheim keeps suggesting cameos from elsewhere in the DCU, but those decisions would be made way above his level.

Polling closes in one week.

Two weeks’ worth of linkblogging!

• Major Spoilers reviews Flash #300 from 1981
• Quick Time: Jesse Quick vs Wally West for the Justice League.
• NYCC 2010: Young Justice Animated (Titanstower.com Monitor Room)
• Todd Klein: And Then I Read: THE FLASH 2
• CSBG has a new column on some of the odd things they used to advertise in comic books: I saw it advertised one day #1 and I Saw It Advertised One Day #2
• Westfield comics’ KC looks back at the history of comics pricing.
• That Fing Monkey tells a story of the Sharp Dressed Flash, then tracks down those Flash Cakes.
• Need Halloween Costume Ideas? Look at these from DragonCon! (Once Upon a Geek)
• hypnoray: What is fair in super hero comic criticism (starring The Flash)
• This is the only Flash picture I’ve found from NYCC so far. Maybe the rest were too fast to show up on camera?
• NO CURE FOR COMICS: CALL TO ACTION
• Karl Kerschl & Cam Stewart are doing an Assassin’s Creed comic.

From this week’s DC Universe Halloween Special 2010: Teen Titans Miss Martian and Blue Beetle encounter Klarion the Witch Boy and his familiar, Teekl, who have focused a bit too much on the “Trick” side of “Trick or Treat.” Written by Bryan Q. Miller, art by Trevor McCarthy.

Flash fans take note: The issue also has a Flash and Frankenstein story by Alex Segura and Kenneth Loh.

DC has posted a 3-page preview (4 if you count the two pages of the double-page splash) of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, including art of the team’s resident speedster, Lightning, in action.

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 by NIck Spencer and CAFU arrives in stores November 10.

ICv2′s sales estimates for September are out. The Flash #5 sold 62K copies and was ranked 14 for the month. While that is a drop in raw numbers, it’s worth considering that comics sales are down overall in the third quarter…and that the book actually climbed in the rankings. In fact, it seems to be holding steady in terms of rankings, between 10 and 15 for every issue since the first.