Speed Force

Catching up on linkblogging!

Flashy links

• The Weekly Crisis Moments of the Day: Flash Stops on a Dime and Super Speed and Baseball
• That F’ing Monkey: Cosmic Treadmill, Shark Week and Superhero Sexy Time
• Jesse Quick cosplay
• Mirror Master at FFA
• Captain Cold makes Angelus’ list of DC Comics’ Greatest Villains at Comic Book Movie
• Cast of LOST in Flash #12
• Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. – FLASH Fashion Facts at Newsarama
• The Minimum Wally West – a poll at CBR Forums

And be sure to follow The Rogues Kick Ass and The Fastest Fan Alive!

Flash Reviews

• The Culture Cast reviews The Flash #11
• Martin Gray reviews DCU Presents #12: Kid Flash
• Murtha reviews DCU Presents #12
• Barry Allen’s Comics reviews DC Universe Presents #12
• Collected Editions reviews Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
• CBR reviews The Flash #12
• My Humble Review: Flash #12
• Barry Alen’s Comics reviews Flash #12
• DC Signature Series The Flash (Jay Garrick) Figure Review

Art

• Jay Garrick Flash Commission by Andrew J Harmon on deviantART
• The Line it is Drawn: Tribute to Joe Kubert
• Superhero 101 fan art at The Line it is Drawn (CSBG)
• Patterns: Joe Kubert “false sense of security” covers
• Impulse- Bart Allen Cross Stitch
• Flash (Wally West) Custom Action Figure

More DC comics

• Who's Who: The Definitive Podcast of the DC Universe, Vol 3 – Firestorm Fan
• Grumpy Old Fan: Used universes
• Justice League Customizable Photo Frame found by Firestorm Fan
• A Bunch of Vehicles Talk Smack About Wonder Woman’s Robot Plane (CSBG)
• How the New 52 saved comics – The Beat
• The webcomic “Little League” is now called JL8 due to trademark issues

Comics History

• CBLDF has a fascinating set before-and-after comparisons showing of pre-Comics Code stories that were reprinted after the Code went into effect, and what had to be changed to appease it.
• Comic book styles from around the world – How do comics reflect the countries they were created in?
• Taking comics seriously at Colgate Connect includes the history of American comics in 6 panels (via The Beat)

More Comics and Fandom

• Comic Relief interviews Mark Waid on Joe Kubert, Daredevil, cynicism, BOOM!, Superman and more.
• Why Comic-to-Screen Translation is So Difficult – Comic Book Movie
• Mark Waid’s 4 Panels That Never Work – The Gutters
• A Comics Crusader Takes On The Digital Future – NPR interviews Mark Waid
• Olympians: Superhero Bodies and What Real Athletes Look Like – ComicsAlliance
• Coming back to your LCS and keeping up the relationship with comics (IFanboy and Robot 6)
• KC Column on moving comics at Westfield. I only have 25-30 years’ worth, and my last move convinced me to cut them down severely. They have a lot more! (via Comics Worth Reading)
• Taking the Comic Out of the Comic Con – The Culture Cast with Zack and Nick talks Wizard World Chicago