April 7, 2013
Bleeding Cool has the cover for Flash #22, a day ahead of the release of DC’s July 2013 solicitations:
Flash #22 is set to be part three of the debut arc for the new Reverse-Flash. The cover for issue #21 features Flash battling Kid Flash. Check this space tomorrow for the full solicitation! Update: Here is the full solicitation!
Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
On sale JULY 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
History is made when The Flash comes face to face with Reverse Flash for the first time!
Follow the jump for additional Flash-related releases set for July 2013!
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April 5, 2013
Legendary Flash artist Carmine Infantino died yesterday. In honor of his legacy, the five regular Speed Force contributors have each chosen our favorite Carmine Infantino Flash covers. Without further ado, here they are in reverse-chronological order: Read the rest of this entry »
March 25, 2013
DC Comics has unveiled the Flash #19 fold-out cover at Newsarama. To no great surprise, it turns out to feature the new Reverse-Flash, who recently debuted in Flash #17.
Actually, I do find it a bit odd that the Reverse-Flash is holding a bloody bicycle helmet.
DC’s April covers all feature a fold-out with a surprise twist on the right side of the image (at one point they were referred to as “WTF Certified,” but that terminology has been dropped), though how many are really surprises is hard to say. The Flash is featured on the “surprise” side of Dial H #11 cover, and Kid Flash on the Vibe #3 cover. The Flash also appears on the teaser sides of Justice League Dark #19 & DC Universe Presents #19, though the full covers to those comics haven’t been released yet.
Flash #19 also has a MAD-themed variant cover.
THE FLASH #19
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by MARCIO TAKARA
Fold-out cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 MAD Variant cover by The Usual Gang of Idiots
On sale APRIL 24 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
What is the latest and greatest threat to The Flash and all those closest to him?
March 20, 2013
CBR has revealed the Vibe #3 fold-out cover…and it features Vibe vs. Kid Flash!
“What is the one super power that is more than a match for Vibe and how can it tear the universe apart?” Now we know…though considering that Vibe was apparently picked for the JLA to counterbalance the Flash’s powers, it should have been clear already.
Vibe #3 is written by Sterling Gates (Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost) with a cover by Brett Booth.
March 16, 2013
Remember how there’s supposed to be a sort of crossover between Flash and Dial H coming up? Well, DC just released the full fold-out “WTF” cover for April’s Dial H #11 at MTV Geek. This may explain the connection… Read the rest of this entry »
March 15, 2013
So to speak.
Many of DC’s comics are getting MAD Magazine-inspired variant covers in April, including The Flash #19. This Sam Viviano cover was unveiled at Uproxx Gamma Squad on Wednesday. That may not have been the best place for it, since I literally saw no sign or commentary about it for two days — and I’d been looking!
I’m reminded of this Fred Hembeck strip about the Flash on laundry day.
March 8, 2013
THE FLASH #21
Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale JUNE 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
While on his path to finding the Speed Force Killer, Barry must contend with The Teen Titans! Plus, The Flash meets Kid Flash for the first time!
DC has been rolling out their June 2013 solicitations. Here’s the Justice League group at Newsarama.
Speed Force Killer? Is that someone who kills using the speed force, or someone who kills people linked to the speed force…?
Also: it looks like Flash and Kid Flash don’t get along too well at that first meeting.
February 8, 2013
Newsarama talks with Justice League Beyond series writer Derek Fridolfs about “Recruitment Drive”, in particular tomorrow’s digital installment “Flashdrive,” featuring the debut of an all-new future Flash. From the preview panels in the article, we learn that her name is Danica and she works as a tour guide at the Flash Museum. And, keeping with tradition, she’s always late.
Here’s a link to Justice League Beyond on ComiXology. New issues are released weekly on Saturdays, and the stories are collected in the print series Batman Beyond Unlimited.
I’ve long thought that if DC were ever going to really reinvent their lineup like they did in the Silver Age (a missed opportunity for the New 52, IMO), the Flash would be one of the A-list characters with the most flexibility as far as identity goes. There’s nothing critical in the concept that requires the Flash to be a man, a scientist, a cop, book-smart, streetwise, rich, poor, white, arrogant, compassionate, only child, orphan, or anything else except fast.
The name — Flash, not Flashman — may be why some of the higher profile alternate reality projects, the ones that really made an effort to do something different with the concepts instead of variations like “medieval DCU” or “Gilded Age DCU,” made their Flashes women. I’m thinking in particular of the Tangent Flash and Stan Lee’s “Just Imagine” Flash. And of course once you’ve committed to creating an entirely new character for the role, you’re not tied to the previous character’s race, profession, or anything else about their personal identity.
THE FLASH #20
Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale MAY 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
An all-new Flash epic begins here, and the stakes have never been higher as Barry races toward a confrontation with the Reverse Flash!
DC has released their Justice League group solicitations through Comic Book Resources, among them the Flash #20 solicit. This issue features the return of the regular creative team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, and the full introduction of the new Reverse Flash — not Eobard Thawne, and not Hunter Zolomon — who will debut briefly in #17 before becoming the focus of this new story. We’ve previously discussed possible candidates, including Wally West.
January 11, 2013
While DC Comic’s solicitations for April’s new issues isn’t due until Monday, Comic Book Resources (via Gotham Spoilers) has an early selection of covers. This includes Francis Manapul’s cover art for Flash #19 (below) and Flash prominently featured on what appears to be that month’s Justice League the cover to DC Universe Presents #19.
Flash #19 will be the second of two issues written solo by Brian Buccellato, with art by Marcio Takara. The solicit for issue #18 features both the Trickster and Dial H.
Check out the Justice League DC Universe Presents #19 cover after the jump!
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