June 6, 2013
The 2013 Joe Shuster Award nominations for Canadian comics creators are out, and two Flash artists are on the list!
Francis Manapul has been nominated for the Cartoonist / Auteur category, for creators who write and illustrate their own work. This is his fourth year in a row being nominated for the awards, having been nominated for Artist once and Cover Artist twice. In 2011, he won the Cover Comic Book Artist category. Moving into the author category puts him in competition against such heavy hitters as Darwyn Cooke and Jeff Lemire.
Marcus To (Flash #10, 15) has been nominated for the Artist / Dessinateur category, for creators who illustrate others’ stories. This is his first time being nominated.
Congratulations to both on their nominations!
June 4, 2013
Newsarama has revealed the full slate of Flash comics for DC’s Villains Month in September. In addition to Grodd #1, announced yesterday, we’ll see The Rogues #1 and Reverse Flash #1.
THE FLASH #23.1: GRODD
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by CHRIS BATISTA
3-D motion cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL (giant animated GIF preview)
On sale SEPTEMBER 4 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Grodd believed he was destined to become the bearer of light—until The Flash raced onto the scene! What will Grodd do now that The Flash has disappeared with the rest of the world’s heroes? Conquest is on the horizon as the world becomes—Forever Evil!
THE FLASH #23.2: REVERSE-FLASH
Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and
BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by FRANCIS MANAPUL
3-D motion cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale SEPTEMBER 11 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Discover the untold origin of Reverse-Flash! Who is he, and what is his relationship to Barry Allen? Secrets are revealed and questions answered as we race through the history of Reverse-Flash right through to Forever Evil!
This is exactly what I was expecting: a spotlight issue tying into the 6-part “Reversed” story.
THE FLASH #23.3: THE ROGUES
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
3-D motion cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale SEPTEMBER 18 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
The Rogues have their rules and their ways of doing business—so what do they think of the Secret Society’s claims that the Justice League is dead, and that the world’s villains need to unite? It’s a culture clash that won’t end quietly!
Won’t end quietly? That’s for sure! In October, the Rogues move into their own five-issue miniseries by the same creative team, Forever Evil: Rogues. Read the rest of this entry »
June 3, 2013
Friday saw a new interview surface over at MTV Geek featuring the Flash creative duo of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. Within, the two discuss the currently-unfolding arc featuring the debut of the New 52 iteration of the Reverse-Flash, the Flash debut of Kid Flash and other recent developments.
For highlights, follow the jump!
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April 24, 2013
This issue of The Flash picks up on a powerless Barry Allen (as noted in last issue and in the most recent Dial H) attempting to stop a radical group from breaking the Trickster out of prison. What can Barry do without his connection to the Speed Force? Turns out, quite a lot!
SOME SPOILERS AHEAD! PLEASE READ THE ISSUE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD!
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April 18, 2013
This week has already seen two three new interviews with the Flash creative team. In pieces with Comic Book Resources, Newsarama, and now Comic Vine, Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato pull back a small corner of the curtain on their new iteration of the Reverse-Flash!
The duo eliminates at least one suspect, while providing some insight into the motivations and look of Flash’s new opposite-number. The Newsarama (and Comic Vine) interviews also feature a first look at preliminary pages from Flash #20! Check out all of the chilling, UPDATED details after the jump!
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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
DC has announced their July 2013 Annuals, including The Flash Annual #2:
THE FLASH ANNUAL #2
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Backup story written by NICOLE DUBUC
Art by SAMI BASRI
Backup story art by CULLY HAMNER
Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale JULY 31 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Find out how The Flash and Green Lantern first met when a case they teamed up together to solve years ago rears its head again in the present! It involves a foe neither of them can defeat on their own, and they might not have much luck together either! The outcome of this will affect The Flash for years to come… Plus, a backup story by Nicole Dubuc (the Young Justice cartoon)!
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 11, 2013
Without any fanfare, DC slipped some art from The Flash #19 and Francis Manapul’s Reverse Flash design drawings into this morning’s B&B column featuring Bob Harras and Bobbie Chase. This gives us a clearer view than the first look in Flash #17.
Now that we’ve seen a better view of the costume, what do you think?
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.
