We’ve just come through the trippiest FLASH arc ever (even more so than when Iris West’s conscience was placed into another body just before the original CRISIS). So, what’s up for the Flash family now? It’s time for a family vacation! Of course, nothing can happen in a normal way to the Flash family, so you know twists are just ahead. That, and a NEW COSTUME! Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!
SPOILERS AHEAD!
DC recently announced an alternate universe sub-line called Absolute as part of their current All In push, which will feature re-imaginings of various heroes as underdogs.
Absolute Flash, by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles, is one of the new titles, and it will be about a teenage Wally West getting his powers for the first time. We’ve had a brief glimpse of the upcoming book before, but a better look was released this week at New York Comic Con, including a look at Wally in action and several re-imagined Rogues.
Check out the full preview at Adventures In Poor Taste, along with some other Absolute titles.
DC has posted their full list of solicitations for January 2025, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the debut of DC Power: Rise Of The Power Company #1, which includes Wallace West on one of the variant covers, and the continuation of The Flash solo series and JSA.
You can see the solicitations in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.
THE FLASH #17
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant covers by DIKE RUAN and BALDEMAR RIVAS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/22/25
As The Flash races to contain damage to Skartaris, forces both below and above ground make their move to grasp power. The Flash Family vacation leads the West clan to meet the one and only Warlord!
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #3
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by SIMONE DI MEO, NATHAN SZERDY, and RICCARDO FEDERICI
1:25 variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
1:50 variant cover by DEREK KIRK KIM
RAISED UV FOIL variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/22/25
The global terrorist group Inferno has taken its next step toward world dominance with an ecological disaster! Will Superman, Wonder Woman, and the others have to sacrifice the life of Swamp Thing? Plus: Plastic Man and Beast Boy work with The Atom Project to fix their scrambled superpowers!
JSA #3
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by CULLY HAMNER
Variant covers by SWEENEY BOO and DUSTIN NGUYEN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/1/25
After sacrificing his reincarnation for one last life with the woman he loves, Hell is the last place Hawkman wants to be right now! With his allies at the Tower of Fate under siege by the Injustice Society, can he escape Wotan’s clutches—or is his goose truly cooked?
DC POWER: RISE OF THE POWER COMPANY #1
Written by BRANDON THOMAS, VITA AYALA, JOHN JENNINGS & ZIPPORAH SMITH
Art by RAY-ANTHONY HEIGHT, CAANAN WHITE, KELSEY RAMSAY, and CHARLES STEWART III
Cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
Variant cover by ALITHA MARTINEZ and DAVI GO
1:25 variant cover by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/29/25
The Justice League’s watchtower looming in the skies is intended to inspire hope and faith in superheroes, but not everyone believes metahumans act in humanity’s best interests. The fringe beliefs that “Waller was Right” have grown louder as paramilitary groups take to the streets to take Earth back for the human race. Enter Josiah Power, a meta-attorney who’s seen enough of rising hate and sets out to assemble a team not only to protect black and brown communities from these new threats but also to rebuild human faith in heroes.
DC Power returns for a third year in a new format, continuing the storylines from Absolute Power and All In and setting the stage for the return of the Power Company!
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #29
FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by GARDNER FOX
Art by MIKE SEKOWSKY, BERNARD SACHS, and JOE GIELLA
Cover by MIKE SEKOWSKY and MURPHY ANDERSON
$4.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 1/8/25
The Justice League of America, in their second-ever appearance, face the
“Challenge of the Weapons Master!” The fame of the JLA’s exploits has spread not just across the Earth but throughout the ages. In the far-future year of 11960, the arch-criminal Xotar is unsure which of his fantastic weapons to use to make his last stand against the interstellar police. Having read an entry in Wonder Woman’s ancient diary that says he traveled into the past to battle the JLA, he does just that to find out which of his weapons was the one that defeated the World’s Greatest Heroes.
LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION
#48 FACSIMILIE EDITION
Written by E. NELSON BRIDWELL and JIM SHOOTER
Art by CURT SWAN, ROSS ANDRU, NEAL ADAMS, CARMINE INFANTINO,
GEORGE KLEIN, and DICK GIORDANO
Cover by CARMINE INFANTINO, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, and BOB OKSNER
$14.99 US | 56 pages
ON SALE 1/22/25
The greatest races of all time between Superman and the Flash are reproduced in this tabloid-size facsimile of the 1976 Limited Collectors’ Edition classic. In addition to tales of super-speed, this issue includes bonus features like a tour of Superman’s Fortress of Solitude drawn by Neal Adams and “How to Draw the Flash!” by Carmine Infantino. Test your knowledge with a Flash puzzle and be sure to buy a second copy to cut out the tabletop diorama on the back cover.
DC FINEST: TEAM-UPS: CHASE TO THE END OF TIME
Written by MARTIN PASKO, DAVID MICHELINIE, LEN WEIN, and more
Art by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, MURPHY ANDERSON, CURT SWAN, and more
Cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ and DAN ADKINS
$39.99 US | 560 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77950-082-7
ON SALE 3/18/25
The Man of Steel and the Flash! The Caped Crusader and Black Canary! See the World’s Finest duo of Superman and Batman join forces with other DC superheroes in DC Finest: Team-Ups: Chase to the End of Time, collecting some of the most exciting team-up stories from the Bronze Age of comics from May 1978 to October 1979. Featuring the works of some of the greatest artists and writers in comics, this volume contains stories from DC Comics Presents #1-14 and The Brave and the Bold #141-155.
TITANS VOL. 2: THE DARK-WINGED QUEEN
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by LUCAS MEYER, STEPHEN SEGOVIA and DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Cover by MATTIA DE IULIS
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-053-7
ON SALE 2/25/2025
While the Titans battle their new reputation, Amanda Waller enlists the devious Dr. Morrow to assist in creating a weapon capable of taking all of them down, permanently. And to make matters worse, some of the Titans’ own have been exhibiting unsettling behavior. What could Raven be hiding from her team?
Find out in the electrifying conclusion of visionary writer Tom Taylor’s truly epic run in this collected edition! Collects issues #8-15.
DARK NIGHTS: METAL COMPENDIUM
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, and others
Pencils by GREG CAPULLO, RILEY ROSSMO, JOHN ROMITA JR., and others
Inks by J. GLAPION, DANNY MIKI, GREG CAPULLO, AND Others
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
$59.99 US | 728 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-084-1
ON SALE 3/18/2025
Collects: Dark Nights: Metal #1-6, Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1, Dark Days: The Forge #1, Dark Days: The Casting #1, Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, Nightwing #29, The Flash #33, Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps #32, Green Arrow #32, Suicide Squad #26, Teen Titans #12, Justice League #32-33, Batman: The Red Death #1, Batman: The Devastator #1, Batman: The Merciless #1, Batman: The Murder Machine #1, Batman: The Drowned #1, Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1; Batman: Lost #1, and Hawkman: Found #1.
DOOM PATROL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS (2025 EDITION)
Written by ARNOLD DRAKE and BOB HANEY
Art by BRUNO PREMIANI, BOB BROWN, DICK GIORDANO, and more
Cover by J. BONE
$125.00 US | 1080 Pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77950-083-4
ON SALE 3/18/25
Offered again! These are the fantastic adventures of the Doom Patrol, the strangest bunch of superheroes you’ll ever see. Watch the team take on equally strange villains, including immortal criminal mastermind General Immortus, shape-shifting Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, and more! Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus collects every issue from the 1960s, featuring My Greatest Adventure #80-85, The Doom Patrol #86-121, and Challengers of the Unknown #48. Also included: a special crossover issue featuring the Flash, The Brave and the Bold #65.
ABSOLUTE DC THE NEW FRONTIER
(2025 EDITION)
Written by DARWYN COOKE
Art and Cover by DARWYN COOKE, J. BONE, and MICHAEL CHO
$125.00 US | 528 pages | 8 1/8 x 12 1/4 | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-218-0
ON SALE 7/22/2026
Offered again! From Eisner Award-winning artist-writer Darwyn Cooke and Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart comes DC: The New Frontier—one of the most acclaimed superhero comics of the 21st century. This edition collects the original six-issue miniseries, Justice League: The New Frontier Special and a New Frontier story from SOLO #5 and features over 50 pages of designs, sketches and preliminary artwork from Cooke.
JIMMY OLSEN’S SUPERCYCLOPEDIA
Written by GABE SORIA
Art and cover by SANDY JARRELL
$12.99 US | 144 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-093-3
ON SALE 4/1/2025
And it did! Superman’s pal Jimmy Olsen is documenting the heroism of his friends and learning how to use this cool new technological marvel. When the villainous Toy Boy and his Mischief League of the Multiverse get their hands on knockoff versions of the device, they won’t stop until they fulfill his deadly plans. Can Jimmy save the day?
With his buddies Rip Hunter and Linda Park by his side, Jimmy’s definitely up for the challenge. They embark on a planet- and dimension-hopping adventure, encountering a who’s who of the DC Universe and discovering that not all heroes wear capes. Look out, world!
DC has posted three preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features the West family going on vacation — but unbeknownst to them, the Weather Wizard went there first. Check it out at the link!
THE FLASH #14
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Variant covers by DIKE RUAN and IAN BERTRAM
All In foil variant by DANIEL SAMPERE ($6.99)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/23/24
Wally, Linda, and the kids come together in the wake of the losses suffered to heal as a family and figure out their new abilities. While this family trip has a unique destination — Skartaris, in the center of the Earth — Wally’s begun an evolution into a new form, and he’s not ready to share that with the rest of the family!
The first arc of the Si Spurrier era of THE FLASH comes to an end here – so it’s a good time to talk about the story overall…and the ending. What will become of the Speed Force? What will happen to time itself? Will Wally fully reunite with the Flash family? And what about…aw, let’s get to the story already, okay? Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!
SPOILERS AHEAD
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 Wally’s last-ditch effort to save the Speed Force — and consequently all of time and reality — from the poison injected by the Arc Angles. Check it out at the link!
THE FLASH #13
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and cover by RAMÓN PÉREZ
Variant covers by OZGUR YILDIRIM and MIKE DEODATO JR.
Artist spotlight variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT
ON SALE 9/25/24
Barry Allen has been to the ends of the Multiverse and back. Now, he runs into a danger unlike any he’s ever encountered, as the fate of not only the Speed Force, but all heroes, hangs in the balance. Barry’s Life Story flashes before his eyes as he begins his most important race ever.