“The Speed was Power and the Speed was Joy – Part VII” Review of THE FLASH #37

Wally’s “Flashes of Insight” have served him well…so far. He has made Central City a safe place. I mean, truly safe. Absolutely nothing goes wrong in Central City. Thank you, Flash! Oh, and Metropolis is just as safe now! Thank you, Flash? And even Star City…no thanks, Green Arrow, thank you…Flash? Wally means well, but is he going too far? We’ll get the answer in this issue, along with some JL members who aren’t too happy about what our favorite speedster is doing. Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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“The Place Beyond the Dark” Review of ABSOLUTE FLASH #19

Where were we? Oh, yes! Hunter Zolomon was getting ready to end Wally’s life! In the Absolute Universe, Zolomon can see just far enough into the future to know every move Wally is about to make. Wally can’t get a break, and things are looking bleak for him. That’s just part of what’s going on in this issue – and something you may have taken for a fact before may turn out to be…well, wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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Absolute Flash #19 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of Absolute Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Wally reeling from Agent Zolomon’s attack last issue, and he receives a disturbing message from a very unexpected source. Check it out at the link!

 

ABSOLUTE FLASH #19
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by NICK ROBLES
Variant covers by DENYS COWAN, STEVE SKROCE, and SETH MANN
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (cardstock)
ON SALE 9/16/26
Wally West is plagued by two threats terrorizing Central City! This young speedster will need to learn how to be in two places at once if he’s going to save his newfound city and family!

The Flash #37 Preview

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 fuming at the blistering response he received from Green Arrow last issue — but then he has a Flash of Insight about a disaster happening in multiple cities at the same time. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #37
Written by RYAN NORTH
Art and cover by GAVIN GUIDRY
Variant covers by EJIKURE and JUNI BA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 9/23/26
Wally West is now the savior of three cities, depending on how you count: Central, Keystone, and Metropolis. And for once, it’s going great! In fact, it’s going better than great, because Wally’s Flashes of Insight are now letting him see even further into the future, so he can stop accidents (and crimes!) well before they happen — including a simultaneous attack on three bridges in three cities! But there are some forces that really don’t like what Wally is up to — and they intend to stop him whether Wally likes it or not.

DC’s December 2026 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for December 2026, and here is everything related to the Flash. It’s a quiet month for the Flash Family, although the Flash and Absolute Flash solo titles continue. Plus, there are several collected editions of older material to read, including a Bronze Age Justice League omnibus.

You can see the solicitations in their entirety at Adventures In Poor Taste.

THE FLASH #40
Written by RYAN NORTH
Art and cover by GAVIN GUIDRY
Variant covers by MIRKA ANDOLFO and CRYSTAL KUNG
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/23/26
Wally West has been depowered — right when the world needs him most! Or does the world actually need him right now? Everyone seems to think Wally’s use of the Speed Force may be affecting him and making him believe things that aren’t true, but he’s certain he can see things nobody else can…and he’s seen that they threaten the survival of civilization itself. But what can one barely employed guy without any speed powers do? Well, there is one thing…rely on his wife, Linda Park-West, and their kids to fix everything. He just has to convince them first! And also not die.

ABSOLUTE FLASH #22
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by HAINING
Cover by NICK ROBLES
Variant covers by KYUYONG EOM, JONBOY MEYERS, and AKA
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/16/26
With Ray Palmer and Vic Stone’s help, Wally is ready to take on Elenore Thawne and find his father. But it won’t be that simple when the Flash learns of Thawne’s massive facility known as H.I.V.E. It’s chock-full of science super weapons, and all of them are trained on the young speedster!

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 2 (2027 EDITION)
Written by MARTIN PASKO, BOB ROZAKIS, STEVE ENGLEHART, E. NELSON BRIDWELL,
ELLIOT S! MAGGIN, LEN WEIN, CARY BATES, and GERRY CONWAY
Art by DICK DILLIN, DICK GIORDANO, and FRANK McLAUGHLIN
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
$125.00 US | 776 pages | 7 1/4″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-059-8
ON SALE 2/23/27
One of the greatest eras in the history of the Justice League of America continues here. The Justice League watches over not only the Earth but the entire galaxy from their orbiting satellite HQ. Each story features the ever-evolving League, led by Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, with help from other key members, including Green Arrow, Aquaman, Hawkman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Red Tornado, and Black Canary. Collects Justice League of America #114-146. Join New York Times bestselling writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti and artists Emanuela Lupacchino and Elsa Charretier as they display all their trademark wit and humor in this hilarious, sexy, heartfelt, and action-packed series that follows Starfire as she tries to live a normal life in Florida. Will this star shine too brightly for the Sunshine State? Collects DC Sneak Peek: Starfire #1 and Starfire #1-12.

JLA BOOK FOUR
Written by GRANT MORRISON, MARK WAID, LEN KAMINSKI, and others
Art by HOWARD PORTER, MARK PAJARILLO, VAL SEMEIKS, and others
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
$39.99 US | 600 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-450-3
ON SALE 2/16/27
JLA Book Four continues Grant Morrison’s legendary run on Justice League of America, featuring the Fifth Dimension invasion in Crisis Times Five—an homage to the classic Justice League and Justice Society crossovers of the Silver and Bronze Ages — and the Gorilla Warfare of JLApe when the League is transformed into gorillas! Plus, Mark Waid’s first JLA story before his own epic run on the series and the never before collected JLA: Foreign Bodies. Collects Aquaman Annual #5, Batman Annual #23, Green Lantern Annual #8, JLA #27-33, JLA Annual #3, JLA: Foreign Bodies #1, Legends of the DC Universe #19, Martian Manhunter Annual #2, Superman Annual #11, The Flash Annual #12, Wonder Woman Annual #8, and pages from New Gods Secret Files and Origins #1!

DC FINEST: CRISIS: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS PART FOUR
Written by MARV WOLFMAN, ROY THOMAS, STEVE ENGLEHART, and others
Art by GEORGE PÉREZ, JERRY ORDWAY, JOE STATON, and others
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ and TOM ZIUKO
$39.99 US | 624 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-485-5
ON SALE 2/9/27
The ongoing collection of the reality-shattering saga that is Crisis on Infinite Earths comes to its universe-shaking climax in this fourth and final comprehensive volume, featuring for the first time ever all of the original series together with every tie-in and crossover issue in reading order! Collects Crisis on Infinite Earths #10-12, All-Star Squadron #57-60, Green Lantern #197-198, Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld #13, Blue Devil #19, The Fury of Firestorm #42, Infinity, Inc. #25, The Omega Men #33, DC Comics Presents #94, Secret Origins Annual #2, History of the DC Universe #1-2, and stories from JLA: Incarnations #5, Starman Annual #1, DCU: Legacies #5-6, and Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2.

JSA VOL. 4: SEARCH FOR THE SPECTRE
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI and JOEY VAZQUEZ
Cover by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
$24.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-998-1
$17.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-999-8
ON SALE 2/23/27
The Justice Society of America is still recovering from its tumultuous run-in with the Injustice Society, but the next threat is already here. The Spectre has returned with only one driving mission: vengeance! The JSA will have to travel across space and time to find the spirit’s former host, Jim Corrigan, if they have any hope of bringing it under control. Writer Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Absolute Flash) and artist Diego Olortegui (Jay Garrick: The Flash) unite the past and the present! Collects “The Search for the Spectre” from JSA #17-18, plus JSA #19-24.

WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD, GREEN LANTERN!
GREEN LANTERN VOL. 7: CITY OF ANGELS
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by IG GUARA, XERMÁNICO, and MONTOS
Cover by XERMÁNICO
$17.99 US | 160 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-251-6
ON SALE 1/26/27
Kyle Rayner is back in L.A., and he’s not flying solo — Odyssey the Time Bandit, the precog thief, is riding shotgun! But is Odyssey really the villain everyone says she is, or is there more to her than meets the cosmic eye? One thing’s for sure: Someone or something is desperate to dim her star power (good luck with that — we are in Hollywood, after all)! And in a meet-cute of super proportions, Kyle bumps into his ex Jade, daughter of Earth’s first Green Lantern, and she’s here to help (or so she claims). Over in the outer sectors, Hal’s up to something so mysterious it’s got the Guardians of the Universe in full-on panic mode. Why? Who knows! And just as Kyle and Jade’s situationship heats up, Kyle might have to drop everything to save Hal. Seriously, can’t an intergalactic guy catch a break?! Collects Green Lantern #34-39.

DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: METAL LEGION
Written by IAN FLYNN
Art by ADAM BRYCE THOMAS
Cover by PABLO M. COLLAR
$17.99 US | 120 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-724-5
ON SALE 2/16/27
The worlds of DC Comics’ Justice League and SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog collide once more in another thrilling crossover filled with action, adventure, laughs, and perils! Mysterious mechanical rings have appeared on both worlds, linking them together and leading to all things wonderful, worrisome, and weird! The heroes are happily reunited, but little do they suspect there’s a sinister origin to their reunions.

“The Speed Was Power, and the Speed Was Joy Part VI” Review of THE FLASH #36

Wally doesn’t just save the day anymore. No, he makes sure nothing bad ever happens in the first place! It’s worked in Central City, so why not expand? That brings Wally to Metropolis, home of Superman! Does Superman (Jon, before becoming Tomorrow Man) really need him? Will Wally be able to fix everything in two cities? And, what will his superhero friends think about the effort? Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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