“Until Time Stands Still” Review of THE FLASH #12

SO much going on in this issue! The tide is starting to turn…but has it turned too late? The poison that is set to stop time itself is heading to its target. The Fastest Flash has had his memories wiped, and his mentor has been forced to deliver the poison! The battle for reality is reaching its peak, and the only hope lies with the combined efforts of…The Flash Family! Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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Absolute Power: Task Force VII #5 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of Absolute Power: Task Force VII, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features the turmoil of the Amazo speedster’s chase of Barry Allen throughout Central City, and it’s not without consequences for ordinary citizens. Check it out at the link!

 

ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #5
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art and Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by SALVADOR LARROCA, TAURIN CLARKE, and STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting Variant Cover (8 of 12) by JOHN TIMMS
Foil cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/28/24
Barry Allen is the lone speedster to still have his powers, staying barely a step ahead of the Flash-themed Amazo, VELOCITY, now powered by the speed of the rest of the Flash Family. While Barry must keep moving to avoid capture, he’s also working as a one-man communications network for the remaining free heroes. Can Barry continue to aid the Resistance, or has time run out for the Flash?

Flash #12 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 the deployment of the Arc Angles’ weapon to kill Time itself — at the expense of Wally West — while the rest of the Flash Family makes plans for action. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #12
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and cover by RAMÓN PÉREZ
Variant covers by RAFAEL GRASSETTI and MATT TAYLOR
DC Super Powers variant cover by JASON GEYER and ALEX SAVIUK
Swimsuit variant cover by MIRKA ANDOLFO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/28/24
The Arc Angles have gathered their forces and are ready to bring forth the new age they seek. But the Flash Family is gathered for a final stand while still dealing with public unrest and Waller’s forces. Will it be enough to stop the Arc Angles’ will? Well, the Resident and Linda have come to an epiphany, and have to risk everything to get to Wally…

DC’s November 2024 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for November 2024, and here’s everything relating to the Flash. That month sees the debut of a new Justice League series by Mark Waid and Dan Mora, as well as a JSA book by Jeff Lemire and Diego Olortegui, both of which include a Flash on the roster. Plus, Wally West’s solo series continues, so he’s kept busy in two books.

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

THE FLASH #15
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant covers by DIKE RUAN and OZGUR YILDIRIM
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/27/24
As the Flash moves between his new role on the Watchtower and the family vacation, he comes across an old foe in a surprising place! Also, Irey West has a hunch her father is sneaking off during the trip, and she’s going to find out just where he’s going…

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #1
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by JIM LEE, ANDY KUBERT, HOWARD PORTER,
ED BENES, and SIMONE BIANCHI
1:25 variant cover by DAVE WILKINS
1:50 variant cover by EDWIN GALMON
1:100 variant cover by YASMINE PUTRI
Raised UV foil variant cover by DANI SAMPERE ($7.99 US)
Blank sketch variant
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) | ON SALE 11/27/24
The Watchtower rises!
The Justice League is back and bigger than ever! In the wake of Absolute Power and the DC All In Special, Darkseid’s death has triggered a massive power vacuum in the DCU, and Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman must unite like never before and expand the Justice League to encompass every hero championing the forces of good in the face of incredible evil! As our heroes work to uncover the mystery of the dark lord’s successor, Ray Palmer’s Atom Project triggers a race between hero and villain to control the fate of metahuman abilities on planet Earth, which threatens to destroy everything the League has built. Worlds will live, worlds will die, and a surprise is waiting in store on the last page…Do not miss the dawn of the new era of justice—it all begins here!

JSA #1
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Variant Covers by CULLY HAMNER, TRAVIS MERCER, and JEFF LEMIRE
1:25 Variant Cover by SWEENEY BOO
1:50 Variant Cover by JOHN K SNYDER III
Foil variant cover by TRAVIS MERCER
$4.99 US | 23 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)
Foil variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/6/24
Long-time fan favorite characters Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Jade, Obsidian, Jesse Quick, Hourman, Ted Grant, and Sandman are all back on the roster as DC’s first super team faces their greatest and most personal challenge yet. Will golden age ideals hold true in a world recovering from the events of Absolute Power? Or do they need a more hardcore approach to stand a chance against the new Injustice Society of America?

BATMAN: DARK AGE #6
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
Variant cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
1:25 variant cover by IAN BERTRAM
$5.99 US | 48 pages | 6 of 6 |Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/13/24
Gotham appears to be saved, but for how long? A face from Gotham’s past emerges from the ashes, and the Anti-Monitor threatens to destroy everything. Bruce Wayne looks back across the years and wonders if it was all for nothing.

KINGDOM COME: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION
Written by MARK WAID
Co-plotted and illustrated by ALEX ROSS
Cover by ALEX ROSS
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-129-9
ON SALE 5/6/2025
In the near-future world of Kingdom Come, superheroes are ubiquitous, but heroism is rare. After decades as Earth’s champions, the members of the Justice League have all retreated from the public eye, replaced with a new generation of crime-fighters whose brand of justice leaves humanity terrified rather than inspired. But with the planet’s future in jeopardy, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman must come out of retirement to make one last stand for truth and justice… Kingdom Come, the winner of five Eisner Awards and produced by comics legends Mark Waid and Alex Ross, has proven itself a seminal masterpiece in comics history.

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #8 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Art by GEORGE PEREZ and JERRY ORDWAY
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
Foil variant cover by GEORGE PEREZ ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($5.99 US)
$4.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 11/20/24
As the Anti-Monitor completes his newest weapon to erase our Multiverse, will his captive, the Flash, be able to speed to our rescue or to his own doom? Learn his fate in the now-iconic and not-to-be-missed issue from the series that forever changed the DC Universe.

“Cutting the Pie” Review of THE FLASH #11

After some pieces of ABSOLUTE POWER came into last issue, we are back on track with the main storyline of this run of THE FLASH. Wally West has been systematically hollowed out. He is a shell of himself mentally, with almost no memory of who he is or who he loves. And, he’s being set up to do the bidding of the Arc Angles, while the rest of the Flash Family tries to figure out just what in the universe is going on. What is Wally’s ultimate mission? And, will he be stopped in time from changing…everything? Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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Flash #11 Preview

DC has posted some preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features the Arc Angles finally deigning to speak to Wally, while the rest of the Flash Family regroups after last issue’s revelations. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #11
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by RAMÓN PÉREZ
Cover by MIKE DEODATO Jr.
Variant covers by JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ and MATT TAYLOR
Artist Spotlight Variant cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/24/24
As Barry, Max, Mr. Terrific, and Pilgrim head into the Speed Force to uncover what’s really causing all the chaos around the world, Wally returns home but is under the same mind control that seized Barry. Meanwhile, Linda finally meets the Resident, the being Wally turned to while trapped in the Gallery!