Monthly Archives: March 2009

Vote Flash (Again!)

After outracing Death in round one and defeating Rorschach in round two, Wally West is up against the Thing in Comics Should Be Good’s DC/Marvel Character Tournament.

This is a key moment, as the Thing clobbered Barry Allen in round one. Head over there now, cast your vote for the Flash and help avenge Barry!

Update: The Flash has defeated the Thing! Looks like we’ll be seeing a Superman/Flash race coming up soon.

New Mobile Layout

I’ve updated the site to a new version of WordPress Mobile Edition, which seems to handle both low-end and high-end phones well enough that I don’t need a separate plugin for iPhone and Android visitors. This should make things a bit cleaner.

Mobile Site (WordPress Mobile Edition 3.0)

Anyway, if you have a web-capable phone, please give the site another look when you get a chance and let me know whether anything breaks!

In particular, I want to know:

  • What phone are you using?
  • Are you using the built-in web browser or an add-on like Opera Mini?
  • Can you view the site?
  • Does it look like the image above, or just like it does on your computer?
  • Can you make a comment?

If you can’t post a comment, please try one of the following:

  • Bring up the site on your computer to leave the comment.
  • Send me a Twitter direct message to @SpeedForceOrg.
  • Email me at speedforce – [at] – pobox – [dot] – com.

Thanks in advance!

This Week (March 25): Archives, Justice League

Just one week to Flash: Rebirth

The Flash Archives Vol.5

Flash Archives vol.5Written by John Broome and Gardner Fox
Art by Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella and Murphy Anderson
Cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella

The Fastest Man Alive takes on some of his greatest foes in this new Archive, including Captain Cold, Abra-Kadabra, Mirror Master, Pied Piper, Heat Wave and The Reverse Flash! Collecting The Flash #133–#141 from 1962–1963.

248 pg, FC, $49.99 US.

Notes: See a write-up of the contents. Also: Amazon only wants $31.50 for pre-orders.

Justice League of America #31

Justice League of America #31Written by Dwayne McDuffie
Art by Ed Benes & Sandra Hope
Cover by Ed Benes

Death, destruction and betrayal! The fallout from Final Crisis leaves the Justice League of America on the brink of dissolution. Black Canary faces her greatest test as she tries to hold her devastated team together. Will those who remain be enough to save the world?

32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

The Brave and the Bold Vol.3: Demons and Dragons (HC)

Written by Mark Waid and Alan Brennert
Art by Scott Kolins, Jerry Ordway, Jim Aparo, Humberto Ramos, Oscar Jimenez and others
Cover by Scott Kolins

Superstar writer Mark Waid rounds out his run on The Brave and the Bold with this new hardcover! Collecting The Brave and the Bold #13-16 along with extra tales including The Brave and the Bold (Vol. 1) #181, The Flash (Vol.2) #107 and Impulse #17!

168 pg, FC, $24.99 US

Notes: This includes the Jay Garrick/Batman team-up against the Samuroids from The Brave and the Bold #13. Interesting choices for the additional stories. Flash #107 was an “Underworld Unleashed” tie-in that had Wally West teaming up with Captain Marvel against the Shadow Thief. Impulse #17 was a fun team-up with Zatanna.

Vote Flash!

Wally West is up against Watchmen’s Rorschach in Round 2 of Comics Should Be Good’s DC/Marvel character tourney!

Update: The Flash has defeated Rorschach! According to the chart, Wally will move on to fight the Thing in Round 3 for a chance to avenge Barry’s clobbering.