There aren’t any major Flash appearances this week, but there are a couple of cameos:
First, DC’s preview of Magog #3 shows a one-panel appearance of Jay Garrick.
Second, Kevin Smith confirms on Twitter that Kid Flash has a one-panel appearance in Batman: The Widening Gyre #3.
And…well, that’s it for this week as far as I can tell.
I was hoping to get more responses to this one, but only 25 people responded — of whom 9 had never been to a con.
It looks like Flash: Rebirth #5 won’t be out next week after all. Reader Perplexio wrote in to point out that DC’s website now shows a release date of November 18.
The funny thing is, I checked it two hours ago and it still said November 11. It’s starting to feel like I should check it on an hourly basis!
No change on the release dates for Flash: Rebirth #6 or the first two issues of Blackest Night: The Flash.
The current schedule looks like this:
| Flash: Rebirth #5 | November 18, 2009 |
| Blackest Night: The Flash #1 | December 2, 2009 |
| Flash: Rebirth #6 | December 23, 2009 |
| Blackest Night: The Flash #2 | January 13, 2010 |
It’s beginning to look less and less likely that Flash: Rebirth will finish this year. With no comics shipping the week of December 30, even a one-week slip on issue #6 will push it into January.
Last week, the new Wheel of Time novel, The Gathering Storm, came out. This is the first of three books that will conclude the epic fantasy series, based on the late Robert Jordan’s unfinished manuscript and extensive notes. My wife finished it over the weekend, so now it’s my turn. If I don’t post later this week, it’s because I’m reading, not writing! (Actually, I’ll probably post a couple more “classic” items from my other blog. I have a few left over that I didn’t use in September.)
At 5PM EST today, Diamond will post their shipping lists for this week and next. If Flash: Rebirth #5 is on the list, it’s almost certain that it’ll arrive in stores next week. Update: So much for that idea.
I’m not sure what time it closes today, but my poll on conventions and travel distance is still open. If you haven’t voted, please stop in and let me know the farthest you’ve traveled for a con.