Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Fight Against Trigon! (Review of Teen Titans #22)

TT_Cv22_uosrnn2udn_This issue continues the big battle with Trigon, with more hints at the future/past of Bart Allen.  Can the Titans escape the control of Trigon?  Will we fully understand the issues Tim has been having of late? Whose side will Raven take? That and more can be found in Teen Titans #22!

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Preview Up for Flash Annual #2

Flash Annual #2 (via Comic Vine)Comic Vine has a 7-page preview of Flash Annual #2, on sale next week.

Find out how The Flash and Green Lantern first met when a case they teamed up together to solve years ago rears its head again in the present! It involves a foe neither of them can defeat on their own, and they might not have much luck together either! The outcome of this will affect The Flash for years to come… Plus, a backup story by Nicole Dubuc (the Young Justice cartoon)!

Written by: Brian Buccellato
Backup Written by: Nicole Dubuc
Art by: Sami Basri
Backup Art by: Cully Hamner
Cover by: Francis Manapul

Face to Face With the Reverse Flash! (Review of The Flash #22)

flash 22 coverThe Reverse Flash story arc is heating up in a big way.  The Speed Force Killer has taken just about everyone touched by the Speed Force…so how to protect Iris West?  And, does even Barry have enough to stand against the power of this very dangerous New 52 Reverse Flash?  This issue of The Flash has a whole lot for just about everyone in this issue – action, intrigue, and some very interesting relationship angles fill The Flash #22!

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This Week: Flash #22 w/Preview, Trinity War, Dark Tomorrow

Flash-22Flash #22 races into stores this week, and MTV has a preview of the issue.

Flash #22: History is made when The Flash comes face to face with Reverse Flash for the first time!

Written by: Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato
Art by: Francis Manapul
Cover art by: Francis Manapul
Variant cover art by: Francis Manapul

Also out this week:

Justice Legaue Dark #22: TRINITY WAR CHAPTER 3! A member of the Justice League defects to Justice League Dark. But what does Constantine know about this murder that he isn’t telling? And what dark secret does one of our Leaguers hold that could turn the tide of this Justice League War?

Written by: Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes
Art by: Mikel Janin
Cover by: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado

Teen Titans #22: Trigon triumphs over the Teen Titans as he begins to turn Manhattan into a staging ground for a demonic takeover of the planet.

Written by: Scott Lobdell
Art by: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira
Cover by: Howard Porter

And in digital back-issues at ComiXology

Impulse #74: Part 2 of “Dark Tomorrow.” Bart, Carol, and their future selves try to stop Preseident Thawne’s plan that could spell worldwide disaster. Back in the past, Max Mercury faces time-lost madman Lucius Keller.

Comic-Con 2013 — Well, That Was Different

It often takes me several weeks to finish writing up the whole Comic-Con experience, and while I’ll probably think of a few things I need to add somewhere, I’ve actually finished already, just hours after the convention’s end.

You can read my full article at K-Squared Ramblings, where I write about:

  • Trying to blend the chaos of Comic Con with the chaos of a toddler.
  • Booth-sitting for Brian Buccellato.
  • Doing the impossible: adding a night’s hotel stay during the con (and not at the Bates Motel!)
  • Losing Friday afternoon to a stay in the emergency room. (Food allergies. We hates them.)
  • Breakfast fiasco and success.
  • Thwarted attempts to get exclusives.
  • Protester parodies, floating minions, giant Teen Titans, and lots and lots of LEGO.
  • Oh yeah, and costumes too.

Minions!

Comic-Con 2013: Flash Photography

I’m back from Comic-Con! (Yeah, I know it’s still going on.) I’ve got about 80 photos up on Flickr covering everything from cosplay to protest signs to action figures and statues to booth displays to giant inflatable Teen Titans to — I kid you not — a blimp done up as a Despicable Me minion.

Here’s a selection of Flash-related photos to get you started.

Flash Trio on Casual Day

My wife spotted these three on Friday afternoon — three Flashes on casual Friday! Continue reading