DC has released their solicitations for March 2018, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. You can see the full complement of solicits at Newsarama.
THE FLASH #42
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON • Art and covers by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO • Variant covers by DAVID FINCH and DANNY MIKI
“PERFECT STORM” part four! The Flash teams up with an unlikely ally as the fight for Central City rages on. Meanwhile, Grodd sinks his telepathic teeth into the Flash Family as he tries to finish Barry Allen once and for all!
On sale MARCH 14 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
THE FLASH #43
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON • Art and covers by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO • Variant covers by DAVID FINCH and DANNY MIKI
“PERFECT STORM” part five! With the Flash Family hot on his heels, Barry takes the fight to Grodd. If he’s going to survive, he’ll need to steal his powers back and stop Grodd by any means necessary!
On sale MARCH 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
TITANS #21
Written by DAN ABNETT • Art and cover by PAUL PELLETIER and ANDREW HENNESSY • Variant cover by NICK BRADSHAW
“Titans Apart” part two! Arsenal hits rock bottom when he is betrayed by his closest ally and left for dead, and to make matters worse, his oldest friends, the former Titans, don’t seem to trust him anymore. How far will Roy Harper go to discover the truth behind the conspiracy that no one else can see? And will the truth set him free…or will it destroy him?
On sale MARCH 14 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
TEEN TITANS #18
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY • Art by ALISON BORGES • Cover by DAN MORA • Variant cover by JOELLE JONES
“The Following” part two! When Robin’s murder investigation casts suspicion on Beast Boy’s new employer, Nevrland, Beast Boy finds himself the odd man out on the Teen Titans. Caught between his best friends and his new purpose in life, Beast Boy sets out to prove that Nevrland is completely aboveboard…but what he finds will lead Beast Boy down a dangerous path!
On sale MARCH 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
DEATHSTROKE #29
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art by DIOGENES NEVES and TREVOR SCOTT • Cover by RYAN SOOK • Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS and MICHELLE DELECKI
“Chinatown” finale! Deathstroke takes on China’s New Super-Man, the massively powerful Dr. Ikon and even members of his own team! It’s an action-packed climax that brings the events of the entire series full circle as both heroes and villains struggle with the question of how to stop the World’s Deadliest Assassin once and for all!
On sale MARCH 7 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+
JUSTICE LEAGUE #40
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art by PETE WOODS • Cover by DAVID YARDIN • Variant cover by J.G. JONES
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“JUSTICE LOST” part one! Trapped aboard the crippled Watchtower, the combined Justice League and Justice League of America teams clash over leadership and the urgent question of who can be rescued…and who will be left behind. Meanwhile, the Green Lanterns face critical choices over how to deal with the League’s two most powerful figures!
On sale MARCH 7 • #41 on sale MARCH 21 • EACH 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
JUSTICE LEAGUE #41
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art by PETE WOODS • Cover by DAVID YARDIN • Variant cover by J.G. JONES
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for details.
“JUSTICE LOST” part two! What does justice mean in a lawless world? This is the question the team must struggle with when the League finds itself trapped between warring factions, helpless refugees and mercenaries with advanced weaponry, all manipulated by Deathstroke’s frenemy the Red Lion. Meanwhile, Batman forces a showdown between himself and the League’s biggest fan.
On sale MARCH 21 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
THE FLASH: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC
Written by JOHN BROOME, GARDNER FOX and others • Art by CARMINE INFANTINO, ROSS ANDRU, GIL KANE and others • Cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
The Flash and Kid Flash team up in these stories from THE FLASH #164-199, featuring their battles against Reverse-Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Captain Cold and Heat Wave, Abra Kadabra, Dr. Light and more! Includes guest-appearances by Green Lantern, the Golden Age Flash and Superman!
On sale JULY 18 • 800 pg, FC, $99.99 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-8104-5
THE FLASH: THE SILVER AGE VOL. 3 TP
Written by JOHN BROOME and GARDNER FOX
Art by CARMINE INFANTINO, JOE GIELLA and others
Cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
In these adventures from the early 1960s, Abra Kadrabra transforms the Flash into a puppet! Plus, the Scarlet Speedster meets the Elongated Man to take on Captain Cold, gets help from Kid Flash against an alien invasion and travels to Earth-2 to help the Justice Society battle Vandal Savage! And don’t miss appearances by Rogues including Pied Piper, Reverse-Flash, Heat Wave, the Trickster, Weather Wizard and Mr. Element in these stories from THE FLASH #133-147.
On sale APRIL 4 • 400 pg, FC, $29.99 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-7826-7
THE FLASH BY MARK WAID BOOK FOUR TP
Written by MARK WAID and others
Art by MIKE WIERINGO, SALVADOR LARROCA, CARLOS PACHECO, ROGER ROBINSON and others
Cover by MIKE WIERINGO and JOSE MARZAN
After the events of ZERO HOUR, the Flash—a.k.a. Wally West—gets a glimpse of the future and doesn’t like what he sees! Meanwhile he and Impulse have a rematch with Kobra’s forces. But something seems off about Wally’s speed, which leaves him looking not quite like himself. But even as he tries to deal with his own personal problems, issues with Impulse begin to arise and Wally must seek out the help of Max Mercury.
Collects THE FLASH #0 and #95-105 and THE FLASH ANNUAL #8.
On sale APRIL 4 • 368 pg, FC, $34.99 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-7821-2
THE FLASH: THE REBIRTH DELUXE EDITION BOOK TWO HC
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON • Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, HOWARD PORTER, JESUS MERINO, NEIL GOOGE and others • Cover by JASON FABOK
The Rogues have sprung a deadly cat-and-mouse game that will have the Fastest Man Alive on the run across the globe! Is the Scarlet Speedster fast enough to stop five diabolical crimes? Then, the aftermath of “THE BUTTON” has left Barry Allen at a crossroads. Can he mend his relationship with Kid Flash? Green Lantern Hal Jordan offers some advice, but the Flash doesn’t have time to make a decision, thanks to the return of the Reverse-Flash!
Collects issues #14-27.
On sale APRIL 25 • 344 pg, FC, $34.99 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-7842-7
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE REBIRTH DELUXE EDITION BOOK TWO HC
Written by BRYAN HITCH, SHEA FONTANA, TOM DeFALCO and DAN ABNETT
Art by BRYAN HITCH, FERNANDO PASARIN, PHILIPPE BRIONES, PAUL PELLETIER and others • Cover by PAUL PELLETIER and SANDRA HOPE
An army of aliens known as the Timeless have attacked Earth, sending a wave of destruction through history. Now, the League has been split up, scattered through time to key moments of power…and if the Timeless succeed, superheroes will never have existed. From Wonder Woman at the birth of the Olympian gods to Cyborg in the distant 31st century, each Justice League member is fighting alone against overwhelming odds.
Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #12-25.
On sale APRIL 11 • 344 pg, FC, $34.99 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-7828-1
DEATHSTROKE VOL. 4: DEFIANCE TP
Written by CHRISTOPHER PRIEST • Art by DIOGENES NEVES, JASON PAZ. CARLOS PAGULAYAN and others • Cover by RYAN SOOK
After emerging from the Speed Force a changed man, Slade Wilson takes aim at a life in service of justice. But when the world refuses to accept the new Deathstroke, Slade recruits a group of young heroes to join him, including former Teen Titans Kid Flash and Power Girl, his children Rose and Jericho and the bombastic Terra! But has Slade truly shed his villainous past? Find out as Deathstroke’s bold new direction begins here!
Collects DEATHSTROKE #21-25 and a story from the DC UNIVERSE HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1.
On sale APRIL 18 • 136 pg, FC, $14.99 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-7547-1
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: THE RESISTANCE TP
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, ROBERT VENDITTI, BENJAMIN PERCY, TIM SEELEY, ROB WILLIAMS, JAMES TYNION IV and JEFF LEMIRE
Art by HOWARD PORTER, ETHAN VAN SCIVER, LIAM SHARP, TYLER KIRKHAM, MIKEL JANIN, DOUG MAHNKE, BRYAN HITCH and others
Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO
In this DARK NIGHTS: METAL tie-in, the Justice League has scattered around the world to find artifacts that can stand against the invasion of the Dark Multiverse. Plus, an S.O.S. from Dick Grayson sends Robin back to Gotham City to find Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Black Canary and Green Arrow trapped in a labyrinth of madness and death!
Collects TEEN TITANS #12, NIGHTWING #29, SUICIDE SQUAD #26, GREEN ARROW #32, BATMAN: LOST #1, THE FLASH #33, HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32, JUSTICE LEAGUE #32-33 and HAWKMAN: FOUND #1.
ADVANCE SOLICITED • On sale JUNE 13 • 248 pg, FC, $24.99 US • ISBN: 978-1-4012-7735-2
As you can see, there are a lot of Flash-related trades out that month. And the two Silver Age trades are using placeholder images for their covers, as the solicits don’t show their purported Evan ‘Doc’ Shaner art. Shaner has been posting drawings of Silver Age Flash on social media lately, so presumably that’s a taste of what the final covers will be.
Now we know who is really in charge of the underworld in Central City…and where they are hiding out. More than that, there is someone who knows all of Barry’s secrets and is willing to sell him out. What we don’t know is how…and what else may be hiding within the walls of the supposedly impenetrable walls of Iron Heights. This issue we start to see all of the plans coming together, and it is really bad news for the Scarlet Speedster. Want to know more? Follow us after the break!
Not to be too punny, but I’m running behind on this review…and I’ll explain later in this post. But, I didn’t want to miss out on the chance to say a few words about this issue. It gives us an RIP on an interesting character, and sets up a new status quo for the Rogues. Just who died, and what do I mean about the Rogues? Follow us after the jump to learn more!
