Category Archives: Fandom

Speed Force Plans for WonderCon

Convention CurvesI’ll be attending WonderCon this weekend in Anaheim, California. This will be my fourth visit to WonderCon, though the last few were all up in its usual San Francisco location.

I considered liveblogging some of the DC panels, but decided I didn’t want to lug around the laptop, and I can’t type fast enough on the phone to really do a liveblog justice.

Here’s what I will be doing online:

  • Posting on Twitter at @SpeedForceOrg. Keep an eye on that stream for updates. If Dan Didio announces something like Pandora is actually Wally West, you’ll hear it there first.
  • Posting photos on Flickr, nightly if I have time, or by the end of the weekend. (Here are my galleries of photos from past conventions.)
  • Run-down of Flash news & photos here on the blog, again daily if I have time (and if there’s news!), or else at the end of the weekend.

More: Past convention coverage (write-ups, photos and more).

Flash Collector Showcase: Hugues Charron

Speed Force is proud to announce the return of Flash Collector Showcase!

Here at Speed Force we are showcasing Flash memorabilia collectors and their collections from all over the world. Whether it be comics, toys, t-shirts, collectibles or art; if it’s a collection and it’s main focus or a large part of it relates to The Flash or his Rogues, this is the place to find it!

To that end all collectors interested in having their collection possibly featured in a future Flash Collector Showcase please send your name, geographic location, a short biography, some background on your collection, and about 3 to 6 pictures to my email

Today we have Hugues Charron, who hails from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hugues’ collection has been showcased previously on CBR’s Shelf Porn feature.

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New 52 Flash Cosplay at MegaCon

The New 52 designs have been filtering into the costuming community since they were revealed last summer. David Ngo spotted this one, the first I’ve seen featuring Jim Lee’s revised Flash design, at MegaCon this past weekend.

Chin guard? Check. Seams? Check. Gold circle around emblem? Check. V-cut boots? Check.

Now if someone can just figure out a practical way to make the seams glow…

Results: Favorite Flash Stories of 2011

The results are in! Here are readers’ favorite Flash stories from 2011, as voted on at twtpoll:

Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato’s current New 52 storyline, “Mob Rule,” is the clear winner, with Flashpoint taking a solid second-place spot and the DC Retroactive: The Flash 1980s special a respectable third. the 1990s Retroactive book and Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost round out the top 5, with the rest of the stories — including the second half of the Geoff Johns’ run on the regular series — barely represented at all.

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