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Flash Annual 2024 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s Flash annual, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The annual picks up where this week’s issue (Flash #8) left off, and you can check out the new preview pages at the link.

 

THE FLASH 2024 ANNUAL #1
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by A.L. KAPLAN
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Variant cover by DANIEL BAYLISS
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/30/24
With Wally West M.I.A., Central City needs help dealing with all the bizarre new threats that have arisen, so thankfully, Wallace West, Avery Ho, and Circuit Breaker are here to help. But can they count on Barry Allen, who is having a crisis of his own?

The Flash #8 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Iris appearing on a superhero podcast while much of the Flash Family deals with disasters around the world and worries about Wally’s mysterious absence. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #8
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and cover by RAMON PEREZ
Variant covers by LEIRIX and MATT TAYLOR
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/23/24
The Stillness’s prayers have been answered, and with the help of someone very familiar to Wally West, the next stage of their plan is enacted… meanwhile, where is Wally, and what has the Resident done with him?

DC’s July 2024 Solicitations

DC has posted their complete solicitations for July 2024, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the debut of Absolute Power, a crossover in which Amanda Waller and her cronies remove the superpowers from everyone on Earth. One or more Flashes appear in the promotional images for the story, though the Flash solo book doesn’t seem to be affected by what’s happening elsewhere in the line. And of note: DC comics are returning to Wednesday releases as of July.

You can see the solicitations in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

THE FLASH #11
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by RAMÓN PÉREZ
Cover by MIKE DEODATO Jr.
Variant covers by JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ and MATT TAYLOR
Artist Spotlight Variant cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/24/24
As Barry, Max, Mr. Terrific, and Pilgrim head into the Speed Force to uncover what’s really causing all the chaos around the world, Wally returns home but is under the same mind control that seized Barry. Meanwhile, Linda finally meets the Resident, the being Wally turned to while trapped in the Gallery!

ABSOLUTE POWER: GROUND ZERO #1
Written by MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, NICOLE MAINES, and CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by GLEB MELNIKOV, SKYLAR PATRIDGE, and V KEN MARION
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by GLEB MELNIKOV and MIKEL JANÍN
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil variant cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/25/24
THE DOMINOS FALL!
As the DC Universe braces for the “Absolute Power” blitzkrieg, the key to capturing metahuman powers on planet Earth will at last be unlocked! Bridging the events of Batman, Superman: House of Brainiac, and Suicide Squad: Dream Team, this special oversize GROUND ZERO issue brings Waller’s total dominance to the doorsteps of the world’s finest heroes…using the combined might of FAILSAFE, BRAINIAC QUEEN, and the SUICIDE SQUAD to do it! Witness years of storytelling culminate, brought to you by Absolute Power series architect MARK WAID and the masterminds behind the trinity of evil, CHIP ZDARSKY, NICOLE MAINES, and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON!

ABSOLUTE POWER #1
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by JIM LEE, STEPHEN BLISS, PUPPETEER LEE, CHRIS SAMNEE, CHRISSIE ZULLO, and more
Raised UV variant cover by WES CRAIG ($7.99 US)
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/3/24
THE TRINITY OF EVIL HAS WON.
DC’s epic summer event kicks off with a bang, as the combined might of FAILSAFE and the BRAINIAC QUEEN has at last given Amanda Waller the ability to steal the metahuman abilities of every hero and villain on planet Earth. As chaos erupts in the streets and a massive misinformation campaign sways public opinion to her side, the founder of the Suicide Squad methodically targets each superhero dynasty one at a time, starting with SUPERMAN. But even in this darkest of hours, a resistance is forming…and BATMAN is out for vengeance. It’s a shocking blitzkrieg across the globe that is decades in the making—and will shape the course of the DC Universe for years to come! Brought to you by the superstar talents of MARK WAID and DAN MORA—it all starts here!

ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #3
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by TRAVIS MERCER
Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by HAYDEN SHERMAN, MIKEL JANÍN, and STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting variant cover by JOHN TIMMS
Foil variant Cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/31/24
After capturing and absorbing the powers from the JSA, Jadestone is compromised by Green Lantern Alan Scott’s willpower. Suddenly faced with the concept of free will, does JADESTONE continue to execute Waller’s orders or have a change of heart? Meanwhile the remaining JSA members attempt a rescue mission to retrieve their teammates and escape to the Tower of Fate!

GREEN ARROW #14
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by AMANCAY NAHUELPAN
Cover by PHIL HESTER
Variant cover by JOHN GIANG
Artist Spotlight Variant cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/24/24
With a new brand of deadly Amazos on the attack across the DC Universe, no one is safe! So, the Green Arrow family tracks down the Amazo’s original creator…PROFESSOR IVO. Can he help them stop Waller’s master plans? But they are not the only ones searching for Ivo… Oliver Queen is also on the hunt!

TITANS #13
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by LUCAS MEYER
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant covers by MATEUS MANHANINI and RILEY ROSSMO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/17/24
As Raven’s powers grow, the jealousy of her surviving siblings grows with them. Will their rivalry lead to doom for all? Do the Titans stand a chance against the spawn of Trigon?

NIGHTWING #116
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by BRUNO REDONDO
Cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Variant cover by RIAN GONZALES
Variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
1:25 variant cover by TIRSO CONS
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/17/24
Everything Dick Grayson has built is crumbling around him. His life is spiraling out of control and Heartless is at the center of all of it. Now Nightwing must leave his city. Can he take back the power he’s lost? Or will Blϋdhaven and its citizens be lost to Heartless forever?

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by GARDNER FOX
Art by MIKE SEKOWSKY and BERNARD SACHS
Cover by MURPHY ANDERSON
Foil variant cover by MURPHY ANDERSON ($5.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 7/31/24
In this facsimile of the premiere issue of the JLA’s first self-titled series, the fate of the world’s greatest superhero team rests on the outcome of a chess match against Despero! A superstar-studded spectacular that helped launch one of DC’s longest-running titles and all the Silver Age superhero teams that followed!

JAY GARRICK: THE FLASH
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by JORGE CORONA
$16.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-774-5
ON SALE 9/17/24
The Golden Age Flash’s time-tossed teenage daughter, Judy Garrick — a.k.a. the Boom — has been restored to the present, but a deadly threat has returned along with her!
The man who engineered the “accident” that gave Jay his powers has a plan more than 80 years in the making, and now the father-daughter speedsters must save a world that is wholly unprepared for the forgotten menace of…Doctor Elemental! It’s a thrilling adventure spinning out of the events of Stargirl: The Lost Children and Justice Society of America from writer Jeremy Adams (The Flash, Green Lantern) and artist Diego Olortegui (Aquaman: The Becoming)! Collects Jay Garrick: The Flash #1-6.

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST VOL. 4: RETURN TO KINGDOM COME
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Available in both hardcover and softcover
Hardcover | $24.99 US | ISBN: 978-1-77952-748-6
Softcover | $17.99 US | ISBN: 978-1-77952-939-8
ON SALE 9/10/24
HEIR TO THE KINGDOM!
Return to the world of Kingdom Come as the Flash discovers the fate of Superman’s missing ward, Boy Thunder. The Multiverse-spanning World’s Finest duo of Batman and Superman rush to Earth-22 to rescue their lost friend, only to discover a world that doesn’t know the Multiverse and that is consumed by the thrall of the all-powerful Gog and his disciple, Thunderman!
Join Mark Waid (The Flash, Shazam!) as he returns to his bestselling Kingdom Come story with artist Dan Mora (Detective Comics, Shazam!) to tell the origin of Gog and the horrors he created. Collects Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20-24.

TITANS: BEAST WORLD
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by IVAN REIS, LUCAS MEYER, TRAVIS G. MOORE, and others
Cover by IVAN REIS and DANNY MIKI
$29.99 US | 232 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-812-4
ON SALE 8/20/24
In DC’s first-ever Titans-centric crossover, can the fan-favorite heroes save the world from their teammate as shape-shifting chaos is released across the globe?
Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman—all are powerless to stop the Necrostar from ending all life on Earth. The only hero who can save the world is…Beast Boy?! With Nightwing, Raven, Cyborg, and the Titans beside him, can Garfield Logan rise to battle an ancient evil? What will Amanda Waller do to take advantage of the situation as millions of people—including many of DC’s iconic heroes!—are changed into rampaging creatures? Can humanity survive all-powerful heroes and villains transformed into ferocious beasts? And as the world goes wild, can Raven discover a way to save Beast Boy? If that’s not enough…who is Doctor Hate, a mysterious new threat unleashing their own unique brand of chaos?
Friends will fall. Heroes will rise. And nothing will ever be the same again. Earth is about to become…Beast World. This volume collects Titans: Beast World #1-6 and Titans #6-7 and sets the stage for the next evolution of the DC Universe!

TITANS: BEAST WORLD TOUR
Written by TOM TAYLOR, CHUCK BROWN, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, and others
Art by SAMI BASRI, KERON GRANT, JAMAL CAMPBELL, and others
Cover by MIKEL JANÍN
$29.99 US | 312 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-813-1
ON SALE 8/20/24
What’s going on with Beast Boy, and why is everyone turning into animals?
The ramifications of the Titans’ battle with Starro are being felt all across the globe, and as the bestial infection spreads, the shape-shifting spores begin to take root. From the dark streets of Gotham to Metropolis, Central City, Blüdhaven, and even Atlantis—follow the feral tales of your favorite heroes and villains as they lose themselves to their more beastly nature.
Collects Titans: Beast World: Waller Rising #1, Titans: Beast World Tour: Metropolis #1, Titans: Beast World Tour: Gotham #1, Titans: Beast World Tour: Central City #1, Titans: Beast World Tour: Atlantis #1, Titans: Beast World Tour: Star City #1, and stories from Nightwing #109-110 and Action Comics #1060.

NIGHTWING VOL. 4: THE LEAP
Written by TOM TAYLOR, JAY KRISTOFF, and C.S. PACAT
Art by BRUNO REDONDO, DANIELE DI NICUOLO, SCOTT McDANIEL, and others
Cover by BRUNO REDONDO
$16.99 US | 192 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-802-5
ON SALE 7/30/24
Nightwing meets his biggest fan! Too bad it interrupts a romantic weekend and leads to a battle with a soul-sucking demon. And with Blockbuster off the board, Tony Zucco heads to Blüdhaven in an attempt to claim the city as his own…but will Heartless claim victory first? Then, find out who the villain is behind the platinum mask. Join Nightwing as he trains Jon Kent and follow Bitewing in her first year with her humans, Nightwing and Batgirl, and see how she takes a bite out of crime! Collects Nightwing #97-100 and Nightwing 2022 Annual.

FLASHPOINT (2024 EDITION)
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and Cover by ANDY KUBERT
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77951-727-2
ON SALE 9/3/24
Barry Allen is a hero. But this is not the world he knew. This is a world where Wonder Woman and Aquaman have plunged millions into the darkness of war, where Batman has as much blood on his hands as his enemies, where no one has ever heard of Superman, and where the Fastest Man Alive is just another man. Rediscover the groundbreaking story by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert that forever changed the DC Universe! Collects Flashpoint #1-5.

ELSEWORLDS: JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 1 (2024 EDITION)
Written by JOHN FRANCIS MOORE, ED HANNIGAN, WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS, and others
Art by KIERON DWYER, J.H. WILLIAMS III, PHIL WINSLADE, and others
Cover by JOHN VAN FLEET
$34.99 US | 432 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-955-8
ON SALE 8/20/24
This Elseworlds volume features the League of Justice battling the insane sorcerer Luithorr, Diana Prince and the Justice Riders against the evil robber baron Maxwell Lord, Batman and Superman as pulp heroes, a gender reversed World’s Finest teaming up to save Lex Luthor, and other tales! Collects Elseworld’s Finest #1-2, Elseworld’s Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl, Justice Riders, League of Justice #1-2, Titans: Scissors, Paper, Stone, and Wonder Woman: Amazonia!

JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPERHEROES BY ALEX ROSS & PAUL DINI (2024 EDITION)
Written by PAUL DINI
Art and Cover by ALEX ROSS
$29.99 US | 400 pages | 8 1/6″ x 10 7/8″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-766-0
ON SALE 8/20/24
They are known as DC Comics’ finest heroes, and they are prepared to save the world from itself! These are epic tales of DC Comics’ most famous, colorful, and iconic characters told through the amazing talents of writer Paul Dini and painter Alex Ross! Collects Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime, Shazam!: Power of Hope, Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth, JLA: Secret Origins, and JLA: Liberty and Justice.

Jay Garrick: The Flash #6 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s finale of the Jay Garrick miniseries, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Jay frantically looking for Judy after she was abducted by Doctor Elemental last issue, and the situation is looking dire for the Garricks. Check it out at the link!

 

JAY GARRICK: THE FLASH #6
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by JORGE CORONA
Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Variant cover by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/19/24
Jay and Judy’s battle with Doctor Elemental comes to a head! Can Jay save his daughter, or is this reunion over before it’s even begun?!

Speed Force #6 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of Speed Force, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. This issue appears to be the series finale, and the preview features Wallace fighting the Symphonee avatars which are undoubtedly doing their creators’ sinister bidding. Check it out at the link!

 

SPEED FORCE #6
Written by JARRETT WILLIAMS
Art by DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by ELEONORA CARLINI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/9/24
The young speedster team has found the source of the missing scientists— but is it too late to turn back the tide of brainwashed teens?

Flash #7 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Bart and Max Mercury in mortal danger, and yet somehow the universe provides for them both. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #7
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and cover by RAMON PEREZ
Variant covers by MIKE DEODATO JR. and MATT TAYLOR
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/26/24
Jai West is going to try to rescue Max Mercury from the horrific remains of Timepoint, now a world overrun by time-gobbling monsters, and he’s got surprising backup—the shadowy bubble gum-chewing figure who goes by the name Inspector Pilgrim!