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First Look At Absolute Flash

DC recently announced an alternate universe sub-line called Absolute as part of their current All In push, which will feature re-imaginings of various heroes as underdogs.

Absolute Flash, by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles, is one of the new titles, and it will be about a teenage Wally West getting his powers for the first time. We’ve had a brief glimpse of the upcoming book before, but a better look was released this week at New York Comic Con, including a look at Wally in action and several re-imagined Rogues.

Check out the full preview at Adventures In Poor Taste, along with some other Absolute titles.

DC’s January 2025 Solicitations

DC has posted their full list of solicitations for January 2025, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the debut of DC Power: Rise Of The Power Company #1, which includes Wallace West on one of the variant covers, and the continuation of The Flash solo series and JSA.

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

THE FLASH #17
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant covers by DIKE RUAN and BALDEMAR RIVAS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/22/25
As The Flash races to contain damage to Skartaris, forces both below and above ground make their move to grasp power. The Flash Family vacation leads the West clan to meet the one and only Warlord!

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #3
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by SIMONE DI MEO, NATHAN SZERDY, and RICCARDO FEDERICI
1:25 variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
1:50 variant cover by DEREK KIRK KIM
RAISED UV FOIL variant cover by GUILLEM MARCH
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/22/25
The global terrorist group Inferno has taken its next step toward world dominance with an ecological disaster! Will Superman, Wonder Woman, and the others have to sacrifice the life of Swamp Thing? Plus: Plastic Man and Beast Boy work with The Atom Project to fix their scrambled superpowers!

JSA #3
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by CULLY HAMNER
Variant covers by SWEENEY BOO and DUSTIN NGUYEN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/1/25
After sacrificing his reincarnation for one last life with the woman he loves, Hell is the last place Hawkman wants to be right now! With his allies at the Tower of Fate under siege by the Injustice Society, can he escape Wotan’s clutches—or is his goose truly cooked?

DC POWER: RISE OF THE POWER COMPANY #1
Written by BRANDON THOMAS, VITA AYALA, JOHN JENNINGS & ZIPPORAH SMITH
Art by RAY-ANTHONY HEIGHT, CAANAN WHITE, KELSEY RAMSAY, and CHARLES STEWART III
Cover by KHARY RANDOLPH
Variant cover by ALITHA MARTINEZ and DAVI GO
1:25 variant cover by VALENTINE DE LANDRO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/29/25
The Justice League’s watchtower looming in the skies is intended to inspire hope and faith in superheroes, but not everyone believes metahumans act in humanity’s best interests. The fringe beliefs that “Waller was Right” have grown louder as paramilitary groups take to the streets to take Earth back for the human race. Enter Josiah Power, a meta-attorney who’s seen enough of rising hate and sets out to assemble a team not only to protect black and brown communities from these new threats but also to rebuild human faith in heroes.
DC Power returns for a third year in a new format, continuing the storylines from Absolute Power and All In and setting the stage for the return of the Power Company!

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #29
FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by GARDNER FOX
Art by MIKE SEKOWSKY, BERNARD SACHS, and JOE GIELLA
Cover by MIKE SEKOWSKY and MURPHY ANDERSON
$4.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 1/8/25
The Justice League of America, in their second-ever appearance, face the
“Challenge of the Weapons Master!” The fame of the JLA’s exploits has spread not just across the Earth but throughout the ages. In the far-future year of 11960, the arch-criminal Xotar is unsure which of his fantastic weapons to use to make his last stand against the interstellar police. Having read an entry in Wonder Woman’s ancient diary that says he traveled into the past to battle the JLA, he does just that to find out which of his weapons was the one that defeated the World’s Greatest Heroes.

LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION
#48 FACSIMILIE EDITION
Written by E. NELSON BRIDWELL and JIM SHOOTER
Art by CURT SWAN, ROSS ANDRU, NEAL ADAMS, CARMINE INFANTINO,
GEORGE KLEIN, and DICK GIORDANO
Cover by CARMINE INFANTINO, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, and BOB OKSNER
$14.99 US | 56 pages
ON SALE 1/22/25
The greatest races of all time between Superman and the Flash are reproduced in this tabloid-size facsimile of the 1976 Limited Collectors’ Edition classic. In addition to tales of super-speed, this issue includes bonus features like a tour of Superman’s Fortress of Solitude drawn by Neal Adams and “How to Draw the Flash!” by Carmine Infantino. Test your knowledge with a Flash puzzle and be sure to buy a second copy to cut out the tabletop diorama on the back cover.

DC FINEST: TEAM-UPS: CHASE TO THE END OF TIME
Written by MARTIN PASKO, DAVID MICHELINIE, LEN WEIN, and more
Art by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, MURPHY ANDERSON, CURT SWAN, and more
Cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ and DAN ADKINS
$39.99 US | 560 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77950-082-7
ON SALE 3/18/25
The Man of Steel and the Flash! The Caped Crusader and Black Canary! See the World’s Finest duo of Superman and Batman join forces with other DC superheroes in DC Finest: Team-Ups: Chase to the End of Time, collecting some of the most exciting team-up stories from the Bronze Age of comics from May 1978 to October 1979. Featuring the works of some of the greatest artists and writers in comics, this volume contains stories from DC Comics Presents #1-14 and The Brave and the Bold #141-155.

TITANS VOL. 2: THE DARK-WINGED QUEEN
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by LUCAS MEYER, STEPHEN SEGOVIA and DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Cover by MATTIA DE IULIS
$19.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-053-7
ON SALE 2/25/2025
While the Titans battle their new reputation, Amanda Waller enlists the devious Dr. Morrow to assist in creating a weapon capable of taking all of them down, permanently. And to make matters worse, some of the Titans’ own have been exhibiting unsettling behavior. What could Raven be hiding from her team?
Find out in the electrifying conclusion of visionary writer Tom Taylor’s truly epic run in this collected edition! Collects issues #8-15.

DARK NIGHTS: METAL COMPENDIUM
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, and others
Pencils by GREG CAPULLO, RILEY ROSSMO, JOHN ROMITA JR., and others
Inks by J. GLAPION, DANNY MIKI, GREG CAPULLO, AND Others
Cover by GREG CAPULLO
$59.99 US | 728 pages | 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-084-1
ON SALE 3/18/2025
Collects: Dark Nights: Metal #1-6, Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1, Dark Days: The Forge #1, Dark Days: The Casting #1, Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, Nightwing #29, The Flash #33, Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps #32, Green Arrow #32, Suicide Squad #26, Teen Titans #12, Justice League #32-33, Batman: The Red Death #1, Batman: The Devastator #1, Batman: The Merciless #1, Batman: The Murder Machine #1, Batman: The Drowned #1, Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1; Batman: Lost #1, and Hawkman: Found #1.

DOOM PATROL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS (2025 EDITION)
Written by ARNOLD DRAKE and BOB HANEY
Art by BRUNO PREMIANI, BOB BROWN, DICK GIORDANO, and more
Cover by J. BONE
$125.00 US | 1080 Pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77950-083-4
ON SALE 3/18/25
Offered again! These are the fantastic adventures of the Doom Patrol, the strangest bunch of superheroes you’ll ever see. Watch the team take on equally strange villains, including immortal criminal mastermind General Immortus, shape-shifting Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, and more! Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus collects every issue from the 1960s, featuring My Greatest Adventure #80-85, The Doom Patrol #86-121, and Challengers of the Unknown #48. Also included: a special crossover issue featuring the Flash, The Brave and the Bold #65.

ABSOLUTE DC THE NEW FRONTIER
(2025 EDITION)
Written by DARWYN COOKE
Art and Cover by DARWYN COOKE, J. BONE, and MICHAEL CHO
$125.00 US | 528 pages | 8 1/8 x 12 1/4 | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-218-0
ON SALE 7/22/2026
Offered again! From Eisner Award-winning artist-writer Darwyn Cooke and Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart comes DC: The New Frontier—one of the most acclaimed superhero comics of the 21st century. This edition collects the original six-issue miniseries, Justice League: The New Frontier Special and a New Frontier story from SOLO #5 and features over 50 pages of designs, sketches and preliminary artwork from Cooke.

JIMMY OLSEN’S SUPERCYCLOPEDIA
Written by GABE SORIA
Art and cover by SANDY JARRELL
$12.99 US | 144 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-093-3
ON SALE 4/1/2025
And it did! Superman’s pal Jimmy Olsen is documenting the heroism of his friends and learning how to use this cool new technological marvel. When the villainous Toy Boy and his Mischief League of the Multiverse get their hands on knockoff versions of the device, they won’t stop until they fulfill his deadly plans. Can Jimmy save the day?
With his buddies Rip Hunter and Linda Park by his side, Jimmy’s definitely up for the challenge. They embark on a planet- and dimension-hopping adventure, encountering a who’s who of the DC Universe and discovering that not all heroes wear capes. Look out, world!

Flash #14 Preview

DC has posted three preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features the West family going on vacation — but unbeknownst to them, the Weather Wizard went there first. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #14
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Variant covers by DIKE RUAN and IAN BERTRAM
All In foil variant by DANIEL SAMPERE ($6.99)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/23/24
Wally, Linda, and the kids come together in the wake of the losses suffered to heal as a family and figure out their new abilities. While this family trip has a unique destination — Skartaris, in the center of the Earth — Wally’s begun an evolution into a new form, and he’s not ready to share that with the rest of the family!

Flash #13 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 Wally’s last-ditch effort to save the Speed Force — and consequently all of time and reality — from the poison injected by the Arc Angles. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #13
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and cover by RAMÓN PÉREZ
Variant covers by OZGUR YILDIRIM and MIKE DEODATO JR.
Artist spotlight variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT
ON SALE 9/25/24
Barry Allen has been to the ends of the Multiverse and back. Now, he runs into a danger unlike any he’s ever encountered, as the fate of not only the Speed Force, but all heroes, hangs in the balance. Barry’s Life Story flashes before his eyes as he begins his most important race ever.

December 2024 Solicitations

DC has posted their full list of solicitations for December 2024, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the continuation of Si Spurrier’s Flash title, as well as the second issue of the new JSA series by Jeff Lemire. Also of note is a deluxe edition Flash hardcover featuring the work of Grant Morrison and Mark Millar.

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

THE FLASH #16
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant covers by DIKE RUAN and MATTIA DE IULIS
DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/25/24
As the family continues their time in Skartaris, something is causing some serious seismic shakes—but is the cause of the quake something sinister? Also, Jai discovers how his abilities have evolved!

JSA #2
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by CULLY HAMNER
Variant covers by JEFF LEMIRE and LEANDRO FERNÁNDEZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/4/24
Flash back to the events leading into the previous issue as the JSA investigates a break-in at the observatory of Ted Knight, the original Starman. How was the JSA separated, and where is the Tower of Fate? What caused the rift between Jade and Obsidian after the disappearance of their father, Green Lantern Alan Scott? And what is the Injustice Society of America plotting?

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #2
Written by Mark Waid
Art and cover by Dan Mora
Variant covers by Simone Di Meo, Mike Deodato Jr., Ariel Colón, and Derrick Chew
1:25 variant cover by Dave Wilkins
1:50 variant cover by Lucas Meyer
RAISED UV foil variant cover by Fico Ossio
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) | ON SALE 12/25/24
As the Justice League grapples with the ramifications of the Atom Project, a strange alert brings the team to the jungles of South America…and a horrific discovery. Can the elite Justice League strike force save a village from total slaughter? Plus…the mystery of the Darkseid heir deepens, and dissension in the ranks forces Batman’s hand.

GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW: WORLD’S FINEST SPECIAL #1
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by LUCAS MEYER and TRAVIS MERCER
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by HOWARD PORTER and V. KEN MARION 1:25 variant cover by CRYSTAL KUNG
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/18/24
Everyone’s favorite hard-travelin’ heroes are back and brought to you through the iconic lens of World’s Finest! In the not-too-distant past, Oliver Queen and Hal Jordan find themselves at a crossroads…and only teaming up together once more will save them from the scope of the mysterious bounty hunter known in whispered tones throughout the underworld as Deathstroke the Terminator. Plus, writer Jeremy Adams returns to the world of the Flash to weave a twisted tale of Barry Allen on the road to crisis — it’s a World’s Finest adventure you cannot miss in this special, oversize one-shot spectacular!

BATMAN – SANTA CLAUS: SILENT KNIGHT RETURNS #5
Written by JEFF PARKER
Art by LUKAS KETNER
Cover by BERNARD CHANG
Variant cover by PETE WOODS
1:25 variant cover by MICHELE BANDINI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/25/24
At year’s end, every choice made will affect lives around the world. Seven heroes stand before the monstrous hordes of the Silent Knight. Seven heroes enter the mysterious castle hold of the Hollow Kingdom to face a test of true spirit and will. Ask yourself: Which team would you be on? What skill, power, or knowledge would make the difference against this existential threat? What does solstice mean, anyway? Did this series maybe just go a bit harder than you expected from your holiday special? Good. Whatever the yule brings, please have a happy New Year from the DC Universe!

DC VS. VAMPIRES: WORLD WAR V #5
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MATTHEW MANNING
Art by OTTO SCHMIDT and ACKY BRIGHT
Cover by OTTO SCHMIDT
Variant covers by JOSHUA HIXSON and KYLE HOTZ
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 5 of 12 | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/11/24
Green Arrow and his team successfully infiltrate the vampire strong-hold, but their victory is cut short when they discover the horrifying secret that’s long given vampires a lethal edge over the human resis-tance. The truth is greater and more terrible than anything they could have possibly imagined—and its shocking connection to the Speed Force is only just the beginning!

FLASH COMICS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by GARDNER FOX, JOHN WENTWORTH, and ED WHEELAN
Art by HARRY LAMPERT, SHELDON MOLDOFF, DENNIS NEVILLE, STAN ASCH, ED WHEELAN,
and GEORGE STORM
Cover by SHELDON MOLDOFF
Foil variant cover by SHELDON MOLDOFF ($8.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($7.99 US)
$6.99 US | 64 pages
ON SALE 12/4/24
A not-to-be-missed full facsimile reprint of the landmark first issue and first appearance of the Fastest Man Alive…the Flash. A Golden Age spectacular that also includes the first-ever appearances of fellow Justice Society of America members and Golden Age heroes Hawkman and Johnny Thunder in their own features.

THE FLASH BY GRANT MORRISON AND MARK MILLAR: THE DELUXE EDITION
Written by GRANT MORRISON and MARK MILLAR
Art by PAUL RYAN, RON WAGNER, POP MHAN, and others
Cover by STEVE LIGHTLE
$49.99| 416 Pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-580-2
ON SALE 2/25/25
In this acclaimed collaboration, iconic comic book creators Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman and Son) and Mark Millar (The Authority, The Ultimates) put the Flash through the most grueling and life-changing challenges imaginable. Collects The Flash #130-141, Green Lantern #96, Green Arrow #130, and a story from The Flash 80-Page Giant #1 and Secret Origins #50, with a brand-new introduction by series editor Paul Kupperberg.

ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII
Written by LEAH WILLIAMS, JOHN LAYMAN, JEREMY ADAMS, PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE, and others Art by CAITLIN YARSKY, MAX RAYNOR, MARCO SANTUCCI, CLAIRE ROE, PETE WOODS, and others Cover by PETE WOODS
$17.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-022-3
ON SALE 2/4/2025
Super no more!
In this series, witness the Absolute Power event through the eyes of evil—as told from the point of view of the Trinity of Evil! With the assault on Metropolis’s heroes complete, Amanda Waller’s cadre of living weapons set their sights on the most powerful supers in the DCU…the Marvel Family! No one is safe as Aquaman and the Atlanteans, Green Lantern, the JSA, Nightwing, the Flash, and the Amazons of Themyscira are targeted for certain destruction as the Trinity of Evil achieves total domination over Earth’s super-powered protectors…but what of the heroes not of this Earth? Hope glimmers even in the face of the ghastly Global Guardian, and a new generation of fighters from every corner of the world have joined forces to rise up! The stakes are as high as ever in this companion volume to the epic Absolute Power event!

ABSOLUTE POWER
Written by MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, NICOLE MAINES, and CHIP ZDARSKY
Art by DAN MORA, MIKEL JANÍN, GLEB MELNIKOV, V. KEN MARION, JOHN TIMMS, and others
Cover by DAN MORA
$29.99 US | 184 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-020-9
ON SALE 2/4/2025
It’s a story years in the making…and the biggest DC Comics event of 2024! The final domino to fall in an epic scheme comes tumbling down, and the DC Universe will never be the same. As the founder of the Suicide Squad methodically targets each superhero dynasty one at a time, starting with Superman, a resistance is forming…and Batman is out for vengeance. It’s a shocking blitzkrieg across the universe from the Fortress of Solitude to Themyscira to Gamorra as the destinies of our heroes and the future of the DC Universe are forever altered. Don’t miss the stunning conclusion to the Absolute Power saga as justice is reborn from the ashes. Also included is a special oversize Ground Zero issue bringing Amanda Waller’s total dominance to the doorsteps of the world’s finest heroes…using the combined might of Failsafe, the Brainiac Queen, and the Suicide Squad to do it!

BRAVE AND THE BOLD VOL. 2 THE BOOK OF DESTINY
Written by MARK WAID
Pencils by GEORGE PÉREZ and JERRY ORDWAY
Inks by BOB WIACEK, SCOTT KOBLISH, and GEORGE PÉRÉZ
Cover by GEORGE PÉRÉZ
$17.99 US | 160 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-047-6
ON SALE 2/18/2025
Superman. Wonder Woman. The Flash. Power Girl. The Doom Patrol. Hawkman. Aquaman. The Teen Titans. They’re among the mightiest beings who have ever lived. Together, they are a force that can vanquish any known threat to the universe—But what about the unknown?
When a mysterious being called Megistus travels between centuries to steal objects and abduct people, it’ll take all of DC’s heroes and the Challengers of the Unknown, who possess the Book of Destiny, to thwart this evil threat! Collects The Brave and the Bold #7-12.

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL. 2
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by MIKEL JANÍN and MARCO SANTUCCI
Cover by MIKEL JANÍN
$24.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-038-4
ON SALE 02/18/2025
First, in a tie-in to the Dawn of DC, the new team tries to find its footing, but how will they handle coming face-to-face with a group of sidekicks they didn’t realize existed?! And when the JSA and the Lost Children face a new threat, it raises the stakes to a whole new level! As Huntress settles in, the Justice Society encounters a long-lost team: the Justice Society Dark!

Absolute Power: Task Force VII #5 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of Absolute Power: Task Force VII, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features the turmoil of the Amazo speedster’s chase of Barry Allen throughout Central City, and it’s not without consequences for ordinary citizens. Check it out at the link!

 

ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII #5
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art and Cover by PETE WOODS
Variant covers by SALVADOR LARROCA, TAURIN CLARKE, and STEPHEN PLATT
Connecting Variant Cover (8 of 12) by JOHN TIMMS
Foil cover by DAN MORA ($6.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/28/24
Barry Allen is the lone speedster to still have his powers, staying barely a step ahead of the Flash-themed Amazo, VELOCITY, now powered by the speed of the rest of the Flash Family. While Barry must keep moving to avoid capture, he’s also working as a one-man communications network for the remaining free heroes. Can Barry continue to aid the Resistance, or has time run out for the Flash?