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DC’s February 2023 Solicitations

DC has posted its full complement of solicitations for February 2023, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the spotlight on Judy Garrick and her father Jay in Stargirl: The Lost Children, while “The One-Minute War” continues in the Flash solo book. And there will apparently be some Flash participation in DC’s upcoming “Lazarus Planet” event.

You can see the solicitations in full at Newsarama.

THE FLASH #792
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Pencils and inks by ROGER CRUZ and WELLINGTON DIAS
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by DANIEL BAYLISS
Variant cover by SERG ACUÑA
1:25 variant cover by SCOTT KOLINS
1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Black History Month variant cover by MATEUS MANHANINI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/7/23
“The One-Minute War” part three! The Flash Family is in dire straits as the Fraction begin their takeover. Looking for a way to push them back, Impulse has an idea…the kind of idea that usually gets people in trouble. It’s up to Kid Flash to keep him company on a daring mission that could help turn the tide against this extraterrestrial threat!

THE FLASH #793
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Pencils and inks by ROGER CRUZ and WELLINGTON DIAS
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by MARCO D’ALFONSO
Variant cover by DANIEL BAYLISS
1:25 variant cover by SCOTT KOLINS
1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/21/23
“The One-Minute War” part four! After the deadly impact of the Fraction’s arrival, the Flash Family must come together and figure out what is going on and how to stop this speedster invasion!

LAZARUS PLANET: DARK FATE
Written by TIM SEELEY, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, DENNIS CULVER, A.L. KAPLAN, and ALYSSA WONG
Art by BALDEMAR RIVAS, CHRIS BURNHAM, A.L. KAPLAN, and HAINING
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
Variant cover by AL BARRIONUEVO
Variant cover by IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA
Variant cover by HAINING
1:25 variant cover by CHRIS BURNHAM and NICK FILARDI
1:50 foil variant cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/14/23
NEW THREATS WILL RISE!
When the Lazarus storm touches down, people from every walk of life stand to be affected. People who are kind, people who are good…and people who are evil. This epic issue will spotlight the many disastrous new villains created by the Lazarus event and the heroes who stand ready to stop them from doing harm to others! What sinister threat brings a new chapter to the Doom Patrol saga? Can a new hero channel the inexorable Still Force energy to fend off evil? What lurks in the corners of the Spirit World for new character Xanthe? And what early clue to the new direction in Arkham Tower will spell disaster for Gotham City?

LAZARUS PLANET: OMEGA
Written by MARK WAID and GENE LUEN YANG
Art by RICCARDO FEDERICI, BILLY TAN, and more
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
Variant covers by LEE GARBETT, BEN OLIVER, ARIEL COLÓN, FELIPE MASSAFERA, and JEN BARTEL
1:25 variant cover by PETE WOODS
1:50 variant cover by HÉLÈNE LENOBLE
1:100 foil variant cover by DAVID MARQUEZ and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
Team variant cover by TIAGO DA SILVA ($8.99 US)
Lucky Red Envelope variant cover by BERNARD CHANG
Black History Month variant cover by EDWIN GALMON
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/21/23
FATE AND FURY.
The Devil Nezha and his son are at war—with all of humanity caught in the middle! The Lazarus storms are intensifying worldwide, Earth’s superheroes are on the ropes, and Batman is living on borrowed time. It’s up to Zatanna, the Spectre, the Demon, Klarion, and the rest of the DCU’s magic users to join Damian Wayne and set things right—but to do that, they’ll have to uncover Nezha’s final, explosive secret! Plus: Dreamer has rescued Doctor Fate’s helmet from destruction…but why does it keep glowing like that? The Dawn of the DCU begins as the Lazarus Planet saga crashes to a close!

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by MIKEL JANÍN
Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 variant cover by JAY HERO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/28/23
Helena’s journey through time continues! Each new time period gives her one more piece of the puzzle, but is Degaton too far ahead in his quest to eradicate the JSA to be stopped? Is this truly the end of the Justice Society?

STARGIRL: THE LOST CHILDREN
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by TODD NAUCK
Variant cover by MARIA LAURA SANAPO
1:25 variant cover by TODD NAUCK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/21/23
Courtney and the missing sidekicks are on a mission to bust out their friends from the Childminder’s stronghold, but a plan is hard to come by. Have no fear, Hypertime’s greatest protector is here to lend a hand: Corky Baxter, Time Master! Meanwhile, Emiko learns the secret history of Judy Garrick, the lost daughter of Jay and Joan Garrick!

SUPERMAN: SPACE AGE
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art and cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
Variant cover by JOE QUINONES
1:25 variant cover by NICK DERINGTON
$9.99 US | 80 pages | 3 of 3 | Prestige | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 2/21/23
The end is nigh! As red skies reign, Superman does what he can to make the world a better place for as long as it continues to exist. But money is power in the greed-driven decade of the ’80s, and villains like Lex Luthor seem poised to win in the end. Little do they know, there are bigger things to worry about and the hero they’ve grown to hate is their only hope against this crisis! Don’t miss the thrilling finale of this soon-to-be classic miniseries!

DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Pencils by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Inks by ANDY LANNING
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
Homage variant cover by BEN OLIVER
Acetate variant cover by KAEL NGU
1:25 variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:50 variant cover by SUN KHAMUNAKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 7 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/21/23
Some of the most powerful entities in existence are now slaves to the Anti-Life. Undead Darkseid’s forces have spread the virus across whole galaxies. Even Kryptonians and the Flashes may be too slow in the race to cure worlds before everything is overwhelmed. The final stand for the universe begins.

INFINITE FRONTIER
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by XERMÁNICO, JESÚS MERINO, PAUL PELLETIER, and others
Cover by MITCH GERADS
$29.99 US | 352 pages | Softcover | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | ISBN: 978-1-77951-998-6
ON SALE 3/28/23
When our heroes saved the Multiverse from Perpetua in Dark Nights: Death Metal, everything was put back where it belonged…and we do mean everything. All the damage from all the Crises was undone, and heroes long thought gone returned from whatever exile they had been in. Most of them, at least. Includes Infinite Frontier #0–6 and Infinite Frontier: Secret Files written by Joshua Williamson (The Flash) with striking art by Xermánico, Jesus Merino, Paul Pelletier, and more!

JSA BY GEOFF JOHNS BOOK FIVE
Written by GEOFF JOHNS and DAVID GOYER
Art by RAGS MORALES, LEONARD KIRK, DON KRAMER, and SAL VELLUTO
Cover by CARLOS PACHECO and JESÚS MERINO
$39.99 US | 416 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-164-4
ON SALE 3/14/2023
In “Princes of Darkness,” an insane Alan Scott and the evil wizard Mordru plunge the world into darkness, civil war, and chaos, and the Crimson Avenger wreaks havoc on all those she perceives to be sinners. Then, Black Adam brings old-world justice to Kahndaq as Hawkman seizes control of the JSA and brings them to the turbulent Middle East for an epic battle in “Black Reign”! JSA by Geoff Johns Book Five collects JSA #46-58 and Hawkman #23-25.

LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE: CARMINE INFANTINO
Written by GARDNER FOX, JOHN BROOME, ROBERT KANIGHER, and others
Art by CARMINE INFANTINO and others
Cover by CARMINE INFANTINO
$49.99 US | 408 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-166-8
ON SALE 3/28/23
DC celebrates the work of artist and former DC publisher Carmine Infantino in this collection of stories pulled from his decades-spanning career. Features selections from All-Star Comics #40; Flash Comics #86 and ; All-American Comics #95; Comic Cavalcade #28; Sensation Comics #87; Mystery in Space ; Secret Hearts ; The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog ; Showcase ; Western Comics #73; The Flash #112 and #123; The Brave and the Bold #49; Detective Comics #327; Strange Adventures #205; The House of Mystery #296; DC Comics Presents #73; Secret Origins #17; and Danger Trail -4.

FLASHPOINT (2023 EDITION)
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by ANDY KUBERT and SANDRA HOPE
$19.99 US | 176 pages | Softcover | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″
ISBN: 978-1-77951-727-2
ON SALE 5/30/23
Offered again! Before you see the movie, read the graphic novel that inspired the upcoming film The Flash. Barry Allen protects the innocent and battles evil as the Flash—the world’s fastest man. But this is not the world he knew. This is a world where Themyscira and Atlantis are at war, where Batman uses deadly force, and where the Fastest Man Alive is just another man. Powerless and alone, Barry Allen remembers reality as it once was. Now he must convince its strange, dangerous heroes to rally to his cause and set the world to rights.
Collects Flashpoint -5.

MULTIVERSITY: TEEN JUSTICE
Written by IVAN COHEN and DANNY LORE
Art by MARCO FAILLA and LUCIANO VECCHIO
Cover by EDDY BARROWS
$16.99 US | 176 pages | Softcover | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | ISBN: 978-1-77951-996-2
ON SALE 3/21/23
Kid Quick—the Future State Flash—and their fellow heroes Supergirl, Robin, Aquagirl, Klarienne the Witch Girl, and Troy take center stage in a miniseries that rocks Earth-11 to its core! What is Sister Blood’s true mission among the lost souls of New York City? Can Teen Justice get through their growing pains fast enough to learn the answer in time to stop it? And what role will the mysterious Raven—the brooding hero who has refused to join the team in the past—play in the ultimate battle? The secrets of Earth-11’s newest heroes and villains unfold in DC’s most exciting new team title!
Collects Multiversity: Teen Justice -6, along with Teen Justice’s first appearance from DC’s Very Merry Multiverse and a story from DC Pride 2022!

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE
Written by KENNY PORTER
Art by RICARDO LÓPEZ ORTIZ, JUAN FERREYRA, and JASON HOWARD
Cover by MAX FIUMARA
$14.99 US | 136 pages | Softcover | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″
ISBN: 978-1-77951-790-6
ON SALE 5/16/23
Race through the streets of Central City in this lead-up to the hotly anticipated blockbuster The Flash! After Barry Allen’s adventure with the Justice League, he’s determined to become a truly skilled and inspirational hero. But new threats are arising all around Central City. Barry will need to master his powers, and fast, to face down the likes of Girder, Tarpit, and the Top!
Collecting issues -3 of The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive.

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE BOX SET
$50.00 US | 448 pages | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77952-347-1
ON SALE 6/20/23
Read the stories that inspired or were influenced by the motion picture The Flash, directed by Andy Muschietti (It). This box set contains three softcover versions of graphic novels starring the Scarlet Speedster and the Dark Knight—The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, Flashpoint, and Batman: The 1989 Movie Adaptation.

Flash #788 Preview

DC has posted several pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features the Rogues being deputized by the new mayor of Central City, and some exciting good news for Wally and Linda. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #788
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Pencils and inks by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
’90s Cover Month variant cover by TODD NAUCK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/15/22
When Gregory Wolfe wins the mayorship of Central City, he implements a radical agenda to instill order…including deputizing the Rogues to enforce the law and ridding the city of its well-known vigilante—the Flash!

The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #3 Preview

DC has posted two preview pages from next week’s Flash movie prequel comic, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. This is the third and final prequel issue, and features the Top as a weapons-dealing focal villain. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE
Written by KENNY PORTER
Art and cover by JASON HOWARD
Variant cover by SCOTT KOLINS
1:25 pencil variant cover by JORGE CORONA
1:50 foil variant cover by JORGE CORONA
$5.99 US | 48 pages | 3 of 3 | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/8/22
Barry has learned to control his powers and is finally starting to feel like the hero he’s always dreamed he could be. But then a showboating new villain going by the name of the Top shows up looking to test his abilities and make some cash selling his weapons after showing how they can take out the Flash! Barry will need to use every skill he’s picked up along the way if he’s going to stop this topsy-turvy terror!

The New Golden Age #1 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s The New Golden Age one-shot, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. This issue kicks off DC’s big return of the JSA, and will delve into the mystery of the missing Golden Age sidekicks — including young Judy Garrick — which has been teased for over a year now. And the JSA maxi-series will begin later this month.

Check it out at the link!

THE NEW GOLDEN AGE
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by STEVE LIEBER, JERRY ORDWAY, and DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by MIKEL JANÍN
Variant covers by GARY FRANK, TODD NAUCK, MICHAEL ALLRED, and DAVID TALASKI
1:25 variant cover by DAN HIPP
1:50 foil variant cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
1:100 foil variant cover by DAVID TALASKI
$4.99 US | 48 pages | One-shot | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/8/22
From the Justice Society of America to the Legion of Super-Heroes, The New Golden Age will unlock DC’s epic and secret-ridden history of heroism, launching a new group of titles set firmly in the DC Universe. From the 1940s to the 3040s, heroes take on the great evils of their time. But in the aftermath of Flashpoint Beyond, those heroes and villains will have their lives turned upside down. DC’s future…and its past…will never be the same again. But how are Mime and Marionette connected to this? Why are Rip Hunter and the Time Masters the most unlikable heroes in the DC Universe? And who or what is…Nostalgia? Don’t miss the start of the strangest mystery to have ever plagued the DC Universe.

DC’s January 2023 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for January 2023, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the continuation of what’s now called “The One-Minute War” in the solo Flash book, though it wasn’t titled that in last month’s solicits. Plus, the Justice Society of America book continues, and DC’s doing a line-wide event called “Lazarus Planet” which hasn’t hinted at any members of the Flash Family thus far.

You can see the solicitations in full at Newsarama.

THE FLASH #791
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Pencils by ROGER CRUZ
Inks by MATT BANNING
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by DANIEL BAYLISS
Variant cover by MARCO D’ALFONSO
1:25 variant cover by KIM JACINTO
1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/17/23
“The One-Minute War,” part two! The heroes are split after the alien speedsters known as the Fraction smashed into Central City, and must attempt to fend off attacks while trying to formulate a plan.
But there’s no time for the heroes to take a breather, as besides the speedsters, Miss Murder is also hunting the team—and she has speed hounds…

THE FLASH: ONE-MINUTE WAR SPECIAL
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by VARIOUS
Cover by SERG ACUÑA
1:25 foil variant cover by SERG ACUÑA
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 1/31/23
A lot can happen in 60 seconds…as the Flash event “One-Minute War” rages on, writer Jeremy Adams gives you further insights into the alien speedster race that has invaded Central City, and how the Flash Family fights back!

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by MIKEL JANÍN
Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 variant cover by STEPHEN SADOWSKI
1:50 foil variant by MIKEL JANÍN
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US
(card stock)
ON SALE 1/24/23
Huntress’s journey to save the Justice Society of America lands her smack dab in the middle of the 1940s at the birth of the team! Can Huntress and the present-day JSA work together long enough to figure out how to stop the strike on the ’40s team?!

DC POWER: A CELEBRATION
Written by CHUCK BROWN, MORGAN HAMPTON, STEPHANIE WILLIAMS, EVAN NARCISSE, and others
Art by VALENTINE DE LANDRO, CLAYTON HENRY, and others
Cover by JAHNOY LINDSAY
Variant covers by SOZOMAIKA and TAJ TENFOLD
1:25 variant cover by KEN LASHLEY
1:50 foil variant by SOZOMAIKA
$9.99 US | 104 pages | One-shot | Prestige
ON SALE 1/31/23
First there was DC Pride and DC Festival of Heroes; now it’s time to celebrate Black History Month! Cyborg, John Stewart, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Batwing, Vixen, Amazing-Man, and more take center stage to highlight the power of Black excellence across the DC Universe, in stories from a variety of comics’ finest Black artists and writers!

STARGIRL: THE LOST CHILDREN
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by TODD NAUCK
Variant cover by AMY REEDER
1:25 variant cover by RO STEIN and TED BRANDT
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US
(card stock)
ON SALE 1/17/23
Stargirl comes face-to-face with the eighth soldier of victory, Wing, and a whole host of sidekicks from the past! But amongst the familiar faces are many Courtney’s never even heard of before. Where are these kids from, what happened to them, and why were they erased from time?! The New Golden Age continues here!

THE FLASH #123 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by GARDNER FOX
Art by CARMINE INFANTINO and JOE GIELLA
Cover by CARMINE INFANTINO
and MURPHY ANDERSON
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 1/10/23
The Flash meets the other Flash in this historic re-creation of “Flash of Two Worlds!” When Barry Allen’s vibrational powers tear a hole between realities, he inadvertently winds up on Earth-Two—home to speedster Jay Garrick. But before Barry can go home, he’ll have to help Jay contend with a trio of terrors in the form of the Thinker, the Fiddler, and the Shade! This faithful facsimile includes the original story and ads from the 1961 printing.

AQUAMAN & THE FLASH: VOIDSONG
Written by COLLIN KELLY and JACKSON LANZING
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by JAY ANACLETO
$17.99 US | 160 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77951-705-0
ON SALE 2/28/23
With the Justice League taken out of commission, Aquaman and the Flash face an alien invasion on their own. Will this unlikely pair be able to find the weakness of this seemingly invincible foe and save the Earth? Writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond: Neo-Year, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty) team up with rising-star artist Vasco Georgiev to deliver an epic tale of two heroes facing impossible odds. Collects Aquaman & the Flash: Voidsong -3.

THE DC UNIVERSE BY DWAYNE McDUFFIE
Written by DWAYNE McDUFFIE and MATT WAYNE
Art by VAL SEMEIKS, GORDON PURCELL, ERIC BATTLE, and others
Cover by RENATO GUEDES
$39.99 US | 280 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-163-7
ON SALE 2/7/23
Writer Dwayne McDuffie was renowned for his ability to craft fantastic tales featuring characters who were heroic, yet still very relatable and human. This volume celebrates the DC work of McDuffie and contains stories curated from Action Comics #847, The Demon #26-29, Impulse #60, JLA Showcase 80-Page Giant , Batman: Gotham Knights #27, Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse , and Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #33-35, plus a tribute from Static Shock Special .

BRUCE WAYNE: NOT SUPER
Written by STUART GIBBS
Art and cover by BERAT PEKMEZCI
$12.99 US | 160 pages | 5 1/2″ x 8″
Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77950-767-9
ON SALE 3/14/23
Have you ever felt like you didn’t quite fit in?
Bruce Wayne knows all about that…being the only kid in his whole school without any powers and all. And when he gets pulled into the principal’s office because his career choice of vigilantism is deemed too ambitious, Bruce becomes more determined than ever to prove that he can be just as cool as the other supers that give him a hard time. But first, he has to find the right disguise and gadgets…oh, and the perfect hideout.
Featuring a cast of DC favorites, Bruce Wayne: Not Super, from New York Times bestselling writer Stuart Gibbs (Spy School, Charlie Thorne) and artist Berat Pekmezci, is sure to keep readers laughing!

Flash #787 Preview

DC has posted several 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 enjoying a new intergalactic wrestling show on TV…only to realize it’s hitting a little close to home. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #787
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
Black Adam movie variant cover by EJIKURE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/18/22
IT’S MONDAY NIGHT SOMEWHERE!
(Mondays, amiright?) Wally West is back from his adventure to save Barry Allen, but there’s no time to celebrate, as a new alien with a penchant for golden belts and trucker hair has added a new sting to the life of the Flash! This stone-cold heart-stopper of an issue will have you screaming “OHMAHGAWD!” as the Scarlet Speedster gets clotheslined in the face by a whole new era of attitude!