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DC’s September 2021 Solicitations

DC has posted the full complement of solicitations for September 2021, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the debut of a new villain in the solo Flash book, plus the adventures of other members of the Flash Family in various titles.

You can see the solicitations in their entirety at CBR.

THE FLASH #774
Writer: JEREMY ADAMS
Artist: CHRISTIAN DUCE
Cover: BRYAN HITCH
Variant Cover: JORGE CORONA
$3.99 US | 32 PGS | $4.99 US VARIANT (Card Stock)
ON SALE 9/21//21
Introducing Dr. Nightmare!
Bad dreams come to life and lead to chaos on the streets of Central City on the same night the Fastest Man Alive attends a daddy/daughter dance. Side-by-side with his super-powered daughter, Wally must not slow down, or they risk falling victim to the man named Dr. Nightmare.

INFINITE FRONTIER #6
Writer: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artist: XERMANICO
Cover: MITCH GERADS
Variant Covers: BRYAN HITCH
$4.99 | 40 PGS | 6 of 6 | $5.99 US VARIANT (Card Stock)
ON SALE 9/7/21
One story ends and the next phase of the DC Multiverse begins. We have one name for you: DARKSEID.
Our heroes knew that someone had been pulling the strings this entire time, but are they prepared for it to be the biggest bad of all? As President Superman, Alan Scott, Roy Harper, and the rest converge for a showdown, the secret of Omega Planet is revealed. Plus, Barry Allen is put on a path he may never get off!

TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #7
Writer: TIM SHERIDAN
Artist: RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover: RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant Cover: STEVE LIEBER
$3.99 US | 32 PGS | $4.99 US VARIANT (Card Stock)
ON SALE 9/28//21
Gorilla Grodd vs. Gorilla Gregg!
A fun, light outing to upstate New York for the students of Titans Academy becomes a nightmare when an entire town turns on them. But as Gorilla City expat Gorilla Gregg fights to save his friends, the young primate discovers, the threat leads him to his own uncle—Gorilla Grodd.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF DARKSEID? #1
Story by ELLIOTT KALAN, COLLIN KELLY, JACKSON LANZING, JEREMY HAUN, KENNY PORTER, CALVIN KASULKE, TERRY BLAS, ED BRISSON, and more
Pencils and Inks by MAX DUNBAR, MIKE NORTON, JESÚS HERVÁS, CHRIS MITTEN, GARRY BROWN, and more
Cover by DAN HIPP
Variant cover by TK
$9.99 US | 80 PAGESs | ONE-SHOT | PRESTIGE FORMAT
ON SALE 10/5/21
Gather ’round the fire, fellow campers, because it’s time for that most terrifying of traditions—campfire stories so scary you’ll never sleep without a night-light again! The Teen Titans guide those brave enough through tales of Batman and the hidden killer, Superman and Lois Lane and the killer in their back seat, Harley Quinn and Darkseid versus a furious Bloody Mary, and four more stories so hair-raising you’ll call your momma to come pick you up. So toast your marshmallows, pull up a s’more, and answer the only question that matters this Halloween: Are you afraid of Darkseid?

JUSTICE LEAGUE INFINITY #3
Writers : J.M. DeMATTEIS and JAMES TUCKER
Artist: ETHEN BEAVERS
Cover: DAN MORA
$3.99 US | 32 PGS | 3 of 7
ON SALE 9/7/21
As the worlds continue to bleed in and out of each other, the Justice League looks to the cosmos to learn how to stop the chaos that’s been wrought. Meanwhile, Superman’s journey through the Multiverse brings him face to face with another Man of Steel, but is this one friend or foe?

JUSTICE LEAGUE: LAST RIDE #5
Writer: CHIP ZDARSKY
Artist: MIGUEL MENDONÇA
Cover: DARICK ROBERTSON
Variant Cover: DIKE RUAN
$3.99 US | 32 PGS | 5 of 7 | $4.99 US VARIANT (Card Stock)
ON SALE 9/14/21
APOKOLIPS—NOT AS SAFE A PLACE TO HIDE A WAR CRIMINAL AS YOU’D THINK!
The Justice League has been tasked with bringing the master of war crimes, your one and only Lobo, to trial in order to account for a life of treachery. But while the League thought Apokolips would be the safest place to store a wanted murderer, there are others out on the hunt for Lobo…

CHALLENGE OF THE SUPER SONS #6
Writer: PETER J. TOMASI
Artist: EVAN STANLEY
Cover: SIMONE DI MEO
Variant Cover: NICK BRADSHAW
$3.99 US | 32 PGS | 6 of 7 | $4.99 US VARIANT (Card Stock)
ON SALE 9/14/21
The Super Sons were trapped in the past by Felix Faust and Vandal Savage so they could unlock the secrets of the future. A young sorceress named Rora has teamed up with Superboy and Robin to get them back to their own time—if they can overcome their über-magical captors!

SUPERMAN AND THE AUTHORITY #4
Writer: GRANT MORRISON
Artist: MIKEL JANÍN
Cover: MIKEL JANÍN
Variant Cover: GENE HA
$4.99 US | 40 PGS | 4 of 4 | $4.99 US VARIANT (Card Stock)
ON SALE 9/7//21
Is the team ready for what’s next?
Will the Man of Steel’s new super-group fall apart before they even begin? The Ultra-Humanite has put together his own team of rogues designed to match the Authority fist for fist. This series comes to an explosive conclusion that will threaten to split the Man of Steel in half!

THE FLASH VOL. 15: FINISH LINE
Writer: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Artists: HOWARD PORTER, RAFA SANDOVAL, CHRISTIAN DUCE, and SCOTT KOLINS
Cover: HOWARD PORTER
$16.99 | 160 PGS | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-316-8
ON SALE 10/12//21
Forming a Legion of Zoom—including Captain Cold, the Turtle, Gorilla Grodd, and the Trickster—the Reverse-Flash sets out to not only beat Barry Allen, but also assume his life! Can the Fastest Man Alive keep up with the attacks around Central City, when everyone and everything he loves is in danger? With his greatest enemy calling on Barry’s children from the future, the Tornado Twins, the Flash Family steps up to help the hero as he faces his biggest battle ever.

Flash #771 Preview

DC has posted three preview pages for next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. In the preview, Wally finds that he’s jumped into the body of Eobard Thawne in a Super Friends world somewhere in the Omniverse, with understandably discombobulating results. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #771
written by Jeremy Adams
art by Brandon Peterson, Fernando Pasarin, Bryan Hitch and Scott Kolins, Kevin Maguire
cover by Brandon Peterson
card stock variant cover by Brett Booth
ON SALE 6/15/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US| FC | DC
The Legion of Doom, Teen Titans Academy, Max Mercury’s Wild West origins, and more! Wally West’s leaps from speedster to speedster throughout time draws to a close as he begins to realize why he’s been sent on his quest by the Speed Force and what might be behind it. But with one last stop before he’s allowed to go home, will this journey break Wally forever or return him to glory?

DC’s August 2021 Solicitations

DC has posted the full complement of solicitations for August 2021, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees Wally continuing to tangle with Heat Wave, while Barry is still off on adventures exploring the new Omniverse in Infinite Frontier. And Lia Nelson is the Flash working with Superman and the Authority in the book of the same title.

You can see the solicits in their entirety at CBR.

THE FLASH #773
story by JEREMY ADAMS
art by WILL CONRAD
cover by BRANDON PETERSON
ON SALE 8/17/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant by JORGE CORONA
US $4.99
Suicide Squad Movie card stock variant by ALAN QUAH
US $4.99
On the loose and bent on destruction, Heatwave’s return couldn’t come at a worse time for Wally West. Now that the onetime Kid Flash has retaken the mantle of the Fastest Man Alive, he’s also taken a new job at Mr. Terrific’s Holt Industries. But all of that gets put on the back burner, when the Flash must outrace the flames of one of his greatest foes and figure out why the once-reformed rogue has gone bad again.

INFINITE FRONTIER #5
story by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art by: XERMANICO, PAUL PELLETIER, & JESUS MERINO
cover by: MITCH GERADS
ON SALE 8/24/21
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC 5 of 6
card stock variant by BRYAN HITCH | $5.99
Suicide Squad Movie Variant by JOHN K. SNYDER III | $5.99
Roy Harper finds himself forced to do things on his own. He’s been through a lot since he was Green Arrow’s sidekick, and usually, the only person he can count on is himself. Hence, he’s hiding the fact that he’s back from the dead from his old friends. He comes across Jade, who has also been stranded by herself—can he help her while letting her help him? Because neither of them can handle Darkseid all by their lonesome.
Meanwhile, Barry Allen sends out a call: it’s time for all the heroes exploring the Infinite Frontier to come to the Omega Planet!

JUSTICE LEAGUE INFINITY #2
story by J.M. DEMATTEIS AND JAMES TUCKER
pencils by ETHEN BEAVERS
inks by ETHEN BEAVERS
cover by JORGE CORONA
Price: US $3.99 pages: 32
FC|DC On Sale Date: 8/3/21
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Across the globe people begin disappearing, replaced with different but similar individuals. So where is Superman and who is this new monstrous Overman?! In order to get to the bottom of what’s happening, the Justice League will need to first take down the new villain! And what horrors are revealed in the twisted mirror room?!

JUSTICE LEAGUE: LAST RIDE #4
story by CHIP ZDARSKY
pencils by MIGUEL MENDONÇA
inks by MIGUEL MENDONÇA
cover by DARICK ROBERTSON
Price: US $3.99 pages: 32
FC|DC On Sale Date: 8/10/21
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CARD STOCK OPEN ORDER Variant by TIAGO DA SILVA Price: US $4.99
The Justice League disbanded when their last mission went terribly wrong, and Martian Manhunter paid the ultimate price. But the team learns that time is a circle, and their last mission on Apokolips holds more than just the key to protecting a war criminal and completing their mission, it tells the story of how we lost J’onn…and why Superman holds Batman responsible!

SUPERMAN AND THE AUTHORITY #2
story by GRANT MORRISON
art & cover by MIKEL JANIN
ON SALE 8/3/21
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
variant by TREVOR HAIRSINE
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Clark Kent and Manchester Black continue to put Superman’s new team together, even though keeping Black in check seems like just as difficult a job as convincing the new recruits to come along. The pair hits different parts of the world looking for different types of heroes. While Midnighter, Apollo, and Natasha Irons only need to tie up some loose ends before getting on board, the Enchantress is going to be a little harder. Superman is going to have to set her free from a deadly illusion hell-bent on destroying her before she can help him save the universe.

SUPERMAN AND THE AUTHORITY #3
story by GRANT MORRISON
art & cover by MIKEL JANIN
ON SALE 8/17/21
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
variant by SIMON BISLEY
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Superman put the Authority back together, but why? What threat is out there that only this group can contend with? The Ultra-Humanite, of course! This fearsome foe is forming a team of his own, one designed to go fist-to-fist with the Authority. It will be their baptism in battle to prove if Superman is right that regardless of who we are, there is a hero lurking inside even the worst of us.
This penultimate issue is an important chapter in the new Superman mythos, helping to set up where Clark Kent goes next…and who he goes there with.

TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #6
story by TIM SHERIDAN
art by RAFA SANDOVAL
cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
ON SALE 8/24/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant by STEVE LIEBER
$4.99 US
When an entire town in upstate New York turns on the students of Teen Titans Academy, while the adult Titans are on a mission, Gorilla Greg, Chupacabra, and the other new students find themselves fighting for their lives against a chaotic mob. But is there something driving the town’s madness more than just intolerance?

CRIME SYNDICATE #6
written by ANDY SCHMIDT
pencils by KIERAN MCKEOWN AND BRYAN HITCH
inks by DEXTER VINES AND BRYAN HITCH
cover by HOWARD PORTER
ON SALE 8/3/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
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Card stock variant cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER US $4.99
Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…Ultragirl? That’s right, folks, Kara Zor-El of Earth-3 arrives, and it’s far from a happy family reunion! Can Ultraman take his cousin down and reclaim his place as the true last survivor of Krypton? Meanwhile, on a hidden island in the Pacific, Emerald Knight must finally decide: Will he stand with the Legion of Justice? Or will he give in to the Crime Syndicate?
Don’t miss out on the shocking finale that shakes Earth-3 to its core!

Flash #770 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages for this week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Bleeding Cool. The preview shows us a flashback to Jay Garrick’s days in World War II, in which he meets the Ray as part of the fight against the Nazis. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #770
written by JEREMY ADAMS
art by JACK HERBERT and BRANDON PETERSON
cover by BRANDON PETERSON
card stock variant cover by BRETT BOOTH
ON SALE 5/18/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
Dropped into the battlefields of World War II, Wally West continues his search for a way home. As the Fastest Man Alive comes face to face with the Führer himself, Wally’s friends in the present day search for a way to bring him back and an answer to why he’s stuck leaping from speedster to speedster throughout time.

DC’s July 2021 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for July 2021, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the return of Wally West to regular life as the Flash of Central City, as well as Barry Allen facing off against the Psycho-Pirate in Infinite Frontier #3. Plus, the debut of a new comic book based on the Justice League Unlimited animated TV series!

You can see the solicits in their entirety at Newsarama.

THE FLASH #772
story by Jeremy Adams
art by Will Conrad
cover by Brandon Peterson
ON SALE: 7/20/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover by Brett Booth
US $4.99
Leaving past mistakes behind and racing into the future, Wally West returns as Central City’s Scarlet Speedster! Now reunited with his wife, Linda, and their two children, the former Kid Flash begins a new chapter in his life. But Wally quickly remembers that saving lives and fighting super-villains may make him a hero, but they don’t pay the bills. Luckily, an old friend may have just the right job for this blue-collar champion.

INFINITE FRONTIER #2
story by Joshua Williamson
art by Xermanico
cover by Mitch Gerads
ON SALE : 7/13/21
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
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variant cover by Bryan Hitch
US $5.99 (card stock)
What secrets and changes lurk inside the newly expanded Multiverse? The devious Director Bones of the D.E.O. re-forms a ragtag team to keep the new worlds at bay, but was highly skilled agent Cameron Chase recruited because the director needs her help, or because he wants a patsy when things go south? Meanwhile, Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, takes drastic measures to find his missing daughter. Someone has kidnapped Jade, and Alan’s going to find out why and bring her home. Plus, the resurrection of Roy Harper gives the former Teen Titan some unexpected and unpredictable new powers.

INFINITE FRONTIER #3
story by Joshua Williamson
art by Xermanico
cover by Mitch Gerads
ON SALE : 7/27/21
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
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variant cover by Bryan Hitch
US $5.99 (card stock)
Barry Allen’s history with the Psycho-Pirate isn’t pleasant.
The Flash encountered this mind-bending villain all the way back in the original Crisis on Infinite Earths, and it did not end well for the Scarlet Speedster. For the first time since his death and rebirth, Barry runs afoul of this foe—hopefully it will go better this time around! That is, if the even bigger villain behind the Pirate stays out of the fray, or if President Superman of Justice Incarnate sticks around to help win the day.

SUICIDE SQUAD #5
story by Robbie Thompson
art by Dexter Soy
cover by Eduardo Pansica
ON SALE: 7/6/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
variant cover by Gerald Parel
US $4.99 (card stock)
After the disastrous mission to Titans Academy and an ill-fated confrontation with Red X, Task Force X looks into the Multiverse for its next recruits under Amanda Waller. Assigned to investigate the status of Earth-3, the team’s field leader, Peacemaker, begins to question what Waller plans to do with her ultimate Suicide Squad, as the deadly Bloodsport takes charge.

TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #5
story by Tim Sheridan
art by Steve Lieber
cover by Rafa Sandoval
ON SALE: 7/27/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover by Philip Tan
US $4.99
After launching their own investigation into the identity of Red X, Gotham City expatriates and new Titans Academy students Bratgirl, Chupacabra, and Megabat come face to face with the mysterious figure in the flesh. With the tables turned, this Bat Pack of kids must reveal their own secret origins to their masked captor!

JUSTICE LEAGUE: LAST RIDE #3
story by Chip Zdarsky
art by Miguel Mendonça
cover by Darick Robertson
ON SALE 7/13/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
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variant cover by Riccardo Federici
US $4.99 (card stock)
Apokolips: once the fiery terror of the Multiverse, now a lifeless husk filled with ghosts and dark secrets. Will the planet formerly ruled by Darkseid help the Justice League…or destroy it?

CRIME SYNDICATE #5
written by: ANDY SCHMIDT
pencils by: KIERAN McKEOWN and BRYAN HITCH
inks by: DEXTER VINES and BRYAN HITCH
cover by: HOWARD PORTER
ON SALE : 7/6/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
variant cover by : FRANCIS MANAPUL
US $4.99 (card stock)
The Crime Syndicate crosses the line for the last time…and Alexander Luthor demands justice! Earth-3’s Luthor, Savanna, Venus, Power Tower, Red Hood, Lonar, and Thaal Sinestro band together to form the Legion of Justice and defend their world at all costs. Will the looming threat of the Legion stand in the way of Owlman, Superwoman, and Ultraman’s quest for global takeover? It all builds to a cliffhanger that will leave you on the edge of your seat!
Question of the month: Who is Luthor’s secret weapon?
Also, in this issue’s backup, witness the origin story of Johnny Quick, illustrated by Bryan Hitch!

JUSTICE LEAGUE INFINITY #1
story by J.M. DeMatteis and James Tucker
art by Ethen Beavers
inks by Ethen Beavers
cover by Francis Manapul
ON SALE : 7/6/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
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variant cover by Scott Hepburn
US $4.99 (card stock)
From Justice League Unlimited producer James Tucker and series writer J.M. DeMatteis comes an all-new season starring the World’s Greatest Heroes! There is a being wandering the universe searching for its true purpose, but what it finds out on the farthest edges of the cosmos will change not just our universe, but many! Meanwhile, the war for the throne of Apokolips arrives on Earth, and the true ruler will only be decided one way: Who can destroy the Justice League?

Flash #769 Preview

DC has posted four preview pages from this week’s Flash issue, and you can see them at Comic Watch. The preview finds Wally now inhabiting the body of Bart Allen in the future, and he’s teamed up by necessity with the new hero Gold Beetle (first seen in Future State). Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #769
written by JEREMY ADAMS
art by DAVID LaFUENTE and BRANDON PETERSON
cover by BRANDON PETERSON
card stock variant cover by ZI XU
ON SALE 4/20/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $4.99 US
After an accident pushes Wally West into the time stream, the former Kid Flash lands in the body of his onetime partner, Impulse. Now sprinting through the 30th century side by side with the mysterious (and, yeah, ridiculous) Gold Beetle, Wally must uncover what’s causing the destructive explosions that keep propelling him through time and the bodies of other speedsters.