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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
2 of 6
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
3 of 6
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
3 of 7
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
1 of 7
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.

Flash #768 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages for next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Screen Rant. The preview shows Wally West announcing his retirement to focus on his family, but it seems pretty clear that things will not work out as planned and we’ll have to see how he feels after his time travel adventure.

Check it out at the link!

THE FLASH #768
written by JEREMY ADAMS
art and cover by BRANDON PETERSON
variant cover by IAN MacDONALD
ON SALE 3/16/21
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
The retirement of Wally West begins! After the events spanning from DC Universe: Rebirth to Heroes in Crisis to Dark Nights: Death Metal, the former Kid Flash decides to call it quits. But the current Flash needs his former partner now more than ever. As fallout from Infinite Frontier hits the Flash, Barry Allen and Wally West must confront the past by way of a Justice League led by Green Arrow.

DC’s June 2021 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for June 2021, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the debut of Infinite Frontier, the mini-series featuring Barry Allen amongst the group investigating the structure of the new Multiverse. Plus, Wally West’s careening adventure through time comes to a close.

You can see the solicitations in full at CBR.

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?

THE FLASH 2021 ANNUAL #1
written by Jeremy Adams
art by Brandon Peterson and Fernando Pasarin
cover by Brandon Peterson
card stock variant cover by Brett Booth
ON SALE 6/29/2021
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $6.99 US | FC | DC
The lightning-fast and action-packed “Surge” story line races to its conclusion as Wally West returns to the present day with a new perspective on the past and a reinvigorated desire to take back the mantle of the Flash. With one last hurdle to leap, Wally puts the past behind him, but he’ll need to propel himself further and faster than ever before to do it.

INFINITE FRONTIER #1
written by Joshua Williamson
art by Xermanico
cover by Mitch Gerads
card stock variant cover by Bryan Hitch
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES | 1 (OF 6) | FC | DC
DC ON SALE 6/22/2021
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. Alan Scott, the Green Lantern from the Justice Society of America, has noticed some of his allies are still missing in action, and he’s determined to find them. There are others, though, who would rather remain hidden than explain themselves, like Roy Harper, a.k.a. Arsenal, a man who should be dead but now is not. Plus, what does all this mean for the DCU’s place in the Multiverse? On opposite sides of a dimensional divide, both Barry Allen and President Superman ponder this question. Not to mention the Darkseid of it all! Or a team of Multiversal heroes called Justice Incarnate!

INFINITE FRONTIER: SECRET FILES #1
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, BRANDON THOMAS, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, and DAN WATTERS
art by INAKI MIRANDA, VALENTINE DE LANDRO, STEPHEN BYRNE, and more.
cover by BRYAN HITCH
ON SALE 6/29/2021
$9.99 US | 80 PAGES | Prestige | FC | DC
Are you ready for the new Infinite Frontier series? Do you have the lowdown on all the characters? If not, this print edition of the digital–first Secret Files series will tell you everything you’re dying to know. Take a look inside Director Bones personal database for stories featuring Jade and Obsidian, the children of the original Green Lantern; Psycho–Pirate, the scourge of many a Crisis on many an Earth; President Superman, the Multiverse’s ultimate beacon of hope; Roy Harper, back from the dead; and just who are the Totality…?! Featuring six stories in print for the very first time!

DC PRIDE #1
written by James Tynion IV, Mariko Tamaki, Steve Orlando, Vita Ayala, Nicole Maines, Danny Lore, Sam Johns, Sina Grace, and Andrew Wheeler
art by KLAUS JANSON, AMY REEDER, STEPHEN BYRNE, TRUNG LÊ NGUYEN, LUCIANO VECCHIO, LISA STERLE, RACHAEL STOTT, RO STEIN, TED BRANDT, SKYLAR PATRIDGE, AND MORE!
cover by Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Tamra Bonvillain
Pride card stock variant cover by JEN BARTEL
ON SALE 6/8/2021
$9.99 US | 80 PAGES | Prestige | DC
DC celebrates Pride Month with nine all-new stories starring fan-favorite LGBTQIA+ characters Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Midnighter, Extraño, Batwoman, Aqualad, Alan Scott, Obsidian, Future State Flash, Renee Montoya, Pied Piper, and many more! This anthology will also feature:
—The thrilling introduction of new hero DREAMER in the DCU
(as seen on The CW’s Supergirl)!
—A pinup gallery with art by Travis Moore, Kris Anka, Kevin Wada, Sophie Campbell, Nick Robles, and more!
—Six exciting new profiles of DCTV’s LGBTQIA+ characters and the actors who play them!

TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #4
written by Tim Sheridan
art by Steve Lieber
cover by Rafa Sandoval
variant cover by Philip Tan
Pride card stock variant cover by
ON SALE 6/22/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US | FC | DC
Who is RED X? The students of Titans Academy want to know, and they want to know NOW! After the infiltration of the school by the Suicide Squad, three unlikely students launch their own investigation into the mysterious figure’s true identity and motivation. What they find is shocking and surprising, if any of it is actually true!

TEEN TITANS ACADEMY 2021 YEARBOOK #1
written by Tim Sheridan
art by Bernard Chang, David LaFuente, and Rafa Sandoval
cover by Rafa Sandoval and Alejandro Sanchez, Jamal Campbell with design by Steve Blackwell
card stock variant cover by Rafa Sandoval
ON SALE 6/29/2021
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $6.99 US| FC | DC
As the first quarter of classes draws to an end at Teen Titans Academy, get a closer look at the how students such as the mysterious Stitch enrolled, catch up with the status of Beast Boy and Raven’s relationship, and maybe, just maybe, get some clues on the origin of the new Red X!

CRIME SYNDICATE #4
written by Andy Schmidt
art by Kieran McKeown, Dexter Vines, AND Bryan Hitch
cover by Howard Porter
card stock variant cover by Khary Randolph
ON SALE 6/1/2021
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
card stock variant cover $4.99 US | FC | DC
The world has been saved by the…Crime Syndicate?! With the Starro invaders vanquished, what’s next for Earth-3’s most notorious saviors? Can loose cannons Emerald Knight, Quick, and Atomica keep their cool? Will Ultraman accept Superwoman and Owlman’s tantalizing offer? And what is Alexander Luthor plotting as all these metahuman menaces run amok?
Here’s the REAL question of the month: Which heroes will join the LEGION OF JUSTICE?
In this issue’s backup story, witness the origin of the Emerald Knight, illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch!

THE SUICIDE SQUAD CASE FILES 2 TP
written by John Ostrander, Paul Dini, Alan Grant, Dan Jurgens, Len Wein, Gail Simone, and more!
art by Ed Benes, Dave Gibbons, Dan Jurgens, Luke McDonnell, Norm Breyfogle, and more!
ON SALE 7/27/2021
$19.99 US | 224 PAGES | FC | DC
6 5/8′ x 10 3/16′
ISBN: 9781779511560
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad film gathers the weirdest and wildest cast of characters in superhero movie history—from Squad veterans like Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang to the downright peculiar Savant and the Javelin, and more. Discover the legacy of the film’s eclectic characters in this second of two collections featuring their stories from throughout DC history!
The Suicide Squad Case Files 2 features debuts and key appearances of Captain Boomerang, Rick Flag, the Ratcatcher, Savant, Javelin, Blackguard, and Harley Quinn, the Mistress of Mayhem herself. This volume collects their stories from Batman: Harley Quinn #1, Birds of Prey #58, Booster Gold #1, Detective Comics #585, Green Lantern #174, Secret Origins #14, and Suicide Squad #44.

FUTURE STATE: SUICIDE SQUAD TP
written by Robbie Thompson, Jeremy Adams, Tim Sheridan, and Ram V
art by Javier Fernandez, Fernando Pasarin, Rafa Sandoval, Eduardo Pansica, and Mike Perkins
cover by Javier Fernandez
ON SALE 7/13/2021
$19.99 US | 240 PAGES | FC | DC
6 5/8′ x 10 3/16′
ISBN: 9781779510723
A glimpse into the possible future of the DC Universe reveals stories filled with dark turns, darker actions, and dark possibilities for heroes and villains alike.
The future of the Suicide Squad sees the clandestine team hunting its former leader—Amanda Waller—on Earth-3. The once young and optimistic Teen Titans face some of the former students of Titans Academy as they team with Red X for one last chance at redemption. Picking up on those events, Shazam hides a mysterious secret he’s held since his time at Titans Academy, while trying to undo a literal deal with the devil. Even further in the future, the world sits cold and dead with few survivors braving its barren wastelands. Can a new Swamp Thing help humanity regain a foothold, or will it extinguish the last flames of hope?

THE NEW 52: 10th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION HC
written by Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Scott Snyder, and more!
art by Rags Morales, Jim Lee, Travis Foreman, Cliff Chiang, Greg Capullo, and more!
cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams
ON SALE 8/10/2021
$29.99 US | 400 PAGES | FC | DC
7 1/16′ x 10 7/8′
ISBN: 9781779510310
In 2011 DC made its boldest move in 25 years with the announcement of the New 52–reinventing its fictional universe from the ground up, and restarting its publishing line with 52 new and relaunched series, each starting with a fresh #1.
Ten years later, DC returns to that exciting era with a new Deluxe Edition collection of the New 52’s greatest first issues.
This collection showcases the breadth of the New 52’s creative diversity, including Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s new origin for the Justice League, the start of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s storied run on Batman, the intense mythological drama of Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang’s Wonder Woman, Grant Morrison and Rags Morales taking Superman back to his roots, and the unpredictable body horror of Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman’s Animal Man.

INJUSTICE: YEAR ZERO HC THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
written by TOM TAYLOR
art by Rogê Antônio and CIAN TORMEY
cover by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO
ON SALE 7/13/2021
$24.99 US | 152 pages | FC | DC
6 5/8′ x 10 3/16′
ISBN: 9781779511294
The beloved, fan-favorite series Injustice is back! And this time, with a prequel…Year Zero: “The Fall of the Old Gods”! Long before Superman had his tyranny, before Batman led the Insurgency, and even before the Justice League was still a just league—there was the JSA. A secret begins to unravel within the JSA about how one of them controversially used a mysterious amulet in back in WWII to help turn the tide of the war. Flash forward to the present, when this secret amulet is found in the hands of The Joker, and the Justice League and JSA suddenly find their teams being torn apart from the inside—is there a traitor in the room, or is someone hiding something that could ruin every DCU superhero forever? Either way, buckle up, because in true Injustice tradition, no one is safe and both heroes and villains will die!
Collects Injustice: Year Zero chapters 1-14.

DC LGBT Anthology Announced For June

DC will be publishing an anthology called DC Pride #1 in June, and there will be some Flash-related stories included in the book. There will be a Jess Chambers story (the Flash of Earth-11, as seen in Future State: Justice League) by Danny Lore and Lisa Sterle, and a Pied Piper story by Sina Grace, Ro Stein, and Ted Brandt. The creators on the book are themselves LGBT.

You can find out more about the anthology at Deadline, including some of the other DC characters who’ll be included. There will also be some Pride-themed variant covers for that month, although thus far it seems that none will feature any speedsters or people related to the Flash Family.

Check it out in June!