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DC’s August 2022 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for August 2022, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. There’s a Flash annual that month with a focus on Wally and Linda, and the final issue of the Rogues Black Label series appears to have been re-solicited. Plus, the return of the Tiny Titans and more silly fun like the Jurassic League and DC: Mech.

You can see the solicits in full at CBR.

THE FLASH #785
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by AMANCAY NAHUELPAN
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/16/22
A Dark Crisis tie-in: the search for Barry Allen! Just when the speedsters seem to have snapped Barry out of Pariah’s clutches, Wallace seems to be falling in… and the creator of Barry’s mind prisons isn’t about to let the team of speedsters just run off. And even if they could, where exactly would they run to…?
The Dark Crisis tie-in storyline races to its conclusion!

THE FLASH 2022 ANNUAL #1
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by SERGIO ACUNA
Cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
$5.99 US | 48 pages
ON SALE 8/30/22
It’s been a wild time for Wally West and Linda Park-West: their children are regaining their powers, Wally is bouncing between realms, and Linda is dealing with a mysterious power surge! Now, as Linda begins doing research for her upcoming book, Wally comes along for some quality time, and the couple end up on an adventure neither expected!

DARK CRISIS: YOUNG JUSTICE #3
Written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
Art by LAURA BRAGA
Cover by MAX DUNBAR
Variant cover by JORGE CORONA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/16/22
Sins of the old! In response to their lack of gratitude, the world holding Superboy, Impulse, and Tim Drake captive has brought back the three villains who have caused them the most pain to keep them in their place: Deathstroke, Captain Boomerang, and Lex Luthor. Old wounds will open. Wonder Girl and her search team will have to hurry up before there’s no Young Justice left to save!

AQUAMAN & THE FLASH: VOIDSONG #3
Written by JACKSON LANZING and COLLIN KELLY
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
$6.99 US | 56 pages | 3 of 3 | Prestige
ON SALE 8/16/22
THE WORLD-SHATTERING CONCLUSION! Their friendship is fractured. The Earth is crumbling under their feet. How can the Flash and Aquaman possibly face the overwhelming threat of the Voidsong’s full power? It’s a star-bound showdown for the ages—with the entire DC Universe in the balance—as super-gods and aliens collide!

DC: MECH #2
Written by KENNY PORTER
Art and cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
Variant cover by DAN MORA
1:25 variant cover by RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/23/22
Wonder Woman’s war machine! Wonder Woman and the Green Lanterns have arrived to help Batman and the Flash stop the invader from the stars known as Superman. The last time mechs from space arrived, they tried to destroy Earth—these heroes won’t let that happen again, despite Superman’s protests that he’s on their side. Hawkwoman, the war mother of Earth, will intervene to prove to Earth’s heroes Superman is on their side as Darkseid and Lex Luthor prepare their next moves in response to Superman’s arrival…

THE JURASSIC LEAGUE #4
Written by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON and
JUAN GEDEON
Art by JUAN GEDEON
Cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/9/22
The trinity of Batsaur, Wonderdon, and Supersaur welcomes a few new monstrous members in the form of Aquanyx, Flashraptor, and Green Torch! But can even a fully staffed Jurassic League stand a chance against Darkseid and his army of corrupted carnivores?

DC SAVED BY THE BELLE REVE #1
Written by ART BALTAZAR, FRANCO, ANDREW AYDIN, DAN WATTERS, BECKY CLOONAN, BRENDEN FLETCHER, TIM SEELEY, BRANDON
THOMAS, PETER J. TOMASI, and DAVE WIELGOSZ
Art by ART BALTAZAR, NELSON DÁNIEL, JUAN FERREYRA, KARL KERSCHL, MIKE NORTON, SCOTT KOLINS, and CRAIG CERMAK
Cover by JUNI BA
Variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO
$9.99 US | 80 pages | Prestige Format
ON SALE 8/30/22
School’s back in session, and we just know you’re waiting for the BELLE to give you some REVElief…all right, you can’t say we didn’t try! DC Saved by the Belle Reve’s halls are packed with eight tales of schooltime fun from around the DC Universe! The Suicide Squad is sent to an international prep school to protect a dignitary’s son! Jean-Paul Valley returns to the school that made him into Azrael! Plus, a return to Tiny Titans by Art Baltazar and Franco, and a new school year starts at Gotham Academy! So grab your pencils and notebooks and get educated!

MULTIVERSITY: TEEN JUSTICE #3
Written by IVAN COHEN and DANNY LORE
Art by MARCO FAILLA
Cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Variant cover by STEPHANIE HANS
3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 8/2/22
The miniseries that goes to 11 (Earth-11, that is) gets even wilder, as the mysteries of a gender-flipped universe become clearer…and more shocking! From the depths of space to Superwoman’s island fortress to the heart of the Church of Blood, Kid Quick and the rest of Teen Justice discover the threat they face is even greater than they imagined! What secret does a stranded Aquagirl learn from Green Lantern Hal Ferris? Why has Raven lost so much of his power? And what does Sister Blood have planned for Troy?

GREEN LANTERN: ALLIANCE
Written by MINH LE
Art and cover by ANDIE TONG
$9.99 US | 144 pages | 5-1/2″ x 8″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77950-380-0
ON SALE 10/18/22
It’s only been a few months since Green Lantern Tai Pham inherited his ring from his ba and defeated his nemesis, Xander Griffin. But Tai knows their last battle was only the beginning, and even though no one believes him, Tai is determined to prove that Xander is up to his old tricks again.
When a string of fires starts popping up around Coast City, Tai finds himself stretched thin as he struggles to keep up with school, training, working at the store, and following Xander’s trail. That is, until a new hero, Kid Flash, shows up on the scene with an offer to help. Can the heroes find the arsonist before it’s too late?

ROGUES #4
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by LEOMACS
Cover by SAM WOLFE CONNELLY
Variant cover by LEOMACS
1:25 variant cover by KAARE ANDREWS
$6.99 US | 48 pages | 4 of 4 | Prestige Plus | 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″
ON SALE 9/6/22
Gorilla City blues! All the Rogues wanted was a better life for themselves. But that’s all over thanks to all their greed and backstabbing. Those still left alive are busted up with their backs against the wall, and Grodd’s forces are closing in. With no heroes racing to save them, they must make a deadly deal with Gorilla Grodd to survive.

THE FLASH BY MARK WAID OMNIBUS VOL. 1
Written by MARK WAID
Art by MIKE WIERINGO, GREG LaROCQUE, and others
Cover by MIKE WIERINGO
$150.00 US | 1,088 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-363-2
ON SALE 11/1/22
Experience Wally West inheriting the mantle of the Fastest Man Alive in this volume chronicling Mark Waid’s critically acclaimed run! When a freak accident gives Wally the same super-speed powers as his uncle Barry Allen, a.k.a. the Flash, Wally’s journey toward becoming a true hero begins. Watch him take on terrorists, gunmen, and villains like the devious Mirror Master in these supersonic stories! This omnibus collects The Flash #62-91, The Flash Annual #4-6, Green Lantern #30-31, #40, The Flash Special #1, and Justice League Quarterly #10.

JUSTICE LEAGUE INCARNATE
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and DENNIS CULVER
Art by BRANDON PETERSON, ANDREI BRESSAN, and more
Cover by GARY FRANK
$24.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-795-1
ON SALE 10/25/22
The Superman of Earth-23 leads a team of superheroes from a myriad of worlds that includes Flashpoint Batman, China’s Flash from Earth-0, Captain Carrot from Earth-26, and the brand new superhero Dr. Multiverse from Earth-8 in a last-ditch effort to stop the end of every possible universe as we know it! Written by Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver with first issue art by Brandon Peterson and Andrei Bressan and a rotating cast of artists exploring the many different worlds of the DC Multiverse, this can’t-miss series is the next thrilling chapter in the Infinite Frontier saga! Collects Justice League Incarnate #1-5.

WAR FOR EARTH-3
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS, ROBBIE THOMPSON, and others
Art by STEVE PUGH, DEXTER SOY, BRENT PEEPLES, and others
Cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
$16.99 US | 176 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-803-3
ON SALE 9/13/22
The Teen Titans, the Flash, and the Suicide Squad all collide on Earth-3—home of the evil Crime Syndicate—on the hunt for Amanda Waller. As Waller tries to take over the alternate Earth and dethrone the evil versions of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and other heroes that rule it, her former partner—Rick Flag—arrives on E-3 bent on making Waller pay for her crimes, while the Titans and Flash hunt for a missing Titans Academy student they believe was kidnapped by Waller. Collects War for Earth-3 #1-2, Suicide Squad #13, The Flash #780, and Teen Titans Academy #13.

Flash #782 Preview

DC has posted a handful of preview pages for next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Wally and Wallace versus Girder in the downtown core, as well as Linda and the kids testing the uses of their own powers. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #782
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON and MICHAEL ATIYEH
Variant cover by TODD NAUCK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 5/17/22
The Speed Force on lockdown! Some of the Rogues are plotting something big inside Iron Heights, and the Flash goes inside to root out the plot. Meanwhile, Wallace figures out his future, and Linda tries to find out if she really has powers…

Rogues #2 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s Black Label Rogues series, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features the Rogues travelling to Gorilla City for their planned heist, with some snags along the way. Check it out at the link!

 

ROGUES #2
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by LEOMACS
Cover by SAM WOLFE CONNELLY
Variant cover by LEOMACS
1:25 variant cover by JORGE FORNÉS
$6.99 US | 48 pages | 2 of 4 | Prestige Plus | 8 ½” x 10 7/8″
ON SALE 4/26/22
17+
You might think you know Gorilla City, but you don’t. Not a soul who has gone looking for the secret kingdom has ever returned. You’d think the Rogues would know better than to go searching…but they either don’t know or just don’t care. The down-on-their-luck ex-cons are back together for the heist of a lifetime, but every time Captain Cold thinks he’s got things all figured out, the rug is pulled out from under him. And even if they make it to Gorilla City alive, they have a version of Gorilla Grodd unlike anything you’ve ever seen waiting for them…Continuing this groundbreaking neo-noir take on some of the DCU’s greatest villains!

Nightwing #91 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of Nightwing, which you can see at Adventures In Poor Taste. The issue continues with last month’s team-up between Dick Grayson and Wally West, because various people are trying to kill Nightwing and Wally’s helping out his friend.

The preview features Wally and Dick vs KGBeast and his goons, as part of yet another attempt on Dick’s life. Check it out at the link!

NIGHTWING #91
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 variant cover by SERG ACUNA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/19/22
Trying to save a city that’s even more beyond saving than Gotham is no small task, and even someone like Nightwing needs a day off to relax with his best friend and to recharge—but when your best friend is Wally West, a.k.a. the Flash, a “recharge” might not end up being so relaxing!

Flash #781 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 trying to get his cousin Wallace to join him on an adventure…but Wallace doesn’t seem quite so keen. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #781
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by FERNANDO PASARIN and MATT RYAN
Cover by BRANDON PETERSON and MICHAEL ATIYEH
Variant cover by NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/19/22
The Eclipso War left Wally West stopped dead in his tracks…but a brand-new villain has emerged to wreak havoc on the Scarlet Speedster! An exciting new story arc begins here!

DC’s July 2022 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for July 2022, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees a Dark Crisis tie-in at the solo Flash book, as Wally and Wallace go searching for Barry, and Bart is still with Young Justice in that Dark Crisis miniseries. Plus an intriguing new limited series called DC: Mech debuts, featuring an alternate universe Flash and giant battle suits.

You can see the solicits in full at CBR.

THE FLASH #784
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by AMANCAY NAHUELPAN
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by BENGAL
$3.99 US | 32 pages
Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/19/22
The search for Barry Allen! Wally and Wallace have arrived on the planet Pariah has trapped Barry on—but it’s not quite a happy reunion among the Flashes. The Dark Crisis tie-in storyline continues!

DARK CRISIS: YOUNG JUSTICE #2
TALE OF TWO WONDER GIRLS!
Written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
Art by LAURA BRAGA
Cover by MAX DUNBAR
Variant cover by NIKOLA ČIŽMEŠIJA
$3.99 US | 32 pages
2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/19/22
Impulse, Superboy, and Tim Drake were just saved by Cassie Sandsmark, Wonder Girl in the strange fantasy word they’re trapped in. And she’s here to help them navigate their retro surroundings. But…Cassie Sandsmark is back on our Earth searching for her friends alongside Red Tornado and the superhero formerly known as Arrowette. Which Cassie is lying and who’s about to get burned?!

NIGHTWING #94
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 variant cover by DAVID TALASKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/19/22
There’s a new commissioner in town, and it’s none other than Maggie Sawyer! But one clean commissioner does not make a whole bad basket of Blüdhaven police officers good, and now Blockbuster is forced to lean more on Nightwing’s sister, Mayor Zucco, to oversee the old commissioner’s illegal dealings…Then, an attack on Haven reveals some shocking truths to Nightwing and Oracle that make it difficult to recover from.

MULTIVERSITY: TEEN JUSTICE #2
Written by IVAN COHEN and DANNY LORE
Art by MARCO FAILLA
Cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Variant cover by STEPHANIE HANS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 2 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/5/22
The explosive miniseries starring Kid Quick and their allies shifts into even higher gear as Teen Justice investigates the Church of Blood! When efforts to infiltrate the mysterious church backfire, one hero faces a devastating loss! Plus: Supergirl and Robin attract surprising allies when they discover an unexpected mystery, Aquagirl finds herself out of her element (and then some), and an encounter with the Justice Guild threatens the future of Teen Justice!

AQUAMAN & THE FLASH: VOIDSONG #2
Written by JACKSON LANZING and COLLIN KELLY
Art by VASCO GEORGIEV
Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV
$6.99 US | 56 pages | 2 of 3 | Prestige
ON SALE 7/19/22
The true purpose of the Voidsong is revealed! The end of the world was just the beginning! With the Voidsong’s influence spreading deep into the fabric of reality, Aquaman and the Flash are the only heroes left standing. The apocalyptic circumstances seem to have finally forged a true partnership between these two disparate heroes, which raises a glimmer of hope. But as they head beneath the waves to do battle with the entity behind the song, what closely guarded secret will shatter the trust they’d formed?

FLASHPOINT BEYOND #3
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, JEREMY ADAMS, and TIM SHERIDAN
Art by XERMÁNICO
Cover by MITCH GERADS
Variant cover by XERMÁNICO
1:25 variant cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
1:50 variant cover by IVAN REIS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/5/22
The DC event of 2022 continues! Thomas Wayne’s investigation into the Clockwork Killer goes sideways when he is confronted by a deadly alien invader the world knows as…Project: Superman? But what’s happened to the Kryptonian and Krypton in the World of Flashpoint? Will Thomas Wayne do what he has to in order to stop Superman—or has he changed? And what are those strange earthquakes now erupting across reality?

BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #17
Written by RYAN CADY, JOEY ESPOSITO,
ALEX PAKNADEL, and DAN WATTERS
Art by GLEB MELNIKOV, SERG ACUÑA, AMANCAY NAHUELPAN, and RILEY ROSSMO
Cover by JIM CHEUNG and JAY DAVID RAMOS
Variant covers by GLEB MELNIKOV,
SEBASTIAN FIUMARA, and GARY FRANK
$7.99 US | 64 pages | Prestige
ON SALE 7/12/22
A blockbuster issue! Batman teams up with the Flash, Aquaman, and Black Adam in three spectacular stories in this special issue of Batman: Urban Legends, celebrating the Dark Knight’s monumental year on the silver screen! Also features a Bat-villain-centric bonus story. Brought to you by four stellar creative teams. Perfect for old fans and new readers alike!

DC: MECH #1
Written by KENNY PORTER
Art and cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
Variant cover by DAN MORA
1:25 variant cover by RICARDO LÓPEZ ORTIZ
1:100 variant cover by KARL KERSCHL
Team wraparound variant cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/26/22
At the end of World War II, Earth was invaded by giant mechanized parademons from a planet called Apokolips. Earth’s protectors, the Justice Society of America, were devastated, and with them, the age of superheroes came to an end and the era of the Mech began.
In the ensuing years, the world has stockpiled colossal battle suits piloted by elite warriors, waiting for the day Apokolips returns. But when Kal-El, the last son of a dying world, crash-lands in Metropolis with his own war suit, he’ll face down two of Earth’s finest Mech fighters, the Flash and Batman.
The dawn of a brave new mechanized DCU is here from the rising star creative team of Kenny Porter (The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive, Fearless) and Baldemar Rivas (Robins, Batman: Urban Legends).

DC VS. VAMPIRES #7
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by OTTO SCHMIDT
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:25 variant cover by LEIRIX
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 7 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/5/22
The nightmarish second arc begins! The Earth is now cloaked in darkness as the victorious vampire empire has taken full control. Pockets of humanity can still be found, and they struggle to live but hope fades with every darker day. The leaders of the last surviving resistance force—Green Arrow, Batgirl, and Supergirl—hatch a desperate plan to save the world…or die trying!

NEW TEEN TITANS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 (2022 EDITION)
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Art by GEORGE PÉREZ, ROMEO TANGHAL, and others
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ and DICK GIORDANO
$100.00 US | 692 pages | 7 1/4″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-672-5
ON SALE 9/13/22
Offered again! In 1980, writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez introduced a timeless team including Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, Changeling, Raven, and Starfire! This omnibus edition collects the team’s debut in DC Comics Presents #26, plus The New Teen Titans #1-20, The New Teen Titans Annual #1, The Best of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #18, and Tales of the New Teen Titans #1-4.

WHO’S WHO OMNIBUS VOL. 2
Written by VARIOUS
Art by VARIOUS
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND, GEORGE PÉREZ, and others
$150.00 US | 1,216 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-519-3
ON SALE 9/6/22
DC’s encyclopedia of heroes and villains steps into the 1990s in this massive hardcover continuing the classic Who’s Who biography series! Also includes the spin-off series Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes, spotlighting DC’s greatest team of the 30th century. Collects Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1-7, Who’s Who in the DC Universe #1-16, and Who’s Who in the DC Universe Update 1993 #1-2.