Yes, it’s finally here! Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds concludes this week! Also: Rogues’ Revenge is collected in hardcover along with some past Johns/Kolins Rogue Profiles, a guest spot in Green Lantern, and Tiny Titans.

Wednesday Comics #3

This week features the third issue of the 12-part weekly Wednesday Comics, including a new Flash/Iris West segment by Karl Kerschl and Brenden Fletcher

7” x 10”, 16 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Team books and crossovers after the cut!

Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5

Written by Geoff Johns
Art by George Pérez & Scott Koblish

Covers by George Pérez
This is it! The time-stopping finale to this Final Crisis tie-in arrives as Superman, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl battle Time Trapper while Prime and the Legion of Super-Villains engage in an all-out war with the Legions! Leading into the all-new Adventure Comics #1!
5 of 5 · 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge HC

Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Scott Kolins

In the face of Final Crisis, superstar writer Geoff Johns (JSA, Action Comics) and artist Scott Kolins (Solomon Grundy) revive the most ruthless Rogues Gallery of them all! At times, they’ve been laughed at, ridiculed and hunted — but The Flash Rogues Gallery has had enough. The team of villains decides to remind the world why they’re not to be messed with in this hardcover collecting their return in Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #1-3 as well as a couple of their greatest hits from The Flash #182 and #197.

144 pg, FC, $19.99 US.

Green Lantern #44

Written by Geoff Johns
Art and cover by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy
Variant cover by Rodolfo Migliari

“Blackest Night” continues! As Hal Jordan and Barry Allen investigate a bizarre crime in Gotham City, they come face to face with one of their oldest allies — J’onn J’onzz, the Martian Manhunter! But their old friend is not there for reunions; he’s come for much more. Meanwhile, Sinestro seeks to rebuild his army and take his revenge on the being who would usurp it — Mongul! preview at IGN.

This issue will ship with two covers. For every 25 copies of the Standard Edition (with a cover by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy), retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition (with a cover by Rodolfo Migliari).

On sale July 22 – 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Tiny Titans #18

Written by Art Baltazar and Franco
Art and cover by Art Baltazar

School’s over, but the Tiny Titans can’t leave yet — they’re stuck in detention! How did that happen? Meanwhile, elsewhere in the school, Principal Slade’s got some dirty jobs…and Darkseid’s gotta do them!

32 pg, FC, $2.50 US

This week the Flash appears in a new installment of Wednesday Comics, plus team books The Titans, JSA vs. Kobra, Super-Friends, and the launch of this year’s highly-anticipated event, Blackest Night!

Wednesday Comics #2

This week features the second issue of the 12-part weekly Wednesday Comics, including a new Flash/Iris West segment by Karl Kerschl and Brenden Fletcher

7” x 10”, 16 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Team books and crossovers after the cut!

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It’s another light week, with just one Flash appearance coming out (and one Kid Flash)…but it’s the first issue of Wednesday Comics, DC’s experimental newspaper-sized weekly series that runs through the summer.

Wednesday Comics #1

In July, DC Comics gives a fresh twist to a grand comics tradition with Wednesday Comics, a new, weekly 12-issue series by some of the greatest names in comics today!

Wednesday Comics is unique in modern comics history: Reinventing the classic weekly newspaper comics section, it is a 16-page weekly that unfolds to a sprawling 28” x 20” tabloid-sized reading experience bursting with mind-blowing color, action and excitement, with each feature on its own 14” x 20” page.

Spearheaded by DCU Editorial Art Director Mark Chiarello, whose past editing credits include Batman: Black & White, DC: The New Frontier and Solo, each page of Wednesday Comics spotlights the continuing adventures of DC heroes, including:

• Batman, Wednesday Comics’ weekly cover feature, by the Eisner Award-winning 100 BULLETS team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso
• Adam Strange, by writer/artist Paul Pope (Batman: Year 100)
• Metamorpho, written by New York Times best-selling writer Neil Gaiman with art by Eisner Award-winner Michael Allred (Madman)
• The Demon and Catwoman, written by Walter Simonson (Thor, Manhunter) with art by famed DC cover artist Brian Stelfreeze
• Deadman, written by Dave Bullock and Vinton Heuck, art by Dave Bullock
• Kamandi, written by Dave Gibbons (Watchmen, Green Lantern Corps) with art by Ryan Sook (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Arkham Asylum: Living Hell)
• Superman, written by John Arcudi (The Mask) with art by Lee Bermejo (Joker)
• Wonder Woman, written and illustrated by Ben Caldwell (Dare Detectives)
• Green Lantern, written by Kurt Busiek (Trinity, Astro City) with art by Joe Quiñones (Teen Titans Go!)
• Teen Titans, written by Eddie Berganza with art by Sean Galloway
• Supergirl, written by Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex) with art by Amanda Conner (Power Girl)
• Hawkman, written and illustrated by Kyle Baker (Plastic Man, Special Forces)
• Sgt. Rock, written by Adam Kubert (Superman: Last Son), illustrated by legendary comics artist Joe Kubert
• The Flash, written by Karl Kerschl (Teen Titans: Year One, The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive) and Brenden Fletcher, illustrated by Karl Kerschl
• Metal Men, written by Dan DiDio with art by Ian Churchill (Supergirl)

Wednesday Comics will arrive in stores folded twice to 7” x 10”, with the first issue set to reach stores on July 8.

7” x 10”, 16 pg, FC, $3.99 US

Booster Gold #22

Written by Keith Giffen; co-feature written by Matthew Sturges; Art by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund; co-feature Art by Mike Norton; Cover by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund

“Day of Death” part 2! Booster Gold travels back in time to prevent the Black Beetle from killing the New Titans, but who will save Booster Gold from the Black Beetle — and what role will Deathstroke play?

And in the all-new Blue Beetle co-feature, Jaime must battle a flying robot army from destroying all of the people in El Paso!

40pg – $3.99 US

Note: This slipped my notice the first time through, but Booster Gold is going back to the time when Wally West was on the team as Kid Flash. Also: Newsarama has a preview of the issue.

To the best of my knowledge, the Flash doesn’t appear in any comics this week, with the possible exception of the trade paperback of Amazons Attack.

On the other hand, there’s this spiffy neon sign…

The Flash Mini Neon Sign

Decorate your home or store with this exciting, affordable neon sign featuring The Flash’s classic lightning strike logo!

The adjustable base unit can sit on a tabletop or be mounted to a wall.
Powered by a plug-in, UL-adapter, the sign itself measures approximately 8″ wide x 9″ high and has a base measuring approximately 5.5” in diameter. Packaged in a 4-color box.

$89.99 US.

Justice Society of America #28

Written by Jerry Ordway
Art by Jerry Ordway & Bob Wiacek
Cover by Jerry Ordway

A Japanese spirit has appeared to exact revenge on the living symbols of America’s atomic warfare while the rest of the JSA reaches out to another founding member for assistance: The Spectre! Continuing the haunting new arc by Jerry Ordway and Bob Wiacek.

32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

The Last Days of Animal Man #2

Written by Gerry Conway
Art by Chris Batista & Dave Meikis
Cover by Brian Bolland

Buddy Baker’s powers have picked the wrong time to desert him — a thousand feet above the San Diego skyline! He’ll have to rely on the help of a most unlikely ally if he wants to survive his rematch with Bloodrage. But there’s more than one homicidal maniac out there with designs on his life, and the Mirror Master’s daughter won’t settle for the scraps Bloodrage plans on leaving behind!

2 of 6 · 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Justice League of America #34

Written by Len Wein
Art by Jose Luis & JP Mayer
Cover by Ed Benes & Rob Hunter

The cards are against the remnants of the Justice League! And those cards are the Royal Flush Gang! Can even Superman and Wonder Woman save a team whose luck has run out? Featuring the deadly return of an old foe in part 1 of a 2-part story.

32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Notes: I’m not certain the Flash is in this book anymore.

JLA Deluxe Edition Vol.2 HC

Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Howard Porter, Gary Frank, Greg Land, Val Semeiks and others
Cover by Howard Porter & John Dell

Collecting stories from JLA #10-17, Prometheus #1 and JLA/WILDCATS in Deluxe format, this volume features the Justice League facing off against Lex Luthor’s newly assembled Injustice Gang while the fate of the Earth itself hangs in the balance.

320 pg, FC, $29.99 US

It’s a light week for regular Flash appearances, but we’ve got two alternate reality versions available:

Superman/Batman #61

Written by Michael Green & Mike Johnson
Art and cover by Francis Manapul

It’s the action-packed finale of “Mash-Up”! Superman and Batman team with the Justice Titans to take down the worst villains in Gothamopolis! But who is the hidden mastermind behind this topsy-turvy world?

On sale June 17 · 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

Tiny Titans #17

Written by Art Baltazar & Franco
Art and cover by Art Baltazar

It’s Robin’s birthday party, and you’re invited! See what the Tiny Titans get him for the big day. Plus, Cyborg learns what continuity is and why sometimes it works against you. And join Mrs. Atom, Dot and Crumb for a day of shopping.

On sale June 17 · 32 pg, FC, $2.50 US