Bart Allen…er, Bar Torr is on trial in the bleak future that he left, a prisoner of the Functionary that had sent him to our time as part of their “Witness Protection Program”. The other Titans are there, having learned just how far Kid Flash had gone in his earlier fight against the rulers of his time. Now, the Titans seem helpless as they watch the lead-up to a massive show trial…and that’s where we pick up to Teen Titans #27.
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This issue of The Flash begins a three-parter in which Brian Buccellato gets to wrap up some story threads before moving over to Detective with Francis Manapul. Looks like these are very important threads, as we start to delve into the biggest mystery of all for Barry Allen…
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I had the opportunity to watch the JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time animated film the other night. It’s a straight-to-video release directed by Giancarlo Volpe (best known in DC fandom for Green Lantern: the Animated Series), and is aimed at a younger audience than such films as The Flashpoint Paradox. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, considering the extreme violence in some of DC’s major animated releases.
Overall, I rather enjoyed Trapped in Time, which was surprisingly fun. There were some plot points glossed over and a bit of kid-oriented humour which didn’t appeal to me, but I’m not the primary audience. And frankly it’s a good thing to produce series (whether animated programs or comic books) that are more suited to children — in the era of a shrinking industry, comics could use some new fans.
Slight spoilers after the cut.
The Rogues are without their leaders, with Lisa out of action and Captain Cold nowhere to be found. Mirror Master, Heat Wave and and Weather Wizard are left alone to stand against some of the worst villains Gotham City has to offer. Even worse, Mirror Master’s powers are not working right and Weather Wizard is out cold…can anything else go wrong? That’s where we pick up with Rogues Rebellion #4!
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With Earth 2’s Superman under the control of Darkseid, is there any hope for Earth 2? Destruction is all around and the Wonders appear thoroughly defeated. But, the fight isn’t over yet – in fact, it may be just beginning in this issue of Earth 2.
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We are finally getting to the story that has eluded us for over two years – the real story behind the New 52 Kid Flash. We’ll try to not be too spoilerish here, but this is a significant issue in every sense of the word. We can finally see what has been driving Bart all this time, and what has been hidden till now…even from himself!
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