Category Archives: Round-Ups

Speed Reading: Flash for the Uninitiated, Central City Song, and More

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The Flash

Jose Luis Molestina picks up Wally West’s final adventure in the pre-Flashpoint reality with a fan comic.
In Defense Of DC Comics New 52′s Wally West – Inside Pulse
Changes to Our Heroes: The Wally West Effect – Atomic Geekdom
“Slow Burn/Please Don’t Die” song by Mike Schmidt.
Super-hero Weaknesses – That time someone asked me what the Flash’s “weakness” was.
Comic Book Legends Revealed tackles the question of what would have happened to Barry Allen if he hadn’t died in Crisis on Infinite Earths — and refers back to an interview with Cary Bates here at Speed Force!
CBR: 5 Rogues we want on the Flash TV Show
15 Things to Note in the First Trailer for The Flash TV Series
6 Great Things About THE FLASH Trailer – The Flash TV

Flash Podcasts

Back In A Flash episode 3 focuses on the Rogues.
The Flash Podcast Episode 21: Gorilla Grodd
Flash TV Talk continues its Young Justice retrospective and discusses current TV rumors.

Flash reviews

More Comics

Don’t fear the silly – Robot 6 suggests that comics should embrace some of the inherent silliness. After all, without 75 years’ worth of stories to give them weight, the idea of a man who dresses up as a giant bat and calls himself “Bat Man” is pretty silly.
Ask Chris considers the mass media influence on comics canon. You know, elements like Harley Quinn and Rene Montoya, or the Daily Planet, or Kryptonite.
It’s weird how often these Peter David articles from more than a decade ago turn out to still be relevant. For example, this one about redefining comics for adults, or changes to movie/TV versions of characters.

Interview Round-Up: Venditti & Jensen, Waid, Gustin & More

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Lots of interviews over the last few weeks, both on The Flash and on some of the creator-owned projects by current and past Flash writers.

Current Flash Creative Team & TV Show

Brian Buccellato and Sons of the Devil

Sons of the Devil is psychological thriller about the survivors of a cult massacre coming together years later, told across a short film and a comic book series.

The Kickstarter for Sons of the Devil runs through June 18.

Van Jensen and The Leg

The Leg is a graphic novel about the disembodied leg of Santa Anna going on a quest to save Mexico. If it sounds weird, remember that Van Jensen also did Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer.

The Leg has been funded at the initial target level, and they’re trying to raise additional funds for a Spanish translation. The Kickstarter wraps on June 4.

Mark Waid, Empire and Thrillbent

Empire tells the story of what happens after a villain succeeds in taking over the world. Holding onto it isn’t quite the same as conquering…

Empire vol.2 launched this week on Thrillbent and is available as part of the $3.99/month subscription for the whole site. Subscribers also get a PDF of the long-out-of-print Empire Vol.1.

Speed Listening: Catching Up With Flash Podcasts

Speed Listening: Catching Up on Flash Podcasts

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The Flash Podcast has had several episodes since our last link round-up:

Episode 10 – The Trickster
Episode 11 – Cisco Ramon – New episode of @TheFlashPodcast spotlights Cisco Ramon aka Vibe
Episode 12 – Flash/Quiver Podcast Crossover
Episode 13 – Interview with Greg Weisman (Young Justice co-creator)

Flash TV Talk has been doing a four-part Wally West/Young Justice retrospective.

WHO’S WHO: The Definitive Podcast of the DC Universe is up to Volume XIX, featuring Reverse Flash and Quicksilver (no, not that one!) – Firestorm Fan/Aquaman Shrine