Some weekend linkblogging…

Flash Reviews

• Flash #0 makes Newsarama’s Best Shots review by Shag
• Review: The Flash #0 at Population GO
• Both Flash #0 issues at Multiversity Comics
• The Flash #0 at Retcon Punch

More Flashy Links

• Las Vegas: What’s New With the DC 52? featuring Brian Buccellato, Scott Lobdell, JT Krul (CBR)
• G33K Life panels of the week: Kid Flash origin, in brief
• Speedster’s eye view of the city (Some photo manipulation I did on a picture from my Chicago trip.)
• Captain Cold Build-a-Bear for Scott Kolins by @VBartilucci
• Fan video: The Flash runs into the speed force.
• “Interview” with Rainbow Raider in the Fanzing Archives from 2002, Boosteriffic
• Added: 5 ways to bring back Wally West by chaosmechanica at IGN.

And as always, tons of stuff at Fastest Fan Alive and The Rogues Kick Ass.

More DC Comics

• Young Justice: Legacy Playable Heroes (via @ComicsAlliance)
• New 52 Guides and Reading Orders round-up at Collected Editions
• Kia and DC Entertainment launch Justice League car fleet for hunger relief. I wonder what model the Flash car will be.
• Android malware creates 3D maps of your home (Naked Security) – Wasn’t WayneTech working on this in The Dark Knight?

More Comics

• Deadpool & Deathstroke in a Comedy of Errors and other comic book characters mashed up with Shakespeare at CSBG
• San Diego Convention Center expansion approved, expected completion 2017 if it passes challenges. Comic-Con International is currently contracted to stay in San Diego through 2015. (The Beat)
• Jack Kirby’s connection to Argo at Comics Worth Reading.
• A Growing Sense of Concern Over Variant Covers at The Beat
• CBR asks: Is Warner Bros. Embarrassed by Superhero Tropes?
• TwoMorrows’ Modern Masters books on comic book artists (including Flash artist Mike Wieringo) is on sale for 40% off this month.
• Thrillbent comics is back online, with new installments of Insufferable by Mark Waid.

Some weekend linkblogging

Flashy Links

• Screwed Over: Losers of DC’s New 52 – Wally West – Geek Magazine
• Flash #0 review by Martin Gray
• Flash #0 Review and a theory at Barry Allen’s Comics and more
• Newsarama wonders if Wally West might be on his way back. I think they’re jumping the gun.
• That F’ing Monkey: Flash Friday: That Comic Talk
• Flash is one of 5 heroes who would benefit from Arkham City-like games according to WhatCulture

More DC Comics

• Complete timeline of the New 52 DC Universe – Comicosity
• DC’s New 52 Poll. Sometimes leaving the answers open ended backfires (but some of those answers are hilarious).
• Parallax view askew : Some Green Lantern fans blame Ron Marz for things that he didn’t have anything to do with. – Indigo Tribe
• Grant Morrison talks Multiversity at iFanboy and the Hollywood Reporter.

More

• The cover homage blog Covered is shutting down after 1000 posts.
• The Gold Standard: When characters get benched
• Video: Fan Art Law at Comic-Con 2012. This was a good panel, and I’m glad to see that it’s online now.
• Brandon M. Easton: How Racism Works In The Comic Industry – Bleeding Cool.
• Thoughts on the Internet’s attention span
• Dates announced for next year’s Long Beach Comic Con…and a proposal to prevent future Con Wars at The Beat
• Anaphylaxis can kill in minutes. Help me raise funds for food allergy research & advocacy in the FAAN Walk for Food Allergy.

Flashy Links

• Flash Birthday Cake
• Flash Annual #1 at Comic Book and Movie Reviews
• One Year Later: The Flash – Comics Bulletin
• Our Valued Customers: How to improve the Olympics
• Flash as the Running Man, Stand by T, and more comic book/Stephen King mashups at CSBG’s The Line it is Drawn
• Comic Book Easter Eggs: Francis Manapul Gets “Lost” in the Pages of Flash

Plus lots of stuff at Fastest Fan Alive and The Rogues Kick Ass.

More Comics & Stuff

• Have you nominated your choices for Comics Should Be Good’s Top 100 Comic Book Runs yet?
• Mike Sterling describes The reader’s curse. I know it well.
• Boxes Within Boxes – More on digital vs physical comics, moving, and ownership, from Westfield’s KC Column
• Biff! Pow! Thwack! How Not To Write Comics Criticism – Dylan Meconis
• Trying to figure out the New 52 cancellation threshold at The Beat
• Thrillbent Comics is relaunching next week with new series. Meanwhile, Insufferable continues.
• My photos of Space Shuttle Endeavour landing at LAX – nothing to do with the Flash, but it was awesome to see.
• Superman vs. Doctor Wertham – CLBDF
• I’m walking to raise funds for food allergy research and advacy, and I could use your help.

Flashy Links

• Flash cups & glasses at That F’ing Monkey
• Evil Genius Productions Outfits Artist Francis Manapul With A Flash Mask – ComicsAlliance
• The New Rogues Gallery – All About the Flash
• The Secret Origin of Earth 2 at Big Shiny Robot
• The Full Run: Mark Waid’s Flash (Part 3) at Comics Bulletin
• Francis Manapul’s layouts for Flash Annual #1
• The Last Run for The Flash (Barry Allen [Pre-Crisis]): Part 1 — #270 thru #284 – Comics And…Other Imaginary Tales

Conventions

• My photos from Chicon 7 (Worldcon 2012)
• FAN EXPO: Drawing with Amanda Conner, Tony Daniel and Francis Manapul – Comic Book Resources
• The Fire and Water Podcast: Dragon*Con
• Dragon*Con 2012 round-up and Photo Gallery at Girls Gone Geek
• YOU are a fan! I know one when I see one! – the idea of visible fandom has been around for a long time.

Art

• The Crisis on Infinite Walkyverses limited-edition poster is awesome. And I missed my chance to buy one. – Shortpacked!/Dumbing of Age
• Superheroes Get New Jobs!
• Video Game/Comic Book character mash-ups
• Superheroes Get New Sidekicks – CSBG

More DC Comics

• DC/Transformers: The Crossover that could have been.
• This Is the New DC – Thoughts on what digital release of the once-scrapped Elseworlds Giant means for DC now vs. then, from Comics Worth Reading
• DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: July 2012 – The Beat
• The Ultimate Problem with The New 52 – food for thought at Comic Book Movie

More Comics

• Rank your top 10 favorite comic book runs for CSBG’s Top 100 poll, now through Sep 30th.
• Digital vs. physical comics in terms of moving and the hidden cost of homeowner’s insurance at Comics Worth Reading
• This is what it’s like to be harassed on the Internet – DC Women Kicking Ass. This is truly messed up. If you think sexism & harrassment online isn’t a problem, read this & think again.
• Big Event Comics Death Fatigue at The Beat
• The World’s Most Expensive Comic Book Art (And Why Prices Keep Climbing) – Wired.com
• Streaming Video’s Robotic Overlords – Wired.com

Flash #12

• The Flash #12 review at ScienceFiction.com
• The Flash #12 at Weekly Comic Book Review
• The Flash #12 review at Population GO
• The Flash #12 at The Culture Cast with Zack and Nick
• Flash #12 review by Comic Book and Movie Reviews
• Flash #12 and more at Weekly Crisis

Flash Annual #1

• Flash Annual #1 Review at Comic book movie
• The Flash Annual #1 review at ScienceFiction.com
• Flash Annual #1 review at The Culture Cast
• Comics Pick of the Week: The Flash Annual #1 at Entropic Worlds

Other

• Flash: Crossfire review by W.L. Swarts

Catching up on linkblogging!

Flashy links

• The Weekly Crisis Moments of the Day: Flash Stops on a Dime and Super Speed and Baseball
• That F’ing Monkey: Cosmic Treadmill, Shark Week and Superhero Sexy Time
• Jesse Quick cosplay
• Mirror Master at FFA
• Captain Cold makes Angelus’ list of DC Comics’ Greatest Villains at Comic Book Movie
• Cast of LOST in Flash #12
• Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. – FLASH Fashion Facts at Newsarama

And be sure to follow The Rogues Kick Ass and The Fastest Fan Alive!

Flash Reviews

• The Culture Cast reviews The Flash #11
• Martin Gray reviews DCU Presents #12: Kid Flash
• Murtha reviews DCU Presents #12
• Barry Allen’s Comics reviews DC Universe Presents #12
• Collected Editions reviews Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
• CBR reviews The Flash #12
• My Humble Review: Flash #12
• Barry Alen’s Comics reviews Flash #12
• DC Signature Series The Flash (Jay Garrick) Figure Review

Art

• Jay Garrick Flash Commission by Andrew J Harmon on deviantART
• The Line it is Drawn: Tribute to Joe Kubert
• Superhero 101 fan art at The Line it is Drawn (CSBG)
• Patterns: Joe Kubert “false sense of security” covers
• Impulse- Bart Allen Cross Stitch
• Flash (Wally West) Custom Action Figure

More DC comics

• Who's Who: The Definitive Podcast of the DC Universe, Vol 3 – Firestorm Fan
• Grumpy Old Fan: Used universes
• Justice League Customizable Photo Frame found by Firestorm Fan
• A Bunch of Vehicles Talk Smack About Wonder Woman’s Robot Plane (CSBG)
• How the New 52 saved comics – The Beat
• The webcomic “Little League” is now called JL8 due to trademark issues

Comics History

• CBLDF has a fascinating set before-and-after comparisons showing of pre-Comics Code stories that were reprinted after the Code went into effect, and what had to be changed to appease it.
• Comic book styles from around the world – How do comics reflect the countries they were created in?
• Taking comics seriously at Colgate Connect includes the history of American comics in 6 panels (via The Beat)

More Comics and Fandom

• Comic Relief interviews Mark Waid on Joe Kubert, Daredevil, cynicism, BOOM!, Superman and more.
• Why Comic-to-Screen Translation is So Difficult – Comic Book Movie
• Mark Waid’s 4 Panels That Never Work – The Gutters
• A Comics Crusader Takes On The Digital Future – NPR interviews Mark Waid
• Olympians: Superhero Bodies and What Real Athletes Look Like – ComicsAlliance
• Coming back to your LCS and keeping up the relationship with comics (IFanboy and Robot 6)
• KC Column on moving comics at Westfield. I only have 25-30 years’ worth, and my last move convinced me to cut them down severely. They have a lot more! (via Comics Worth Reading)
• Taking the Comic Out of the Comic Con – The Culture Cast with Zack and Nick talks Wizard World Chicago