Jay Garrick: The Flash #2 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of the Jay Garrick limited series, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features a flashback to Jay’s adventures with the Justice Society in World War II, in which they fight a Nazi cyborg bear while searching for the Spear of Destiny. Check it out at the link!

 

JAY GARRICK: THE FLASH
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by JORGE CORONA
Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 variant cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/21/23
Judy’s physicals are all coming back good and clear, which means only one thing: mall day with Stargirl! But when a foe from the 1940s crashes the party, Jay rushes in to save the day, much to his daughter’s chagrin!

DC’s February 2024 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for February 2024, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. That month sees the end of Si Spurrier’s relaunched Flash series’ first arc, as well as negative fallout for the Titans in the wake of “Beast World”. Plus, Speed Force and the Jay Garrick limited series continue their adventures.

You can see the solicitations in their entirety at Adventures In Poor Taste.

THE FLASH
Written by SI SPURRIER
Art and cover by MIKE DEODATO JR. and TRISH MULVIHILL
Variant covers by MIKE DEODATO JR., JAMES STOKOE and MATT TAYLOR
1:25 variant cover by WERTHER DELL’EDERA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/27/24
After the shocking ending of last issue, Wally West’s world has been completely upended—and as he quite literally is putting the pieces together, The Stillness’s attempts to reach out to a higher power are answered. Lace up your boots as the first arc of the critically-acclaimed new era for the Scarlet Speedster concludes!

SPEED FORCE
Written by JARRETT WILLIAMS
Art by DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER
Variant cover by LEIRIX
Black History Month variant cover by NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/13/24
Just as our young speedsters inch closer to uncovering the secret location behind the musical mayhem affecting Keystone and Central Cities, someone’s taken control of Connor, and he’s coming for Avery and Wallace. Also, someone’s about to have a…sing-off? The breakaway hit continues!

JAY GARRICK: THE FLASH
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by DIEGO OLORTEGUI
Cover by JORGE CORONA
Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
Variant cover by AFU CHAN
Black History Month variant cover by NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVEY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/20/24
Doctor Elemental’s plan is revealed as Jay and Judy race to save Joan from being captured. But this plot has been in the making for decades…Can the Flash and the Boom get one step ahead, or is this a final race for the Garricks?!

TITANS
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by TAURIN CLARKE and TIRSO CONS
1:25 variant cover by RICARDO LOPEZ ORTIZ
Sweater Weather variant cover by DAN MORA
Black History Month variant cover by NIKOLAS DRAPER-IVY
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/20/24
The Titans are not the same heroes they were when Beast World began. Can this team hold the world together after everything they’ve been through? Can these friends unite against strengthening enemies hellbent on tearing them apart? Or will they crumble in the face of a new world order?

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by CHRISTIAN DUCE and TOM DERENICK
Cover by DREW JOHNSON
Variant cover by JOCK
Variant cover by MICHAEL CHO
1:25 variant cover by PUPPETEER LEE
1:50 variant cover by E.M. GIST
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 5 of 7 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 2/20/24
The cataclysmic crossover between the DCU and Legendary’s Monsterverse continues!
The Justice League have regrouped after their initial losses and discover nefarious plans by the Legion of Doom AND the League of Assassins are underway to use the Monsters for their evil purposes. As Lois Lane uncovers truths about the monster’s identities, the League also learns of a beacon that’s drawing all the creatures to one location…the final battle to save Earth is about to begin!

THE FLASH BY JOSHUA WILLIAMSON OMNIBUS VOL. 1
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, TOM KING, MICHAEL MORECI,
and ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO, HOWARD PORTER,
NEIL GOOGE, and others
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
$125.00 US | 1,008 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77952-698-4
ON SALE 4/9/24
Superstar writer Joshua Williamson, along with artists Carmine Di Giandomenico and Howard Porter, sends Barry Allen—a.k.a. the Flash—on some of the wildest adventures of the modern age in this series spinning out of the DC Rebirth event.
In a changed DC Universe, the Flash must face off against threats like he’s never encountered before. His legendary Rogues Gallery of villains—Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, and Heat Wave—have new surprises in store for him, while enemies old and new threaten at every turn.
This first volume in a new omnibus series collects The Flash: Rebirth , The Flash -35, Batman #21-22, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32, Justice League #32-33, and a story from DC Holiday Special 2017 and features an introduction from Williamson and dozens of pages of behind-the scenes development art.

TALES OF THE TITANS
Written by DEAN HALE, SHANNON HALE, TINI HOWARD, STEVE ORLANDO, and ANDREW CONSTANT
Art by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, ELEONORA CARLINI, KATH LOBO, BRANDT & STEIN, and more
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE and MATHEUS LOPES
$16.99 US | 136 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-714-1
ON SALE 4/9/24
The Titans have stepped up to become the DCU’s premier superhero team, and all eyes are on them! Who are Starfire, Raven, Donna Troy, and Beast Boy? Where do they come from, and what do they stand for? All will be revealed in this all-new series of spotlight tales in the spirit of the beloved 1980s classic Tales of the New Teen Titans!
When a spaceship bearing Tamaranean markings crash-lands on Earth, alien princess and warrior Starfire goes on a solo mission to uncover its origins! Raven comes to the aid of a woman in over her head with the Church of Blood, and she’ll have to face a terrible reminder of her mother’s tragic past…and an evil closer to her than you may think! Donna Troy has always seen the world through the lens of her camera, and when she hears rumors of an insidious new leader on the rise in Markovia, she’ll stop at nothing to use her powers and her photography to bring the truth to light! When a scientist with nothing to lose needs a battered and weakened Beast Boy’s powers for terrifying ends, Gar will have to face what truly makes him special…and save his own life in the process! This epic collection includes Tales of the Titans -4 and sets up the next big DCU epic—Titans: Beast World—do not miss it!

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: REBIRTH OMNIBUS
Written by JAMES TYNION IV and RAM V
Art by ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO and others
Cover by ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO
$150.00 US | 1,464 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-588-8
ON SALE 4/16/24
The last age of magic is upon us! Wonder Woman has gathered the DC Universe’s greatest and strangest to form a new Justice League Dark to protect the world at any cost. But is it too late?
Collecting Justice League Dark -29; Justice League Dark Annual ; Justice League Dark 2021 Annual; Justice League Dark/Wonder Woman: The Witching Hour ; Aquaman #66; Black Adam: Endless Winter Special ; The Flash #767, #777-779; Justice League #58, #72-74; Justice League: Endless Winter -2; Superman: Endless Winter Special ; Teen Titans: Endless Winter Special ; Wonder Woman #56-57; Wonder Woman/Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour ; and stories from Justice League #59-71, Future State: Justice League -2, and Secrets of Sinister House .

JLAPE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
Written by LEN KAMINSKI, JOHN OSTRANDER, KEITH GIFFEN, and others
Art by POP MHAN, JASON ORFALAS, GRAHAM NOLAN, M.D. BRIGHT, and others
Cover by ARTHUR ADAMS
$29.99 US | 352 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-722-6
ON SALE 3/26/24
Apes alive! When Solovar, leader of Gorilla City, is apparently assassinated by pro-human extremists, Gorilla City’s new government declares war on humanity. Part of their plot involves turning the JLA into human-hating gorillas to help carry out their bidding.
Now it’s up to Batman (the only member who wasn’t transformed, of course) and Martian Manhunter to find a cure for their banana-loving buddies and prevent all-out gorilla warfare from encompassing every civilization from Atlantis to Themyscira. JLApe: The Complete Collection reprints the entire crossover from Legends of the DC Universe , JLA Annual , Batman Annual #23, Aquaman Annual , Wonder Woman Annual , The Flash Annual #12, Superman Annual #11, Green Lantern Annual , and Martian Manhunter Annual .

THE JURASSIC LEAGUE
Written by JUAN GEDEON and DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
Art by JUAN GEDEON, RAFA GARRES, and JON MIKEL
Cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON and MIKE SPICER
$16.99 US | 152 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-489-8
ON SALE 4/16/24
You know the story: an infant escapes the destruction of its home planet and is deposited on Earth to be raised by human parents. A goddess from a lost city defends truth. A Tyrannosaurus rex dons the visage of a bat to strike fear into evildoers’ hearts. This heroic trinity, alongside a league of other super-powered dinosaurs, join forces to save a prehistoric Earth from the sinister machinations of Darkyloseid. Wait…what? Okay, maybe you don’t know the story. Witness this brand-new—yet older-than-time—adventure and experience the Justice League as you’ve never seen them before! Collects The Jurassic League -6.

World’s Finest: Teen Titans #5

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of World’s Finest: Teen Titans , and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features a flashback to the team’s ugly history with a young metahuman named Haywire, which sets the tone for his enmity with them in the present. Check it out at the link!

 

WORLD’S FINEST: TEEN TITANS
Written by MARK WAID
Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant covers by EVAN “DOC” SHANER and BELEN ORTEGA
1:25 variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
1:50 variant cover by ETHAN YOUNG
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/14/23
It All Goes Haywire!
Robin’s reeling after a battle against Haywire’s Anti-Titans doesn’t go as planned, and a confrontation with his biggest stan, Kid Flash, reveals how Batman’s protégé really feels about his role as a leader. Robin sees he must make a big move to earn back his teammates’ trust—and shares a super-secret! Meanwhile, Speedy shoots his shot with Donna, but is rebuffed…Could Wonder Girl have eyes for another superhero in the making?

Speed Force #1 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from the debut issue of Speed Force, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The series will spotlight the adventures of Wallace West and Avery Ho, and the issue preview features the two of them in some frenetic downtime with Connor Kent (Superboy). Check it out at the link!

 

SPEED FORCE
Written by JARRETT WILLIAMS
Art and cover by DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Variant cover by LEIRIX
1:25 variant cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/14/23
Wallace West and Avery Ho: the young speedsters have been Teen Titans, Justice Leaguers, and above all, members of the Flash Family. As they become aware of mysterious changes happening to the Speed Force, they race to Keystone City, where they encounter old friends, new threats, and a chance to forge their own paths. Spinning out of the pages of The Flash, the team of Jarrett Williams (Super Pro K.O., Rick & Morty) and Daniele Di Nicuolo (Nightwing, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), bring the next generation of Speedsters into the Dawn of DC!

“Stepping Out” Review of THE FLASH #2

We are in the second issue of a very different kind of FLASH story – one of cosmic horror. Wally West is dealing with all sorts of strange happenings, and seems to be developing new powers while Rogues are also moving up the high-tech scale. It’s a mystery inside an enigma, and a whole new approach that redefines the Speed Force and almost everything you think you know about The Flash. Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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Flash #2 Preview

DC has posted a handful of preview pages from next week’s issue of Flash , and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview picks up where the last issue left off, with that horrifying new extradimensional creature attacking Wally and the gorillas. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH
Written by SI SPURRIER
Art by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR. and TRISH MULVIHILL
Variant covers by MIKE DEODATO JR. and BJORN BARENDS
1:25 variant cover by JAMES HARREN
1:50 variant cover by MATT TAYLOR
Artist Spotlight variant cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/24/23
As Wally West faces massively powered-up old foes as well as a new, mysterious being, he encounters a group of alien explorers who are very interested in Wally’s powers (which continue to glitch). Also, something seems to be literally bubbling up in Keystone City, as the new era for the Scarlet Speedster continues!
New Character Debut: THE STILLNESS!