“FLASHPOINT” – Review of THE FLASH Ep 3.1

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We’ve been waiting all summer for this…the third season debut of THE FLASH! When we left season two, Barry had run all the way back to that pivotal moment in time to save his mother. “Flashpoint” Promo ClipWe knew there would be consequences…and with an episode titled “Flashpoint” we knew everything would be different. What does the TV version of the “Flashpoint” world look like? How awesome is this episode? Want to learn more? Follow us after the jump!

NOTE: This review is being posted prior to the airing of THE FLASH on the West Coast of the US. If you haven’t seen the show yet….PLEASE wait until after you see the show to read on!

SPOILERS AHEAD!

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Life After CBR for Comics Should Be Good and Robot 6

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Among the casualties of Comic Book Resources’s reorganization as CBR were the hosted blogs Comics Should Be Good and Robot 6. Existing posts are still there, some of the columnists are still writing for CBR, but what’s still there is scattered in with the rest of the site, and the lively discussion section is gone.

A number of CSBG writers have set up at Atomic Junk Shop, which aims to be “the bookshop owner that can trace the history of a genre, a record shop clerk that can point out the influences of your favorite bands, the person at the comic store register that can tell you all about the run of comics that you’re sure to love based on what’s in your pull box.”

Meanwhile, over the last few months some of the Robot 6 bloggers have been writing at Smash Pages. I can’t find a launch announcement, but there are a lot of familiar names and even a few columns that picked up where they left off from the old site. I seem to remember that Robot 6 originally formed in the wake of a Newsarama restructuring that killed off Blog@Newsarama. It’s interesting to trace the connections.

(via The Beat)

“Flashpoint” Promo Clip

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The CW has released a teaser clip from the season premiere of The Flash, titled “Flashpoint”. It shows a confrontation between Barry and the Reverse Flash, as well as hints of the timeline danger to come.

https://youtu.be/6503R-P83PE

The episode airs tomorrow, on October 4th! Who’s looking forward to it?

How NOT To Make Friends and Influence People – Review of TEEN TITANS REBIRTH #1

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teen-titans-rebirth-1-coverThe Teen Titans have lost their leader (at least they think Tim Drake is dead), and each of them is trying to move on with their lives as best they can. But…someone seems to have other plans for them. Just who that is, and how this person goes about their task…well, you’ll just have to follow us after the jump to learn more, but it IS a good start to a new volume of the TEEN TITANS!

SPOILERS AHEAD – YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

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“Magenta” Synopsis, and Superhero Fight Club!

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The CW has posted this year’s Fight Club promo clip, although this one features the heroes rather than the villains we saw last year. It features Barry, Supergirl, the (Green) Arrow, and some members of the Legends Of Tomorrow in a group training session. Obviously it’s meant to welcome Supergirl into the CWverse fold!

https://youtu.be/Xs1wD1kudCs

And the official synopsis has been released for the third episode of The Flash. Titled “Magenta” (I think you can guess who’s in it), it’s due to air on October 18th.

“Magenta”— (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-PG, LV) (HDTV)

EARTH-2 WELLS AND JESSE RETURN TO CENTRAL CITY — Barry (Grant Gustin) and Team Flash are thrilled to reunite with Earth-2 Wells (Tom Cavanagh) and Jesse (guest star Violett Beane). Wells confides to Barry and Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) that Jesse has all the powers of a speedster and has been saving people on his Earth. He is concerned about her safety and wants them to talk her out of using her powers. Meanwhile, Magenta, (guest star Joey King) a new meta who can control metal, terrorizes the city. Armen V. Kevorkian directed the episode written by Judalina Neira & David Kob (#303). Original airdate 10/18/2016.

It’ll be good to see the return of Earth-2 Harry and Jesse, and even better to see her in action as Jesse Quick! Who’s looking forward to it?

“Paradox” Official Stills, And Mega-Crossover Details

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The CW has released the official still images from the second episode of the upcoming season, titled “Paradox”. They include our first look at Tom Felton’s character, Julian Dorn/Julian Albert, and a nice glimpse at Barry and Jay Garrick together. You can see the full batch of photos at Flash TV News.

Also, CBR has revealed the identity of the villains in the CW’s four-series crossover: they’ll be the Dominators, the alien race from DC’s Invasion! storyline. It’s a very ambitious goal, considering the aliens’ creepy and inhuman appearance, and showrunner Marc Guggenheim says “We’re using cutting-edge prosthetics and computer effects to achieve a feature film-quality look which is faithful to Invasion! artist Todd McFarlane’s interpretation of the characters.” So it’ll be interesting to see how they pull it off. There’s no word thus far on what the Dominators will be doing in the episodes, but it’ll probably be big.

Excited for the crossover? What do you hope to see in it? How about the meeting between Barry and Earth-3’s Jay Garrick? Share your thoughts!