“Misadventures in Babysitting” Review of THE FLASH 797

After a FANTASTIC, action-packed “One-Minute War” ends, it’s time for a little lighter entertainment. Make no mistake, there is still a LOT of action here – but the fun factor has been cranked up to eleven in a story that lets the younger members of the Flash family shine. It’s a multiversal adventure that is guaranteed to bring a smile. Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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DC’s July 2023 Solicitations

DC has posted their full complement of solicitations for July 2023, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. It’s a very sparse month for Flash fans, as the solo series is on hold until Si Spurrier’s run begins in September, but there’s a Flash tie-in issue as part of the Knight Terrors summer event. Plus, a new series called World’s Finest: Teen Titans launches by Mark Waid and Emanuela Lupacchino, which features a new retelling of the team’s early days.

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

KNIGHT TERRORS: THE FLASH
Written by ALEK PAKNADEL
Art by DANIEL BAYLISS
Cover by WERTHER DELL’EDERA
Variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by DANIEL BAYLISS
1:25 variant cover by KYLE HOTZ
1:50 variant cover by RAFAEL SARMENTO
Midnight variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 2 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/11/23
After the Flash Family freed Barry Allen from the dimension Pariah locked him in, the Scarlet Speedster was able to return home for some quality time with Iris and his other loved ones. But after the world is plunged into the Nightmare Realm, Barry’s trapped in a different cage, and he’ll have to find a way out on his own!

KNIGHT TERRORS: TITANS
Written by ANDREW CONSTANT
Art by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant cover by ÁLVARO MARTÍNEZ BUENO
Variant cover by CHRISTIAN WARD
1:25 variant cover by TONY HARRIS
1:50 variant cover by JORGE CORONA
Midnight variant cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 2 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/25/23
The kids are not all right! After plummeting into the Nightmare Realm, the remaining members of the Titans come face-to-face with a fever dream turned reality: the Terror Titans! These warped versions of our heroes are prepared to do anything to become the next Justice League…even kill!

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by MIKEL JANIN
Variant cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
1:25 variant cover by DEMETRIUS DAWKINS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/18/23
Reunions are cut short when the JSA and the Lost Children face down a new threat! Can this group of heroes and sidekicks find their rhythm or will it be curtains for both? What happens here has massive ramifications for the next stage of THE NEW GOLDEN AGE!

WORLD’S FINEST: TEEN TITANS
Written by MARK WAID
Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant covers by EVAN “DOC” SHANER and JIM CHEUNG
1:25 variant cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
1:50 variant cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
1:100 variant cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Blank sketch variant cover
Special foil variant cover by JIM CHEUNG ($5.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 1 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 7/11/23
Spinning out of the pages of the runaway hit Batman/Superman: World’s Finest comes a modern retelling of the early adventures of the original Teen Titans!

Led by Robin, the Boy Wonder, a new super-team has burst onto the scene—meet the Teen Titans, DC’s grooviest group filled with super-teens with super-problems. When they’re not fighting alongside their Justice League mentors, they’re managing their image and cultivating the rabid fan base that helps them save the world…as, all the while, a danger from the shadows intends to tear these friends apart before they ever reach the big time.

Before they were the Titans of the DCU, they were the Teen Titans, and you won’t want to miss this fresh take on their origins from the legendary talents of Mark Waid and Emanuela Lupacchino!

Flash #797 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Wallace getting misled into babysitting for the West twins and their friend Maxine Baker, and things quickly go south for everyone when the kids are abducted. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #797
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Art by SERG ACUNA
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Variant cover by YASMIN FLORES MONTANEZ
1:25 variant cover by SERG ACUNA
1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Superman variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/18/23
It’s a super-speed misadventure in babysitting as Kid Flash watches Jai and Irey, the Flash’s children! When a sleepover goes awry, Ace has to bring back the twins, Maxine, and a few new friends from across time and space!

“Partners In Time” Review of S9 E8 of THE FLASH

This feels like another “filler” episode – that’s not all bad, and in fact it’s quite entertaining. If you wanted another Flash uni, you sort of get one in this episode, and there is a little bit of super-speed going on here. But the big factor is time – and time is definitely the enemy in this episode. Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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Flash #796 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. It’s the finale of the multi-part “One-Minute War” story arc, and the preview features Wally regrouping with Gold Beetle and her army of rescued heroes (you may remember them from Heroes In Crisis). Check it out at the link!

THE FLASH #796
Written by JEREMY ADAMS
Pencils by ROGER CRUZ and FERNANDO PASARIN
Inks by WELLINGTON DIAS
Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Variant cover by DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Variant cover by YASMIN FLORES MONTANEZ
1:25 variant cover by LEE GARBETT
1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 4/4/23
It’s the final moments of the One-Minute War! Cornered by the evil Admiral Vel, the Flash family is on the edge of defeat, but some surprising allies give the speedsters one last chance to change the outcome of the war once and for all!