This Week: 1980s Barry Allen in Convergence: The Flash #1

Convergence Flash 1It’s pre-Crisis week for DC’s Convergence event, and that includes a second Flash miniseries, this one focusing on early 1980s Barry Allen. Crave Online has a preview of the issue, revealing just how Barry ended up back in the 20th Century to be trapped under the dome, and what he’s been doing there.

Trapped in Gotham City, Barry Allen has nowhere to run. He fights on, seeking justice as well as a way to save the city, but he faces a Tangent Universe foe who thinks faster than even The Flash can run!

Written by Dan Abnett, art by Federico Dallocchio, colors by Veronica Gandini. Cover by Mike Allred. Variant cover by Chip Kidd.

Update: DC has posted the Convergence Confidential recap pages.

Also: The latest digital chapter of Flash: Season Zero (set in the TV continuity) came out today, continuing the King Shark/Suicide Squad story.

Prof. Zoom and his “Hunting Party” in Flash Annual #4 (July)

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Flash Annual 4

HitFix has the covers and details for several DC Comics annuals coming in July, including….

THE FLASH ANNUAL #4

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and VAN JENSEN
Art by BONG DAVO and NORM RAPMUND
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
On sale JULY 29 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
Meet the new hunting party gathered by Professor Zoom – and see how The Flash’s nemesis recruited each of these deadly players to plague the life of Barry Allen.

Hmm, lower left might be an updated Folded Man or Shadow Thief. The cloak reminds me of New 52 Shazam, so maybe a related character. The woman with the headdress doesn’t ring any bells, but the one with the visor reminds me a bit of one of the future Cobalt Blues. And someone sure seems to be spinning a lot.

Sneak Peek At Next Week’s Flash Episode

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Today we’ve gotten some clips from next week’s episode “Who Is Harrison Wells?”, along with some commentary by showrunner Andrew Kreisberg. It is fairly spoilery for some major plot points, just so you’re warned.

https://youtu.be/2omJoh-NVO4

What do you think? Are you looking forward to it?

“All-Star Team Up” Review of Episode 118 of THE FLASH

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This episode of THE FLASH gives us a gender-bent version of the Bug-Eyed Bandit, a visit from Felicity Smoak and Ray Palmer, and some VERY significant developments in the lives of our favorite speedster and his family and friends. Can you say they were “busy as bees?” Okay, ouch, that was bad…but Episode 118, “All-Star Team Up” was another great chapter in this excellent series!

SOME SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP

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