Incoming Flash writers Robert Venditti and Van Jensen are featured today over at Newsarama in a thorough interview on their approach to and plans for their run, which begins in April with issue #30.
The two touch on their plans for the reintroduction of Wally West, as well as their focus on Barry Allen’s law-enforcement methods and the unique identity of Central City. Follow the jump for the latest!
Photos from the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron have revealed that film’s version of the Marvel speedster, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Notable is that in the Disney/Marvel Studios version, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch aren’t wearing traditional superhero costumes so much as ordinary street clothes that call to mind their comic book looks.
Back in January, Fox released their version of the character from X-Men: Days of Future Past on the cover of Empire Magazine. They took a considerably different approach to the character design.
More photos at The Beat, including Scarlet Witch and others.
So, what do you think of this take on the character?
Update: Here’s a link to some concept art for the movie.
DC Comics has a preview of Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion #6, the conclusion of the miniseries.
The Rogues battle Gorilla Grodd, Parasite and a slew of the Crime Syndicate’s co-opted thugs in the ruins of the Gem Cities. The outcome doesn’t look good for the Rogues, but these blue-collar opportunists never back away from a fight! Look for FOREVER EVIL: ROGUES REBELLION #6, written by Brian Buccellato and illustrated by Scott Hepburn, this Wednesday.
The issue arrives in stores on Wednesday, along with Flash #29. A preview of Flash was released last Friday.
Thanks in no small measure to the followers here at Speedforce, Barry Allen not only defeated Nightcrawler in SUPERHERO MARCH MADNESS, but did so with the largest vote total to date! Now, another Flash steps into the spotlight as WALLY WEST faces-off with AQUAMAN today!
DC MARVEL SUPERHERO MARCH MADNESS is set up with four regions – in two of the regions there are direct DC vs Marvel matchups from Day 1. The other two regions are “in-house” battles (DC vs DC, and Marvel vs Marvel), to assure that at least one representative of each publisher arrives safely in the final four. That’s why we find Wally going against another DC hero here. YOUR VOTES can help Wally over the top…and we may even see both Barry and Wally make it to the Final Four with your help!
While you are there, you may be interested in some of the other battles, including Hawkeye versus Green Arrow! But for now, here’s the link directly to the face-off that includes Wally:
http://www.tmstash.com/dc-vs-marvel-superhero-march-madness-day-6-flash-wally-west-vs-aquaman/
Thanks to all who dropped by to support Barry! If we see that again from Flash fans, then Wally has a really good chance of finding his way into the second round. Tell your friends, tell your enemies, tell EVERYONE to drop by and VOTE!
Hero Complex has a preview of Flash #29 by Brian Buccellato, with Agustin Padilla taking over for Patrick Zircher, due in stores next week. In the conclusion of this three-part murder mystery, Flash and Deadman team up to find the supernatural Keystone Killer before he strikes again. It’s a mystery that may — or may not — answer the question of who really killed Barry Allen’s mother in the post-Flashpoint timeline.
This story and Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion (also finishing next week) have been kind of a bonus round for the Francis Manapul/Brian Buccellato run on the character, as Manapul left after #25 to gear up for the duo to take over Detective Comics
Oh yeah, and there’s that Robot Chicken variant cover. They went with the Flashdance reference. Continue reading
As previously reported, there is a DC vs Marvel Superhero March Madness bracket challenge going on at TMStash.com, and now it is Barry Allen’s turn…and he needs your votes! Barry is facing off with Nightcrawler of the X-Men in Day 5 of the contest, which has already seen some major upsets including Batman’s defeat in Day 1 by Power Girl! There have already been a lot of SpeedForce.org followers showing up to vote in Superhero March Madness, and this vote is a big one for Flash fans! You can check out the brackets at TMStash.com, or follow the link below to go straight to Barry versus Nightcrawler:
http://www.tmstash.com/dc-vs-marvel-superhero-march-madness-day-5-flash-barry-allen-vs-nightcrawler/
And, stay tuned for Saturday’s Day 6 competition, which will include Wally West! For today though, Barry Allen is looking to YOU for help – be sure to tell your friends and VOTE!