Quick note: Danielle Panabaker and Carlos Valdes will appear as Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon on tonight’s episode of Arrow. The characters, based on Killer Frost and Vibe, are members of the Flash supporting cast and will appear as regulars on that show if the CW picks it up as a series. See also the latest DC All-Access episode:
Flash TV Show Quick Update: Studio Screening Today
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Flash TV News reports that the Flash TV pilot is screening today at the studio. We should know by May 15 whether the show gets picked up for a fall 2014 series.
#TheFlash pilot studio screening day with @AJKreisberg and @geoffjohns pic.twitter.com/GPyO32OpD4
— Greg Berlanti (@GBerlanti) April 13, 2014
Speed Reading
Flashy Links
- FLASH #29 review at Comic Book and Movie Reviews
- That F’ing Monkey: Car Emblems
- The Flash Podcast Episode 10 – The Trickster
- The McRib of Superheroes – Our Valued Customers. The comparison has been made before.
- The Flash TV show pilot is filming again. Here are some photos at FlashFans.org
Comics News
- DC is relaunching TEEN TITANS and Suicide Squad this summer.
- Amazon is buying Comixology, which is going to be a major shift in the digital comics landscape. Or maybe not, since Amazon does occasionally let purchased companies just do their own thing. The Beat
More Comics
- Last year’s WonderCon photos (this year’s con is next week).
The Comic-Con hotel lottery is done. I didn’t get a downtown hotel, but maybe it’s best not to stay too close to the convention center this year. (I really hope Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant will be hosting a reading with the California Browncoats…on Preview Night. It’s too good an opportunity to miss.)- Justice League Watches – Gizmodo
- TIME writes that Arrow Has Given DC Comics the Best On-Screen Superhero Franchise
Media Blitz! Venditti and Jensen Talk With CBR About Wally West and More!
New Flash writers Robert Venditti and Van Jensen are featured today at Comic Book Resources in an interview about their plans for Wally West, the Rogues and more as their run begins with issue #30 on April 30. While some parts of Wally’s New 52 debut are still secret, we get a sense of the imporance of his relationship with Barry…and how long they plan to keep Wally as a big part of the series. Follow the jump to get the details!
Early Preview is up for Flash #30
The first issue of The Flash by the new creative team won’t hit shelves until the end of the month, but DC has released a preview already (Newsarama). The issue opens five years into the future, with the Flash making a horrifying discovery, before the story jumps back to the present day.
THE FLASH #30
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and VAN JENSEN
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
1:25 MAD Variant cover
On sale APRIIL 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
An all-new creative team makes its debut to show the deadly consequences of The Flash’s speed powers. During the traumatic events of FOREVER EVIL, Central City suffered the worst that the Crime Syndicate could dish out. Now The Flash has returned to make things right, but there are limits to what even the Fastest Man Alive can do!
Speed Reading: Flash TV Podcasts & Millar’s M.P.H.
A few quick Flash TV items:
The Flash Podcast has released two new episodes since we last checked in:
- Episode 8 Interviews Jason Spisak, the voice of Wally West on Young Justice.
- Episode 9 Spotlights Caitlin Snow, a.k.a Killer Frost, with guest star Shag of Firestorm Fan.
Flash TV Talk has a new episode on Wally West in Young Justice.
And in other speedster news…
Mark Millar Makes “MPH” His American Superhero Story at CBR, where the Scottish writer talks about his takes on super-speed and America, and artist Duncan Fegredo’s approach to portraying speed in the upcoming miniseries. IN another article, CBR also interviews Fegredo on his art process, and how he got involved in the book. Finally, there’s a six-page preview of the first issue.