Rogues in Catwoman #30-31: The Race of Outlaws

Flash #31 in May: The Future Invades the Present

DC Comics’ list of comics for May has been released, including…

THE FLASH #31
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and VAN JENSEN
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
1:25 BATMAN ’66 variant cover by MICHAEL ALLRED
On sale MAY 28 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Continued from THE FLASH ANNUAL #3! Guest starring Future Flash, Future Mirror Master and…Wally West! The future is invading Central City and the fates of Wally West and his Aunt Iris hang in the balance!

Flash #31

Three items of note:

They list the future Flash separately from Wally West (though it could as easily be future Wally and present Wally as it could be future Barry and present Barry), recalling Brett Booth’s cryptic remarks about the annual. (But honestly, who would expect a straight answer from DC after all this time?)
They confirm that Wally is Iris’ nephew in this continuity.
Future Mirror Master.

MPH: Millarworld launches a speedster comic in May

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Image Comics’ May 2014 solicitations include a 5-issue miniseries about speedsters from Mark Millar and Duncan Fegredo: “MPH”

The all-new Millarworld Universe kicks into high gear with the launch of Millar and Fegredo’s fast and furious miniseries. When a group of hard-luck teens in Motor City stumble upon a street drug called MPH, they gain the power of super speed. Will they use it to save the world? Hell no! Not when there’s dolla, dolla bills to be had, y’all. A high-octane urban adventure, MPH brings you super speed like you’ve never seen before! This launch features a variant cover by Jock, a blank cover variant, and a special series of linked cover variants by Fegredo showcasing the book’s cast.

Millar, who co-wrote The Flash with Grant Morrison for a year back in 1998-1999, spoke to THR last fall (via CBR) about the book, which is the first piece of a 21st-century superhero universe he plans to build over the next few years.

The first issue arrives in stores May 21.

MPH #1

Speed Reading – Jan/Feb Link Round-Up

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It’s time for another link round-up post!

Flash commentary and reviews

The Culture Cast reviews The Flash #27
Weird Science: The Flash #27 Review
FLASH #27 « Comic Book and Movie Reviews
What Culture: 10 Characters Who Should Recur On The Flash TV Series
Total Heroes Series 1 New 52 The Flash Action at Fastest Fan Alive
DC Collectibles’ Suicide Squad Captain Boomerang Action Figure review and pictures at Fastest Fan Alive
Can The CW’s The Flash Capture Arrow’s Magic? (CBS) – A more business-oriented look at The Flash’s prospects via @FlashCWFans
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: The Flash Doesn’t Run Really Fast – an alternative interpretation of the Flash’s powers

Flash art and Cosplay

John Byrne Rogues commission
Flash #139 cover homage
Golden Age Flash Movie Poster Mashup – Imagine Fred Astaire as Jay Garrick, The Scarlet Speedster
Speed Force photo pool on Flickr: Recent additions include a Green Arrow/Flash cosplay team-up

More Comics Reviews

Justice League: War at DVDs Worth Watching
Forever Evil #5 – at TMStash
Earth 2 Vol. 2: The Tower of Fate – Collected Editions
What Would You Do With 30 Minutes to Live? – Powerful concept behind this webcomic, reviewed at Comics Worth Reading

More Comics Stuff

IO9: Real-Life Locations That Would Make Badass Supervillain Lairs (via TMStash)
It Was Years Ago But We’re Still Angry With You – Interesting opinion piece on Alan Moore, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and authors’ relationship to their audience at CSBG
Keeping the Titans from Growing Old – Grumpy Old Fan looks at team dynamics and various approaches DC has taken toward keeping the concept fresh.
Two thought-provoking articles at Multiversity Comics on artists in comic books: The Diminishing Role of Artists in a Visual Medium and the follow-up, What To Look For When You’re Talking About Comic Art.
Committed: The Wrong Kind of Nerd (?) – Fandom: There’s more than one way to do it (CSBG)
Solar Eclipse of November 3, 2013, Observed from Space – AWESOME Time-lapse video of the moon’s shadow crossing the earth during a solar eclipse, as seen from orbit. Notice how it covers a relatively small area and moves as the moon orbits and the earth rotates.
Marvel vs. DC: Crossover Craziness blog launches dedicated to those rare inter-company crossovers.
Five Ways to Use a Smart Watch at Comic-Con – So I was reading about smart watches the day before the Comic-Con presale, and couldn’t help but think about combining them.

Follow Along!

You can follow the Speed Force team members for additional Flash and comics material at The Rogues Kick Ass (Lia), Fastest Fan Alive (Devin), and TMStash (Ed).

Some other active Flash sites to keep an eye on include The Flash Podcast, Flash TV News, The Fastest Forum Alive, The New 52 Flash, and FlashFans.org.

“The Fastest Sociopath Alive” – Review of ROGUES REBELLION #5

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When we last left the Rogues, several of them were in the custody of the Royal Flush gang, being taken to meet their ultimate fate at the hands of the Crime Syndicate. In this issue, we see the Rogues at their best…and worst…as they figure out what to do next in another exceptional issue of FOREVER EVIL: ROGUES REBELLION.

LIGHT SPOILERS ONLY

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This Week: Rogues Rebellion #5, Gorilla Warfare HC, Shazam

Flash comics out this week include the latest issue of Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion by Brian Buccellato and Scott Hepburn. ~~Crave Online has a preview~~

Things are not looking good for the Rogues ever since they refused the Crime Syndicate’s edicts to fall in line. They’ve had to run the gauntlet of every supervillain coming out of the woodwork to punish them in the name of the Crime Syndicate, and now they’ve been rounded up by the new-look Royal Flush gang on the way to their doom. How are they going to get out of this jam? Possibly not in one piece.

Flash #13: Gorilla Warfare Also out this week: The hardcover collection of The Flash Vol.3: Gorilla Warfare. This book collects the New 52 Flash #13-19 by Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul with additional art by Marcus To, Ryan Winn, and Marcio Takara.

When Grodd and his army descend on Central City, The Flash will have to contend with a threat that’s murderous, ruthless and without principle. The Flash will need the help of the Rogues if he wants to keep himself and Central City alive.

And in digital backissues, Flash #162 (Brian Augustyn, Paul Pelletier, Doug Hazlewood; cover by Steve Lightle) has the Flash (Wally West) and Captain Marvel going up against the villainous sorcery of Felix Faust.