Flash Comics for February 2014

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DC Comics’ February 2014 solictations reveal what’s in store for the Scarlet Speedster and related characters.

Flash #28

THE FLASH #28
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
1:25 Steampunk variant cover by HOWARD CHAYKIN
On sale FEBRUARY 26 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

The Flash and Deadman team up to stop The Miner – by killing him?

This is part two of a three-part arc that Brian Buccellato is writing solo after the end of the Manapul/Buccellato run. He mentions the Miner, a new character, in an interview last week.

Also: Steampunk Flash variant? I’m intrigued. We’ve featured an awesome steampunk Flash cosplay from 2011, as well as a set of custom action figures and a steamunk JLA cosplay group. I guess it depends on whether Chaykin goes for a neo-Victorian aesthetic or just random brass accessories.

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DC Collectibles Reveals New 52 Kid Flash Action Figure

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Hey Speed Readers,

Earlier this morning, DC Collectibles revealed what they had been teasing for the last week or so on their Facebook page; a trio of Teen Titans based on the New 52 designs. Superboy, Wonder Girl and Kid Flash along with many other heroes were reimagined for the New 52 2 years ago and we are just now getting figures of these designs courtesy of DC Collectibles who has seemingly kicked it into high gear when it comes to releases:

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Media Blitz! Manapul and Buccellato Talk Barry & Iris, Gem Cities, Detective

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As their three-year artistic, two years everything, Flash run comes to a close, Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato have begun the transition into their new Gotham digs over in Detective Comics.  Yesterday, as part of an interview with Newsarama and a post over at DC HQ, details continued to emerge on the team’s final act.

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First, here is a plot summary and preview page (above) from Flash #25 via DC Comics:

In THE FLASH #25, you’ll meet a young Barry Allen before he’s realized his full potential as the Scarlet Speedster. A recent graduate from the Police Academy, Barry finds himself partnered with Harvey Bullock in Gotham City when he volunteers to go help the city deal with the chaos brought on by the events of “Zero Year.” But Harvey is not thrilled with working with someone so young and inexperienced, leaving Barry to team up with Gotham Gazette intern Iris West to help solve the case of a mysterious drug appearing on the streets of the city that is causing people to spontaneously burst into flames. And it’s in this first meeting between Barry and Iris that the “will they or won’t they” tension is introduced to their relationship.
For more on Barry-in-Gotham, the Gem Cities and run reflections from the creative team, follow the jump!

A World Turned Upside Down! Review of Earth 2 #17

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earth 2 coverAt the end of last issue the REAL threat to Earth 2 was revealed to be…none other than that world’s Superman, now under the control of Darkseid!  But, if you think the revelations stop here…think again.  Tom Taylor ably picks up where James Robinson left off with the Wonders of Earth 2!

LIGHT SPOILERS ONLY

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This Week: Earth 2, Forever Evil, Impulse

Flash comics out this week:

EARTH 2 #17 seems to really be focusing on Superman and Batman these days.

Forever Evil #3 may or may not involve the Flash, but is likely to feature Johnny Quick.

Digital backissues have been focusing on Impulse lately. It’s been a month since the last Flash issue was added. I’m hoping that DC will actually finish reissuing the Dark Flash Saga. There’s some room for doubt, since they actually skipped the last few parts of Race Against Time. Maybe they’re pushing to wrap Impulse completely (it ends with #89), then go back to the Flash each week?

Anyway, Impulse #82 hits, with Bart’s school becoming infested with monsters projected by a troubled classmate.

Celebrating the Flash Covers of Nick Cardy (1920 – 2013)

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The comic book world is remembering one of the greats today: the legendary Nick Cardy passed away last night at the age of 93.  He leaves a legacy of timeless work at DC Comics and beyond.

Known mainly for his eye-popping, dynamic and even psychedelic cover art on the original Teen Titans series, the Superman family of titles and Aquaman, Cardy was also an incredible interior artist.  He amassed over 330 story credits between DC and Quality Comics, including a plotting credit on three issues of Bat Lash.  From romance titles to westerns to superheroes, Cardy captured the wild imagination and design perfection embodied by the greatest of DC Comics’ concepts and characters.

Cardy’s work graced the cover of Flash 17 times.  Here, we present all 17 covers in order of publication, as well as some select sketches and Teen Titans covers.  Thank you, Mr. Cardy, for these eternal classics!

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