This Week: Grodd in Villains Month, Impulse at War

Villains Month Grodd Cover It’s villains month at DC Comics, and the first of three Flash villain one-shots arrives this week.

Also, Forever Evil #1 won’t have the Flash in it, but it will have the Earth-3 speedster Johnny Quick.

Flash #23.1: Grodd #1. Grodd returns in the Flash’s absence, changed by his time in the speed force. Nerdist has a preview of the issue by Brian Buccellato and Chris Batista.

In digital back-issues:

Impulse #77: An “Our Worlds at War” tie-in. Impulse and Young Justice take the war to Apokalips, but when one of Bart’s “speed duplicates” is killed, the psychic feedback takes him out of commission.

(Note that Bart only gained this power a few issues earlier. I seem to recall reading an interview with Todd Dezago saying that the new power was editorially mandated, and he and the artists didn’t want to clutter up the concept, so they gave Bart a reason to stop using it as soon as they could.)

Titans Together Again…For Now…(review of Teen Titans #23)

Trinity War Ends (?) With Justice League #23 (Review)

Art Preview: Reverse-Flash #1

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DC Comics has released two pages of art from the upcoming Reverse-Flash one-shot that will reveal the new villain’s origin.

So now you know the “who” of Reverse-Flash’s identity, but you don’t yet know the “why.” That’s what you’ll find out in his Villains Month one-shot.

In THE FLASH #23.2: REVERSE-FLASH, learn the tragic backstory behind how Daniel West turned into the villain he is today. You’ll also learn a lot about his sister, Iris, and how their relationship has impacted Daniel. The issue will also set up how THE FLASH #25 will be a tie-in for BATMAN: ZERO YEAR by giving readers a first look at how and why Iris ends up in Gotham City.

The issue is written by [correction] Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato with art by guest artist Scott Hepburn, who shares a studio with Francis Manapul.

DC goes on to say a bit more about the issue. Beware spoilers if you haven’t read this week’s issue.

DC Collectibles DC Comics Super-Villains New 52 Captain Cold Review & Pictures

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Hey Speed Readers,

The New 52 Captain Cold was released last week and I’m just now getting a chance to get some pics and a review up. Better late than never right?

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Flash Artist Greg LaRocque Announces ‘Heroes of CircleHaven’ Kickstarter

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Former Flash artist Greg LaRocque has announced a new Kickstarter project, The Heroes of CircleHaven. Seeking backing and collaboration on a new graphic novel, LaRocque says he will draw on his experiences as an artist and engage the concepts of mythology and fan input in a new way. We spoke with LaRocque via email, where he elaborated and revealed potential speedster ties, including a dimension seen in his 2011 issue of DC Retroactive: The Flash.

Check out LaRocque’s intro to the project, then follow the jump for our exclusive comments from the man himself!

The working title for my KickStarter project, has been CircleHaven 33.3 As I think back to the start of my career in comics & why I’m doing a KickStarter, I realize it’s been just about 33.3 years since I received my 1st assignment from DC Comics. Since that day I’ve had the fantastic opportunity to work on & contribute to some books & characters you might recognize. Illustrating & telling stories of iconic characters that are so deeply embedded in the American culture and known worldwide is a dream come true to the kid who began collecting comics with Fantastic Four #1. Has the entire story been told? Maybe not.