Flash March Madness – Elite 8 Day 1 Results!

Flash March Madness is beginning to crown its regional champions, with Day 1 of the Elite Eight complete!  Here are the results:

JAY GARRICK REGION
Captain Cold d. Pied Piper

WALLY WEST REGION
Reverse Flash (Eobard Thawne) d. Mirror Master (Sam Scudder)

Today’s votes will complete the Final Four of Flash March Madness:

BARRY ALLEN REGION
Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness) v. Golden Glider

BART ALLEN REGION
Inertia v. Mirror Master (Evan McCulloch)

As always, membership at The Fastest Forum Alive is free – but you can also vote by logging in with your Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo or Windows Live account.  Your voice determines Rogue supremacy – be sure to vote at Flash March Madness!

Barry Is Helping the Gem Cities and…Trickster? You bet! (Review of Flash #18)

flash 18 coverNow that Gorilla Grodd is lost in the Speed Force and the Gem Cities have time to heal, Barry begins issue #18 helping the Gem Cities rebuild from the devasation of recent battles.  He is everywhere, and apparently one of the best wall-hangers and carpenters around (or at least a lot of Speed Force makes up for a lack of other training).  It is just as well that he has so much to do, as Barry has yet to reclaim his old job – the bureaucracy of both the Police Force and the union haven’t been able to render a decision on his old job now that he is no longer “dead”.

WARNING: SOME SPOILERS AHEAD! DON’T LOOK FURTHER UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE ISSUE!

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This Week: Flash #18

Flash #18 Cover by Francis Manapul

Flash #18 is out today.

The Trickster is accused of murder! Can The Flash help solve his case? Plus, a surprising twist ending that will rock the world of…DIAL H?

Written by: Brian Buccellato
Art by: Marcio Takara
Cover by: Francis Manapul
Variant Cover by: Francis Manapul

Preview at MTV Geek. As noted before, this is the first of two issues where Francis Manapul is taking a break. He’ll be back on #20.

Also this week: the final chapter of Smallville Season 11 “Haunted” (guest-starring Impulse) arrives on ComiXology this Friday.

There aren’t any new digital backissues of Flash or Impulse this week.

Flash Collections for Fall 2013

Flash #13: Gorilla WarfareDC Comics has released their Fall 2013 collections list, including the following titles:

The Flash Vol. 3: Gorilla Warfare HC
Writers: Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato
Artists: Francis Manapul, Marcus To, Ryan Winn and Marcio Takara
Collects: The Flash #13-19
$24.99 US, 176 pg
December 2013

Amazon already has the book available for pre-order.

The Flash Vol. 2: Rogues Revolution TP
Writers: Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato
Artists: Francis Manapul, Marcus To, Scott Kolins, Diogenes Neves, Oclair Albert, Marcio Takara, Wes Craig and Ray McCarthy
Collects: The Flash #9-12 and The Flash Annual #1
$16.99 US, 176 pg
December 2013

This is a surprise because it’s a very quick turnaround from the hardcover, which is coming in August!

Smallville Season 11 Vol. 3: Haunted TP
Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
Artist: Jorge Jimenez
Collects: Smallville Season 11 #9-12
$14.99 US, 144 pg
October 2013

Also on Amazon. This is the story that guest-starred Impulse, which will finish up its final chapter in digital format this Friday and in print format next month.

Flash March Madness – Elite 8 Round!

The Sweet Sixteen round is over at Flash March Madness, and the results from Sweet Sixteen Day 2 are in!

Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness) d. Dr. Alchemy in a close race
Inertia d. The Thorn in the most one-sided vote of the day
Pied Piper d. The Top
Mirror Master (Sam Scudder) d. Gorilla Grodd by two votes

The Elite Eight begins now! The match ups for Day 1 of the Elite Eight are:

Reverse Flash (Eobard Thawne) v. Mirror Master (Sam Scudder)
Captain Cold v. Pied Piper

As always, membership at The Fastest Forum Alive is free – but you can also vote by logging in with your Facebook, Twitter, Yahooo, or Windows Live account.  Be sure to vote at Flash March Madness!

Flash March Madness – Sweet Sixteen Enters Day 2!

As Flash March Madness hits the Sweet Sixteen Round, we have some surprising results, both in margin of victory and in the Rogues who won!  Here are the results from Monday’s voting:

Captain Cold d. Trickster (Axel Walker)
Golden Glider d. Zoom (Hunter Zolomon) in a close surprise win
Reverse Flash (Eobard Thawne) d. Weather Wizard in another close race
Mirror Master (Evan McCulloch) d. Capt. Boomerang (Owen Mercer) in yet another close vote

Today’s votes will complete the Sweet Sixteen round:

Pied Piper v. The Top
Gorilla Grodd v. Mirror Master (Sam Scudder)
Inertia v. The Thorn
Dr. Alchemy v. Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness)

Tomorrow starts the Elite Eight Round – watch for it!

As always, membership at The Fastest Forum Alive is free – but you can also vote by logging in with your Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, and Windows Live account.  The votes are becoming closer by the day, and YOUR votes determine Rogue supremacy!  Be sure to vote today in Flash March Madness!