DC has released the final covers for next week’s Zero issues over at The Source, including Francis Manapul’s the cover for The Flash #0 featuring the origin of Barry Allen.
Flash #0 Final Cover Revealed
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Digital Flashbacks: Flash vs. the Icicle and the Magic of Impulse
This week’s digital backissues at ComiXology include Flash #56-57 and Impulse #17-18.
Flash #56-57 feature a classic murder mystery, as it’s revealed that the Golden Age villain, the Icicle, had a rather large (legitimate) fortune when he died, and his will left a large amount to…the Flash? Wally West and his friends visit the Makhent mansion for the reading of the well, and one of the other heirs is found murdered in the middle of a snowstorm.
Impulse #17-18 take a break from the seriousness of the Max Mercury flashback with a pair of done-in ones. First: Bart Allen teams up with Zatanna. Do you really need to know anything else? And second, what do hyperactive speedsters dream about? Bart is trapped in a series of virtual reality scenarios.
Media Blitz!: Manapul and Buccellato Year in Review, Look Ahead at CBR
In addition to the solicitation and cover for issue #15, today brings a new interview with Flash scribes Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato at Comic Book Resources. Looking back at the past year on the title, which climaxed in last month’s Flash #12 and Flash Annual #1, the duo discuss the many-faced challenges of ushering in and keeping pace with the Fastest Man Alive.
Media Blitz! features highlights from recent Flash news items. Follow the jump for personal revelations, a nuts-and-bolts look at the cast of the New 52 Flash universe and a possible timetable for the culmination of this team’s Flash run.
Flash #15 Cover and Solicitation: Grodd and the Speed Mind
DC has released the Justice League December solicitations, including…
THE FLASH #15
Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale JANUARY 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
• Flash forward in time as Barry Allen goes to extreme measures to defeat Grodd!
• Barry uses the Speed Mind to glimpse the future, and things are not looking good for him and the Rogues.
• And that’s before things get much, much worse!
Speed Reading
Flashy Links
- Flash cups & glasses at That F’ing Monkey
- Evil Genius Productions Outfits Artist Francis Manapul With A Flash Mask – ComicsAlliance
- The New Rogues Gallery – All About the Flash
- The Secret Origin of Earth 2 at Big Shiny Robot
- The Full Run: Mark Waid’s Flash (Part 3) at Comics Bulletin
- Francis Manapul’s layouts for Flash Annual #1
- The Last Run for The Flash (Barry Allen [Pre-Crisis]): Part 1 — #270 thru #284 – Comics And…Other Imaginary Tales
Conventions
- My photos from Chicon 7 (Worldcon 2012)
- FAN EXPO: Drawing with Amanda Conner, Tony Daniel and Francis Manapul – Comic Book Resources
- The Fire and Water Podcast: Dragon*Con
- Dragon*Con 2012 round-up and Photo Gallery at Girls Gone Geek
- YOU are a fan! I know one when I see one! – the idea of visible fandom has been around for a long time.
Art
- The Crisis on Infinite Walkyverses limited-edition poster is awesome. And I missed my chance to buy one. – Shortpacked!/Dumbing of Age
- Superheroes Get New Jobs!
- Video Game/Comic Book character mash-ups
- Superheroes Get New Sidekicks – CSBG
More DC Comics
- DC/Transformers: The Crossover that could have been.
- This Is the New DC – Thoughts on what digital release of the once-scrapped Elseworlds Giant means for DC now vs. then, from Comics Worth Reading
- DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: July 2012 – The Beat
- The Ultimate Problem with The New 52 – food for thought at Comic Book Movie
More Comics
- Rank your top 10 favorite comic book runs for CSBG’s Top 100 poll, now through Sep 30th.
- Digital vs. physical comics in terms of moving and the hidden cost of homeowner’s insurance at Comics Worth Reading
- This is what it’s like to be harassed on the Internet – DC Women Kicking Ass. This is truly messed up. If you think sexism & harrassment online isn’t a problem, read this & think again.
- Big Event Comics Death Fatigue at The Beat
- The World’s Most Expensive Comic Book Art (And Why Prices Keep Climbing) – Wired.com
- Streaming Video’s Robotic Overlords – Wired.com
Speed Reading: Flash #12 and Annual Review Round-Up
Flash #12
- The Flash #12 review at ScienceFiction.com
- The Flash #12 at Weekly Comic Book Review
- The Flash #12 review at Population GO
- The Flash #12 at The Culture Cast with Zack and Nick
- Flash #12 review by Comic Book and Movie Reviews
- Flash #12 and more at Weekly Crisis
Flash Annual #1
- Flash Annual #1 Review at Comic book movie
- The Flash Annual #1 review at ScienceFiction.com
- Flash Annual #1 review at The Culture Cast
- Comics Pick of the Week: The Flash Annual #1 at Entropic Worlds
Other
- Flash: Crossfire review by W.L. Swarts