Hey Speed Readers,
So for my birthday a friend and co-worker of mine, Libby ‘Geuna’ Devins painted an excellent piece of yours truly in full Flash regalia.
Flash Johnson, The Fastest Fan Alive: The Painting!
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New Wally West and Jay Garrick Heroclix!
Hey Speed Readers,
Not a day after posting and praising Neca/Wizkid’s latest New 52 Justice League Fast Forces and Justice League Flash releases on my own site does Wizkids announce that they will be releasing Wally West and Jay Garrick in the upcoming DC 10th Anniversary set.
This Week: Flash Annual #1 and Digital Dead Heat
- The Rogues – victorious? If THE FLASH had trouble with them individually, together they’ll kill him!
- Something worse than The Rogues is just waiting for the right moment to attack….
Written by Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato
Art by Francis Manapul & Marcus To
DC has a spotlight article and a preview of the issue.
As far as back issues go, ComiXology is releasing Flash #110-111 and Impulse #12. This concludes the “Dead Heat” crossover started last week. The Flash and his allies have tracked Savitar to his lair, but can one Flash and a team of powerless speedsters stand against an army of super-speed ninjas? And how can Wally West defeat someone who has dedicated his life to studying the speed force?
In the aftermath, time-lost Legionnaire Jenni Ognats (XS) joins her cousin Bart Allen trying to fit in as a 20th-century teenager.
It’s Read Comics In Public Day!
In honor of Jack Kirby’s birthday, today is the third annual Read Comics In Public Day, created by Brian Heater and Sarah Morean at The Daily Cross Hatch.
Comics are fun — that’s why we read them, right? So why hide your love of comics? Read about the event or just go out and read. Bring some comics along to read on your lunch break, or at a park, or on the bus or train. Head to one of the meet-up events today.
And if you want to share stories or photos, the official hashtag is #readcomicsinpublic and there’s a Flickr pool as well.
Preview up for the Flash annual
DC’s site has several preview pages from this week’s Flash Annual #1, written by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato and featuring the work of several artists.
The issue promises to tell how the Rogues got their powers, and also features a tale of Barry’s youth.
Speed Reading
Catching up on linkblogging!
Flashy links
- The Weekly Crisis Moments of the Day: Flash Stops on a Dime and Super Speed and Baseball
- That F’ing Monkey: Cosmic Treadmill, Shark Week and Superhero Sexy Time
- Jesse Quick cosplay
- Mirror Master at FFA
- Captain Cold makes Angelus’ list of DC Comics’ Greatest Villains at Comic Book Movie
- Cast of LOST in Flash #12
- Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. – FLASH Fashion Facts at Newsarama
And be sure to follow The Rogues Kick Ass and The Fastest Fan Alive!
Flash Reviews
- The Culture Cast reviews The Flash #11
- Martin Gray reviews DCU Presents #12: Kid Flash
- Murtha reviews DCU Presents #12
- Barry Allen’s Comics reviews DC Universe Presents #12
- Collected Editions reviews Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
- CBR reviews The Flash #12
- My Humble Review: Flash #12
- Barry Alen’s Comics reviews Flash #12
- DC Signature Series The Flash (Jay Garrick) Figure Review
Art
- Jay Garrick Flash Commission by Andrew J Harmon on deviantART
- The Line it is Drawn: Tribute to Joe Kubert
- Superhero 101 fan art at The Line it is Drawn (CSBG)
- Patterns: Joe Kubert “false sense of security” covers
- Impulse- Bart Allen Cross Stitch
- Flash (Wally West) Custom Action Figure
More DC comics
- Who's Who: The Definitive Podcast of the DC Universe, Vol 3 – Firestorm Fan
- Grumpy Old Fan: Used universes
- Justice League Customizable Photo Frame found by Firestorm Fan
- A Bunch of Vehicles Talk Smack About Wonder Woman’s Robot Plane (CSBG)
- How the New 52 saved comics – The Beat
- The webcomic “Little League” is now called JL8 due to trademark issues
Comics History
- CBLDF has a fascinating set before-and-after comparisons showing of pre-Comics Code stories that were reprinted after the Code went into effect, and what had to be changed to appease it.
- Comic book styles from around the world – How do comics reflect the countries they were created in?
- Taking comics seriously at Colgate Connect includes the history of American comics in 6 panels (via The Beat)
More Comics and Fandom
- Comic Relief interviews Mark Waid on Joe Kubert, Daredevil, cynicism, BOOM!, Superman and more.
- Why Comic-to-Screen Translation is So Difficult – Comic Book Movie
- Mark Waid’s 4 Panels That Never Work – The Gutters
- A Comics Crusader Takes On The Digital Future – NPR interviews Mark Waid
- Olympians: Superhero Bodies and What Real Athletes Look Like – ComicsAlliance
- Coming back to your LCS and keeping up the relationship with comics (IFanboy and Robot 6)
- KC Column on moving comics at Westfield. I only have 25-30 years’ worth, and my last move convinced me to cut them down severely. They have a lot more! (via Comics Worth Reading)
- Taking the Comic Out of the Comic Con – The Culture Cast with Zack and Nick talks Wizard World Chicago