A female Blue Lantern Flash costume variation at Baltimore Comicon. Photo by Joey K.
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Speed Reading
Linkblogging for the weekend!
First, the Flashy stuff.
- Photos from Francis Manapul’s gallery show last week
- Newsarama Best Shots calls Flash #1 the best of the New 52.
- Flash redesigned by Aaron Diaz
- Brett Booth Draws Wally West again
- Digital ComicsAlliance: 3 of The Best Comics From The New 52
- Brian Buccellato on the response to Flash #1
- Stumbled across this Let’s Be Friends Again comic strip from around the beginning of Blackest Night: Big Rock Candy Mountain of Solitude
- Flashy Riding – a more recent Let’s Be Friends Again strip featuring Flash vs. the Atom…with SCIENCE!
More art and webcomics.
- Aaron Diaz (Dresden Codak) redesigns the Justice League and DC’s villains.
- Whenever I hear someone complain about “hipsters” I think of this comic strip: Your Homework is to go Rewatch Incredibles (Manly Guys Doing Manly Things)
- Cliff Chiang redesigns Hermes
- Steve Jobs tributes by artists & designers (Comics Alliance)
- Victorian Atom & Lady Blackhawk! Cyberpunk Static! Grim and Gritty Inferior Five! and other characters moved into new genres
And more!
- Always make a good first impression: The first appearance of each lead character in the New 52 (Comics Should Be Good!)
- DCU Continuity changes from Week 4 (Comics Alliance)
- Greg reviews every single new DC comic! at Comics Should Be Good!
- Does Twitter or Facebook Drive More Traffic to Your Blog? – Juff Bullas via @grattongirl
- Preview of THE SHADE #1. (If this takes place in the “main” DC universe, then his history with Jay Garrick has probably been erased. On the other hand, it would make a lot of sense to set it on Earth-2, where Robinson’s JSA book is supposed to take place, given the Shade’s ties to the Golden Age, both directly and through the Jack Knight Starman series.)
I’m still raising funds for food allergy research and education. Thanks once again to those who have donated. If you haven’t read that post, please look through it to see why I’m walking, and consider sponsoring me in the Walk for Food Allergy. Thank you!
Brian Buccellato Talks Mob Rule at CBR TV
Brian Buccellato, co-writer and colorist of the new Flash series, is featured in a new video at Comic Book Resources. In it, creators from DC’s New 52 talk about the villains in their books, and provide some insight to their portrayal.
Buccellato, up first in the video, describes how it was important to he and co-writer Francis Manapul that Mob Rule be someone close to Barry Allen. He also reveals that the character’s actions, not his motivations, classify him as a super-villain.
Head on over to CBR to check out the video, or click on the following image of Brian Buccellato spitting knowledge.
New 52: Flash Debuts at the #4 Comic for September
Diamond has released its September sales charts, and The Flash #1 takes the #4 spot on the chart. DC dominated the charts with 9 of the top 10 comics, and Flash was beat only by Batman #1, Action Comics #1, and Green Lantern #1.
From what DC has said before, we know that The Flash sold somewhere between 126K and 200K copies (more links in that article to older sales figures). And if three of DC’s books sold over 200K, and Flash is #4, it’s probably at the high end of that range.
Detailed sales estimates will no doubt be available soon at Comic Chronicles & ICv2.
Update: I had an interesting thought. Is this the first time sales have gone up with the next issue after Geoff Johns has left a series? Obviously the circumstances are unusual, but still…
Art School: Step-by-Step with Francis Manapul & New Flash Artwork (via The Source)
The Source has an interesting piece up today featuring Flash writer/artist Francis Manapul, in which he takes readers through the process of creating a teaser/ad for DC’s New 52 Art Tour.
Manapul discusses his approach, from early layouts to the element of luck. The first few steps include previously unseen artwork from the upcoming issue #3. Here’s one version, featuring the preview:
The artwork previews, cover solicits and teasers for Flash have all been stunning. A post like today’s Source feature shows off some of the ways that Manapul and partner Brian Buccellato are experimenting and innovating in their approach to the design of the Scarlet Speedster. Looking for more? We interviewed Manapul about his work earlier this year.
Head on over to The Source to check out the finished product(s).
Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #327 – “Burnout!”
Welcome to the latest installment in our annotations of the collected edition of The Trial of the Flash! We’ve been breaking down related stories leading up to last month’s release of Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash. In addition, we’ve interviewed author Cary Bates about the buildup and the Trial itself, plus shown you what wasn’t included in the collection. For previous issues, click here.
Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post. For legal analysis of the story, something I will not attempt, go here. For this issue’s corresponding Tom vs. The Flash podcast, go here!