FanExpo gets its own exclusive Flashpoint #1 wraparound cover, based on the SDCC cover. Like that one, it will sell at the convention for $10.
Andy Kubert will be attending the convention.
FanExpo Flashpoint Exclusive Cover
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Speed Reading
Weekend linkblogging.
Flash stuff
- At Comics Bulletin, The Full Run has been working through the Wally West Flash series. Earlier this month they posted Mike Baron’s Flash. This week, they added William Messner-Loebs’s Flash (Part 1) — featuring commentary by Messner-Loebs himself!
- Last of the Famous International Fanboys has two Flash posts up: Why I think Barry Allen is Awesome and Wally West is brilliant but it’s time for Barry Allen.
- Off My Mind asks, What Happened to Wally West? at Comic Vine
- Lucas is a Geek posts his Plea for Wally & Stephanie in the DCnU.
- XKCD: Arrow. This would make perfect sense in Central City.
- It turns out there was a science fiction writer named Wallace West who wrote about time travel. Here’s one of his stories: The End of Time at Project Gutenberg.
- Comic Book Legends Revealed #328 includes some background on the Flash TV series from 1990. (Also: Aunt May & Uncle Ben before Spider-Man, and the death of Grant Morrison’s DCU avatar.)
- That F’ing Monkey doesn’t like The Big Bang Theory.
- MY Times’ Arts Beat comments on Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash.
- Fastest Fan Alive: Sterling Silver Flash Ring
- Francis Manapul posts the cover to Flash #3.
Art
- DC Fifty-TOO! begins: independent artists create their own vision of a the New 52. A few Flash-related highlights:
- Teen Titans #1 by Tim Seeley
- Dex-Starr by Katie Cook (OK, nothing Flash-related here, but hey, it’s Dex-Starr.)
- Liberty Belle #1 by Joel Priddy
- The Line It Is Drawn #53: I Was So Much Older Then, I’m Younger Than That Now – Old Man JLA, Runababies, Teen Venom and more (Comics Should Be Good)
More Comics
- Don’t forget to vote in CSBG’s Top 100 Marvel/DC characters poll
- Dear DC: Our Unsolicited Advice for THE NEW 52 and Part 2. (Newsarama)
Preview up for Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #3
DC has released a preview for Kid Flash Lost #3, concluding the story of Bart Allen lost in time.
In order to catch up to his grandfather, Bart Allen will have to race against the speed force itself. As he is bounced around through time collecting multi-dimensional speed force energy from various members of the Flash family, Bart needs to gain all of the necessary tools to reach Barry in time to deliver a message that could save the universe. But will he be able to reach the world’s last hope for restoration before the speed force catches up to him?
In FLASHPOINT: KID FLASH LOST #3, Bart Allen finally realizes the personal sacrifice he must make in order to save his family and the people he loves. By Sterling Gates, Oliver Nome, Scott Kolins and Trevor Scott, the final issue in this miniseries races into stores on Wednesday.
Gates has said that this series, and issue #3 in particular, is his “love letter to the Flash family.” After seeing the pages, I’m…a little concerned about his definition of “love letter.”
Update: The writer replies on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/sterlinggates/status/104736001913651200
Indeed…you should never rely too much on a preview.
Annotations: The Trial of The Flash, #323 – “Run, Flash — Run for Your Wife!”
Welcome to the first 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 week’s release of the massive tome that is 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 won’t be included in the collection.
Leading up to Flash #323, the issue leading off this collection, Barry Allen’s life had taken a dark turn with the death of his wife, Iris, at the hands of his archenemy, Professor Zoom. After leaving Zoom to perish in the time stream, Barry began his life anew and attempted to move on from the events surrounding his wife’s murder.
But the past never dies when you’re The Flash! Zoom returned and swore revenge, leading to the events in this collection. Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post. Previous annotations can be found here. This time around, since the reprint is widely available, the format will be a little different. For legal analysis of the story, something I will not attempt, go here.
UP TO SPEED: Barry Allen and Fiona Webb are to be married today. However, a freak accident has freed the Reverse-Flash from his temporal prison, and he is making his way to Central City!
Review: Citizen Cold #3
Citizen Cold #3 marks the end of the limited series, and while I definitely enjoyed it overall, it ended pretty much as expected. Given the nature of Flashpoint, this was probably inevitable, but it’s still a slight disappointment considering how much promise the series started with. More details and spoilers after the cut.
WWLA Canceled — Sorry, Postponed — Again
The Beat reports that Wizard World has drastically cut their convention schedule. Among the casualties are both of their California shows: After just two years, Anaheim Comic Con is gone, and while Wizard World Los Angeles is still on the list, the late September dates have been replaced with “TBA.”
I’m not surprised to see Anaheim off the schedule. It seemed clear to me that it was intended to replace Los Angeles, not run alongside it, and when they brought back WWLA, the writing was on the wall (this is starting to sound oddly familiar) for the city with greater name recognition. Though considering that Chicago Comic Con has technically been in Rosemont for years and they kept the name, I wonder why they didn’t didn’t start with a name like Wizard World Los Angeles Comic-Con of Anaheim…
I am a little surprised that they canceled a WWLA with just a month’s warning again. (OK, last time they gave two months’ warning.) But then, the LA convention scene was shaping up to be really crowded this fall, between Wizard, Long Beach Comic Con, and the launch of Comikaze. I’m just surprised Wizard actually blinked.
I’d guess one of two things will happen with Wizard World Los Angeles Comic Con (or whatever they’ve calling it these days): Either it’ll be back on the calendar next spring, picking up its old slot now that Anaheim’s out of the way, or (like last time), Wizard will just quietly cancel the show.
Personally, I’m not really impacted by the cancellation. I’d already made up my mind that if I could only make it to one of the fall’s comic conventions, it would be Long Beach, since I’ve really enjoyed the last two years. If I could make it to two, I’d check out Comikaze, since it’s new. Others, including exhibitors and guests, aren’t so lucky: they’ve bought tickets in advance, rented hotel rooms, or otherwise planned trips for the event. [Edit: Robot 6 points out that the LA Convention Center still lists the show. Curiouser and curiouser.]
I have to wonder: After Wizard canceled two Los Angeles shows in a row with minimal notice, will exhibitors and guests be a bit more skittish about committing to the next one?