Through Wednesday, Thwipster has the DC Universe Online Flash Statue on sale for only $52.
Thanks to Ken O of That F’ing Monkey for the tip!
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Review: Flashpoint: Legion of Doom #3
I have a suspicion that anyone reading this review is probably doing so for the trainwreck factor; I’ve certainly done that when the reviewer covers an infamous comic or one I disliked. Well, perhaps I’ve become jaded over the past few months, but the violence in Legion of Doom #3 wasn’t enough to make the story exciting. Continue beyond the cut for further spoilers.
Interview: Greg LaRocque, Part III – Retroactive Postgame, a Lost Flash Spinoff and Bettie Page!
Longtime Flash artist Greg LaRocque needs little introduction for readers of this site. Hot on the heels of his return to the character in DC Retroactive: The Flash – The ’80s, we caught up with the man once again to talk about the story, his past and future work, as well as the apparent fate of Wally West.
This is the third Speed Force interview with Mr. LaRocque. We’ve previously discussed “The Return of Barry Allen” and previewed the Retroactive issue with him. Part three is after the jump!
UPDATE: Added some comments from LaRocque, which were originally made in response to the Speed Force review of the issue.
FanExpo Flashpoint Exclusive Cover
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.
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.