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The Ultimate DC Pop-Up Book

This week sees the release of Matthew Reinhart’s DC Super-Heroes: The Ultimate Popup Book. The Source has some photos of the Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman pages, plus a video clip (though I couldn’t get it to play on my computer).

Flash #6 on November 3

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According to DC’s website, The Flash #6 has slipped from October 27 to November 3. That’s one more week to wait for the conclusion of “The Dastardly Death of the Rogues.”

The two Scott Kolins-drawn issues focusing on Captain Boomerang and Professor Zoom remain unchanged from their previous schedule, as does the first issue of the next story arc, “Hot Pursuit,” on which Francis Manapul returns to the book. If everything holds, Flash may miss October, but will ship double issues in both November and December.

On a related note, I do still plan to review The Flash #5. It’s just been a really busy two weeks.

Speed Reading: Art Round-Up

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Some Flash art found this past week…

Zoom Zoom cover design by scottygod and skutterfly. (via GoRogues)

The webcomic Gutters satirizes the comics industry. It recently took on the Speed Force.

Project Rooftop’s invitational features a redesign of The Flash by Joel Carroll. (via Michael Kaiser)

Philip Tan draws Wally West. (via @Speedstersite)

Speed Reading

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Some linkblogging for the weekend.

Go Rogues considers: Just where did Professor Zoom get the idea for pre-venge?
In Why I love Golden Age Comics #3, Steve Lopez’s Big Blog o’ Fun looks back at the Flash and other scientific super-hero origins. He also describes the bizarre origin of the Silver Streak, another Golden-Age speedster
ComicsAlliance rates the Flash Cakes and GLO Balls.
That F’ing Monkey tells a story about the history of a very special Flash.
Not everyone has been as restrained as I was in their responses to Greg Berlanti’s interview about the tone of the Flash movie. Take Movieline, for instance…
Top Cow’s Filip Sablik plugs Pilot Season with the theme, “Back the New,” or “Fighting Cynicism.” In short: take a chance on something you don’t already know. Hmm, that theme sounds familiar…
Girls Gone Geek has suggestions for Showing Your LCS Some Love.

Requiem For a Scarlet Speedster Airs Tonight

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Flash vs. Zoom in Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster

After a long wait, Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster, the Flash-focused episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, airs tonight on Cartoon Network at 7:00pm. (Or, depending on your time zone, already aired.)

It’s been online through sketchy channels ever since it played in Australia in May, and legitimately on Amazon Video on Demand since early August. (It was also available on iTunes briefly, but was pulled, possibly to hold it until the US broadcast.)

So, what’s in it? Three Flashes vs. Professor Zoom. Super-speed hijinks. Time travel. References to everything from Crisis on Infinite Earths to the “Dark Tomorrow” arc in Impulse. Cameos by the Rogues. A race around the world. A story about teamwork and no-ally-left-behind….

And great voice casting!

Thanks to Darren for the screenshot, and JC Norris for letting me know that the episode is being shown tonight.