Over at the Source, DC has confirmed what Ethan Van Sciver indicated a few months ago: Flash: Rebirth will run 6 issues.
Almost from the moment it was announced, there was confusion among fans as to whether it was a 6-issue or 5-issue miniseries, until the first issue was solicited as #1 of 5. Then there were EVS’s cryptic remarks about how the book might not be done in September, and eventually he stated that DC was “probably” going to add a sixth issue.
Newsarama’s Vaneta Rogers has interviewed Geoff Johns about Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds, character returns, and what’s next. (Note: Major spoilers for Legion of Three Worlds #4.)
Most of the article focuses on the Legion and the upcoming Adventure Comics, but there is a little bit about Bart Allen:
What role does Bart Allen play in the DCU now that he’s back as Kid Flash?
GJ: Well, you’ll see that in Flash: Rebirth and beyond that. Kid Flash and Superboy both play pretty big roles in the DCU coming up. They’re both in Blackest Night. They’re going to be front and center in the DCU over the next year. As will the Legion.
That makes sense: Aside from indications that Blackest Night will involve the entire contents of the DC Encyclopedia, the story is about the dead rising from their graves — and here are two characters who have just returned from death, though admittedly they’re a bit more lively than the Black Lanterns appear to be. Though given the way Conner returned, there’s still a body lying around in the present day. I can imagine it being animated as a Black Lantern and the heroes having to put it back where it was so that he can be resurrected in the 31st Century.
But I’m beginning to wonder, between this and other interviews, just how many characters can be “front and center” of the DCU! 😀
Well, Impulse, anyway. Be sure to tune in to Smallville this week as Bart Allen (Kyle Gallner) returns for the season finale, “Doomsday.”
Black Canary and Impulse. Image c/o KryptonSite.
Bart previously appeared in the fourth-season episode, “Run,” for which he was billed as the Flash, and the sixth-season “Justice” (alongside Green Arrow, Cyborg, and Aquaman), where he was given the name Impulse. This time, Justice League members include Black Canary and Green Arrow.
Read up on Bart’s past Smallville Appearances at Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning.
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On Friday, Ethan Van Sciver posted two covers to the Jinxworld Forums. One was the cover to Flash: Rebirth #5 which was also released through The Source. The other? Check it out:
EVS doesn’t say which issue the cover is for, but judging by the end of issue #2, it’s almost certainly the variant for Flash: Rebirth #3.
(via Speedster Site)
Update (May 11): DC has posted a slightly larger image at The Source, and confirmed that it’s the variant cover to Flash: Rebirth #3.
Some weekend linkblogging:
Covered features artist James Duncan’s reinterpretation of Flash v.1 #108.
iFanboy’s Great Moments in Comics features a scan of the Flash’s costume begging Barry Allen not to leave it. “The Case of the Curious Costume,” which appeared in Flash v.1 #161 (1966) was a “bonus” story based on the cover from Flash v.1 #159. (Thanks to GCD for the scan!)
Crave Online’s Top 5 Covers for April starts the countdown with Flash: Rebirth #1 at position 5.
Over at Comics Should Be Good, Scott’s Classic Comics Corner has been trying to pin down the start of the Bronze Age of comics (a much fuzzier boundary than the start of the Silver Age), and finishes his series with several less serious suggestions. Among them: Flash #220 (1973), the return of Turtle Man, 17 years after he first appeared in…Showcase #4.
Profzoom has launched a series of Flash: Rebirth Annotations.
Pete’s Rambling Observations suggests that Wally’s kids are “Ewoks on steroids”
Read/RANT considers How Many Green Arrows (or Flashes) is Too Many?
The Weekly Crisis’ Moments of the Week include several “anti-moments” from Flash: Rebirth #2.
Newsarama interviews Geoff Johns about his 10-year run on JSA and Justice Society of America.