Speed Reading: Rebirth, Weapons, Action Figures and More

Entertainment Weekly’s Popwatch asks whether Flash: Rebirth and Secret Warriors are the two best-written super-hero titles on the shelves right now.

FlushRush lists Captain Cold’s cold gun among the Top 20 Comic Weapons [dead link].

Transforming Seminarian contemplates the religious implications of comic-book resurrections.

POE Ghostal reviews the DCU Classics Kid Flash action figure.

Dan Didio talks World of Krypton and Flash: Rebirth at the Washington Post’s Comic Riffs.

Funnybook Babylon compares storytelling vs. model building in the context of Green Lantern and Flash: Rebirth.

Jim Beard reports that Flash Companion editor Keith Dallas is working on a “big” project for Two Morrows.

Speed Reading: Then and Now

A few recent posts and articles looking at the history of the Flash in the context of Barry Allen’s return and Flash: Rebirth.

Mike Sterling’s Progressive Ruin contemplates the state of the Flash and the role of Rebirth.

Flash v.1 #223

The Absorbascon flashes back to the Silver Age and shows us some samples of Barry Allen’s characterization.

Robot 6’s Grumpy Old Fan contrasts Flash: Rebirth #1 with “Make Way for the Speed Demons,” a 1970s story from Flash v.1 #223, finding the new release too caught up in the little details to just tell a good story.

The Hurting is not impressed by the Flash at all.

Captain Comics looks at Barry Allen’s Silver-Age origins.

Crimson Lightning shares the results of the favorite Flash storyline quiz. Next up in the sidebar: How do you feel about Flash: Rebirth?

Speaking of polls, Mo pointed me to comic shop A Timeless Journey, currently running a Who’s Your Favorite Flash? poll on their site.

Finally, Collected Editions has a list of Top Flash Trade Paperbacks.