Flash #56 Preview

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DC has posted five pages from this week’s issue of The Flash, which you can read at CBR. In it, Barry and Detective Burns must confront a god-like Heat Wave after he’s incinerated most of the people around them, though things may not be as they seem. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #56
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art by SCOTT KOLINS
enhanced foil cover by DAN PANOSIAN
variant cover by HOWARD PORTER
Things are about to get hot—very hot!—when Flash has to battle fire monsters generated by his longtime nemesis, Heat Wave. Unfortunately, the pilot light blew out in Mick Rory’s head, because he’s comatose from the effects of the Sage Force! How can the Scarlet Speedster reach his old frenemy and get him to put out the fire monsters? Looks like Commander Cold takes a demotion…so he can pretend to be Captain Cold and talk Heat Wave down!
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New Impulse Art From Young Justice

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DC still hasn’t told us much about the upcoming Young Justice title for DC’s new ‘Wonder Comics’ imprint, but they’ve released some neat new art of Bart Allen and his teammates. The series will be written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Patrick Gleason, and will debut in January 2019.

I’m glad to see Bart looking happy and carefree again. What do you guys think of the promo art and costume designs?

DC Announces Flash: Year One

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Flash creators Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter will be releasing an upcoming story called The Flash: Year One in 2019, though not many details have been released yet. However, CBR notes that it’s confirmed to be in canon, and Newsarama says the story will detail how Barry worked through the trauma of his mother’s murder and father’s arrest. The art depicts a youthful Barry, so it clearly takes place rather early in his life. It will apparently be published within the core Flash title, not as a separate mini-series.

This is a subject which hasn’t been covered much since the plot point of his mother’s murder was introduced, so it could be an interesting story. What does everyone hope to see in it?

Bart Allen Will Be Part Of A New DC Imprint

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DC has announced a new youth-oriented imprint called ‘Wonder Comics’ which will debut in 2019, and its flagship title will be a new Young Justice book. There are few details as of yet, since the announcement was more about the imprint than its titles, but the Young Justice book will star Impulse (Bart Allen), Superboy (Conner Kent), and Robin (Tim Drake) and will be written by Brian Michael Bendis. You can read more at The Hollywood Reporter.

Seeing Bart Allen again is exciting news, as he returned in the Flash title at the end of “Flash War” but hasn’t been seen since. At Fan Expo, Joshua Williamson announced at a DC panel that Bart would be appearing in another title before returning to the core Flash book, and it seems that the unnamed title is Young Justice.

Looking forward to seeing Bart in action again? Any interest in the other ‘Wonder Comics’ imprints? Share your thoughts here!

I Am So Tired of Dead Speedsters

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Killing off another Flash for shock value in another book with Crisis in the title is lazy. Killing off yet another Titan for shock value is lazy. Killing off a former headliner who shares a title with another character who’s currently starring in their own book so you can kill an A-lister without actually killing off a current book is lazy.

These were shocking years ago. Now they’re cliches.

And killing off a character who still has story potential is just plain wasteful.

I’m still waiting for that more optimistic DCU that DC: Rebirth was supposed to usher in.

Yes, you *can* have a Crisis without a dead Flash.

A little creativity, please!

— Speed Force (@SpeedForceOrg) July 20, 2018

Heat Wave and…another Force? Review of THE FLASH #55

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There are plenty of guests early on in this issue of THE FLASH, but the main action comes with a very familiar Rogue.  Barry has yet to go on his Force Quest, but he may be reconsidering that thought soon – as he ends up face to face with Mick Rory in a way he never imagined! Want to know more? Follow us after the jump!

SPOILERS AHEAD!

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