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Blackest Night: Flash Miniseries Coming

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SpeedsterSite points to this video montage from Emerald City Comicon, which includes clips from the DC Nation Panel in which Ian Sattler announces several tie-in miniseries to this year’s big event, Blackest Night. Pop Culture Zoo describes the panel in detail.

Blackest Night is an 8-issue miniseries, plus stories running through Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps, plus at least six three-issue miniseries.

August sees the launch of the launch (leaked a few days ago) of the following 3-issue minis:

  • Blackest Night: Batman
  • Blackest Night: Superman
  • Blackest Night: Titans

Apparently at the panel, Sattler confirmed three more 3-issue miniseries starting in November:

  • Blackest Night: Justice Society of America
  • Blackest Night: Wonder Woman
  • Blackest Night: Flash

Well, there’s no shortage of dead speedsters to become Black Lanterns, or dead Rogues for that matter — plus the events of Flash: Rebirth seem to be adding to the supply.

This might relate to this bit from Ethan Van Sciver’s interview at Speedster Site:

SS: Also, if Rebirth ships on time, we’ll be done by September. Will we have a Flash ongoing title directly following by the end of the year, or will we have to suffer like we did at the end of Flash #247?

EVS: And you’re incorrect about September, but I can’t announce why yet! Don’t worry, it’s a good thing.

Update: CBR has posted their own write-up of the panel.

Wednesday Comics and Blackest Night

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Two bits from Newsarama

First, DC is launching a 12-part weekly series called “Wednesday Comics,” attempting to recapture the feel of old-style Sunday comic serials in newspapers. Each character will get a full-page installment each week — and the Flash is one of the characters. (No word on which one — could be Barry Allen to tie into the Barry-focused relaunch, could be Wally West to throw us Wally fans a bone.)

Second, there’s a two-page preview of Blackest Night #0, featuring a full-page Barry Allen.

Flash Hints from DC Nation at NYCC

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Mostly from coverage at Newsarama, though there’s more on CBR:

First post-resurrections reunion of Barry Allen and Hal Jordan? Blackest Night #0 and Flash: Rebirth #1, said Johns, who added that Blackest Night #0 will be free—as part of Free Comic Book Day.

“If Wally West is just going to be in Titans and guest starring in Flash, aren’t you basically making him Kid Flash again?” “Who said those would be the only books he’d be in,” asked Sattler.

Thank you, Ian Sattler, for at least implying that Wally isn’t being stuck in Titans alone.

Starman or Golden Age sequel? “I think the best sequel to the Golden Age was done by Mr. Darwyn Cooke,” said Robinson, referring to New Frontier. “As far as Starman, probably not, but I am doing a Shade origin miniseries.”

DiDio then brought a fan in a Kid Flash outfit up to the dais to pose for a picture with George Perez. The fan asked about the future of Bart Allen: “He’ll be in the 31st century in Legion of Three Worlds,” said Johns, adding that he’ll be back in the Flash universe as of Flash: Rebirth.

And from the lightning round of questions:

Max Mercury? “Uh…maybe,” said Johns.

Kid Flash back in Titans? “We have to fight about that.”

“How many Flashes will you kill in Blackest Night?” “Not enough,” said DiDio.

“Any chance of a Young Justice trade paperback?” “Not at this time,” said Wayne. The crowd didn’t like that much (or at least the vocal portion).

Anything coming up for the Rogues? “Yeah, it’s called Flash: Rebirth“