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Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #332 – “Defend The Flash…and Die?”

Welcome to the latest installment in our annotations of the collected edition of The Trial of the Flash! We analyzed related stories leading up to the summer 2011 release of Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash. In addition, we interviewed author Cary Bates about the buildup and the Trial itself, plus showed you what wasn’t included in the collection. Are you ready, Batman?

IN THIS ISSUE: Carmine Infantino vs. Dave Gibbons – you decide! Plus, Legal…Vultures?

Links to original artwork, scans and research are included throughout this post. For legal analysis of the story by Bob Ingersoll, go here. Tom vs. Flash took on this issue here. See you after the jump!

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Happy Anniversary!: The Flash, Years Four

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As Speed Force marks its fourth birthday, we decided to take a look back at where each of the Fastest Men Alive were in the fourth year of their titles. Happy Speed Fourth!

Flash fans know a lot can change in four years, but Speed Force is still the place for Flash news, commentary and analysis. But what of the heroes throughout the history of Flash comics? Where were Jay Garrick, Barry Allen and Wally West exactly four years after their first solo titles launched? After the jump, we’ll take a look at comics out on and around their fourth anniversaries, and the stories and creators involved.

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Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #331 – “Dead Heat!”

Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #330 – “Beware the Land of Grodd!”

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Welcome to the latest installment in our annotations of the collected edition of The Trial of the Flash! We’ve analyzed related stories leading up to the summer 2011 release of Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash. In addition, we’ve interviewed author Cary Bates about the buildup and the Trial itself, plus shown you what wasn’t included in the collection.

Links to artwork and research are included throughout this post. For legal analysis of the story, something I will not attempt, go here. For this issue’s corresponding Tom vs. The Flash podcast, go here!

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Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #s 328 & 329 – “What is the Sinister Secret of…Simian & Son”

Annotations: The Trial of the Flash, #327 – “Burnout!”