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Flash: Rebirth Hardcover in January

Collected Editions has spotted the Amazon listing for the Flash: Rebirth Hardcover, with a January 12, 2010 date.

Several things stand out about this:

Only 2 issues of the miniseries have come out so far.
Just yesterday, DC announced that it would extend the mini from 5 issues to 6.
It’s a hardcover, so a trade paperback is probably even further off.
Flash: Rebirth, assuming it stays on schedule, will run through September.
The 3-issue miniseries Blackest Night: Flash runs November–January.

The missing piece is still: when will the Flash ongoing start? On one hand, DC might launch in October, picking up immediately on the heels of Flash: Rebirth and maintaining momentum. On the other hand they might be planning a throughline from Flash: Rebirth through Blackest Night: Flash and into the ongoing, in which case the series would probably launch in late January or in February. And hey, here’s a convenient hardcover collection for anyone who wants to pick up the new series…

Speed Reading: Bow Ties, Variant Covers, and Top Villains

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I’m working on a round-up of reviews of Flash: Rebirth #2, but that’s taking a while. For now, here’s some general Flash linkblogging.

Current Events

The webcomic Comic Critics takes on Wardrobe Origins. (If you’ve read Flash: Rebirth #2, you can probably guess where this is going.)

Major Spoilers’ Stephen is impressed to see DC unveil a variant cover he actually wants.

Star Clipper looks at Flash: Rebirth in the context of reviving a failing franchise.

CBR talks to Mark Waid about the “24/7” arc in Spider-Man.

Edit: Just after I posted this, I saw this scan of Tiny Titans‘ Battle for the COW joke.

The Tops

The Judge declares Flash Comics #1 to have the Best.Cover.Ever.

POP puts Professor Zoom on its list of 25 coolest comic book villains.

IGN’s Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time includes Shade at #89, Mirror Master at #79, Zoom at #37, Gorilla Grodd at #35, Professor Zoom at #31 [Update:] Captain Cold at #27. (At this time, the top 30 20 is not up yet.)

Flash: Rebirth Extended to 6 Issues

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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.

Flash: Rebirth #3 Variant Cover Revealed

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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:

Flash: Rebirth #3? Variant

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.

Speed Reading: Covers, Talking Costumes and Ewoks on Steroids

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Some weekend linkblogging:

Art

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.

History

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.

Critique

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.

Interview

Newsarama interviews Geoff Johns about his 10-year run on JSA and Justice Society of America.

Flash: Rebirth #5 Cover Revealed

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DC’s The Source spotlights seven August Covers, including the cover for Flash: Rebirth#5.

It’s the latest homage to the classic “Flash of Two Worlds” cover from Flash v.1 #123, the first meeting of Barry Allen and Jay Garrick — only this time it’s Barry Allen vs. the Black Flash, and the poor hapless construction worker has been crushed by the falling beam.

There are actually two visual references to this famous cover in Flash: Rebirth #1 as well — a parade float, and then a side view in Jay Garrick’s reminiscences.

Also of interest is the cover to Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape, in which it looks like Nemesis is running on the Cosmic Treadmill.

Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #4

Speed Force

Tracking the Flash – the Fastest Man Alive