I’ve gotten a bit behind in these linkblogging round-ups, so I’m breaking the backlog up into categories. Here’s the first chunk of Flash-focused links from the last few weeks.

• The Silver-age Scarlet Speedster at Blastoff
• Francis Manapul art process for Flash #7 opening scene: tmblr.co/Z2siIxIbkMco
• 1940s DC Comics house ad for All-Flash, plugging the first appearance of Star Sapphire. bit.ly/yACXep
• Lego Batman 2 gets super-friends including Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash & others. That F’ing Monkey asks: Where’s the Flash LEGO?
• Angry Birds Space’s new look for blue birds seems oddly familiar (That F’ing Monkey)
• Flash wallets (That F’ing Monkey)

Flash and Others…

• 6 Psychotic Punishments Doled Out by Famous Superheroes (Cracked.com) – I was expecting to see Wally’s freezing of Inertia in here, but they went with the similar trap-Zoom-in-a-time-fissure ending from “Blitz.”
• 6 superheroes who got their powers from being lousy scientists (Not Cracked, as you might have expected, but Blastr, via @LongBeach_CC)
• Six Degrees of Comics: the Terrific Whatzit to Uatu the Watcher (CSBG)
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy shows that were ahead of their time (IO9)
• DC Comics’ film opportunities beyond Superman and Batman (Panels on Pages)

And finally, a reminder from @SpeedsterSite:

Hey retailers, you should know this by now but apparently, you don't. Never underestimate the power of an IMPULSE buy. #comics

— Brandan (@SpeedsterSite) March 28, 2012

Weekend linkblogging…

Flashy

• BLAARGH! Asks, Where’s Wally West?! – Panels on Pages
• The Shade by Scott Kolins (TRKA)
• Jay and The Daly Superheroes – That F’ing Monkey
• Trading Spaces by Dapper Dan – Jumping On The Flash – Bleeding Cool
• Action Figure Insider: Young Justice Kid Flash
• Flash #6 review at Comic Book and Movie Reviews
• Superman vs. the Flash…at Tag – Little League webcomic
• Life imitates art? Rebels relive glory years with Saturday reunion (video) – This band from the 1960s is getting together for a reunion gig. Lead singer Barry Allen is playing with them for the first time in over 20 years.

More comics

• Lois Lane writes a letter to DC Comics: Why Do You Keep Fridging Me? – Wired
• A look back at the origin of Image Comics: What happens when artists run the show – GeekOut/CNN
• Amusing: Moviefone calls people named John Carter in each state and asks them if they’re going to see John Carter.
• The problem with overshipping comics – Savage Critics (via Comics Worth Reading)
• DC talks February sales at Newsarama
• Multiverses and Marvels – Grumpy Old Fan talks on the changing nature of Earth-2 and the Captain Marvel family
• First six playable characters revealed for Young Justice: Legacy
• Comics are finally on time. Happy now? – The Beat

Some weekend linkblogging…

Flash & other speedsters

• 5 Goofiest Moments in Flash #122-126 (CSBG)
• Michael Rosenbaum on returning to the Flash for Justice League: Doom (World’s Finest)
• Why Quicksilver is so cranky (Gentlemen of Leisure)
• Joe Giella Flash commission at TRKA
• Very, very rough Captain Cold Timeline at TRKA
• DCU Classics Contest: White Lantern Flash and Reverse Flash at The Fastest Fan Alive

As always, be sure to check Fastest Fan Alive and The Rogues Kick Ass for collectibles and Rogues posts.

More comics

• Justice League stickers (Firestorm Fan)
• On the validity of criticism (GUTTERSNIPER)
• Six degrees of Superman: mapping the connections of the New 52 (Robot 6/Grumpy Old Fan)
• DC January sales analysis at The Beat
• Comics You Should Own: Planetary (CSBG)
• What went wrong with Comic-Con registration today from a technical perspective (at my other blog, K-Squared Ramblings)