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Flash by Geoff Johns Collection Coming in Paperback

Wonderland (Flash #166) Among DC’s upcoming collections:

THE FLASH BY GEOFF JOHNS BOOK ONE TP
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by ANGEL UNZUETA, DOUG HAZLEWOOD, SCOTT KOLINS, JOSE MARZAN, JR., and ETHAN VAN SCIVER
Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND
On sale NOVEMBER 25 • 368 pg, FC, $24.99 US

Geoff Johns’s unforgettable run on THE FLASH begins when Wally West finds himself without super speed in a darker, mirror version of Keystone City. Can a powerless Flash defeat Captain Cold and Mirror Master and save the city he loves? Plus, The Flash is shocked to learn that a strange cult is killing all the people he’s ever rescued. Collects THE FLASH #164-176 and THE FLASH: IRON HEIGHTS #1.

Some thoughts: This is almost the same contents as the hardcover Flash by Geoff Johns Omnibus vol.1 that came out in 2011. That book also started with “Wonderland” and “Blood Will Run,” ran through #176 and included “Iron Heights,” but also included “Flash: Our Worlds at War” and the story from “Flash Secret Files #3.” Given the page count, it makes sense to refactor the collections a bit, and this may even be a better place to break it. The Secret Files story works better as build-up to “Crossfire” than as a wrap-up to “Blood Will Run.”

Flash #45 Cover and Details (October)

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Flash #45

DC’s October solicitations are up.

THE FLASH #45
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and VAN JENSEN
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
Monsters Variant cover by GUSTAVO DUARTE
On sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T

Assault on Central City! Professor Zoom’s attack against The Flash turns personal as Zoom’s team targets the Central City Police Department! Barry Allen’s closest friends are drawn into the battle, and he’ll need the help of some unlikely allies to prevent the destruction of all he holds dear.

Additionally, there’s this:

JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MEN – THE FLASH #1
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Art by JESUS MERINO
Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
ONE-SHOT • On sale OCTOBER 28 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

The Flash is forced to take on the role of the Black Racer, harbinger of death! But can anyone escape this unlikely grim reaper?

DC hasn’t released a cover, but we now know who’s writing and drawing it. The SDCC announcement only mentioned Geoff Johns and a Francis Manapul cover, leading everyone to conclude that Johns was writing the one-shots along with Darkseid War.

Update: The list includes the print editions of several digital-first books, but no sign of a follow-up to Flash: Season Zero. The comic set in the TV continuity wraps up its digital run later this month, with the final print issue and collected edition TP hitting in September. DC might be letting the series rest for a bit, but I think it’s more likely they’ll launch the next tie-in book digitally in October, when the TV show returns, with the print edition launching in November.

Flash #44 & Season Zero #12 in September – Zoom

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Flash #44

THE FLASH #44
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and VAN JENSEN
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
GREEN LANTERN 75 Variant cover by WES CRAIG
On sale SEPTEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

Professor Zoom’s war against The Flash escalates as Zoom’s team launches an attack that Central City will never forget. With Wally West in the line of fire, The Flash is racing against the clock to save his city—and his friend.

Flash Season Zero #12

THE FLASH SEASON ZERO #12

Written by STERLING GATES
Art by IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA
Photo cover
On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST • FINAL ISSUE

While The Flash battles an army of dark energy-infused giant spiders, Caitlin and Cisco go on an adventure of their own! THE FLASH SEASON ZERO reaches its conclusion here!

Justice League 3001 #4

JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 #4
Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
On sale SEPTEMBER 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

Teri’s had a rough time since she joined the League. She’s died, been reborn as the new Flash, and battled against the Five, demon armies, and a world full of Starros! She’s even dated Superman! Along the way, she’s always had help, but now she’ll have to face one of the original Flash’s greatest enemies: the Mirror Master!

Flash in Convergence Collections

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The Beat has the details on DC’s Convergence Collected Editions. The full event will be collected in a whopping nine volumes this October, one collecting the main series and two for each group of tie-ins:

Convergence (hardcover, featuring the main series)
Convergence: Flashpoint volumes 1 and 2
Convergence: Zero Hour volumes 1 and 2
Convergence: Crisis volumes 1 and 2
Convergence: Infinite Earths volumes 1 and 2

Convergence: The Flash (featuring 1980s Barry Allen) will be included in Convergence: Crisis Book Two. Convergence: Speed Force (featuring 2000s Wally West and family) will be included in Convergence: Flashpoint Book Two.

Flash #43 & Season Zero #11 Cover & Details – Folded Man, Captain Cold

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Flash 43

THE FLASH #43
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI and VAN JENSEN
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
Bombshells Variant cover by ANT LUCIA
On sale AUGUST 26 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

Barry Allen is a man divided, forced to either help his father remain on the run from the law, or bring him to justice. As Barry grapples with that impossible choice, The Flash becomes a target of the Folded Man, a mysterious deadly new villain to Central City who’s hell-bent on tearing The Flash apart—literally!

I forget, is this the first New 52 appearance of the Folded Man?

Flash Season Zero 11

THE FLASH SEASON ZERO #11
Written by BEN SOKOLOWSKI
Art by PHIL HESTER and ERIC GAPSTUR
Photo cover
On sale AUGUST 5 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • DIGITAL FIRST

What was Leonard Snart like before he acquired his cold gun and became one of The Flash’s most dangerous enemies? The origin of Captain Cold is revealed!

Via Newsarama

Upcoming Flash Collections: Season Zero and History Lessons

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THE FLASH VOL. 5: HISTORY LESSONS TP
Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO and CHRISTOS N. GAGE

On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 144 pg, FC, $14.99 US
In these stories from issues #26-29 and FLASH ANNUAL #2, find out how Barry Allen adjusts after his battle with Reverse-Flash! Plus, witness the first meeting of The Flash and Green Lantern.

Art by BRETT BOOTH, NORM RAPMUND, PATRICK ZIRCHER, AGUSTIN PADILLA, NEIL GOOGE and others
Cover by PASCAL FERRY

This wraps up the softcover collections (it’s available in hardcover already) of the original New 52 Flash run by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. Manapul had already left to start on Detective Comics, but Buccellato stayed on for a few more issues to wrap up remaining plot threads from their run, including key questions about Barry’s parents and his mother’s murder. Deadman and Green Lantern guest star.

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THE FLASH SEASON ZERO TP
Written by ANDREW KREISBERG, BROOKE ELKMEIER and KAI WU
Art by PHIL HESTER, ERIC GAPSTUR and MARCUS TO
Photo cover
On sale SEPTEMBER 2 • 264 pg, FC, $19.99 US

Follow the adventures of Barry Allen from issues #1-12 of this new series as he struggles to balance his job as a police crime scene investigator, his unrequited crush on Iris West, and his new life as Central City’s guardian angel!

A few things of note:

It’s 12 issues — a whole year’s worth of comics.
They’re not calling it volume 1. That sounds to me like Season Zero will be done after 24 digital chapters, collected into 12 print issues, collected into one book. Though I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Flash Season 1.5 comic next year.
Based on the current schedule, issue #12 will also be coming out in September, most likely the first week of the month. So either the release date here is wrong, or DC is releasing the collected edition the same day as the final print issue. That’s unusual, but maybe the audience for digital-to-print media tie-ins breaks down differently and the publisher doesn’t feel the need to postpone the collection they way they do with the print-first books. Or they’ve gotten positive data from Vertigo’s schedule of releasing collections during a skip month after each arc’s last chapter.

Via Newsarama.