Hey Speed Readers,
Earlier this morning, DC Collectibles revealed what they had been teasing for the last week or so on their Facebook page; a trio of Teen Titans based on the New 52 designs. Superboy, Wonder Girl and Kid Flash along with many other heroes were reimagined for the New 52 2 years ago and we are just now getting figures of these designs courtesy of DC Collectibles who has seemingly kicked it into high gear when it comes to releases:
The comic book world is remembering one of the greats today: the legendary Nick Cardy passed away last night at the age of 93. He leaves a legacy of timeless work at DC Comics and beyond.
Known mainly for his eye-popping, dynamic and even psychedelic cover art on the original Teen Titans series, the Superman family of titles and Aquaman, Cardy was also an incredible interior artist. He amassed over 330 story credits between DC and Quality Comics, including a plotting credit on three issues of Bat Lash. From romance titles to westerns to superheroes, Cardy captured the wild imagination and design perfection embodied by the greatest of DC Comics’ concepts and characters.
Cardy’s work graced the cover of Flash 17 times. Here, we present all 17 covers in order of publication, as well as some select sketches and Teen Titans covers. Thank you, Mr. Cardy, for these eternal classics!
Thanks to Johnny Quick of Earth 3’s Crime Syndicate, the Teen Titans have been lost in time. The good news is that they are (mostly) together again…the bad news is where, or rather, when they are just now. Bart fans will need to wait for the regular issue #25 to see more of Kid Flash, but there is a LOT here that impacts the team for some time to come…meaning TT fans need to check this out!
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This is a really interesting issue for a lot of reasons. For Bart fans…there is a revelation that will have us talking for a long time. For fans of the Titans in general, we see events that will have ramifications for many issues to come. Add to that a most amazing look at the nature of the time stream and you have a great issue of Teen Titans.
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Some recent Flash-related articles…
Brian Buccellato talks about Villains Month, Rogues Rebellion, Forever Evil, Zero Year, and more at CBR. In addition to co-writing the main Flash series, he’s solo writing the Grodd and Rogues one-shots and the Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion miniseries.
EW reports that Arrow is casting Barry Allen and will begin shooting the Flash’s first episode on September 30.
Scott Lobdell talks about Kid Flash’s origin at Newsarama.
Mark Waid, who has been accused by some comics retailers of trying to put them out of business with his digital comics efforts (particularly Thrillbent), has bought a comic store to prove that he’s not anti-print.
Ron Marz talks about hanging onto ideas for the right time, describing how a concept for an unused Hourman revamp in the early 1990s eventually inspired the story structure of the Velocity miniseries.
Plus a few links from early August that made it to Twitter and Facebook but somehow never made it onto the blog:
In a reprint column, Peter David rounds up a discussion on comic book villainy.
Lots of people talk to Newsarama about the Flash’s lasting appeal (including me!)
Brian Buccellato’s Top 8 Flash Rogues.
Kid Flash appears in the twelfth Who’s Who Podcast episode.
As we left the Titans last issue, Kid Flash was being pulled into a portal against his will. Can Bart be saved or must he face a past that he doesn’t even recall? And, now that the big battle against Trigon is out of the way for now, can the Titans heal the strained relationships in their own ranks? That’s where we pick up in issue #23 of Teen Titans.
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