Flash #7 Preview

DC has posted several preview pages from next week’s issue of The Flash, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Bart and Max Mercury in mortal danger, and yet somehow the universe provides for them both. Check it out at the link!

 

THE FLASH #7
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and cover by RAMON PEREZ
Variant covers by MIKE DEODATO JR. and MATT TAYLOR
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/26/24
Jai West is going to try to rescue Max Mercury from the horrific remains of Timepoint, now a world overrun by time-gobbling monsters, and he’s got surprising backup—the shadowy bubble gum-chewing figure who goes by the name Inspector Pilgrim!

DC’s June 2024 Solicitations

DC has posted their complete solicitations for June 2024, and here are all the ones relating to the Flash. It’s a quiet month for the Flash Family, though DC is finally reprinting the old DC Versus Marvel crossover issues in two omnibus editions. Plus, there’s this year’s DC Pride issue, and Wally West’s adventures continue in the Flash solo book.

You can see the solicitations in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

THE FLASH #10
Written by SIMON SPURRIER
Art and cover by RAMÓN PÉREZ
Variant covers by OTTO SCHMIDT and MATT TAYLOR
DC Pride variant cover by NICK ROBLES
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/25/24
As the Arc Angles bring the Crown of Thawnes into The Gallery, Wally West has to pull himself together to face some old Rogues. Amanda Waller’s Task Force raids Terrifictech, and brings some shocking backup to keep any speedsters in line!

TITANS #12
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by LUCAS MEYER
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant covers by MATT TAYLOR and LEE GARBETT
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/18/24
Hell comes for Blüdhaven! With the team on the ropes and Waller to blame, Nightwing and his allies must look within for the answers to their never-ending problems. Will Raven, the demon’s daughter, lead them to salvation or to slaughter at the hands of her father, Trigon?

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #11
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by MIKEL JANÍN
Variant cover by TONY HARRIS
Variant cover by TRAVIS MERCER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 6/25/24
The Legionnaire’s plans come together, but what does this mean for the future of the Justice Society of America?!

DC PRIDE 2024 #1
Written by AL EWING, NGOZI UKAZU, NICOLE MAINES,
PHIL JIMENEZ, and others
Art by NGOZI UKAZU, CLAIRE ROE, O’NEILL JONES, and others
Cover by KEVIN WADA
Wraparound variant cover by DAVID TALASKI
Variant cover by BABS TARR
Foil variant cover by BABS TARR
1:25 variant cover by KEVIN WADA
$9.99 US | 104 pages | One-shot | (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 5/28/24
DC’s Eisner and Ringo award-winning Pride anthology returns in the form of a universe-spanning travelogue like you’ve never seen! In its pages, Dreamer makes a first-time pilgrimage to her ancestral planet, Naltor! Poison Ivy and Janet from HR go spore-hunting on Portworld! Superman (Jon Kent) gets the boys together for a night out in A-Town, but things go sideways when The Ray vanishes into thin air! Steel (Natasha Irons) works up the courage to face Traci 13 at the Oblivion Bar’s Pride party for the first time since they broke up! Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) catches an unexpected ride to the Fourth World just in time for their annual Love Festival! All this and more in a volume celebrating how the LGBTQIA+ community is everywhere and belongs anywhere—even the very furthest reaches of the universe.
Plus, this year’s anthology features a special preview of the upcoming YA OGN The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley, as well as an unmissable autobiographical story written by industry legend Phil Jimenez about the fantastical worlds that shaped him, brought to life by Giulio Macaione!

DC PRIDE: UNCOVERED #1
Written by ANDREA SHEA
Art by JEN BARTEL, PHIL JIMENEZ, JIM LEE, JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY,
DAVID TALASKI, BABS TARR, KRIS ANKA, and others
Cover by JEN BARTEL
Variant cover by OSCAR VEGA
Variant cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
1:25 variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
1:50 variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Foil variant cover by JEN BARTEL
$5.99 US | 40 pages | One-shot | (all covers are card stock)
Foil variant $7.99 US
ON SALE 6/11/24
DC’s most iconic LGBTQIA+ artists put the party in Pride with their fabulous array of variant covers spotlighting LGBTQIA+ characters across the DCU year after year, and this art book collects a robust selection of fan favorites in one place for the very first time! Don’t miss out on a gallery of gorgeous art as imaginative and colorful as the characters themselves.

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #3 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by MARV WOLFMAN
Art by GEORGE PÉREZ, DICK GIORDANO, and MIKE DeCARLO
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Blank sketch cover ($4.99 US)
Foil variant cover ($5.99 US)
$3.99 US | 32 pages
ON SALE 6/18/24
In the far reaches of time, the first heroes fall! As an antimatter wave threatens the existence of our present-day Earth, will the combined strength of the Teen Titans, Batman, the Outsiders, and Superman be enough to stop the “Oblivion Upon Us”?

DC VERSUS MARVEL OMNIBUS
Written by GERRY CONWAY, JIM SHOOTER, LEN WEIN, CHRIS CLAREMONT,
DENNIS O’NEIL, J.M. DeMATTEIS, RON MARZ, JOHN BYRNE, and others
Art by ROSS ANDRU, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ,
WALTER SIMONSON, BARRY KITSON, JOHN BYRNE, and others
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ
Direct Market Exclusive Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
$150.00 US | 904 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77952-325-9 | Direct Market Exclusive ISBN: 978-1-77952-882-7
ON SALE 8/6/24
In 1976, the Big Two in comics made pop culture history by pitting their most popular heroes—Superman and the Amazing Spider-Man—against each other! The success of this one-shot comic paved the way for future collaborations between the House of Ideas and the Distinguished Competition, ushering in a new age of inter-company crossover events that boasted some of the industry’s biggest writers and artists. Now, for the first time in over 20 years, the comics that started it all will be collected in a brand-new omnibus edition featuring the classic DC Universe and Marvel team-up stories from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man #1, Marvel Treasury Edition #28, DC Special Series #27, Marvel and DC Comics Presents Featuring the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans #1, Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire #1, Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights #1, Darkseid Vs. Galactus: The Hunger #1, Spider-Man and Batman #1, Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances #1, Silver Surfer/Superman #1, Batman & Captain America #1, Daredevil and Batman #1, Batman & Spider-Man #1, Superman/Fantastic Four #1, The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman #1, and Batman/Daredevil: King of New York #1. This volume also includes essays from the original creative team, an introduction from former DC Comics president Paul Levitz, afterwords by writer Ron Marz and Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort, and more!

DC VERSUS MARVEL: THE AMALGAM AGE OMNIBUS
Written by RON MARZ, PETER DAVID, KARL KESEL, and others
Art by DAN JURGENS, CLAUDIO CASTELLINI, and others
Cover by DAVE GIBBONS
Direct Market Exclusive Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
$150.00 US | 1120 Pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77952-326-6 | Direct Market Exclusivet ISBN: 978-1-77952-883-4
ON SALE 8/6/24
Pitting their world’s greatest superheroes against each other, only the winning universe will be allowed to live! And the loser…will cease to exist. Superman versus the Hulk! Batman versus Captain America! Wolverine versus Lobo!
Fighting against the clock, Access, a new hero traversing both worlds, will attempt victory through another means: The combination of DC and Marvel into one universe! The Amalgam age of comics is born! Batman and Wolverine become Dark Claw! Captain America and Superman become Super Soldier! Wonder Woman and Storm become Amazon! But will the existence of Amalgam prolong the inevitable demise of DC or Marvel? Will the Amalgam Universe fight back when Access attempts to return the universes to their former glory?
This once-in-a-lifetime event is finally collected in a once-in-a-lifetime Omnibus! Featuring DC Versus Marvel #1-4, the DC/Marvel: All-Access #1-4, Unlimited Access #1-4, Amazon #1, Assassins #1, Bat-Thing #1, Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, Bullets and Bracelets #1, Challengers of the Fantastic #1, Dark Claw Adventures #1, Doctor Strangefate #1, Exciting X-Patrol #1, Generation Hex #1, Iron Lantern #1, JLX Unleashed #1, Legend of the Dark Claw #1, Lobo the Duck #1, The Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto #1, Speed Demon #1, Spider-Boy #1, Spider-Boy Team-Up #1, Super Soldier #1, Super Soldier: Man of War #1, Thorion of the New Asgods #1, X-Patrol #1, and a story from Green Lantern #87. Includes introductions by Ron Marz and Karl Kesel, new afterwords by Mike Carlin and Tom Breevort, the trading cards, and a tome of never-before-seen material!

NIGHTWING VOL. 5: TIME OF THE TITANS
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by TRAVIS G. MOORE and BRUNO REDONDO
Cover by BRUNO REDONDO and ADRIANO LUCAS
152 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″
Available in both Hardcover and Softcover
Hardcover | $24.99 US | ISBN: 978-1-77952-523-9
Softcover | $17.99 US | ISBN: 978-1-77952-953-4
ON SALE 7/30/24
After the events of Dark Crisis, it’s now Dick’s time to lead…so Nightwing and the Titans unite to become the premier league in the DC Universe and move their base of operations to Blüdhaven. But before they can even settle in, they must confront the demon of darkness, Neron, along with the murderous Grinning Man. Will the team survive a battle through the depths of hell itself? Collects Nightwing #101-105.

“Twisted Code” Review of SPEED FORCE #5

How does a mini-series get better with every issue? SPEED FORCE is a great example. This penultimate issue does everything a penultimate issue should do. It ramps up the intensity well past 11, it gives us some little victories without spoiling the finale. And, it gives us some mysterious clues about a character that (hopefully) gives us even more reason to grab the final issue when it hits the LCS shelves. Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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Speed Force #5 Preview

DC has posted some preview pages from next week’s issue of Speed Force, and you can see them at Adventures In Poor Taste. The preview features Wallace and Avery versus Symphonee’s brainwashed teens, and it appears that Mas Y Menos have some kind of unknown plan. Check it out at the link!

 

SPEED FORCE #5
Written by JARRETT WILLIAMS
Art by DANIELE DI NICUOLO
Cover by SWEENEY BOO
Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 3/12/24
After teaming up with the rest of the Flash Family in Titans: Beast World Tour Central City, Avery and Wallace are more determined than ever to take down the mysterious forces behind the app that’s brainwashing not only the S.T.A.R. Labs scientists but now the youth of Keystone City. But before they can reach the Big Boss, they’ve got to face off with holographic versions of themselves!

“The Doctor is In” Review of JAY GARRICK: THE FLASH #5

I’m likely repeating myself, but I have loved EVERY panel and page of this series! Jay and Judy Garrick make a tremendous team, and Doctor Elemental makes a formidable villain. Add an excellent plot and some fantastic artwork, and you have a series that I only wish was ongoing. This issue includes a team-up with a great fellow member of the JSA – what more do you want? Wanna know more? Follow us after the jump!

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