THE FLASH #762
- written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- art and cover by HOWARD PORTER
- variant cover by INHYUK LEE
- ON SALE 09/22/20
- $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
- “Finish Line” finale! Barry Allen and the Reverse-Flash race for the last time in this fast-paced conclusion. For years, Eobard Thawne has tormented Barry Allen, and now the Flash knows the only way to win is to make sure the Reverse-Flash never runs again! The story years in the making comes to a close as Joshua Williamson finishes his epic 101-issue run on The Flash!
So Barry is going to kill Thawne again? A lot of solicits sound like their the last story before a reboot but given the backpedaling on 5G it might not be. It might be fun to see how far they take things like deaths of villains. That doesn't stop me from worrying.
BATMAN: THE JOKER WAR ZONE #1
- written by JAMES TYNION IV, JOHN RIDLEY, and JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- art by GUILLEM MARCH, DAVID LAFUENTE, JAMES STOKOE, and others
- cover by BEN OLIVER
- card stock variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
- ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 09/29/20
- $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC
- CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US
- Gotham City is a battleground as The Joker takes over the Wayne fortune and wages a street war against the Dark Knight and his allies! Enter the “war zone” with short stories featuring characters like Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, and Luke Fox and see how they’re fighting back in a city under siege! Also, the brutal full debut of the mysterious new anti-hero known as Clownhunter!
I'm not really up to reading Tynion but a Cass and Steph story is tempting. I might get it but I might pass depending on what else I decide to get. At least Williamson is doing this too, I don't think I'm familiar with Ridley though.
RED HOOD: OUTLAW #49
- written by SCOTT LOBDELL
- art by PAOLO PANTALENA
- cover by DAN MORA
- variant cover by PHILIP TAN
- ON SALE 09/29/20
- $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
- Jason’s ongoing war against the Untitled comes to a sudden, startling and tragic end with the help of…Red Hood and the Outlaws?! But to protect the world, one of his teammates must make the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good!
If the cover isn't a red herring Bizarro making the sacrifice makes the most sense. He's not the only Bizarro (the opposite talking one was around in Terrifics) and the Super titles never seemed interested in using the character. Although it might be the other Outlaws, if their not villains. The solicit is a little confusing without proper context.
DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL SPEED METAL #1
- written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
- art by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
- cover by HOWARD PORTER
- variant cover by PEACH MOMOKO
- ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 09/22/20
- CARD STOCK COVERS
- $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC
- It’s the drag race from hell in this one-shot tie-in to Dark Nights: Death Metal! Taking place after the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal #3, the Darkest Knight is after Wally West and his Dr. Manhattan powers. Thankfully, Wally has backup in the form of Barry Allen, Jay Garrick, and Wallace West! It’s a knockdown, drag-out race through the Wastelands as the Flash Family tries to stay steps ahead of the Darkest Knight and his Lightning Knights!
More Wally and family interaction is always welcomed. I don't care about Death Metal it's self but I want to see these characters and I don't mind the writers' style so it's a buy.
I really don't think anyone on the current TT team is fit to be leader. I hope this isn't one of those, "this person fails and we appreciate everything the other guy did" stories.
I'm really hoping Johns doesn't go the direct I fear. Yes, trying to pair up Barbara with Jason over trauma is a concern but I think he might go darker. I worry that he'll take a cue from Winick about a type of trauma that could have happened. Johns has written about it before. The "healing wrong" bit will probably be applied to Jason. I've already seen comments about this online that sound like their victim blaming Jason over it.
Overall most of these solicits make me feel uneasy for the future of the DCU. There's so much uncertainty with the company lately, even within the universe it's self. I guess we can only wait to see what happens and if it's worth the effort of following.
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