From The Editor’s Desk: Eddie Berganza on FLASHPOINT
This Wednesday marks the release of the final issue of the bestselling FLASHPOINT mini-series. FLASHPOINT #5 brings an action-packed, jaw dropping and emotionally charged conclusion to this summer’s game-changing series. Take my word for it: you won’t be disappointed.
If you happen to be at Fan Expo Canada, stop by the Final Flashpoint Friday panel. I’ll be there with Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert, Francis Manapul and James Robinson to talk about all things FLASHPOINT. See you in Toronto!
And I’d also like to express my sincerest gratitude to all of who have provided the series and all of its’ tie-ins with such overwhelming support. Everything you knew changed in a FLASH.
Teasing DC Comics-The New 52: "Your life is now mine."
"What I want is your complete attention and for you to understand that your life is now mine."
– Brother Eye in O.M.A.C. #1
Jim Lee and Geoff Johns are Coming to a Radio Station Near You
Leading up to the release of JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 next week, DC Entertainment Co-Publisher and artist Jim Lee and Chief Creative Officer and writer Geoff Johns will appear on several morning radio shows on Friday, Aug. 26 and a few more on Tuesday, Aug. 30. We’ve got a lot of big press features coming up in the days and weeks to come and we’ll keep you posted on all the news here on THE SOURCE.
Here’s a list of stations you can tune-in to get the inside scoop on DC Comics – The New 52:
AUGUST 26
WCUW-FM – WORCESTER, MASS
USA RADIO - NATIONAL
WUPE-FM – ALBANY, NY
KDKA-AM – PITTSBURGH, PA
WSYR-AM – SYRACUSE, NY
WQXA-FM – HARRISBURG, PA
WBAL-AM – BALTIMORE, MD
WMOS-FM - STONINGTON/NEW LONDON CT
WKXL-AM - CONCORD, NH
ART OF INTV - NATIONAL
WBWZ-FM – POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
CRN – NATIONAL
AUGUST 30
WOCM-FM – OCEAN CITY, MD
WELI-AM – HARTFORD, CT
Teasing DC Comics-The New 52: "You are not the first doctor I've known that tried to play god."
"You are not the first doctor I've known that tried to play god."
– Frankenstein in FRANKENSTEIN, AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. #1
Teasing DC Comics-The New 52
With the release of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s JUSTICE LEAGUE #1, DC Comics-The New 52 will officially kick off next week. There has been a lot of speculation over the past few months about what to expect from all the new series, so we decided to up the ante one last time.
Below, you will see 52 teases – each one pulled from the first issue of every title in DC Comics-The New 52. Between now and September 28th, we’ll be revealing daily (in groups of two) which series these teases are from.
These one-liners set up the themes of their corresponding series, hint at the unexpected return of fan-favorite characters and allude to significant changes.
Can you guess which title each tease belongs to? Keep checking THE SOURCE everyday to see how right you might have been.
"If you're not moving, you're not living."
"If we stop looking to the present and the past, and instead we look to the future...if we ask ourselves what can be--what it will be tomorrow... then we're asking the right question. Because to hope, to dream, to predict is to shape the city yourself, rather than to be shaped by it."
"Maybe this is all connected to that guy in Metropolis."
"You think you and your 'army' stand a chance against Superman and a half dozen Green Lanterns and Wonder Woman?"
"They ended the revolution and freed our country. Then they disappeared."
"Do we look like ‘super-heroes’? We're the professionals."
"He’s the worst kind of killer. One with no true pattern.”
“Hee…That’s so cute. You think you’re scary. But mister, I’ve seen scary. And you ain’t got his smile.”
“What I do, I do for the good of the universe. Something you lost sight of thousands of years ago.”
"I'm losing control."
"We don't... We don't call it that. It could be the key to all human knowledge. Black holes. Time travel. Physics, on another level."
"What I want is your complete attention and for you to understand that your life is now mine."
"You are not the first doctor I've known that tried to play god."
"Flashpoint effect has definitely closed off time travel."
"I've always enjoyed your sense of humor, Booster."
"He makes a sound like a supersonic bomber. And then it looks like his shadow itself turns against him."
"How's it feel to be nobody's favorite super-hero?"
"I remember a time when you would have begged me to stop playing superhero!"
"Maybe I was never a good guy, and maybe I was never the really big fish. But if there's one thing I do know from living other's people's lives, it's that I've changed."
"How long have I been here? How long have I been frozen like this?"
"I always thought you could change the world, Michael."
"Some people don't like having their secrets exposed."
"The only reason I'm here is ’cause if anything happens to you--that would make me the worst former sidekick ever."
"You think I need a 'team?'"
"You could do so much good! WE could do so much good!"
“Good to see you, Barbara.”
"Nature sounds its own warning bell."
"Welcome to Cellblock D of the Central Asian Supermax Meta-Human Facility."
"I thought I'd left that world behind me. That maybe I could do more good working from the shadows. Apparently, I was wrong. I'm going to need help."
"You're Welcome, my friend. And New York City, you're welcome too!"
"If that scarab pops back up, I want any Green Lanterns within five parsecs to know it."
"You've been partners with this guy for a couple of years, and you still haven't told him where you really came from?"
"A bunch of Lanterns have just died in sector 3599."
"We are too late."
“Because the entire time THEY have been studying ME? I have been studying THEM.”
"This time it spells trouble."
“I swear to God I don't know nothin' about the Gotham Butcher."
"You’re just in time for your destiny.”
"Miles? Why, my beautiful girls.... You can see forever."
“People are goin' nuts. Wait ‘til they watch us kill him.”
“Oh, God. Oh, God. I just murdered someone!”
“You are the parent of your own fear.”
"Kyle Rayner of Earth, you have been chosen."
"You're not my partner, you're my son."
"Find out who is under that mask."
"For this great mission I will need help. I will need followers who are prepared to follow me into the jaws of death, and worse..."
"You'll have my undivided attention... And I'm pretty sure I'll have yours."
“Just when I’ve set up my new life, my old one comes back. Well played, Gotham.”
"I didn't even know how much I missed it."
"The dream isn't over."
"The future is being re-made."
“Life isn't without risk. You hear that bon mot a lot. But mostly around business. Or dating. Or eating fried food from street vendors. But we take risks all the time, every day, in a thousand ways. Driving a car. Talking to a stranger. Jay walking. Those are the little ones we don't even think about. It's the big ones that make it interesting. At least for me, it is."
The Landmark 100th Issue of TEEN TITANS
In the final issue of this run of TEEN TITANS, the team faces down with their most invincible enemy yet: Superboy prime and his army of Superboy clones. This oversized 100th issue written by J.T. Krul with art by Nicola Scott, Doug Hazlewood, Jack Purcell and Greg Adams, packs action and mayhem into every page. In the end, the Teen Titans must face the question: when your enemy is unstoppable, how do you punish or contain him?
TEEN TITANS #100 features 8 pin-ups from artists Amy Reeder, Rob Liefeld, Tony S. Daniel, Norm Rapmund, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, Karl Kerschl, Brett Booth, Rob Hunter, Chris Burnham, Marcus To and Ray McCarthy. It also includes a special preview of Marv Wolfman and George Perez’ THE NEW TEEN TITANS GAMES, an original hardcover graphic novel twenty years in the making (in stores next month).
Look for this landmark issue in stores today and be sure to pick up TEEN TITANS #1 by Scott Lobdell, Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund, on sale September 28th.
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The Epic Conclusion to “Reign of the Doomsdays” Has Arrived
With the Earth four minutes away from complete destruction, a friend and ally lays down his life for the sake of billions of innocent lives. In this action-packed finale, Lois plays a crucial role by reminding Superman that because of his good nature, he will always be an inspiration to others.
The final issue of this run of ACTION COMICS, written by Paul Cornell with art by Axel Giménez, embodies why Superman has remained such a lasting icon and inspirational figure. The issue goes on sale today.
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The Search for Swamp Thing concludes
John Constantine enlists the help of Madame Xanadu to find Alec Holland. When he reaches his destination, Constantine comes face to face with Batman and Superman. Will they work together to calm the source of the volatile Green or are there other forces working against them?
The conclusion of BRIGHTEST DAY AFTERMATH: THE SEARCH FOR SWAMP THING is in stores today. For more about Alec Holland and The Green, read SWAMP THING by Scott Snyder with art by Yanick Paquette as part of DC Comics-The New 52 this September.
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Batman vs. The Internet 3.0
Batman Incorporated has moved beyond the physical world and into the virtual one. After Bruce Wayne invites investors to experience virtual reality, dubbed “Internet 3.0,” virtual hijackers take control of the system and threaten to take them out one-by-one in a high stakes game. Can Batman and Oracle protect the investors and quarantine the virus before it’s too late?
BATMAN INCORPORATED #8, in stores tomorrow, is written by Grant Morrison and features art by Scott Clark with Dave Beaty. The issue is the final one in this run of the series.
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Can Dawn Be Saved?
With Etrigan the Demon fooled into thinking that Lady Blaze is his ally, he’ll stop at nothing to bring The Dark Knight down. Can Batman convince Etrigan that he has loyalties confused? And what about Dawn Golden? When she revealed her dark past, Batman knew it would be no easy feat to keep her protected. But when her father returns from the dead to use his daughter as the key in his plans for truly raising from the grave, Batman will need to recruit Etrigan to save Dawn before it’s too late.
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #5, by David Finch, Jason Fabok, Sal Regla, Batt, Jaime Mendoza, Ray McCarthy and Greg Adams, is the final issue in this run of the series and hits stores tomorrow. Look for BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1, part of DC Comics-The New 52, on sale September 28th.
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