CNN’s GEEK OUT ran an exclusive preview of the highly anticipated THE FLASH #1. They caught up with series co-writer and artist Francis Manapul to talk about the science behind The Flash. "We have a bit of a leeway in exploring ‘comic book science,’" Manapul told them. "What’s been really fun is finding real world scientific facts and pushing the ideas. When you read science journals where they’re theorizing, we’re able to ask, 'what if that wasn’t just a theory, but it was real?' With Barry being a scientist himself, there’s lots of ways we can explore that." Meanwhile, KOTAKU has the exclusive preview of next week’s BLACKHAWKS #1 and TODAY.COM profiled Batwoman in a feature on gay characters in comic books. To be continued …