FLASH FACT: Arthur Curry's rage has sunk countries, killed millions, and begun a world war. But as the end approaches, he will have to gather the ferocity needed to destroy his enemy utterly.
FLASHPOINT: EMPEROR AQUAMAN #3
Written by TONY BEDARD
Art and cover by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
On sale AUGUST 10 * 3 of 3, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
FLASH FACT: As the war between Amazons and Atlanteans rages on the battlefield around her, Traci must find the strength to stop her father before he rips the world asunder.
FLASHPOINT: WORLD OF FLASHPOINT #3
Written by REX OGLE
Art by EDUARDO FRANCISCO
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
On sale AUGUST 3 * 3 of 3, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
FLASH FACT: Abin Sur has lost everything he holds dear to help Earth, but in the end, there is one last thing he can do - if only he has the will.
FLASHPOINT: ABIN SUR - THE GREEN LANTERN #3
Written by ADAM SCHLAGMAN
Art and cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA
On sale AUGUST 17 * 3 of 3, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
FLASH FACT:The Secret Seven are being slaughtered from within. Shade the Changing Man must figure out who it is in time, or he will have another team's death on his hands.
FLASHPOINT: SECRET SEVEN #3
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by FERNANDO BLANCO and SCOTT KOBLISH
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
On sale AUGUST 3 * 3 of 3, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
FLASH FACT: The Joker is revealed, and Thomas Wayne will have to figure out whether he can pull the trigger on his lifelong nemesis.
FLASHPOINT: BATMAN - KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #3
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by EDUARDO RISSO
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
On sale AUGUST 3 * 3 of 3, 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
FLASH FACT: Booster is the only man with the knowledge to fix the world, but he has to find The Flash in time to tell him...
BOOSTER GOLD #47
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art and cover by DAN JURGENS and NORM RAPMUND
On sale AUGUST 10 * 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US * RATED T
Throughout the day today, we're going to debut the first look at the August issues of FLASHPOINT. Keeping coming back to THE SOURCE for more throughout the day.
FLASHPOINT #4-5
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by ANDY KUBERT and SANDRA HOPE
Covers by ANDY KUBERT and SANDRA HOPE
1:25 Black and white variant covers A by ANDY KUBERT
Issue #4 Variant cover B by IVAN REIS and GEORGE PEREZ
Issue #5 Variant cover B by RAGS MORALES
FLASH FACT: The war between the Amazons and the Atlantians has arrived. The battles between Diana of Themsycira and Emperor Aquaman will tear this world apart - unless The Flash can fix it!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of its impact on the DC Universe, FLASHPOINT #5 is the only title that DC Comics is currently soliciting to arrive in stores on August 31.
Issue #4 on sale AUGUST 3
Issue #5 on sale AUGUST 31
4 and 5 of 5, 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US RATED T
The first issue of FLASHPOINT, the epic series nearly two years in the making by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert, has hit stores. The FLASHPOINT teaser (released yesterday at midnight ET just hours before the release of issue one) was picked up by the LA TIMES' HERO COMPLEX, Gawker's iO9, IGN, MTV GEEK, WASHINGTON POST COMIC RIFFS, CBR, NEWSARAMA, AOL/COMICS ALLIANCE, WIRED’s GEEKDAD, AIN’T IT COOL NEWS, COMICSBEAT, iFANBOY, COMIC VINE, and other outlets.
And now the fun begins, as coverage and reaction begin to roll in.
"Flash is about speed and time and altering perceptions,” creator Geoff Johns told CNN’s GEEK OUT! in an exclusive interview. “I wanted to explore that on a DC-wide scale."
Over at IGN, Executive Editor Eddie Berganza has compiled a list of eleven top “heroes” to look out for during FLASHPOINT. You might be surprised at who’s sharing the top spot with the Flash…
USA TODAY announced today that they will be the home of the previews for all five issues of FLASHPOINT. Today's announcement includes interviews with DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio, Executive Editor Eddie Berganza, FLASHPOINT writer Geoff Johns and artist Andy Kubert.
Regular readers of THE SOURCE can rest assured that FLASHPOINT FRIDAY isn't going anywhere. Keep visiting THE SOURCE every Friday throughout the summer for more exclusive reveals, behind-the-scenes insight and previews of the FLASHPOINT mini-series.
