Preview Mondays: THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 and THE NEW DEADWARDIANS #6

For this week’s installment of Preview Mondays, we’re giving you exclusive first looks at THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 and THE NEW DEADWARDIANS #6.

 

Last week, we teased THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 right here on THE SOURCE. The Rogues have reassembled and are ready to take on The Flash in a free for-all brawl with double-crosses galore. But what unlikely alliances will be formed when the Rogues turn on one another? And don’t miss the climatic battle fought in the maze-like and chaotic Mirror World! THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 spans across 48 pages and comes to you from the creative team of Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato, Wes Craig, Diogenes Neves, Scott Kolins, Marcus To, and Marcio Takara. Click here to see an exclusive preview of the issue.

 

Meanwhile in THE NEW DEADWARDIANS #6, Inspector Suttle circles in closer to the mystery surrounding “The Murder That Should Not Be.” Following the trail of the esoteric symbology that haunts the murder, Suttle finds himself back in Zone-B and in the company of an ornery poet named Salt. But what is Salt’s connection to the murder and what is he hiding? THE NEW DEADWARDIANS #6 is written by Dan Abnett and is illustrated by I.N.J. Culbard. Click here to see an exclusive preview of the issue.

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THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 Spotlight

This month, DC Comics will release its next batch of Annuals. These special oversized issues will not only build off of the events in their respective series, but will also greatly impact the expanding DC Universe. Every day this week on THE SOURCE, we’ll be putting individual spotlights on each of these Annual issues by talking to various writers, artists, and editors to give you special sneak peeks at what’s to come! Next up is THE FLASH ANNUAL #1.

 

"THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 is the culmination of the past six issues, as we finally get to see the DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 Rogues team up against the Flash,” co-writer Brian Buccellato revealed to THE SOURCE. “[Co-writer and artist] Francis Manapul and I are bridging the gap between the old ‘gun-toting’ Rogues that everyone remembers from previous continuity, and the new meta-powered incarnations. In the Annual, we finally reveal HOW the Rogues got their super powers and at what cost."
 
"We couldn’t be happier with the collection of talent we assembled to work from Francis’ layouts. Broken up into chapters, on art duties we have Marcus To, Diogenes Neves, Marcio Takara, Wes Craig, and FLASH legend Scott Kolins! We just had to offer Scott the Rogues ‘flashback chapter,’ and were delighted that he accepted. His take on ‘The Old Rogues’ is new and fresh, yet pays homage to the gang’s history. It might sound clichéd, but it’s truly everything we hoped for and more."
 
"While the Annual does answer a lot of questions and give context to Flash and his relationship with the DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 Rogues, it also propels the book into the next major story arc,” Buccellato continued. “We got the biggest thrill out of having Flash team up with someone unexpected in his fight versus the Rogues. I don’t want to spoil anything, but his uneasy partnership is with a former Rogue that was recently left out in the cold."

 

THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 speeds into stores on August 29.

 

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JUSTICE LEAGUE Group Solicits

JUSTICE LEAGUE #12

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

Art by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS and others

Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

Variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS

1:100 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE

On sale AUGUST 15 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T

Combo pack edition: $4.99 US

• ”THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY” part four!

• The team struggles to stay together as they try to combat their newest foe.

• A shocking last page that will have the world talking about this special, extra-sized issue!

This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #12

Written by DAN JURGENS

Art by AARON LOPRESTI and MATT RYAN

Cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE

• It’s the funeral for ROCKET RED.

• Several members resign from the team – who will be left?

 

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1

Written by GEOFF JOHNS and DAN DIDIO

Art and cover by JASON FABOK

On sale AUGUST 29 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

• Will this issue be the final adventure ever for JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL?

• The true nature of O.M.A.C. revealed!

• Ties in to the shocking events of JUSTICE LEAGUE #12!

• Guest-starring BLUE BEETLE!

 

EARTH 2 #4

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art by NICOLA SCOTT and TREVOR SCOTT

Cover by IVAN REIS

1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• THE GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH and HAWKGIRL in action!

• The debut of the all-new ATOM SMASHER!

• A monstrous evil claws its way out of the poisoned soil of EARTH 2!

 

WORLDS’ FINEST #4

Written by PAUL LEVITZ

Art by GEORGE PEREZ, KEVIN MAGUIRE and SCOTT KOBLISH

Cover by GEORGE PEREZ

1:25 B&W Variant cover by GEORGE PEREZ

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Hakkou, the Irradiated Man – the mysterious bad guy who might have a connection to Earth 2 – has grown to monstrous proportions. It’s up to Power Girl and Huntress to stop him – from destroying Tokyo?!

• Huntress learns how crime works on this Earth in the mean streets of Rome!

• Plus: Learn what the heroic duo have been up to in the five years since they arrived on this Earth!

 

AQUAMAN #12

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO

1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• The conclusion to “The Others”!

• The traitor in the team is revealed!

• Who is BLACK MANTA working for?

 

WONDER WOMAN #12

Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO

Art and cover by CLIFF CHIANG

1:25 B&W Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• WONDER WOMAN faces a choice: Defend ZEUS’S throne from APOLLO – or defend her closest friend!

• Plus: Zola gives birth to something completely unexpected!

 

CAPTAIN ATOM #12

Written by J.T. KRUL

Art and cover by FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• CAPTAIN ATOM’S evolution continues as he regains his human appearance. But even though he’s closer than ever to regaining his humanity, it comes at a major cost as chaos is unleashed at his laboratory headquarters.

• This issue reaches from Earth to the edge of the universe and ends with a massive change in Captain Atom’s status quo in the DC Universe.

 

DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #12

Written by FABIAN NICIEZA

Art by JORGE JIMENEZ

Cover by RYAN SOOK

On sale AUGUST 15 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• KID FLASH stars in his first solo adventure, racing against time as he deals with the prehistoric trouble the TEEN TITANS brought back from MYSTERY ISLAND!

 

THE FLASH #12

Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO

Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• Setting up THE ROGUES as a team as the next major storyline for the series begins!

• GLIDER takes center stage!

 

THE FLASH ANNUAL #1

Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO

Art by FRANCIS MANAPUL, MARCUS TO and others

Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL

On sale AUGUST 29 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

• The Rogues – victorious? If THE FLASH had trouble with them individually, together they’ll kill him!

• Something worse than The Rogues is just waiting for the right moment to attack....

 

THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #12

Written by JOE HARRIS

Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR and MARLO ALQUIZA

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• The quest for ASHRA KHAN takes a new turn!

• The menace of ZITHER is revealed!

 

GREEN ARROW #12

Written by ANN NOCENTI

Art and cover by HARVEY TOLIBAO

On sale AUGUST 1 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• GREEN ARROW hits the streets of CHINA!

• It’s arrows against martial arts in this action-packed issue!

 

THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN #12

Plotted by ROB LIEFELD

Scripted by ROB LIEFELD and MARK POULTON

Art JOE BENNETT and ART THIBERT

Cover by ROB LIEFELD

On sale AUGUST 22 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

• HAWKMAN vs. ST. BASTION – with PIKE, an incredible assassin with key info about Hawkman’s past, caught in the middle!

 

Click here to see a gallery of all JUSTICE LEAGUE group cover artwork.

 

(The cover for AQUAMAN #12 by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado)

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Announcing THE FLASH ANNUAL #1

Over the past two days, we’ve told you about the upcoming releases of DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1 and SUPERMAN ANNUAL #1. The fun doesn’t stop there because today, we’re here to tell you about another member of the Justice League getting his own Annual issue: The Flash.
 
“One by one, the Flash’s rogues have been returning to the pages of THE FLASH — along with some new faces, like the mysterious Turbine,” Editor Matt Idelson told THE SOURCE. “But surely everyone’s been waiting for the main event, and we’re thrilled to tell you it’s coming your way in THE FLASH ANNUAL! The reunited Rogues hate the Flash just as much as they always have (if not more) -- but this time, they’re gunning for Captain Cold, too! It’s all-out mayhem, everybody vs. everybody, with an even bigger and nastier threat preparing to swing into the fray at exactly the wrong time...

We couldn’t be more excited about this one, and we hope you will be too! It really is a story so big, it needed the giant size of an Annual to contain it... and we’re still kinda worried it might blow the cover off. So please use caution when purchasing.”
 
To see the exclusive reveal of the cover for THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 and to read more about this 48-page issue, check out NEWSARAMA’s interview with creative team Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato.
 
THE FLASH ANNUAL #1 arrives in stores on August 29th.

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