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Hey Speed Readers,

I’d been away from the net for a few days so I hadn’t heard that the first picture of The Flash in Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes had been released by Game Informer Magazine. This is the first visual confirmation of the Scarlet Speedster we’ve had since USA Today revealed his presence in the game a couple of months ago. The only picture so far is in the magazine that I don’t own but luckily the internet is full of all kinds of cool cats posting scans and vids:

Picture courtesy of Youtube user, SuperheroesLego

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! I just replayed Justice League Heroes earlier this week and man, have I been hankering for some fresh super speed action.  We can only speculate about what alternate costumes they have in mind for our flashy friend but if there are indeed alternative attires I’m hoping for something interesting. Remember Dark Flash and Jay Garrick from Justice League Heroes? We definitely need something akin to those skins.

Jay Garrick from Justice League Heroes

Dark Flash (Walter West) from Justice League Heroes

But that isn’t all; while scouring the net for info on The Flash appearance in Lego Batman 2 I found an ad from EB Games Australia:

So apparently as a preorder incentive, Australian EB Games (or Gamestop to us) customers will be receiving 5 bonus villains which will include two Flash villains: Captain Cold and Gorilla Grodd! YES, YES, YES! I’m counting on US customers also receiving these characters in one form or another. We do know for a fact that it won’t be via preorder as the only bonuses I’ve been able to track down for preordering are a limited edition Lego Lex Luthor from Gamestop and a bonus hero pack featuring Nightwing, Shazam (Captain Marvel), Katana, Damian Wayne (the latest Robin), and Zatanna from Amazon. If anyone has any additional information about the villain pack please let us know.

With the ability to play as over 50 DC Comics characters in a open world environment, customizable characters for creating unique variations and characters that may not have been included, as well as two player offline and online co-op play I have a feeling this just may be the ultimate DC Comics video game.

Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes will be in stores June 19th for all current generation consoles and handhelds: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, 3DS, PS Vita and PCs.

Anyone plan on preordering this game? Let us know in the comments below.

Thanks for reading,

-Devin ‘Flash’ Johnson

Original Article

Tumblring from a cheap motel room before heading off to bed…

Low Expectations Theatre, Act 1.

ohhicas:

more puppets one or two as a request

I’m not sorry for that Grodd

at all

I started laughing at it halfway through

OH ALSO

the other sets of them I’ve drawn

are here and here

Darkseid….looks kind of stupid, actually.

Art by Enrique Alcatena.

Oh God Oh God what is that gorilla doing to him??

fastestfanalive:

DC Action League “Flash” versus the Rogues (The Top, Captain Boomerang and Captain Cold) along with Professor Zoom and Gorilla Grodd. I’m officially obsessed with these and I can’t wait until we see more Rogues. We desperately need a Weather Wizard (Only two other incarnations of my favorite Rogue exist and both figures kind of suck), Heatwave (to go with his stellar JLU release), and Mirror Master.

Also there is need of a spinning variant Top, so he and whirling Flash can fight.

Page 3.  You guys suuuuuuuuck.

Scud.

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DC Action League Rogues So Far:

From left to right: The Top, Gorilla Grodd, Captain Cold, Professor Zoom and Captain Boomerang

Every Rogue needs to be released in this line.  I think the Citizen Cold one looks a bit off-model compared to the others, though.

speedforceorg:

It’s Wayback Wednesday! With Captain Cold returning to the spotlight in today’s issue of The Flash, and Gorilla Grodd figuring in the latest interview, let’s look back at another reimagining of these two villains.  Perhaps we should call the Steampunk heroes and villains the “Brass Age.”

You can see more pictures of these two, as well as Sinestro, Bizarro, the Joker, Black Manta, and the heroes at Sillof’s Gaslight Justice League & Legion of Doom page.

Making him look like an old sea captain is what works for me.

speedforceorg:

With issue #6 hitting stands today, the Flash creative team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato are featured in two new interviews, one over at Newsarama and the other at PopMatters.

The Newsarama piece discusses the reintroduction of Captain Cold, the new character Turbine, as well as the vision for Speed Force as it appears New 52 version of Flash.  They also discuss the pacing of the title, noting stories will be told in one-to-two issue sets for the next few months.  The article features preview pages from issue #6, out today, as well as the first announcement of a new Flash Annual, due before issue #12 hits stands.

On their upcoming portrayal of the Speed Force:

Manapul: Inside the speed force itself will be quite different. I think before, it’s always been portrayed as just these speed lines and light and stuff like that. We really want to make it a world that’s fully realized, you know? And when the Flash enters this world, we want the readers to be in awe just as much as Barry Allen is.

It’s really going to be quite different visually.

More after the jump, including selections from a new interview with PopMatters.

Manapul on Grodd, set to appear in issue #9:

They’re definitely going to be a lot more brutal. The thing that we really want to express with Gorilla Grodd is we want a villain that’s scary. We want to really instill a lot of fear in Barry Allen. So far, a lot of the villains have reflected Barry Allen in some way. Mob Rule reflected what it’s like if you run away from your problems. Captain Cold will be a reflection of what you’re willing to do and where you draw the line. I won’t say what the reflection is with Turbine, because you’ll find out. And then with Gorilla Grodd, it’s going to be fear.

There’s a lot more to the piece, make sure to check it out over at Newsarama.

The PopMatters piece is a more in-depth analysis of the duo’s contributions to Flash lore.  Part essay and part interview, it includes a great deal of exposition on Flash history, while covering the current direction and upcoming arcs as well.  An appreciation of Manapul’s experimental artwork is also included, beginning with Manapul’s tenure as artist with former Flash scribe Geoff Johns:

“He’s a fantastic cinematic storyteller”, Francis continues, “and I took a bit of that. But then also, being there from the beginning, I’m able to push and experiment with certain things. Knowing truly what the subtext of the story is, allows me a certain flexibility of pushing my art and pushing the layouts. Going back to the Manuel Lagos scene where we find out how his organs were used for the clones, I was able to create a multi-layer storytelling within a double-pager. In which you can read the story going on within in the panels, but then you can look at the panels themselves, and just the shapes of them also tell another story as well. It enhances the way the story’s being to.

Buccellato on Mob Rule, and the role real science is playing in the title:

“In the case of Mob Rule”, Brian continues, referencing the new series’ first villain, and a unique addition to Flashlore courtesy of Francis and Brian, “he’s exactly the opposite of what Barry Allen wanted to be. Barry wanted to be so fast that he could be more places than one. And the thing is, he’s only one man. And it felt like the physical manifestation of an antagonist that would work perfectly for this situation is a person that can be in multiple places at once. And what made it more difficult is his personal connection to Manuel and Mob Rule. And the science sorta fell into it…”.

Be sure to check out the rest of the article over at PopMatters, and don’t forget that Flash #6 hits stands today!

Original Article

I don’t care if your super-speed is weakened — when a gorilla looks at you like this, run the fuck away.

This is the Secret Society of Super-Villains — no swearing allowed.

And Carmine Infantino’s agents (I guess) just posted the original art at ComicArtFans, and I am so goddamned jealous.  But at least it means the page hasn’t been lost.

I’ve posted the Yearbook pic before, but here’s a different scan which better shows certain details (also, isn’t it always worth another look?)

Roscoe looks pretty annoyed to be there, and didn’t bother combing his hair that day.  Mark looks pissed at James and also didn’t bother to comb his hair.  Kadabra looks more like Snidely Whiplash than ever.  Conclusion: at least some were probably hungover.