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Speed Reading: Breathing in Space, the Blur, Casting, EVS vs. Carmine Infantino & More
Comics Alliance has a couple of Flashy items: First, a page from the Shortpacked! coloring book: Batman Can Breathe In Space, But Not The Flash. Second: they look back at a pair of Baby Ruth commercials from the 1990s, featuring Hawkman and an obviou...
Jay Garrick on Smallville (sort of)
The CW’s latest promo for Smallville includes clips from February’s two-hour Justice Society episode, “Absolute Justice” (originally two separate episodes, “Society” and “Legends”). In addition to glim...
Speed Reading: Dezago, Manapul, Reviews and More (UPDATED)
It’s been a busy week, and while I’ve got a couple of posts I’m working on, nothing’s quite close to ready. So what to do? Of course! Some mid-week linkblogging! Interviews Here are a couple of interviews with upcoming Flash...
Speed Reading: B&B, JLA Monopoly, and More
Some linkblogging for the weekend… Fortress of Baileytude starts JSA Week by declaring that Jay Garrick is the Man. Once Upon a Geek looks back at a Justice League Monopoly board game from 1999. For the ladies: A Comic Blog starts off their Top...
Is There Demand for More Flash Archives?
Note: The discussion is from 2007, and while the Silver Age material has gotten a fifth archive volume, three Showcase books and the start of a Chronicles line, the situation for the Golden Age Flash books has not changed. Newsarama reports that duri...
Extinguishing a Speedster’s Smokes
Comic Coverage posted a humorous look at the role smoking had in the Golden-Age Flash’s origin. Jay Garrick was working late, took a cigarette break, and knocked over a beaker of “hard water.” Interestingly, later retellings of hi...
The Dimwits and the Thinker
After almost 1½ years, my Golden-Age back-issue hunt finally netted a relatively cheap copy of All-Flash #12, the first appearance of the Flash villain, the Thinker. It’s an odd read, because the origin of the Thinker (a mob boss who plans hi...
One-Man Team
Something I’ve noticed as I read through various Golden-Age Flash Comics is a repeated subgenre in which the Flash plays an entire team. “Nine Empty Uniforms” (Flash Comics #90, 1947) is the first one I read, since it was reprinted...
Flash and the Happy Pills
One of the characters I encountered early in my exploration of Golden Age Flash stories was Ebenezer Jones, the Worry Wart. In fact, All-Flash #24 (1946) was one of those first two GA Flash books I bid on just to see if I could win. The story ...
Cosplay Photos: Flashes & Rogues at Dragon*Con
Just from what I’ve seen on Flickr, there were a ton of Flash-related costumes at Dragon*Con this year. Looking through these photos, be sure to notice: The Flash’s secret revealed: Red Bull! The Grail Knight (Indiana ...
Can the Flash Survive Another 6-Part Epic Relaunch?
The writers and artists have changed. The face under the Flash’s mask has changed. But there’s one thing that the three Flash relaunches we’ve seen since Infinite Crisis all share: pacing. For some reason, every time DC has relaunc...
Golden-Age Flash Costume: Boots and Shirt Construction
Katie again, as promised, with details on the making of the boots and shirt for Kelson’s Comic-Con Golden Age Flash costume. This shouldn’t be nearly as long as the helmet post, I promise. My aim here is to show the entire process from ...
Golden-Age Flash Costume: Helmet Construction
Hi! This is Katie, the wife Kelson’s mentioned a few times. I’m not nearly as involved with comics as he is, but I appreciate a good convention costume and have made a point of wearing at least one a year for a while now. My interests ...
Flash Costume Sightings at Comic-Con
If the number of Flash costumes at Comic-Con International last week is any indication, the fan base is energized. Most years I only see one or two Flashes, if any. This year there were at least three Jay Garricks including myself, two women who ma...
Yomiko and the Flash
Yomiko and the Flash, originally uploaded by Kelson. Here’s me with my wife at Comic-Con International today, dressed as Yomiko Readman (a.k.a. The Paper) from the anime Read or Die and Jay Garrick, the Golden Age Flash! The hat is a paper mach...
Wait…What? (Golden-Age Hijinks)
I’ve got a saved search set up at eBay that lets me know when Golden-Age Flash comics show up in my price range. It’s been a while since I actually bought one, though. Most of them are either too expensive or contain stories I’ve a...
