Flash Friday!

Marvel Now Point One-  I'm going to level on this one.  I only bought it for the killer preview to the Young Avengers.  BUT I did kinda like the preview for Nova as well.  But overall, the only one I am adding to my pull is Young Avengers because it is going to be well drawn, funny and interesting.  I can't wait to see Billy and Teddy back together again.  YAY!  I was unsure about Kid Loki but he looks like he is going to be bringing some comedy and sass to the book.  Waiting for January is so hard!  There has been some news about the title already and everyone I know is chomping at the bit for it.  Speed isn't mentioned in the preview but the writer has said that we will find out where he has been and why in the first few books.  Wiccan, Hulking and Hawkeye will be back with some new members.  Miss America seems to be pretty important but I'm unsure who the others will be.  Maybe some members of the Runaways?  Anyway, I am ready for the new books from Marvel.  Young Avengers for the win!!!  3 Flashes to this book for 2 good previews.

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The Flash #13-  This book is my favorite.  Really.  The art is lovely and the writing is great.  This has to be one of the best books in the New 52.  Barry was not my favorite Flash prior to the reboot but I am loving him in the New 52.  Manapul and Buccelleto even made a complex, interesting and important rogue out of the Golden Glider who was a little silly and not a main rogue prior to the reboot.  Grodd and his gorillas having a tie to the Speed Force, is an interesting twist on the idea of talking, mind controlling gorillas.  Grodd has always been the most dangerous rogue that the Flash has and now he's even more scary.  I still want to know if Iris is ever going to come back.  We still don't see Flash fix all that happened while he was traveling through the speed force.  I wouldn't be opposed to more Piper either.  This book earns 5 Flashes for having it all- great art, great writing and an all around great story arc.

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Batman Incorporated #4- This was one book that I've been super excited for!  Wingman and Redbird fight together and knowing who Wingman is in this issue.... oh man.  Jason Todd and Damian Wayne together.  WOW!  Grant Morrison writes a great Jay in this one.  But poor Damian will break your heart.  The ending of this book tore me apart.  All of Batman Incorporated makes an appearance in the book, of course.  Nightwing and Red Robin make appearances too but stick mostly to the background.  It seems odd to me that Dick Grayson would just go with Bruce treating Damian the way he does in this issue.  Dick and Damian are close.  Probably closer than Bruce and Damian.  I'm ready to see what is going to happen next.  I really hope that Bruce has a spectacular plan to work this all out.  The whole Batman family working together in this book was great, though.  I give this issue 4 Flashes for a book with great art, an emotional story and engaging characters.

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Teen Titans #13-  This book was interesting.  Just Red Robin, Superboy and Wonder Girl on an adventure.  Cassie tells her origin story with some pithy commentary from Tim and Kon.  The art is nice but I miss Brett Booth doing the inside and not just the cover.  His art is lovely.  I'm really not sure what to think about this origin story for Cassie.  It makes it sound like there will never be a way for her to control the silent armor.  How will she be Wonder Girl if she can't?  I also wonder if Lobdell is going to rush the story line like he did with Red Hood and the Outlaws.  The end of this book shows Amanda Waller in what might be a lead up to the H'el on Earth crossover or who knows what really but the Teen Titans will be crossing into the Death of the Family story arc soon.  It will be interesting to see this play out and whether or not it turns into a god awful mess.  I give this book 3 Flashes for good art and plenty of Tim and Kon.  Cassie's story was not as interesting as it could have been.

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Talon #1-  Scott Snyder has taken the Court of the Owls out of the pages of Batman and into a new book.  I love the idea that Calvin Rose was a different kind of Talon.  He's an escape artist instead of an aerialist or knife artist.  He's used his talents to run from the Court for years but after hearing about the Night of the Owls, he returns to Gotham to see if the rumors are true.  He then is charged with taking down the Court by cutting off their assets.  The art is lovely and the writing is top notch.  I think it would be poetic to see Talon brought into the Batman family of heroes.  He's what Dick Grayson was supposed to be.  He's the creation of the Court turned against them.  I give this one 4 Flashes for a great Batman spin off book.  I am going to add it to our pull.

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Flash Friday!

Howdy and welcome back to Flash Friday!  This week's pull was huge!  We got: The Flash, Aquaman, Savage Hawkman, Arkham Unhinged, Justice League, Teen Titans, Batman Incorporated and our kiddos got the new Superman Family Adventures.  Let's start with the Flash since it is his day and all.

The Flash #10-  What a beautiful book!  Marcus To helps out Francis Manapul with this issue of The Flash.  What beautiful art!  Flash is up against Weather Wizard, Marco Mardon, the head of the Mardon crime family.  Flash is also racing against time to save the girl he loves, Patty, from Mardon's goons.  This book is so dynamic and lovely... Marcus To has done a perfect job of keeping his work compatible with the general look of Flash that Francis Manapul has created.  This book is gorgeous and the story is both exciting and heart wrenching.  If you aren't reading The Flash- you are missing out.  It's easily my favorite of the New 52.  I give this book 5 Flashes for having it all: a great story and lovely art.

Find It: In Print on MyComicShop or Digital at Comixology

Teen Titans #10-  This may be one of the best issues of the Teen Titans yet.  Superboy and Wonder Girl find the others.  Bart runs with dinosaurs and macks on Solstice.  The Titans return to the real world.  This issue has some great moments.  Bart is finally happy and you really get to see a bit of that character that we all loved before the reboot.  Superboy hugs Tim.  There's hope for their epic, World's Finest friendship.  The art is lovely as always but a good amount of the dialogue falls flat as usual.  The hug is great but felt a tad forced.  Tim had to have Bunker talk some sense into him which was awkward for me to read but it had to happen.  If the reboot is treating this like his first leader experience, then he will second guess himself.  I'm interested to see what happens next.  I've heard that we'll get to see Bunker and Kon together in New York.  That should be interesting.  Teen Titans earns 4 Flashes for this issue that I love so much that I'm buying an extra.


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Batman Incorporated #2-  Talia al Ghul is at war with Batman and her father.  She believes that she has killed her son and that now she can take down Batman and Gotham.  While Ras al Ghul may be impressed with her, I'm not.  Batman will kick her crazy butt.  This book is basically all the Talia al Ghul backstory that you could ever need.  There are some funny or interesting scenes but overall, I want to see more Damian.  However, Ras al Ghul picking up Talia's mom at Live Aid and him holding her up Lion King style were pretty funny.  But at the moment, I don't like Talia one bit.  Any one who can hurt their own child is evil in the worst way.  I can't wait to see Bruce kick her butt.  I'll enjoy every moment of it.  I just hope Damian doesn't have to see just how awful she is.  But there's a reason that Grant Morrison has the reputation that he does.  I give this one 3 Flashes because it honestly wasn't as good as the previous book. It's important to the story arc but not great on its own.


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Arkham Unhinged #3-  This issue focuses on the animousity between the Joker and Penguin before Arkham City and inside it.  The art is great and I enjoyed the play between Joker and Penguin.  You get bits and pieces of it in the video game but not as fully as in this comic. It's also interesting to see the work inside Arkham City that Batman put in prior to the moment that he gets locked in at the beginning of the game.  This series is a great one for fans of the game and Batman fans as well. The numbering in the digital comics is different and each print book compiles what looks like 3 digital ones.  I give this issue 4 Flashes for an interesting story that helps bring the world of Arkham City to life.

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Next week will have Green Arrow and the other three issues left from this week.  Hope to see you back then!