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Black Widow: Widow's Sting #1

It’s a new week and while we’re focused on the election in the United States tomorrow, we’re still going to bring you lots of comic news and reviews. We’re kicking that off with our morning roundup of news from around the web and so much more to come today and this week!

How to Love Comics – Your Easy Guide To The Witcher Comics – If you’re interested in hopping into the comics after the television show or video games.

Kotaku – Joe Biden Has A Fortnite Island Now – Intriguing. Not sure how much of an impact so close to the election but it’s definitely a fascinating decision and something to watch.

Kotaku – Spider-Man: Miles Morales Has An Into The Spider-Verse Suit – Who’s getting this game when it comes out?

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CBR – Black Widow: Widow’s Sting #1
NPR – Blue in Green
Atomic Junk Shop – Dragman
Collected Editions – Flash Forward
Hollywood Soapbox – Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter
The Hashtag Show – Power Rangers: Sins of the Future
Comic Attack – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1
Flickering Myth – Trick ‘r Treat Omnibus
Talking Comics – X of Swords: Stasis #1

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It’s new comic book day tomorrow! What’s everyone excited for? What do you plan on getting? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

The Beat – Crisis on Earth Dan DiDio: How 5G was a crisis too far – A good read and thoughts on what happened.

ICv2 – As DiDio Exits, DC’s Day of Reckoning May Be at Hand – More thoughts on Didio’s departure.

Reviews

Talking Comics – Flash Forward #6
Newsarama – Plunge #1

Preview: Flash Forward #6 (of 6)

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Flash Forward #6 (of 6)

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund (CA) Evan Shaner
In Shops: Feb 19, 2020
SRP: $3.99

The finale of Flash Forward is here, and Wally West must make the toughest choice of his life: save the day, or save his family. With the crack in the Dark Multiversal barrier reaching critical mass, Wally’s mettle will be tested in ways the young hero has never seen before…and this surprise ending will leave you speechless!

Flash Forward #6 (of 6)

Will Wally West Save the Day—or Save His Family?

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Flash Forward #6 (of 6)

Written by Scott Lobdell
Art by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund
Colors by Luis Guerrero
Cover by Evan “Doc” Shaner
Variant cover by InHyuk Lee
In Shops: Feb 19, 2020
Final Orders Due: Jan 27, 2020
SRP: $3.99

Will Wally West Save the Day—or Save His Family?
…and what are the consequences of either choice?

The finale of Flash Forward is here, and Wally West must make the toughest choice of his life: save the day, or save his family. Is the day doomed either way? With the crack in the Dark Multiversal barrier reaching critical mass, Wally’s mettle will be tested in ways the young hero has never seen before…and this surprise ending will leave you speechless!

Flash Forward #6 (of 6)

Preview: Flash Forward #5 (of 6)

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Flash Forward #5 (of 6)

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund (CA) Evan Shaner
In Shops: Jan 15, 2020
SRP: $3.99

Wally West has gotten to the heart of his mission to save the Multiverse…and the heart he found was his own. When it’s discovered that the dark multiversal world that’s threatening all of existence is the world in which Wally’s children are alive, our hero must overcome his greatest fears, regrets, and anger to do what’s right. But what’s right is the hardest thing anyone would ever imagine doing…letting go.

Flash Forward #5 (of 6)

Preview: Flash Forward #4

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Flash Forward #4

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund (CA) Evan “Doc” Shaner
In Shops: Dec 18, 2019
SRP: $3.99

On Wally West’s journey into the depths of the Multiverse, he’s run across vampires and hellhounds and his own ghosts from the past…but nothing has prepared him for this next stop on his journey. In this issue, the mysterious world that is causing the Dark Multiverse to bleed into our own will be revealed, and you will not believe what connection it has to the Fastest Man Alive…

Flash Forward #4

Preview: Flash Forward #3 (of 6)

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Flash Forward #3 (of 6)

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund (CA) Evan Shaner
In Shops: Nov 20, 2019
SRP: $3.99

The rift between the Multiverse and Dark Multiverse is growing wider, and evil dark energy is threatening all the planets in its path! It’s up to Wally West to journey to these worlds and purge them of this darkness, but the greater darkness is that from within. The destruction has now found its way to Earth-43, where Roy Harper is the world’s premier vampire hunter, and Wally’s only hope of surviving…

Flash Forward #3 (of 6)

Preview: Flash Forward #2 (of 6)

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Flash Forward #2 (of 6)

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund (CA) Evan Shaner
In Shops: Oct 16, 2019
SRP: $3.99

When the border between the Multiverse and the Dark Multiverse starts to buckle, who do you turn to? The answer: Wally West. Once the Fastest Man Alive, he’s now a man with nothing left to live for. Will Tempus Fuginaut’s chosen champion rise to the occasion and fight back the demons of the darkness, or will Wally’s own demons win the day?

Flash Forward #2 (of 6)

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A new week kicks off as we get ready for New York Comic Con in a few weeks. While we count down the days, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.

Gadget – TikTok partners with Comic Con Africa – Interesting. Will they partner with more comic conventions?

CBLDF – History of Comics Censorship, Part Five – Learn comic history!

DC – Breaking News: Erica Durance Joins Tom Welling in Crisis Crossover – This is getting better and better!

Reviews

Comics Bulletin – Flash Forward #1
Talking Comics – Spider-Man #1

Review: Flash Forward #1

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Wally West is in jail awaiting trial and wallowing in his misery. That’s where Flash Forward #1 begins before taking us on a cosmic journey.

The first issue sets up the next step in Wally West’s journey in an interesting way, though, the concept falls short for me.

Written by Scott Lobdell the comic focuses a lot on what’s gotten West to this point in his life. A lot of it is wallowing and there’s one too many times of his stating he killed a bunch of heroes. Any sympathy is gone and it’s turned to annoyance by issue’s end.

Then there’s the next step for Wally. He has to save the multiverse by stopping the dark multiverse. There’s some solid use of this recent concept and in theory the concept is intriguing but something feels off. The new role reminds me of failed reinventions of characters in the past. It’s hard to judge it all on one issue but something again feels off about it all. This isn’t the right way to go about Wally’s redemption. But, it also seems to tie into the meta story going on in the DC Universe going back to Rebirth.

The art by Brett Booth is nice. With ink by Norm Rapmund, color by Luis Guerrero, and letters by Troy Peteri, the comic has lots of moments that’ll keep you lingering on the page. The scenes involving the multiverse have you looking for details and clues. The fights in prison have a nice swift action about them. The imagery works on the macro and micro level.

Flash Forward #1 is an interesting start to this miniseries. It feels like it’s a story you need the whole picture before truly judging. Unfortunately, we have to do that one issue at a time. With that, this feels like one that’s worth a read but maybe hold out for the trade.

Story: Scott Lobdell Art: Brett Booth
Ink: Norm Rapmund Color: Luis Guerrero Letters: Troy Peteri
Story: 7.0 Art: 8.15 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Read

DC Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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