GUGGENHEIM STARTS AS NEW FLASH WRITER IN FEBRUARY – NEWSARAMA

I can’t say that I am surprised, I was really disappointed with the DeMeo and Bilson run.  It has to be my least favorite Flash to date.

The most interesting quote from this article is:
“First, to reiterate, I’m writing Flash #9 as if it were Flash #1, so no need to be at all familiar with the Bart Allen version — I’ll catch you right up.”

I guess I wasn’t the only one that didn’t like it…

Read the rest at the link below.

GUGGENHEIM STARTS AS NEW FLASH WRITER IN FEBRUARY – NEWSARAMA

GUGGENHEIM STARTS AS NEW FLASH WRITER IN FEBRUARY

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When
you’re young, change seems like a constant – for DC’s Flash, it is – a
change in men under the mask and, coming early next year, a change in
writers.

Originally, it seemed like a slam-dunk of putting the former writing team of the Flash
television series, Paul DeMeo and Danny Bilson on the latest
incarnation of the character at DC – and initially, the newly launched
series was met with solid sales. However, as things continued, the
writing team’s version of Flash found some tough going with fans of the series who were already reeling with the changes made to the character in Infinite Crisis.

In February, Flash will get a new voice in the form of Marc Guggenheim, who joins the title as its new regular writer.

So – obviously, the first question that needs answering is this – after
starting his comics career off at Marvel, and receiving a good response
from fans for his work on Wolverine and Blade (among others), how did he end up with a DC title? Were any DC editors courting him?

“I’ve been very fortunate in recent months to have several editors at
DC ‘courting’ me as you say,” Guggenheim told Newsarama. “I’d been
talking to the Flash editor, Joan Hilty, about a couple of other things when this opportunity presented itself.”

For those who may’ve let Flash speed by them over the last few months, after playing a major role in Infinite Crisis,
the role of “Flash” was up for grabs after the disappearance of Wally
West. Enter Bart Allen – formerly Impulse, formerly Kid Flash of the
Teen Titans, and now – aged due to time spent away from our reality in
the Speed Force, a young-adult Flash.

And that’s the way Guggenheim plans to keep it.

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DC ANNOUNCES CONTENT UPDATES FOR BATMAN #659-662 – NEWSARAMA

Very interesting, I wonder what caused this?

DC ANNOUNCES CONTENT UPDATES FOR BATMAN #659-662 – NEWSARAMA

DC ANNOUNCES CONTENT UPDATES FOR BATMAN #659-662

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Press Release

DC Comics announces that the next four issues of BATMAN
will have a change of contents, with the 4-part story “Grotesk,”
written by John Ostrander and illustrated by Tom Mandrake moving up an
issue to begin in BATMAN #659.

Each of these issues will keep their original Diamond item codes and instore dates.

Regular series writer Grant Morrison will return in February with
BATMAN #663, featuring the story previously scheduled to appear in
BATMAN #659, illustrated by guest artist John Van Fleet.

• BATMAN #659 (SEP060191), featuring part one of the 4-part story “Grotesk,” is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 29.

• BATMAN #660 (OCT060154), featuring part two of “Grotesk,” is scheduled to arrive in stores on December 13.

• BATMAN #661 (OCT060155), featuring part three of “Grotesk,” is scheduled to arrive in stores on December 27.

• BATMAN #662 (NOV060174), featuring part four of “Grotesk,” is scheduled to arrive in stores on January 10.

Writer Grant Morrison returns in February with BATMAN #663 (DEC060180),
illustrated by guest artist John Van Fleet. In this issue, the Joker
makes his triumphant return to Gotham City to take revenge on Batman!
BATMAN #663 will be solicited in the December Previews (Volume XVI #12)
and is scheduled to arrive in stores on February 14.

Because of these changes, DC will make BATMAN #659-662 returnable at a later date.

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