Interesting finds and good bets this week…

  • Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #13 that came out this week is the last issue in this series, followed by an issue of All Flash #1, then Mark Waid is returning to the Flash Series and it is returning to it’s original numbering. This issue is a major turning point in Flash history and a good bye to a wonderful character. Check out the review coming soon.

  • Everyone gets their shot at glory in the upcoming cross over Marvel event World War Hulk… watch for Hulk vs. Ant-man… Ant-man?… not even Hank Pym Ant-man?… What?… not even Scott Lange Ant-Man?… Who in the world is Eric O’Grady?… anyway, watch for it in Irredeemable Ant-Man #10

  • After reading the one-shot on Free Comic Book Day, The Umbrella Academy seems like a good bet this Summer, conceived and written by Gerard Way (From My Chemical Romance), this off-beat alternate superhero team tale will be out in August.

  • DC is releasing a 128 page hardcover of 52: The Covers… throw that on the coffee table and see what your significant other says :)

  • IDW is looking to round out the five year mission. In July they will release Star Trek: Year Four #1 which will pick up the Enterprise right where the original series left it. Written by David Tischman (writer on TNG) and Steve Conley (writer on Astound Space Thrills), this is one of the many small arms that are out trying to bring a beloved franchise back into a place of quality (Yes, Captain Archer, I’m looking right at ya!)

  • Ash escapes from the Marvel Zombies and gets back into the solo spotlight in his own Dynamite Entertainment book Army of Darkness: From the Ashes. Ash returns to his world to find it total conquered by the Deadites and ruled by Evil Ash. Coming in August

  • Another great bet coming this Summer is Image’s Astounding Wolf-Man (Kirkman and Howard), once again I read the Free Comic Book Day version and it offers a new view on a classic story.

New Books from DC / Marvel This Summer:

Black Adam: The Dark Age (limited), New Avengers / Transformers (limited), Black Canary (4 part limited), The Order (ongoing), 52 Aftermath: The Four Horseman (1-shot), Spider man / Red Sonja (limited), Green Arrow: Year One (limited), GL: Sinestro Corpse Special (1-shot), Metal Men (ongoing), Countdown to Adventure (ongoing), Outsiders: Five of a Kind (limited series), Booster Gold (ongoing), Batman / Lobo (2-part limited series), The Un-men (ongoing)