The Flash - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:46:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Flash - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Spider-Man/Superman, In Your Skin and more CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/04/22/spider-man-superman-in-your-skin-and-more-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56596 Marvel takes its turn teaming up its friendly neighborhood wall-crawler with the Man of Steel in Spider-Man/Superman #1. Click for more Staff Picks!

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]]> 56596 Superman meets Spider-Man in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2026/03/25/superman-meets-spider-man-in-this-weeks-cxf-staff-picks/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:21:05 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56347 When Clark Kent and Peter Parker find themselves chasing the same story, the conspiracy they uncover could change the world in Superman/Spider-Man #1.

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]]> 56347 3 IDW #1s – Star Trek, Twilight Zone and Street Sharks – top this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/09/24/staff-picks-sept24/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=54242 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Tony’s pick: Star Trek — The Last Starship #1: The Federation...

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]]> 54242 Flash sees a Bad Moon Rising, plus Mr. Terrific, quilts and more in this week’s CXF Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/23/staff-picks-july23/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53480 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New  comics come out Wednesdays. See your local comic shop for more info. And if you own a local comic shop and would like to sponsor the CXF weekly Staff Picks, email contact@comicsxf.com. Matt’s pick: Flash: Bad Moon Rising Special #1: Bad Moon Rising...

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]]> 53480 The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 360: Si Spurrier talks The Voice Said Kill and The Flash https://comicsxf.com/2025/07/22/tcxfip-360-si-spurrier/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53460 The ComicsXF Interview Podcast · The CXF Interview Podcast Episode 360: Si Spurrier talks The Voice Said Kill and The Flash Writer Si Spurrier joins the show to talk about his new Image series The Voice Said Kill, winding down his run on The Flash at DC, and more. You can listen to The ComicsXF...

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]]> 53460 Magik, Zatanna and some non-magic users in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/26/staff-picks-june26/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49412 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: X-Men: Blood Hunt: Magik #1: After the Fall of the House of X, Illyana Rasputina has returned to her homeland to search her soul and steel it for what comes next. But...

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]]> 49412 3 flavors of Pride – X-Men, DC and Star Trek – lead this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/29/staff-picks-may29/ Wed, 29 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49076 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays (for now), everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: X-Men: The Wedding Special: Mystique and Destiny are one of the most beloved gay couples in history since they were made textual five years ago. Somewhere in their 100+ years together, the...

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]]> 49076 Get a front-row seat to the Frost-Stark wedding in this week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/27/staff-picks-sept-27/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46631 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Dan’s pick: Invincible Iron Man #10: You are cordially invited to the wedding of Anthony Edward Stark and Emma Grace Frost. Come join the lucky couple as they exchange vows. Attire is Hellfire formal. Orchis...

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]]> 46631 WMQ&A Episode 184: Speed Round with Jeremy Adams https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/02/wmqa-episode-184-speed-round-with-jeremy-adams/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35008 Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 184: Speed Round with Jeremy Adams Writer Jeremy Adams joins Dan and Matt to talk about his run on “The Flash” and the DC animated feature “Batman: Soul of the Dragon.” You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new...

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]]> 35008 Flash #774 is a Father/Daughter Dance… of Fear! https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/27/flash-774-is-father-daughter-dance-of-fear/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34067 Another scorned scientist uses his amoral inventions to begin a life of villainy, introducing Central City to the nefarious Doctor Nightmare! His evil schemes interrupt Wally and his daughter Iris’ father-daughter dance day, leaving them no choice but to do a father-daughter superhero team-up to save the day! The Flash #774 is written by Jeremy...

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]]> 34067 Flash #773 is Superhero Comfort Food https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/27/flash-773-is-superhero-comfort-food/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33107 Wally West seems to have landed on his feet after an unfortunate run of Crises – he’s got a great new job that caters to both his skills and needs, he’s got his family back, and he’s once again taken up the mantle of the Fastest Man Alive. His life is just the way it...

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]]> 33107 The Flash #772 Asks What Job is Right for Wally West https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/23/the-flash-772-asks-what-job-is-right-for-wally-west/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31712 It’s been one thing after another since Wally’s Rebirthed existence, but after a long, hard road, he’s finally ready to settle down to the dual life of a family man and superhero. Now that his family’s been restored, he’s got bills to pay, but while he speeds through one interview after another, arsonist foe Heat...

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]]> 31712 The Flash Annual 2021 Brings Wally West Home https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/16/the-flash-annual-2021-brings-wally-west-home/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31123 Wally West’s spirit has been hurled across the timestream, reliving the adventures of speedster after speedster as the Speed Force attempts to dislodge something from itself using Wally’s help. There’s just one speedster Wally hasn’t inhabited yet – his own self. That’s just changed, as Wally is forced to relive his worst memory: his accidental...

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]]> 31123 The Flash #771 has Humor and Heart as the Finish Line Nears https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/18/the-flash-771-has-humor-and-heart-as-the-finish-line-nears/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29792 Wally West’s Speed Force odyssey is growing increasingly chaotic – not only is Wally being thrown through time, now, but across the omniverse, trying to help the Speed Force expel something from within itself. Wally might not be able to keep up for much longer, but his biggest problem? He’s found himself right in the...

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]]> 29792 Flash #770 has Flash Fighting Nazis ands We All Should Like That. https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/21/flash-770-has-flash-fighting-nazis-ands-we-all-should-like-that/ Fri, 21 May 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27972 Wally West’s erratic odyssey through time continues, swapping out the souls of history’s greatest speedsters with Wally’s own confused consciousness. This time, he’s taken to World War II, to help Jay Garrick and the Ray stop Hitler from obtaining the Spear of Destiny – and more pressingly, stopping him from taking out an entire hemisphere...

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]]> 27972 The Flash #769 Picks Up the Pace, But Still Stumbles https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/25/the-flash-769-picks-up-the-pace-but-still-stumbles/ Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25680 Wally West’s soul is being used by the Speed Force to heal itself – and for reasons unexplained, this involves throwing him into the body of Bart Allen, centuries in the future, for a Flash/Gold Beetle team-up for the ages as they fight a giant, Speed-Force-imbued Dominator. Written by Jeremy Adams, art by David Lafuente...

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]]> 25680 It’s Not Enough to Just Have a Superspeed Velociraptor for The Flash #768 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/02/its-not-enough-to-just-have-a-superspeed-velociraptor-for-the-flash-768/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=24074 With Barry Allen off to explore the Omniverse, it’s time for another speedster to take his place on Earth Prime. Unfortunately, Wally West doesn’t want anything to do with speedstering ever again – though it looks like the Speed Force has other plans for Wally, hurtling him through the consciousnesses of speedsters through time. Written...

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]]> 24074 Hope for Superman and Darkness for Flash in this Week’s Future State Round-Up https://comicsxf.com/2021/02/05/hope-for-superman-and-darkness-for-flash-in-this-weeks-future-state-round-up/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=14539 Welcome back to the land of tomorrow, where things are still pretty much as crappy as they’ve been for the Flash family in the recent past in Brandon Vietti, Brandon Peterson and Will Conrad’s Future State: The Flash #2. Meanwhile, the heroes of Metropolis get to put a check in the wins column over in...

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]]> 14539 Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! ‘X of Swords’ Tops This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2020/09/21/swords-swords-swords-swords-swords-x-of-swords-tops-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.xavierfiles.com/?p=8484 Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s Pick (But Really Everyone’s, But Mostly Zack’s Because It’s His Site, But We Are All Very Excited):  X of Swords: Creation #1: Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Swords! Listen, if you’re not frothing at...

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