flash

While Square Enix started out focusing mostly on DC Comics live action films in its 9(ish)" Play Arts Kai action figure line, they've begun branching out into more comics-centric designs of late. At Toy Fair 2013, Square Enix debuted five new DC Universe figures featuring original Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Batgirl and Flash designs...

The big-mouthed manga star and stop-motion spokesthing for NHK, Target and 7-11 known as Domo will take on a new role this spring: cosplayer. Funko will release two lines of Domo figures donned in DC Comics duds in March. There'll be five Pop...

While DC Collectibles has been promoting the home cities of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and others, after a fashion, with a line of travel posters, Adam Thompson has gone one better by taking fans on a tour of the Justice League's respective bases of operations with an interlocking poster series spanning Metropolis, Gotham City, Atlantis, Themyscira, Oa and more...

Jeff Fowler of Evil Genius Productions has created some impressive superhero props of late, including Captain America's shield, Batman and Batgirl's cowls and more, but the artist/filmmaker's coolest accomplishment yet may be transforming current Flash writer and artist Francis Manapul into the Scarlet Speedster himself with an awesome custom Flash helmet...

Mattel's DC Universe Classics brand has been relegated from retail to the pricier Mattycollector subscription service, but plenty of compatible 6" superhero figures will continue to roll out in stores via the rebranded DC Unlimited and Batman Unlimited lines in early 2013...

There are certain phrases that have a special resonance for a Marvel kid like me. "Pocket dimension." "Lift (press)." "Marital status: unrevealed." This is the language of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and I used to pore over the pages of those little encyclopedias like I thought there was an exam coming...

The playable character promos for Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes keep on truck'n as the game's June 19 release date -- on every console and handheld, pretty much -- approaches. Though what seems like dozens of retailer-specific preorder exclusive playable characters will be available when the game arrives in stores (such as Bizarro, Gorilla Grodd, Black Manta, Captain Cold, Black Adam, Nightwing,

Dave Ault got our attention last summer with a collection of stylish prints relevant to all manner of comic book and sci-fi interests. What we didn't see at the time, however, was the illustrator's series of art deco style travel posters spotlighting some of the DC Universe's most famous heroes and their residences...

Animation: The cast and crew of Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man discuss the upcoming show alongside a dash of new footage. Movies: It seems the live action Flash movie is still making a run at it, according to screenwriter Dan Mazeau. Tech: The Tricorder from Star Trek is a little bit closer to becoming a reality...

DC continues their rollout of Earth-2 character redesigns with the first image of Jay Garrick, the Earth-2 Flash (and previously, the Golden Age Flash), revealed on the cover of Earth 2 #2 in a Newsarama interview with writer James Robinson...