A hero is often defined by his or her  villains. And few heroes have villains as cool and colorful and flat out weird as the Flash. The Rogues define the Flash and he  defines  them: Mirror Master, Heat Wave, Weather Wizard, the Trickster and most especially the two Captains Captain  Cold and  Captain Boomerang.  

He has a “R” on his shirt, but he’s not Robin. Who’s the mysterious kid in the Batcave with the orange hair? Is it Clayface’s kid? Maybe Joker’s son? Hmmmm….  

Poison Ivy rarely leaves Gotham City, and yet here she is in Smallville, just as the town’s vegetation is out of control. Think she might be in town to actually help Superboy get to the bottom of this mystery? Yeah, color me skeptical, too. Issue 2 of SUPERBOY lands on Wednesday.  

What better way to start a week than with some variant covers? First up, we have a terrifyingly awesome cover by Gene Ha for BATMAN & ROBIN #19. Next, the indomitable Dustin Nguyen gives us an iconic, powerful cover for Jeff Lemire’s SUPERBOY #3. Neal Adams’ original pencils adorn the cover of BATMAN: ODYSSEY #6, and last but certainly not least we have a cover for GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS #6 by Felipe Massafera. Check them all out below!  

It may or may not be good to be the King, but it’s definitely an amazing time to be a Batman fan. Month in and month out, the writers and artists are knocking out some great books with a truly distinctive look and feel to them. Take Paul Cornell and Jimmy Broxton’s wry, action packed mini-series KNIGHT AND SQUIRE: it’s funny, playful and, in just two issues, the series has introduced a slew of memorable and quirky new villains.  

David Kim is not a hero. He is – was – a scientist with no intentions of dabbling in powers or fights between good and evil. He just wanted to do his research and marry his fiancée and have a normal life. Eventually, he planned on aging, retiring and dying. But sometimes, fate steps in, infects you with nanotechnology and robs you of life and death forever.  

Today FUNimation Entertainment is launching the first two English dubbed episodes on FUNimation.com/video as well as YouTube. In honor of the event, FUNimation has also announced the full cast of the English dub of the action anime series Sacred Blacksmith:  

Indiana war-metallers INVASION have grabbed the metal community by its collective cajones with their pummeling Rotting Corpse Records debut, Orchestrated Kill Maneuver. Since the summer of 2010, INVASION has been praised by critics and fans alike for their relentless assault of old-school infused death/thrash.  

Alison Gill Named SVP, Manufacturing & Operations – DC Comics Nick Napolitano Named VP, Manufacturing Administration – DC Comics Jeff Boison Named VP, Publishing Operations – DC Comics  

  Bob Harras, Editor-in-Chief here. I’m happy to introduce the team that will be working closely with me across our DC Universe, Vertigo and MAD imprints, as we continue to make DC Comics the destination for exciting, thought-provoking and ground-breaking comic entertainment First up, I’m pleased to announce that Eddie Berganza has been named Executive Editor of our DC Universe line.  

  12 heroes and villains return from the dead suddenly to find a changed world and an endless supply of questions and conflict. How will heroes like Firestorm, Aquaman, Hawkman, Captain Boomerang and more solve the mystery of their return and answer one question: What would you do with a second chance at life?  

I won’t spoil that here, of course, but suffice to say, BRIGHTEST DAY #15 – from the team of writers Geoff Johns, Pete Tomasi and artists Patrick Gleason and Scott Clark – is a treat, taking readers down an unexpected path. What exactly is going on? Well, pick up the issue and find out. The pages below are sure to give you a clue or two, though.