New Comic Book Picks for April 26, 2017

Batman and The Shadow?! The Flash joins the mystery of The Button. The Phoenix Force unleashed on Thor? It’s all in this week’s new comics picks of the week:

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The Flash #21 The Button continues after the shocking cliffhanger! The Fastest Man Alive was not fast enough to stop Batman’s beat down at the fists of a classic villain in the Batcave. Bruce and Barry will team up to solve the mystery of the familiar looking bloodied smiley face button. Who is out to stop them? Have they already killed one speedster to hide the truth? Joshua Williamson picks up the mystery after Tom King’s killer first chapter. Continue reading New Comic Book Picks for April 26, 2017

BATMAN, THE FLASH, THE BUTTON Villain’s Return & Burning Questions

Who is powerful enough to manipulate the reality of the DC Universe?

Story threads weaving through DC Rebirth books for the past year just wrapped around the Dark Knight and readers like a tight noose in part one of The Button.

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Batman #21 is the first chapter of this crossover with The Flash picking up a big bombshell from DC Universe Rebirth #1.  Bruce and Barry attempt to discover the mystery that started with the return of the other Flash.

In the epic Geoff Johns one-shot, Wally West gave Batman a letter from his father in an alternate reality and a blood-stained smiley face button was found in the Batcave. This was the first evidence that the Watchmen universe could be colliding with the DC reality. Continue reading BATMAN, THE FLASH, THE BUTTON Villain’s Return & Burning Questions