Francis Manapul – författare

Struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals, Central City Policescientist Barry Allen was transformed into the fastest man alive. Tapping intothe energy field called The Speed Force, he applies a tenacious sense of justiceto protect and serve the world as The Flash! The Fastest Man Alive returns tohis own monthly series as part of the DC Comics — The New 52 event withthe writer/artist team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato.The Flash knows he can't be everywhere at once, but he has seemingly met hismatch when he faces DC Comic' hottest new Super Villain, Mob Rule, who reallycan be everywhere at once! As Mob Rule wages a campaign of crime across CentralCity, including an electromagnetic blast that plunges the city into darkness,The Flash learns that the only way he can capture him (them) and save CentralCity is to learn how to make his brain function even faster than before —but as much as it helps him, it also comes with a steep price!This volume collects issues #1-8 of the The Flash monthlyseries.

Meet Thomas Noble Townsend III, the Trillion Dollar Kid. Money can’t buy everything but for a teen with unlimited resources and wealth, the unbelievable is never out of reach. On a search for those across the world who possess remarkable and sometimes unconceivable abilities and origins, Tommy’s adventures begin as his hunt leads him to a pair of cosmic youngsters destined to rule heaven and hell, and a family from the far future hiding in our present. But as Tommy unlocks more of the unimaginable, will it lead him to what he’s really searching for on this quest? Collects The Rocketfellers #0, The Rocketfellers #13, Hornsby & Halo #0, Hornsby & Halo #14, The Trillion Dollar Kid #1-2

Dive deeper into the Ghost Machine world with the official guidebook! How old is the immortal Redcoat? What’s the Trillion Dollar Kid’s true worth? What Wardens are about to debut on Exodus? What’s the Scorekeeper of Hyde Street really keeping count of? In this expanded edition, get all the info on Ghost Machine’s iconic characters and creations as well as all-new, updated entries from the worlds of GEIGER, REDCOAT, ROOK: EXODUS, THE ROCKETFELLERS, HORNSBY & HALO and HYDE STREET. Including over a dozen new entries for characters you’ll be collecting for years to come.

The second volume about a dysfunctional but fun family from the future who hides out in the past against a threat that can travel through time!Dark and bloody family secrets are spilled as The Rocketfellers’ world of the 25th century is explored in the second chapter of the time-traveling tale, finally answering the big questions: Why does the future family hide in the present? Why is Roland’s sister Raina hunting her family, and letting her own mother die? How does this fractured family pick up the pieces of their shattered lives? The answer to the last one will shock you! Collects issues #7-12

Der rote Blitz gegen Gorilla Grodd! Gorillas auf dem Kriegspfad! Als Gorilla Grodd und seine bestialische Armee Central City angreifen, können nur noch Flash und die Rogues die Stadt vor den intelligenten Affen retten! Dazu: Die neue Herkunftsgeschichte des schnellsten Mannes der Welt!

IM DUELL MIT KID FLASH Der Trickster, ehemaliges Mitglied der Schurkengruppe Rogues, wird wegen Mordes veerhaftet – doch ausgerechnet Flash, der ärgste Gegner der Rogues, ist von Tricksters Unschuld überzeugt. Auf der Suche nach dem wahren Speed-Force-Killer tritt er sogar gegen an, mit dem er sich ein Rennen um den halben Erdball liefert – und steht am Ende erstmals seinem gefährlichsten und tödlichsten Feind gegenüber: dem düsteren Reverse-Flash! Rasente Comic-Action mit einem der zurzeit erfolgreichsten DC-Superhelden – dieser Band enthält als deutsche Erstveröffentlichung die US-Hefte The Flash 18-24, spektakulär in Szene gesetzt von Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato und Marcio Takara.