Flashpoint: Week One (01/06/2011)

While the first issue of Flashpoint hits shelves on the 11th of May, the next event for DC doesn't get into full swing until June when the 16 mini-series and 4 one-shot comics roll out. Over the next week I'll be updating the blog with a list of the Flashpoint comics I'll be purchasing week-by-week in the month of June all of which I intend to review when I get them. So here we go:

Batman - Knight of Vengeance #1

By: Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Dave Johnson

FLASH FACT! He spends his days running Wayne Casinos!

This one looks like it'll be good, you can't really go wrong with Batman. I'm guessing that Wayne Industries is just being replaced by Wayne Casinos, maybe Batman's parents weren't the philanthropists we've come to know in the regular DC universe.

The World of Flashpoint #1

By: Rex Ogle, Paulo Siquiera, Shane Davis

FLASH FACT! Everything you know changed in a flash - but how?

While this mini-series may not be integral to understanding the world of Flashpoint, it should provide a good overview of all the other mini-series that DC is pumping out. And with a cover like that, how can it not be exciting?

NOTE: I should point out that all the Flashpoint mini-series coming out this month come with a free Flaspoint pin featuring the re-imagined logos of the core characters. To me that's a good enough reason to buy the first issue of any of them.