With DC Comics revealing their December 2013 solicits earlier today it was learned that a new creative team has joined The Flash for an issue.
Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato released a statement confirming their departure from The Flash; however, that is not the end of their stint together at DC as they have a new yet-to-be announced title coming in 2014.
The December DC solicits reveal Christos Cage and Neil Cooge are coming on board with The Flash #26 for one issue.
Buccellato revealed the following on his blog which reads in part:
Francis and I will be moving on to a NEW regular DC series that will hit stores in MARCH 2014. We can’t tell you what the series is (yet), but we are super excited about this new sandbox we get to play in!
We want to thank everyone who was involved in helping us shape Barry’s world for the last three years.
A HUGE thanks to the powers that be at DC, for taking a chance on two “new” writers and giving us the room to grow.
We love Barry… We’ll miss Barry… and we look forward to seeing what the future has in store for him. But this isn’t goodbye. Not YET. Because of the way solicitations work, we have to announce this now… but don’t forget to pick up issue our Villains Month Books, and #24 and #25! Francis and I still have some story to tell before we hand Barry off…
Manapul offered through Twitter:
It’s been an absolute pleasure writing and drawing Barry Allen’s adventure with one of my best friends @BrianBooch.
— Francis Manapul (@FrancisManapul) September 10, 2013
I wish I could reply to every single on of you who’s expressed their sadness about our departure. So hopefully this mass “thank you” is ok
— Francis Manapul (@FrancisManapul) September 10, 2013
That said, @BrianBooch and I will continue to work together. Our next project in 2014 is going to be exciting for both of us.
— Francis Manapul (@FrancisManapul) September 10, 2013
I truly believe our next project is going to show a different side of us creatively, both from a writing and a visual perspective.
— Francis Manapul (@FrancisManapul) September 10, 2013
As a long time Flash fan it truly has been a dream come true. The decision to leave, was an extremely hard one.
— Francis Manapul (@FrancisManapul) September 10, 2013
I definitely felt overwhelmed with emotions when we wrote the last few words of the Revers arc.
— Francis Manapul (@FrancisManapul) September 10, 2013
However, it’s time for @BrianBooch and I to pursue a different creative challenge. One that will shed a different light on us, as creators.
— Francis Manapul (@FrancisManapul) September 10, 2013
