Flashpoint

WompuM · 01-13-2011, 09:25 AM

New Geoff Johns series.

New teaser

Cryptic.

TheCorpulent1 · 01-13-2011, 10:08 AM

Quite.

flash13 · 01-13-2011, 10:40 AM

Here is another one

Cobblepot · 01-13-2011, 11:15 AM

Hmm so Super never was and Bruce Wayne is corrupt?

TheCorpulent1 · 01-13-2011, 11:17 AM

Oh, okay, I get it. Time f***wittage = alternate reality that the Flash(es) have to fix.

Drz · 01-13-2011, 11:20 AM

More douché Bruce from Geoff Johns? Sweet!

TheCorpulent1 · 01-13-2011, 11:22 AM

I bet Superman turns up as a Khund or a Green Lantern or something.

Manic · 01-13-2011, 01:30 PM

Is "The spaceship never crashed" a reference to Superman? I was thinking Green Lantern.

WompuM · 01-13-2011, 02:13 PM

Starting to sound like House of M. I really hope this **** stays contained to one series and not company wide.

Manic · 01-13-2011, 02:21 PM

Except House of M created a paradise for every character. Everyone was happy until they realized they were living in a fake reality.

This sounds like a bad alternate outcome for our heroes, especially J'onn.

Manic · 01-13-2011, 02:21 PM

Except House of M created a paradise for every character. Everyone was happy until they realized they were living in a fake reality.

This sounds like a bad alternate outcome for our heroes, especially J'onn.

WompuM · 01-13-2011, 04:26 PM

Wonder Woman and who?

Manic · 01-13-2011, 04:32 PM

Aquaman?

bored · 01-13-2011, 05:53 PM

Ambush Bug.

Micah12345 · 01-13-2011, 06:05 PM

Anyone else think this sounds really similar to johns' booster gold run?

WompuM · 01-13-2011, 06:30 PM

Yeah, I guess it does, doesn't it. Except at the heart of it, it's not a character who has grown tremendously over the past few years and has a meaningful drive, it's a character who will sell more underroos and is being shoehorned into the forefront of the DCU for marketing purposes.

hippie_hunter · 01-13-2011, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Micah12345

Anyone else think this sounds really similar to johns' booster gold run?

It's pretty much been confirmed a while ago that Flashpoint was going to deal with the screwed up timelines in the DC Universe as seen in Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne and Wonder Woman.

I really wouldn't be surprised to see Johns use his run on Booster Gold to play a part in Flashpoint since the Johns/Katz run on Booster Gold built up Booster Gold trying to avoid such things. He utterly failed in his job considering how Darkseid and the Greek Gods have manipulated the timeline to some rather drastic ways.

Shawkur · 01-13-2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCorpulent1

Oh, okay, I get it. Time f***wittage = alternate reality that the Flash(es) have to fix.

It also seems like they have to create a timeline where Flash is a badass because they cant come up with a story that shows Flash being badass in the current Trinity/GL saturated universe. Although to be fair, maybe they are going to make Flash be to time and speed what GL is to space and the emotional spectrum. But look at me be all critical and analysisy, I am a sucker for the alternate timeline/universe stories.

hippie_hunter · 01-13-2011, 06:57 PM

I really wouldn't call the current DC Universe a Trinity/GL saturated universe. More like a Batman/GL saturated universe. War of the Supermen failed to boost Superman on par with Batman and Green Lantern and JMS has failed to boost Wonder Woman.

I would say that Flashpoint is attempting to make the DC Universe a new Trinity saturated universe. The Trinity being Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash

Shawkur · 01-13-2011, 07:08 PM

I just mean how the Trinity has been presented as the be all and end all for years storywise within the DCU and then we just had three big GL events. I guess I am kind of combining two different arguments regarding writing and editorial exposure.

sandwraith · 01-13-2011, 09:32 PM

Damn, more Bat-bashing for Johns.

Speedball · 01-13-2011, 11:27 PM

At first I thought the first teaser could have been about Green Lantern instead of Superman, but then I saw the ring one and it was def about Superman.
The Marriage one... That's the only REALLY cryptic one. It could really be anyone.
Wonder Woman and Aquaman are the most obvious, because I could see Themiscyra and Atlantis going to war at some point.

Ultimate_Superman · 01-14-2011, 06:46 AM

I think it is Wonder Woman and Aries

TheCorpulent1 · 01-14-2011, 07:43 AM

Ares was my first thought as well.

Mystirious · 01-14-2011, 08:01 AM

Really got no interest in this. Sick of big events no interest in the current Flash and no interest in another Johns book

Some of those teases sound interesting though. If DC did standalone Elseworld stories with those instead of making them part of yet another big event I would probably read them

Just hope that this is not going to screw up DC continuity again or mess with any characters or comic books I actually like

01-13-2011, 09:25 AM	#1
WompuM Esquire Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alan Moore's beard Posts: 11,814	Flashpoint New Geoff Johns series. New teaser Cryptic. __________________ "You're like a Dr Seuss character.......You are the Wompus.....you speak for the nerds." -Anubis

01-13-2011, 10:08 AM	#2
TheCorpulent1 Gods of Movies SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 153,724	Re: Flashpoint Quite. __________________ "She doesn't love me! Now I just need to get her to admit it and I win. Somehow that means I win!" - Mark, Peep Show

01-13-2011, 10:40 AM	#3
flash13 Wally West Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Keystone Posts: 2,845	Re: Flashpoint Here is another one __________________ Spoiler!!! Click to Read!: 2013 IRON MAN 3 8.5/10 Star Trek Into Darkness, May 25 Man of Steel, June 14 The Wolverine, July 26 Kick Ass 2, August 16 Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters, August 16 Thor: The Dark World, November 15 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, November 22 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier, April 4 The Amazing Spider-Man 2, May 2 Jurassic Park IV, June 13 X-Men: Days of Future Past, July 18 Guardians of the Galaxy, August 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1

01-13-2011, 11:15 AM	#4
Cobblepot Giant-Size Man-Thing Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 9,860	Re: Flashpoint Hmm so Super never was and Bruce Wayne is corrupt? __________________ Thanks Heath, Alan Grant & Norm Breyfogle!! You don't get it boy, this isn't a mudhole. It's an operating table. And I'm the surgeon.

01-13-2011, 11:17 AM	#5
TheCorpulent1 Gods of Movies SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 153,724	Re: Flashpoint Oh, okay, I get it. Time f**wittage = alternate reality that the Flash(es) have to fix. __________________ "She doesn't love me! Now I just need to get her to admit it and I win. Somehow* that means I win!" - Mark, Peep Show

01-13-2011, 11:20 AM	#6
Drz Arsenal Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,412	Re: Flashpoint More douché Bruce from Geoff Johns? Sweet! __________________ "The Victory is in the Preparation." - Damian Wayne/Batman Thoughts & Rambles

01-13-2011, 11:22 AM	#7
TheCorpulent1 Gods of Movies SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 153,724	Re: Flashpoint I bet Superman turns up as a Khund or a Green Lantern or something. __________________ "She doesn't love me! Now I just need to get her to admit it and I win. Somehow that means I win!" - Mark, Peep Show

01-13-2011, 01:30 PM	#8
Manic No Bueno Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 34,053	Re: Flashpoint Is "The spaceship never crashed" a reference to Superman? I was thinking Green Lantern. __________________ The Doctor: "SHOUT?! I DON'T SHOUT!! People who have to resort to shouting to get what they want are merely demonstrating the inherent paucity of their argument! It's something THAT I NEVER NEVER--" Peri: "ALRIGHT, DOCTOR!!" The Doctor: "Point made, I think."

01-13-2011, 02:13 PM	#9
WompuM Esquire Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alan Moore's beard Posts: 11,814	Re: Flashpoint Starting to sound like House of M. I really hope this **** stays contained to one series and not company wide. __________________ "You're like a Dr Seuss character.......You are the Wompus.....you speak for the nerds." -Anubis

01-13-2011, 02:21 PM	#10
Manic No Bueno Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 34,053	Re: Flashpoint Except House of M created a paradise for every character. Everyone was happy until they realized they were living in a fake reality. This sounds like a bad alternate outcome for our heroes, especially J'onn. __________________ The Doctor: "SHOUT?! I DON'T SHOUT!! People who have to resort to shouting to get what they want are merely demonstrating the inherent paucity of their argument! It's something THAT I NEVER NEVER--" Peri: "ALRIGHT, DOCTOR!!" The Doctor: "Point made, I think."

01-13-2011, 04:26 PM	#12
WompuM Esquire Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alan Moore's beard Posts: 11,814	Re: Flashpoint Wonder Woman and who? __________________ "You're like a Dr Seuss character.......You are the Wompus.....you speak for the nerds." -Anubis

01-13-2011, 04:32 PM	#13
Manic No Bueno Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 34,053	Re: Flashpoint Aquaman? __________________ The Doctor: "SHOUT?! I DON'T SHOUT!! People who have to resort to shouting to get what they want are merely demonstrating the inherent paucity of their argument! It's something THAT I NEVER NEVER--" Peri: "ALRIGHT, DOCTOR!!" The Doctor: "Point made, I think."

01-13-2011, 05:53 PM	#14
bored One Sexy Lemur Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: sitting in my nowhere land Posts: 12,894	Re: Flashpoint Ambush Bug. __________________ N W A O U R G D H S T Y

01-13-2011, 06:05 PM	#15
Micah12345 Side-Kick Join Date: May 2007 Location: LAS VEGAS NEVADA Posts: 2,827	Re: Flashpoint Anyone else think this sounds really similar to johns' booster gold run? __________________ ---------------------------

01-13-2011, 06:30 PM	#16
WompuM Esquire Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alan Moore's beard Posts: 11,814	Re: Flashpoint Yeah, I guess it does, doesn't it. Except at the heart of it, it's not a character who has grown tremendously over the past few years and has a meaningful drive, it's a character who will sell more underroos and is being shoehorned into the forefront of the DCU for marketing purposes. __________________ "You're like a Dr Seuss character.......You are the Wompus.....you speak for the nerds." -Anubis

01-13-2011, 06:57 PM	#19
hippie_hunter The King is Back! SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Titanium Groceries Posts: 49,859	Re: Flashpoint I really wouldn't call the current DC Universe a Trinity/GL saturated universe. More like a Batman/GL saturated universe. War of the Supermen failed to boost Superman on par with Batman and Green Lantern and JMS has failed to boost Wonder Woman. I would say that Flashpoint is attempting to make the DC Universe a new Trinity saturated universe. The Trinity being Batman, Green Lantern, and the Flash __________________ Titanium Groceries!!!

01-13-2011, 07:08 PM	#20
Shawkur Side-Kick Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 855	Re: Flashpoint I just mean how the Trinity has been presented as the be all and end all for years storywise within the DCU and then we just had three big GL events. I guess I am kind of combining two different arguments regarding writing and editorial exposure.

01-13-2011, 09:32 PM	#21
sandwraith The Trailblazer Awakens Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,766	Re: Flashpoint Damn, more Bat-bashing for Johns. __________________ You're never finished with me...

01-13-2011, 11:27 PM	#22
Speedball Don't. Blink. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Tardis Posts: 18,899	Re: Flashpoint At first I thought the first teaser could have been about Green Lantern instead of Superman, but then I saw the ring one and it was def about Superman. The Marriage one... That's the only REALLY cryptic one. It could really be anyone. Wonder Woman and Aquaman are the most obvious, because I could see Themiscyra and Atlantis going to war at some point.

01-14-2011, 06:46 AM	#23
Ultimate_Superman Banned User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Earth One Posts: 12,000	Re: Flashpoint I think it is Wonder Woman and Aries

01-14-2011, 07:43 AM	#24
TheCorpulent1 Gods of Movies SHH! Global Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 153,724	Re: Flashpoint Ares was my first thought as well. __________________ "She doesn't love me! Now I just need to get her to admit it and I win. Somehow that means I win!" - Mark, Peep Show

01-14-2011, 08:01 AM	#25
Mystirious Immortal Lesbian Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 25,294	Re: Flashpoint Really got no interest in this. Sick of big events no interest in the current Flash and no interest in another Johns book Some of those teases sound interesting though. If DC did standalone Elseworld stories with those instead of making them part of yet another big event I would probably read them Just hope that this is not going to screw up DC continuity again or mess with any characters or comic books I actually like __________________ In the year one million and a half Humankind is enslaved by giraffe

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