Flashpoint

[HighFivingMF]

Holy **** I would read the **** out of that.

 

[Batman]

I'd read anything not written by James Robinson.

 

[Panthro]

Let's face it - people were going to hate Barry and his return regardless of who was writing him. Doesn't really matter if it was Johns, Grant Morrison, Mark Waid or any of the other "big gun" writers at DC (or former big gun writers for that matter), people were going to hate him for pretty much any reason you can think of, and all of which have been mentioned thus far.

You could also argue that Barry's return simply didn't have the same story potential that Hal's had. Hal at least there was the potential for guilt ridden redemption, something Barry doesn't really have going for him since he has nothing to really be guilt ridden or redemptive about (unless you count him being pulled out of the future where his wife was born thus robbing him of his chance to raise his kids, which led to his death in Crisis on Infinite Earths).

Personally I do not hate Barry Allen as a character, I enjoyed his interactions with Hal Jordan in Blackest Night and enjoyed Dastardly Death of the Rogues, I even enjoyed him in miniseries such as JLA: Year One, Flash/GL: The Brave & The Bold, and DC: The New Frontier, but I think he keeps falling into the 'plot driven' style of writing where it's less about him as a person and more about putting him in crazy situations and watching him react to what goes on around him (most James Bond films favor this style of storytelling).

And yes, DC needs to findsome better balance of Barry & Wally now that they're operating at the same time.

 

[Motown Marvel]

I'd read anything not written by James Robinson.

for reals. is he still on JLA?

 

[The Batman]

One thing i want this event to do is bring back Wonder Woman's classic origin, complete with a younger steve trevor.

 

[Tron Bonne]

for reals. is he still on JLA?

Yep

One thing i want this event to do is bring back Wonder Woman's classic origin, complete with a younger steve trevor.

Well, outside the age difference and the lack of romance between the two, isn't that really the only thing that changed in her origin? Or do you mean the WWII stuff and everything?

 

[The Batman]

I mean the main idea of steve crashing on paradise island, and them having a contest to see who goes to mans world. its been a while since i read perez's book, but i remember it being somewhat different.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Ah, I see what you're saying.

 

[Assassin]

what's with all of the Robinson hate? dude was amazing on superman starring Mon-El and he was good on War of the Supermen. I'm not reading JLA right now because i don't care for any of the characters.

 

[yenaled]

I think the hates stems from Cry for Justice, which was a very questionable series.

 

[Mystirious]

That be the polite way to put it

But JLA is actually sort of good now. Its nowhere near as awful as Cry for Justice was though that is not saying much

I like Mikaal and the ape. Their fun

 

[yenaled]

I love Mikaal from Starman but I just didn't have enough incentive for me to read JLA.

 

[Mystirious]

Fair enough though the current story about Eclipso is pretty good if you decide you would like to check the comic book out again

Eclipso is written as such a ham and far more fun to read than his usual evil for the sake of evil characterisation. In this story he explains that he's a villain because being an immortal he's bored and enjoys the challenge of fighting superheroes

 

[Anubis]

Robinson used to be awesome. He musta got whatever Loeb got.

 

[Roose Bolton]

the thing is...Loeb got better.

 

[Mystirious]

Robinson used to awesome. He musta got whatever Loeb got.

Poor Loeb he used to be a neat writer

At least Cry for Justice wasnt as bad as Ultimates 3

 

[Roose Bolton]

I hated his Ultimates/Ultimatum,wolverine stuff, and the first year of Red Hulk almost made me quite reading Marvel comics, but recently I think he's done some pretty good stuff with Ultimate X, and yeah even his last year on Red Hulk has actually came a long away

 

[Anubis]

the thing is...Loeb got better.

No the f**k he didn't.

 

[Roose Bolton]

C'mon whats not to love about Abomination-rick jones, a genocidal magneto and a red....she hulk?.......................................................................................................
okay I couldnt do it, but still, Ultimate x is a decent series

 

[Anubis]

Sorry, but he's run out of chances from me.

Fool me once? Shame on me. Fool me six times? Shame on you ya damn hack!

 

[Roose Bolton]

meh, he hardly writes comics anymore so I guess its a moot point.

 

[Mystirious]

C'mon whats not to love about Abomination-rick jones, a genocidal magneto and a red....she hulk?.......................................................................................................
okay I couldnt do it, but still, Ultimate x is a decent series

I dug Red She Hulk's design but the character made me make this face

Have not read Ultimate X but i might check it out. I am assuming its a new X Men series

 

[Roose Bolton]

yeah, I liked the look and idea of Red she Hulk being betty ross but the character was just too annoying for me to like.

and yeah it's about mutants trying to survive in the post Ultimatum world, the art and writing are both really cool. I think it's been changed to a limited series now tho, a new x series begins in september

 

[WolfCypher]

C'mon whats not to love about Abomination-rick jones...

We need more of A-Bomb...

 

[Roose Bolton]

...you're alright