Flashpoint

[Mystirious]

They killed lil Jimmy!

Nooooooo ;_;

 

[Aesculapius]

thought i was in for 3 issues of boring romance of hal jordan. was pleasently surprised at the end of issue 1.
project superman was just confusing, i still have no idea who the guy on the cover was even after reading it. The suspense is killing me.

Missed this.

The guy is just some guy named Sinclair who volunteered for government testing, I'd suggest another read through, but if you want to know the details pieced together anyway...

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He had his DNA combined with that of an an alien, Project 6 from Booster Gold's storyline. Project 6 is revealed in the recent Booster Gold to be

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Doomsday.

So yeah, that is some bad news, right there.

Yeah, first reaction is "Huh?" then "Huh!" then "WOAH!"

Definitely one of the best stories in this so far.

 

[sethypants]

Missed this.

The guy is just some guy named Sinclair who volunteered for government testing, I'd suggest another read through, but if you want to know the details pieced together anyway...

Spoiler

He had his DNA combined with that of an an alien, Project 6 from Booster Gold's storyline. Project 6 is revealed in the recent Booster Gold to be

Spoiler

Doomsday.

So yeah, that is some bad news, right there.

Yeah, first reaction is "Huh?" then "Huh!" then "WOAH!"

Definitely one of the best stories in this so far.

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Right, I didn't went back to look at Booster Gold, woah okay this all makes sense, cos i kept thinking why is it that sinclair has his powers before supes arrive, I just assumed that the xray vision super speed and flight were extracted from supes and i kept looking around to see where did they hid supes. It was all so confusing until u mentioned Project 6 in Booster Gold. NAISE

Now i get it......

 

[Drz]

Batman: Knight of Vengeance #2 preview!

I really do like how Oswald is apparenly part of Thomas' war on crusade, it makes me think would Penguin be this too if Batman had this casino thing going on and they would be scamming other criminals to get rich themselves, i mean i'm sure Oswald is getting a share. Flashpoint Oracle is interesting, what is her backstory? Really wanna know what happened to Catwoman to make her this way.

 

[sethypants]

Neil Sinclair is....

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Apollo???? http://insidepulse.com/2011/06/30/d...an-neil-sinclair-is-champion-of-light-apollo/

Didnt expect that.

 

[sethypants]

Really wanna see how will flashpoint change history such that barbara could walk again.

 

[Gunner]

I'm really enjoying most of these. Reverse Flash was a little boring since it's... well.. samey? The Outsider was quite cool though, and I'm curious to see where they go with the Project Superman one too. Frankenstein was really enjoyable too.

In fact, I think it would be interesting to see if they kept this "universe" going a little longer, though that obviously won't happen >_<

 

[Assassin]

Just read Abin Sur #1, Hal Jordan #1 and Green Arrow Industries one shot, all are pretty good

 

[Drz]

Flashpoint #3: Midpoint of 'Flashpoint' focuses on heroic relationships

The third issue puts the focus back on Barry trying to make sense of his situation with his world gone kablooey, and his relationship with Wayne, the Flashpoint Batman, as well as American's key superguy, Cyborg.

"Right now, Barry looks like he's a crazy man to the Batman of this world, and he's gotta not only convince him but then get him to convince Cyborg to join them on this mission where they're trying to unite the heroes that do exist and turn around this war that's happening," Berganza says.

"It's even an issue you can jump on to. One of the scenes we have really says what's going on clearly, so it's not too late to jump and see what's going on. It's the flashpoint for the series itself. This is the part where it either makes it or breaks it from Barry's point of view: Can he be taken seriously, and what does he do next?"

Some talk about Thomas Wayne Batman:

Thomas Wayne makes a crack under his cowl that he's getting too old, and this is a Batman who's older than the regular Bruce Wayne version. For his Knight of Vengeance miniseries, writer Brian Azzarello used as a reference a picture of Clint Eastwood's gruff, weathered character from Gran Torino.

His crimefighting skill set is a little different, too, since Thomas Wayne is a doctor by trade.

"This Batman uses those techniques, whether it's sedatives or the way he knows pressure points," Berganza says. "Anything a doctor is knowledgeable with is the way this Batman fights.

"He's less idealistic &#8212; if that's possible &#8212; than our Batman because he is older and less willing to take all the guff that anybody else would. At this point, he's seen everything and it's all been bad, so the idea that this man appears to him and promises something else is a relief. What else does he have to lose? With him finding hope and the idea of letting his son live, he finally finds something to believe in."

on Flashpoint Superman

When we do meet the man from Krypton who is our Superman in Flashpoint, it proves how important human contact was for him, and what he is without it, according to Berganza. Like Aquaman and Wonder Woman, who aren't just "mustache-twirling villains," they're all still heroes at their core but they've been pushed in sometimes unfortunate directions.

"You can see how a good person can go down the wrong road just because of some one incident where they let their emotions take over," Berganza says. "They don't have any fallback friends as far as what the Justice League represents in our world: the ideas these guys could bounce off each other and relate and have that human contact.

Elemental Woman (Who will become a JL member) and the European Resistance are also part of the issue. I liked the preview, i really wanna see some Barry + Bruce Batman in JL since Barry's a cop and Batman's a detective, you'd imagen they could easily become the best of friends.

 

[Roose Bolton]

Drz you the constant bearer of cool news

I'm really interested in what they do with Superman. I'm hoping for some creepy Akira sort of stuff t:

 

[Drz]

#4 variant:

Ya for Captain Thunder! I'm also curious how Superman reacts to being saved, does he hate humanity or is he a Superman with an angts.

 

[Cain]

BWAHAHAHA Flashpoint's Kal-El is none other than

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DJ Qualls

My heart broke when they showed Krypto but seeing Grifter also put a grin on my face t:

Good ish.

 

[HighFivingMF]

My heart broke when they showed Krypto [/SPOILER]

I didn't realize that's what it was at first until I saw Barry's reaction and I was like

 

[Anubis]

SPOILER ALERT!!!! Don't look if you don't wanna be spoiled. Cuz if you look, and you're spoiled and pissed, well it's your own damn fault now ain't it ya *****e bag!

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[Cain]

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I suppose it's safe to say that subject 3 is Kara? and if so then big bad Gen. NO LONGER Captain Atom will send her after Mr. Qualls?

Everybody on the internet was right on with the speculation about Joker's ID BTW. Knight of Vengeance was top class storytelling. This whole event in general has actually been surprisingly worth the read; tie-in's and all. All the new dynamics creating some spontaneity in the narrative was badly needed. I could see why it's being used as a relaunch template in many areas.

 

[DaveMoral]

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So Martha Wayne is Joker?

Crazy.

 

[Motown Marvel]

uuuggghhhhh, this event sucks. the stuff with superman in today's issue was kinda cool. but the stuff with flash and everything else suuuuucked.

 

[Mystirious]

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Is Krypto dead

I think I'm going to cry if he is

Like the twist about the Joker's identity. Its not surprising that Thomas wound up going so nuts

 

[chamber-music]

I love how

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They rescued Supes and he just flew away

So I wonder what all the Robins are up too in the flashpoint universe. We know what happened to Gordon and Selena

 

[Mystirious]

Well Damian was never born. Dick might be appearing in that Flying Graysons mini series maybe

 

[HighFivingMF]

I love how

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They rescued Supes and he just flew away

So I wonder what all the Robins are up too in the flashpoint universe. We know what happened to Gordon and Selena

Dick has a Flashpoint book. He's still with the Flying Graysons.

 

[Mystirious]

Personally I'm hoping that the series is about him and Deadman embarking on a perilous quest to get a burger

 

[chamber-music]

Oh yeah I forgot about Dick Grayson comic with deadman.

Jason Todds probably still out there stealing hub caps

 

[HighFivingMF]

In Flashpoint universe, hubcaps steal Jason Todd.

 

[Mystirious]

And raise him as one of their own in the magical land of the hubcaps