The Official Flash thread

[TheCorpulent1]

He's one of the few artists whose work I actually won't buy, no matter what it's on, unless it's a really, really extreme case, like he's drawing one of my absolute favorite characters and the writer he's paired with is outstanding. For example: I love Greg Rucka but I didn't even consider buying his Supergirl run until I heard that Ed Benes may be replacing Churchill as the artist.

 

[Sentry2005]

that sounds like me and JR jr... altho i ended up buying the sentry mini, just because i'm really interested in the character.... hate the art tho

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I love John Romita Jr.'s art, myself.

 

[Sentry2005]

yeah, a lot of people do. personally i can't stand it. the art i like at the moment is Turner and Ale Garza. Although my all time favourate has to be perez

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Turner makes bile spew out of my eyes. Although I have to admit, he's getting a little better lately. His figures on his Civil War promos actually look more like people instead of monstrously oversized torsos attached to pencils at the waist. He's still not what I'd consider good, but I can see him getting to that point now, as opposed to before when I'd written him off completely.

Garza's got a fun, cartoony, energetic style, but his proportions sometimes go wonky. I can't stand the way he draws faces and heads, either. There was a Batgirl cover where Batman's head was almost spherical, and I'm really not exaggerating much. I'll see if I can find it.

Here we go:

It's just sad. It looks like he tried to ape Jim Lee a little but failed miserably because he doesn't understand proportions in perspective as well as Lee.

 

[Sentry2005]

Turner is growing on me more and more, espeacially after that civil war promo. and Garza gets props for the way he drew superboy (my favourate character) in Titans/Young Justice; Graduation Day

and that batgirl cover is aweful. *shudder*

 

[batnkevlar]

What Civil War promo? Oh, the Marvel one?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, the promo for Marvel's event called Civil War.

 

[Manwithoutpeer]

When do all the OYL comics start coming out?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

They started coming out last Wednesday.

 

[Hellstormer]

Sale is my favorite artist with a tie between Lee and Turner as a close second and Alex Ross is in a whole nother category

 

[Phatman]

Looking at that concept art it looks like they're going back to closed eyepeices on the Flash costume. That's great because it was Wally's definitive look.I just wish DC direct or Mattel would make this figure. Then My JLA would be complete.

Johnny Quick's goggles remind me of Yellowjacket. It's a good look for him if that's JQ.

 

[Tamanon]

Hrm....I was just reading the Titans Tomorrow TPB......

When Bart goes to meet his mom and tell her he misses her(awwww etc). He says "Take care of yourself, mom! And don't forget me." to which she responds after he leaves "No one will ever forget...the Flash"

Hrm...............it could also be talking about way down the line, but maybe OYL

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, Bart was the Flash in "Titans Tomorrow."

 

[Orko Is King]

High-res, baby!

Judging by the "new" pic, it seems as if Flash lost the yellow boots and the lightning bolt around the gloves doesn't go all the way around his forearms. I can't wait to see some preview pages of this!

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The muted colors look much, much better. The first color scheme was way too bright. I still think his boot status is undetermined as yet, since that left foot is obviously an unrendered silhouette from about halfway down the calf.

 

[Compi716]

I'm very curious about where this series is headed. Though I must admit, it does look rather cool.

 

[Orko Is King]

High-res, baby!

Judging by the "new" pic, it seems as if Flash lost the yellow boots and the lightning bolt around the gloves doesn't go all the way around his forearms. I can't wait to see some preview pages of this!

OK, I'm confused now. I just got this pic from DC's site. I wonder what the colors will look like when it's finally printed...

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Hopefully more muted like the second one.

 

[The Caped Knight]

THE FLASH: FASTEST MAN ALIVE #1

Written by Paul DeMeo and Danny Bilson, art and cover by Ken Lashley, variant cover by Andy Kubert and Joe Kubert.

The Flash is back. And in this landmark issue written by Paul DeMeo & Danny Bilson -- creators of the groundbreaking TV series The Flash � and illustrated by Ken Lashley, one of the biggest questions of 2006 is answered: Who will wear the ring?

Infinite Crisis aimed a mortal blow at the legacy of the Fastest Man Alive -- but what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger! Be here for a historic chapter in the legacy of The Flash!

32 pages, $2.99, in stores on June 21.

 

[Hellstormer]

"Who will wear the ring"? that makes it sound like Green Lantern

 

[droogiedroogie2]

Funniest thing, I didn't even see that Flash ring at first. And, you know, it's right there in the middle of the picture. You'd think it would be obvious. But I just completely missed the damn thing. Huh.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The coloring probably made your eyes explode. It's all right, it happens.

 

[yenaled]

That is officially the first time the Flash tv series has been described as "groundbreaking".

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The way the suit was designed, it looked like John Wesley Ship could've broken some asphalt with his gloved hands, if he wanted.