The Official Flash thread

[Prison Mike]

I got Flash Rebirth issue 1. I'll see how that goes.

 

[Anubis]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn F**k Barry Allen.

 

[BrianWilly]

Flash: Rebirth #3
Someone on another forum had such an amazing, incredible theory about The Mystery in this book that I am going to be completely beyond disappointed if/when it turns out not to be the case.

[blackout]Barry is the Black Flash because his emotional state is ****ed up because Zoom travelled back in time and framed his dad for murdering his mom. Barry has to save his parents to eliminate tragedy from the Flash family.[/blackout]

Johns, I've never asked for much...wait, no, that's an enormous lie. But please. Please let this be so. If you read the earlier issues with this in mind, it's a completely ****ing masterstroke.

If not? Well...meh. Really, meh. Once again, not a lot actually happens in this issue. I'm actually a bit surprised at how much they managed to decompress it all. Really, when you think about it, in all these pages the only thing that actually happens is that Barry is held in observation, and then he runs away.

We'll see, I guess.

(Undecided out of 10)

 

[BLACKVULCAN]

Oh hell yeah baby!
[blackout] loved Barry telling Superman. "you can't stop me!" Supes saying "well in the past we raced and some of those i won!" Flash then saying "those were for charity Clark" and leaving his ass in the dust! Too coolio!.. and Oh Baby ZOOM is back!!! I (*&^^%$#@(*& love ZOOM!! Just the greatest bestest foe ever!! That saying something considering Flash has some of coolest ass foes ever! Long Live ZOOM!! I didn't think i was going to dig Barry back but oh yeah i am digging it[/blackout]

 

[Prison Mike]

I read Flash Rebirth #1 last night and it was pretty good. As someone who has never read a Flash comic before, I understood pretty much everything. I didn't get lost or anything. Will this series relaunch the character after Rebirth is finished (like how GL was relaunched after Rebirth)?

 

[Cain]

Flash: Rebirth #3
Someone on another forum had such an amazing, incredible theory about The Mystery in this book that I am going to be completely beyond disappointed if/when it turns out not to be the case.
Johns, I've never asked for much...wait, no, that's an enormous lie. But please. Please let this be so. If you read the earlier issues with this in mind, it's a completely ****ing masterstroke.

If not? Well...meh. Really, meh. Once again, not a lot actually happens in this issue. I'm actually a bit surprised at how much they managed to decompress it all. Really, when you think about it, in all these pages the only thing that actually happens is that Barry is held in observation, and then he runs away.

We'll see, I guess.

(Undecided out of 10)

That is a pretty good theory. I had a feeling the black flash thing was due to how his emotional imbalance with how he felt about his mother's murder and how he maintained his daddy was innocent till the end. But seeing

Spoiler

Professor Zoom return in the end like that made it seem even more possible that Thawne is behind that **** in the first place

good and logical theory and like you I'd be dissapointed if Johns doesn't even go there.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I read Flash Rebirth #1 last night and it was pretty good. As someone who has never read a Flash comic before, I understood pretty much everything. I didn't get lost or anything. Will this series relaunch the character after Rebirth is finished (like how GL was relaunched after Rebirth)?

Yeah, Barry's getting a new series after Rebirth.

 

[Prison Mike]

Yeah, Barry's getting a new series after Rebirth.

that's cool. I'll be sure to follow it. I picked up Rebirth issue 2 and 3 today. I'll read it later tonight.

 

[Flash Facts]

So now everyone likes Rebirth?

IMO so far its still pretty mediocre. Its been very predictable, the pacing seems off, I find all the fawning over Barry and his inner monologues stating what most Flash/Wally fans are probably thinking about his return irking, and some things just don't seem to make much sense at all.

 

[MadVillainy]

If the writing was good I wouldnt mind Barry coming back at all (I'm a Wally friend)
but I havent picked up issue 3 yet

 

[Tron Bonne]

So now everyone likes Rebirth?

IMO so far its still pretty mediocre. Its been very predictable, the pacing seems off, I find all the fawning over Barry and his inner monologues stating with most Flash/Wally fans are probably thinking about his return irking, and some things just don't seem to make much sense at all.

I don't think anyone is really flip flopping, but those of us who don't care for it are just kind of chilling because we've said all that needs be said. It doesn't matter anyway because after it's all said and done the majority people are probably going to love it, Johns will get his usual praise and they'll be saying it's a masterpiece of modern comic books. So, meh, what's the point, all we can do at this point is sit back and gently breath the Anubis war cry

 

[BrianWilly]

You'll note that most of the praise is coming from readers who, by their own admission, have never been Flash fans before.

I merely praised a potential theory about the story which may or may not end up being true.

 

[yenaled]

Hey guys I got an idea.

Lets bring Barry Allen back and make him totally different and grimdark!

It's the only way the kids will connect with him.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

So now everyone likes Rebirth?

IMO so far its still pretty mediocre. Its been very predictable, the pacing seems off, I find all the fawning over Barry and his inner monologues stating what most Flash/Wally fans are probably thinking about his return irking, and some things just don't seem to make much sense at all.

I stopped reading Flash: Rebirth after finding the first issue mediocre, so I don't really have much to say.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Flash: Rebirth #3
Someone on another forum had such an amazing, incredible theory about The Mystery in this book that I am going to be completely beyond disappointed if/when it turns out not to be the case.
Johns, I've never asked for much...wait, no, that's an enormous lie. But please. Please let this be so. If you read the earlier issues with this in mind, it's a completely ****ing masterstroke.

If not? Well...meh. Really, meh. Once again, not a lot actually happens in this issue. I'm actually a bit surprised at how much they managed to decompress it all. Really, when you think about it, in all these pages the only thing that actually happens is that Barry is held in observation, and then he runs away.

We'll see, I guess.

(Undecided out of 10)

Great theory, I hope it turns out to be true. I think there's a good chance something like this could happen.

Over on the Green Lantern Corps message boards there's an Ethan Van Sciver talkback thread, and someone made a post complaining about the Geoffcon in altering Barry's backstory. Van Sciver replied by saying don't rush to judgement on that, as all is not what it seems...

 

[Cain]

I read Flash all throughout the 90's and the early 00's, I think Rebirth is ok I don't think it's anything monumental but I think people are being too harsh on it just because it doesn't cater to their personal preferences. Just like with that other series from a few years back what was it called it again? oh yeah Green Lantern: Rebirth. I find it more interesting than reading about Wally and Linda's kids in the Flash version of The Incredibles every month even if Johns does get repetitive at times.

 

[Anubis]

Look man, f**k Barry Allen.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I read Flash all throughout the 90's and the early 00's, I think Rebirth is ok I don't think it's anything monumental but I think people are being too harsh on it just because it doesn't cater to their personal preferences. Just like with that other series from a few years back what was it called it again? oh yeah Green Lantern: Rebirth. I find it more interesting than reading about Wally and Linda's kids in the Flash version of The Incredibles every month even if Johns does get repetitive at times.

For me it's just more of a principle type of thing. I really stand by what I've said, good writing or horrible writing, I simply don't think there's any need or point to bring Barry Allen back and it does nothing but downgrade the character in my opinion. To me it would be like bringing Uncle Ben back as a regular supporting member in the Spidey comics and we all know how well that would go over. I know most people don't agree with that logic, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it

 

[BlackLantern]

I read Flash all throughout the 90's and the early 00's, I think Rebirth is ok I don't think it's anything monumental but I think people are being too harsh on it just because it doesn't cater to their personal preferences. Just like with that other series from a few years back what was it called it again? oh yeah Green Lantern: Rebirth. I find it more interesting than reading about Wally and Linda's kids in the Flash version of The Incredibles every month even if Johns does get repetitive at times.

Thank you jeebus...Im not the only one that hated those ****ing rugrats

 

[Anubis]

There are no bad characters, just bad writers. A Flash version of the Incredibles could have worked if you didn't have Mark "I hate married superheros" Waid setting up the status quo.

 

[BlackLantern]

There are no bad characters, just bad writers. A Flash version of the Incredibles could have worked if you didn't have Mark "I hate married superheros" Waid setting up the status quo.

and?? I don't like marriage....does that make me a bad person?

 

[Anubis]

Who said it made Waid a bad person? Projecting are we BL? It just means he shouldn't be writing married Superheros cuz, and this is the important part, he hates them.

 

[BrianWilly]

What fresh poo is this? Mark Waid? He wrote the best Fantastic Four run ever with, well, married people. Sure you're not thinking of something else?

 

[Anubis]

I'm talking about the guy who doesn't want Supes Married to Lois. The guy who probably sacraficed a baby to thank Joey Q for breaking up the Spidey Marriage. The guy who said he has no problem with Reed and Sue though.

 

[BrianWilly]

First I've heard of the Superman thing. And, um, also the baby sacrifice, but that's less important.