The Official Flash Thread

[Lane & Kent]

I know I've already posted a similar pic, but here's another new Flash: rebirth pic:

I can't wait for this! And the release date is April 1st, 2009. Seriously.

Barry's back baby!t: Thanks for sharing the pic Kevin.

 

[Kevin Smith]

How long will Barry stay Alive this time ?

For as long as DC lets him I guess. I highly doubt they'd kill him again after all the effort they went thru to bring him back. That would be like making Hal into Parallax again.

Guys, here's the official synopsis for Flash: Rebirth #1:

Spoiler

THE FLASH: REBIRTH #1
Written by Geoff Johns Art and covers by Ethan Van Sciver Through the decades, many heroes have taken the mantle of The Flash, but they all ride the lightning that crackles in the wake of the greatest hero the DC Universe has ever known, the man who sacrificed himself to save the Multiverse: Barry Allen!

Following the events of FINAL CRISIS, Barry has beaten death and returned to a fast-paced world that a man out of time wouldn’t recognize. Or is it a world that is only just now catching up? All the running he’s done before was just a warmup for the high-speed race that he and every other Flash must now run, because even though one speedster might have beaten death, another has just turned up dead! From Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, the visionaries responsible for the blockbuster GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH and THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, comes the start of an explosive and jaw-dropping epic that will reintroduce to the modern age the hero who single-handedly birthed the Silver Age of comics! DC history will be made, and the Flash legacy will be redefined!

http://titanstowermonitor.blogspot.com/2009/01/titans-in-april.html

I can't wait for this!

 

[Kevin Smith]

Barry's back baby!t: Thanks for sharing the pic Kevin.

My pleasure.

 

[Webhead2006]

sounds cool. If i have money to spare when it comes out might pick it up.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Nice. When is this coming out?

 

[The Major]

Geoff Johns will write a new Flash title. I'm sure about it. The new writers of JSA will start soon. That opens up some time on his schedule for a new title.

 

[Kevin Smith]

Nice. When is this coming out?

April first. Seriously.

http://dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=11472

Synopsis:

Written by Geoff Johns; Art and covers by Ethan Van Sciver

Through the decades, many heroes have taken the mantle of The Flash, but they all ride the lightning that crackles in the wake of the greatest hero the DC Universe has ever known, the man who sacrificed himself to save the Multiverse: Barry Allen!


Following the events of FINAL CRISIS, Barry has beaten death and returned to a fast-paced world that a man out of time wouldn't recognize. Or is it a world that is only just now catching up? All the running he's done before was just a warmup for the high-speed race that he and every other Flash must now run, because even though one speedster might have beaten death, another has just turned up dead! From Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, the visionaries responsible for the blockbuster GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH and THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, comes the start of an explosive and jaw-dropping epic that will reintroduce to the modern age the hero who single-handedly birthed the Silver Age of comics! DC history will be made, and the Flash legacy will be redefined!

• 
  DC Universe | 40pg. | Color | $3.99 US
  
  On Sale April 1, 2009"

I can't wait!

 

[Kevin Smith]

Geoff Johns will write a new Flash title. I'm sure about it. The new writers of JSA will start soon. That opens up some time on his schedule for a new title.

Yeah, he's actually even said he is. They already confirmed the new Flash #1. Hopefully we get a secondary title with the other speedsters like GL Corps too.

 

[The Major]

Yeah, he's actually even said he is. They already confirmed the new Flash #1. Hopefully we get a secondary title with the other speedsters like GL Corps too.

 

[I Am The Knight]

April first. Seriously.

http://dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=11472

Synopsis:

Written by Geoff Johns; Art and covers by Ethan Van Sciver

Through the decades, many heroes have taken the mantle of The Flash, but they all ride the lightning that crackles in the wake of the greatest hero the DC Universe has ever known, the man who sacrificed himself to save the Multiverse: Barry Allen!


Following the events of FINAL CRISIS, Barry has beaten death and returned to a fast-paced world that a man out of time wouldn't recognize. Or is it a world that is only just now catching up? All the running he's done before was just a warmup for the high-speed race that he and every other Flash must now run, because even though one speedster might have beaten death, another has just turned up dead! From Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, the visionaries responsible for the blockbuster GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH and THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR, comes the start of an explosive and jaw-dropping epic that will reintroduce to the modern age the hero who single-handedly birthed the Silver Age of comics! DC history will be made, and the Flash legacy will be redefined!

• 
  DC Universe | 40pg. | Color | $3.99 US
  
  On Sale April 1, 2009"

I can't wait!

Haha. Nice release date Just a couple of months to go

 

[TwilightPro101]

Looking forward to the new title. Glad to see Barry back in action.

 

[Lane & Kent]

Agreed TwilightPro101

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I wish Shane Davis did the art on that.. he's become one of my favorites.

 

[protocida]

I think Van Sciver is perfect for this. He's becoming a specialist in Rebirths.

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

Oh, he did the GL: Rebirth art too? That's awesome then.

 

[protocida]

Yeah. It's the same team from "GL: Rebirth". Only Moose Brauman is not coming back. He was substituded by Alex Sinclair.

 

[Kevin Smith]

Looking forward to the new title. Glad to see Barry back in action.

Yeah!

 

[Kevin Smith]

I wish Shane Davis did the art on that.. he's become one of my favorites.

Shane's artwork is actually becoming a fave of mine too.

But I think Van Sciver is PERFECT for this. It's been a longtime wish of his for DC to bring Barry Allen back so he fits right in with Geoff Johns and CO, this is one of his dream projects (mine too! ).

 

[Kevin Smith]

DC Comics head honcho Dan Didio speaks on Wally West role in Rebirth:

"
13. One question that keeps coming back with the return of Barry Allen as Flash. What’s the role of Wally West going to be?

DD: That question is great fodder for story, and what will be taking place in Wally’s life. He will be trying to figure out his place in the world in regards to being a hero and a family man, given the turn of events and the return of Barry. The return of Barry basically forces Wally to ask himself why he would want to continue, and should he continue in the role of the Flash? He took the mantle on, and “graduated” from Kid Flash to Flash because Barry died, and now that he’s returned, Wally has to question what he wants to do. He also gets to reexamine his family life, and see where he fits in and what exactly his purpose is. That’s going to be the centerpiece of a lot of stories in Titans and beyond in the coming year. Wally will be featured very prominently in Titans following the conclusion of Flash: Rebirth. We’re going to be addressing all of that – there’s a lot of story left to be told with Wally."

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/010923-DiDio-20-Answers.html

Can't wait for Rebirth.

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

When's it coming out?

 

[Webhead2006]

april i think?

 

[Lane & Kent]

Hey guy I found these they are the bio of the main Flashes from the DC datbase.

Jay Garrick:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jason_Garrick_(New_Earth)


Barry Allen:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bartholomew_Allen_(New_Earth)


Wally West:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Wallace_West_(New_Earth)


Bart Allen:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bartholomew_Allen_II_(New_Earth)




P.S Hey Kevin who is your top pick for Barry in a Flash Movie.

 

[Kevin Smith]

Hey guy I found these they are the bio of the main Flashes from the DC datbase.

Jay Garrick:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jason_Garrick_(New_Earth)


Barry Allen:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bartholomew_Allen_(New_Earth)


Wally West:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Wallace_West_(New_Earth)


Bart Allen:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bartholomew_Allen_II_%28New_Earth%29

Yeah, man, I wrote like a page long post on all the Flashes at the original Flash thread chronicling all that so people unfamiliar with The Flash could join the conversation and know who they wanted to vote for in the poll but, dammit, they moved that post!

P.S Hey Kevin who is your top pick for Barry in a Flash Movie.

No prob, here are my top pics for Barry in a Flash film:

THE FLASH/BARRY ALLEN

Ryan Gosling

Scott Porter

Paul Walker

Jensen Ackles

....I'm still adding to it tho, so my complete list isn't done.

 

[Lane & Kent]

I like your picks Kevin, but Scott Porter is Hal Jordan / Green Lantern to me.
As far as Barry goes Chad Michael Murray is my top pick.

 

[The Caped Knight]

DC Comics head honcho Dan Didio speaks on Wally West role in Rebirth:

"
13. One question that keeps coming back with the return of Barry Allen as Flash. What’s the role of Wally West going to be?

DD: That question is great fodder for story, and what will be taking place in Wally’s life. He will be trying to figure out his place in the world in regards to being a hero and a family man, given the turn of events and the return of Barry. The return of Barry basically forces Wally to ask himself why he would want to continue, and should he continue in the role of the Flash? He took the mantle on, and “graduated” from Kid Flash to Flash because Barry died, and now that he’s returned, Wally has to question what he wants to do. He also gets to reexamine his family life, and see where he fits in and what exactly his purpose is. That’s going to be the centerpiece of a lot of stories in Titans and beyond in the coming year. Wally will be featured very prominently in Titans following the conclusion of Flash: Rebirth. We’re going to be addressing all of that – there’s a lot of story left to be told with Wally."

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/010923-DiDio-20-Answers.html

Can't wait for Rebirth.

I'm glad to see Wally still needed , and he'll still be a core part of DCU . I wish Kyle Rayner would've got the same treatment when Hal Jordon returned .