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you all don't like Stuart Immonen's writings? How come? Why not give him a chance to see what he will do to the Flash?
From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by superboymddjr: you all don't like Stuart Immonen's writings? How come? Why not give him a chance to see what he will do to the Flash?
Why? Because it is only for one issue. There is no mention of him continuing or coming back after Darwyn Cooke takes over after Immonen's one-shot.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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Hmm, and here I was all set to send an e-mail to my comic shop tomorrow to drop "Flash" because I haven't liked it for a year or so now (well, pretty much since the whole Spectre thing), but I'v been sticking around hoping it would get better -- seems like I'm in the minority on this thread, though. I finally have the addition of financial incentive to drop (I need to drop several titles, in fact), and I couldn't care less about how "Rogue War" turns out, and now Geoff is leaving and someone better might be coming along.
I like Geoff. He did some good things with "Flash," and I've enjoyed other work, but blind loyalty to the title has been keeping me on for a long time now.
Aargh, now I don't know what to do. Sigh.
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From: Standing beside you in Ferndale, MI | Registered: Aug 2003
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Darwyn Cooke? whoa....then I don't see why several of us need to drop the Flash....look at what he did to the New Frontier and I immediately enjoyed that book. Best book ever for the year of 2004 (or early 2005?)!
From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Big news on the Flash front. Newsarama is reporting that as of the August issue (#225, final part of the Rogue War), Geoff Johns is leaving the title. Apparantly Johns just wants to go out on a high note. #226 will be written by Stuart Immonen and then followed by an arc written by Darwyn Cooke. The full story can be found here.
They did an update. Stuart Immonen will be joined by Steve Lightle on that issue.
Howard Porter will remain the artist and I think it said that he would illustrate Cooke's arc.
From: Texas | Registered: Apr 2004
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Well I just recently dropped Flash, along with a bunch of other titles, to cut down on my spending. But I will pick up the Immonen/Lightle issue for sure. Could care less for Cooke.
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Flash is by far my favorite comic on the stands these days (and has been for some time), so this is kinda sad. Geoff certainly made my love Keystone again, and did the Rogues a justice that other comic book writers should emulate. And he created a whole slew of kewl characters too! (re: Chyre and Morillo).
I really like Darwyn Cooke, so that should be good. Just hope the book doesn’t lose steam without Geoff
Still, Geoff’s entire run, especially once he hit his stride after the initial few issues, is probably my favorite run of the last ten years. (Amazing enough, Waid’s run from about #85-120 on Flash is a contender for fave run of the 90’s).
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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For a while I've been a bit torn by Flash. I'm really liking what Geoff has been doing, especially with the Rogues, but I really don't like Porter's art either. Not enough that I want to drop the book but enough that if a writer I'm not keen on takes over then I think it might have to be dropped. But then again I'm also planning on dropping Hawkman, New Avengers and Fantastic Four (and maybe a couple of others) so I might just do a big cull on my titles and just keep the ones that i know I consistnely enjoy.
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From: Manchester, UK | Registered: Jul 2003
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Sorry Geoff's leaving Flash, as he's more than filled Waid's shoes on the book over the past 5 years! I enjoyed his addition to the Rogues, the cops, and fleshing out Keystone City! I look forward to Green Lantern and can't wait to see what the newest Crisis is!
I'll be picking up the Immonen issue, but mostly because of Lightle's artwork, which I love! I actually had a problem with his style on the Flash covers when Kolins was doing the interiors as they had such a different feel to them. But I'm a huge fan of Flash and Lightle so I'm there! On the down side, Immonen was involved with LotR (his art was the only saving grace for that year's issues) and the Inferno mini was pure drek! Love Stuart's art, but not a big fan of his writing.
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From: Santa Ana, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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- I feel a bit better about Piper. I hope Wally's ID 'flash' keeps Hartley as pretty much the character he was before ROGUE WAR... with maybe his conscience/grief about his folks set to rest a bit.
- One TRICKSTER in da dumpster! Hoo-rah! The other all 'eeeevil' again? I hope not, because I think the moral ambiguity in James Jesse is one of the most intriguing things in comics. If he's gonna be a full-time supervillain again, I'll be *very* disappointed.
- *WHO* is Owen's mother? And brother!? Could *Wally* be his brother? I can't think of anyone else that would provoke Boomerang's warning--
I'm sad about Johns' departure-- but I *really* hope he gets his wish and is offered a ROGUES series.
From: Knoxville, TN | Registered: Jul 2003
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