I saw it a few hours ago (on my own accord) and... and... !!
The end of his series was like being hit by a two-by-four of obvious. As in obviously it was only a matter of time and obviously it would be expedited by the crisis. Yeah. Great. ><
Anyway, my money's on a depowered Wally with a brand new Flash including new powers origins or... whatever. Not the same. Not my boy. And I'll never accept it. Never! *sniff* Wally...
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From: Sunny Cali-- er, Planet Earth? | Registered: Jun 2005
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I wish they'd just give Wally the Starman treatment, and have him retire to raise the kids with Linda... but it's sounding like there are serious plans afoot for the twins.
Gotta say, though, I'm loving Lashley's preview art. I might check out the new #1 for that alone, providing they find him a different inker than who they used on his work in Legion #12.
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From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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Looks interesting, but as with any other move of this type, it's going to have to be really, really good to justify the changes, since the current Flash wasn't exactly "broken".
The series is built on the concept of ‘legacy.’ It is the recurring theme of Flash, it is the strength and the weakness of the character,” Didio said.
And number two? Perhaps we were premature in wondering who the person under the mask might be. That is, wrong in the sense that we wondered about a “person” in the singular.
“The costume will be very familiar,” Didio said with a chuckle, “Although you may not want to get too attached to the first Flash you see…”
This leads me to think that the new flash will be wallys twins both acting in the role using wally's suit. Also I would guess that one of them (Prehaphs the more driven one) will get killed of pretty quick and the other will take up the mantel full time.
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From: Sydney, Australia | Registered: Nov 2004
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I have to say that I've been thrilled with DC for the past 2 years.
And now, for the first time, I'm extremely taken aback and discouraged about DC in general and the Flash in particulur.
I want Wally West. It took a lot of stories and a lot of years to make Wally what he was, and as great a character as he was. Mark Waid's seven year run was a shining moment for DC when most of the DCU was pure, utter horseshit. And Geoff John's run on Flash was the best run on Flash ever IMO, as equal to the Silver Age Flash #106-135 (what I consider the truest form of Silver Age Flash greatness).
I'm very discouraged. Don't give a crap about new writers or artists. If its not Wally, I hope its at least Barry. I'll keep up some semblance of hope for at least one of these two options, though I prefer the first. If its a third route, I'll be very dissapointed. The three worst things they can do now would be 1) a new Flash, 2) Bart Allen as the Flash and 3) the Flash's twin children sharing the role. That last one sends a shiver of 'ugh' down my spine.
I'm a little shocked at myself for being this dissapointed. Sure, its only comics...but this seems more like 'business' and I get enough of that every day of my life.
Now someone lie to me and tell me there's hope its still Wally (or Barry).
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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It just seems like they're trying too hard to make this an event on a par with the original Crisis or the beginning of the Silver Age. If it really does have that kind of impact on the DCU, I have much less problem with this, but right now it just seems gimmicky.
From: Liberty City | Registered: Jul 2003
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I can see why they were tempted to do this. Writing Wally after Geoff Johns must be like trying to write Legion after Levitz or X-Men after Claremont was back in the day.
It's pretty clear to me that Flash in the sketch is Wally's son. I'm not sure but I think I can see his Korean heritage in a few of the shots.
From: Canada | Registered: Apr 2005
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There is one other person that's had a great deal of screen time recently with "speed" powers and ties to the Flash....the new Boomerang.
They killed the old one off for a reason and hinted about the kid's parentage, implying that his mother wasn't the source of his speed powers. What if he turns out to be a son of Jay or Barry (or Johnny Quick or Max Mercury, for that matter) and he reforms during the IC event. I could see them thrusting him into the Flash role as a shocker.
Don't see it being Bart. Besides, didn't he disappear into the Speed Force along with Barry, Wally, Johnny and Max? I'll have to go back and check.
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From: Paragon City on patrol | Registered: Jul 2003
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Yep, I remembered correctly. Bart did disappear into the speed force as well.
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From: Paragon City on patrol | Registered: Jul 2003
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So...does this mean that Iris and other long-serving Flash supporting cast players will "cease to exist" when the series is revamped after INFINITE CRISIS?
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