Comments on: Flash: Rebirth http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/ A blog for The Irredeemable Shag ... A place for all things geek, focusing primarily on superheroes & science fiction. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:49:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Linkage: Flash Week « Speed Force http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-2509 Linkage: Flash Week « Speed Force Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:19:39 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-2509 [...] Flash: Rebirth – reaction to the announcement. [...] [...] Flash: Rebirth – reaction to the announcement. [...]

]]> By: Paris http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 Paris Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:15:47 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1969 By the sounds of it, Barry isn't sticking around. I think he's back just for the mini-series. He knows he isn't supposed to be back (as I'm sure the writers do). I'm thinking he'll come back to elevate the flash universe and be gone again, maybe leaving Wally with exciting new possibilities? If anything it will be a boost for Wally (not that he wasn't doing great). Wally will come through the reappearance of Barry stronger than ever. And, with Bart and Jay in Rebirth, fans should be basking in Flashness, not sulking. By the sounds of it, Barry isn’t sticking around. I think he’s back just for the mini-series. He knows he isn’t supposed to be back (as I’m sure the writers do). I’m thinking he’ll come back to elevate the flash universe and be gone again, maybe leaving Wally with exciting new possibilities? If anything it will be a boost for Wally (not that he wasn’t doing great). Wally will come through the reappearance of Barry stronger than ever. And, with Bart and Jay in Rebirth, fans should be basking in Flashness, not sulking.

]]> By: James Self http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 James Self Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:03:36 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1859 I don't understand why these people would go back to the silver age unless they just miss it. I loved the silver age but I also miss a lot of things that doesn't mean it should be brought back. There is a reason Barry was killed in the first place. He was boring, I agree his writers toward the end ran out of ideas but He was boring before then. Now Geoff is not only bringing him back but he changed his origin. His mother didn't die. What the heck is that crap. I also don't know what they are going to do with Wally, he was the flash and deserved to be the flash. No one can say that he doesn't. If readers wanted to know about Barry pick up his old issues. Don't bring back a fossil that hasn't been around since Ronald Reagan was president. I like Geoff's writing and love reading his books but someday he will leave the flash like he did before and this book will fail. It is the single dumbest thing that DC has ever done. I don’t understand why these people would go back to the silver age unless they just miss it. I loved the silver age but I also miss a lot of things that doesn’t mean it should be brought back. There is a reason Barry was killed in the first place. He was boring, I agree his writers toward the end ran out of ideas but He was boring before then. Now Geoff is not only bringing him back but he changed his origin. His mother didn’t die. What the heck is that crap. I also don’t know what they are going to do with Wally, he was the flash and deserved to be the flash. No one can say that he doesn’t. If readers wanted to know about Barry pick up his old issues. Don’t bring back a fossil that hasn’t been around since Ronald Reagan was president. I like Geoff’s writing and love reading his books but someday he will leave the flash like he did before and this book will fail. It is the single dumbest thing that DC has ever done.

]]> By: Sam the Bright http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1832 Sam the Bright Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:17:05 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1832 Nobody complain how Iris Allen suddenly become young and sexy?!? Nobody complain how Iris Allen suddenly become young and sexy?!?

]]> By: just another fan http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 just another fan Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:51:06 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1572 oh man, i so outdated. i just found out about Bart in Legion of 3 Worlds. oh man, i so outdated. i just found out about Bart in Legion of 3 Worlds.

]]> By: just another fan http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 just another fan Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:22:24 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1570 From speedforce.org: Apparently, "Wally West will be getting a new costume designed by Ethan Van Sciver, and will still be called the Flash." I found your points about Wally being the symbol of growth very interesting. I think I'd like it more if Bart returned, or maybe never died, and reassumes the mantle of the Flash, while Wally goes into semi-retirement so he having more time to spend with his family. Anyway, I think/hope Bart comes back as a Black Lantern. It'd be bittersweet. He's not really the villian type, though. From speedforce.org:

Apparently, “Wally West will be getting a new costume designed by Ethan Van Sciver, and will still be called the Flash.”

I found your points about Wally being the symbol of growth very interesting. I think I’d like it more if Bart returned, or maybe never died, and reassumes the mantle of the Flash, while Wally goes into semi-retirement so he having more time to spend with his family.

Anyway, I think/hope Bart comes back as a Black Lantern. It’d be bittersweet. He’s not really the villian type, though.

]]> By: dom is so awesome http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 dom is so awesome Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:14:10 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1491 personaly i think bart allen was the best flash and he got the shortest run ( pun intended) im still going to read it but i think they should newly dead characters alive instead of ancient one becuase most of us can remember wally west or bart allen personaly i think bart allen was the best flash and he got the shortest run ( pun intended) im still going to read it but i think they should newly dead characters alive instead of ancient one becuase most of us can remember wally west or bart allen

]]> By: Corey http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Corey Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:53:20 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1477 I dont have my green arrow with me didnt winnick do a stint on it?whats with everyone bashing on him i thought those where good i havent read any of his other stuff though so that could be it. either way Rebirth is something thatll be much needed with the flash to me Wally was a great flash but it got to a point where he got over his issues with taking over barrys legacy and he grew up and after that it just went down hill. they have gone on as long as possible with him and now they need to reboot the series and introduce Barry Allen to younger audiences seeing as he to me is what really made the Flash so popular. it sucks to see wally get pushed to the back but it could be the best thing for them and other then the flash and GL the rest of the DC universe that has died needs to stay dead only reason i think it worked out with GL was because Hal Jordan is the Green Lantern theres no other character that comes close to him. I dont have my green arrow with me didnt winnick do a stint on it?whats with everyone bashing on him i thought those where good i havent read any of his other stuff though so that could be it. either way Rebirth is something thatll be much needed with the flash to me Wally was a great flash but it got to a point where he got over his issues with taking over barrys legacy and he grew up and after that it just went down hill. they have gone on as long as possible with him and now they need to reboot the series and introduce Barry Allen to younger audiences seeing as he to me is what really made the Flash so popular. it sucks to see wally get pushed to the back but it could be the best thing for them and other then the flash and GL the rest of the DC universe that has died needs to stay dead only reason i think it worked out with GL was because Hal Jordan is the Green Lantern theres no other character that comes close to him.

]]> By: Michael Ray Cooper http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Michael Ray Cooper Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:19:09 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1248 I am a fan of The Flash...any flash. They are (DCU) forever killing off/changing who will be the Flash, so this is nothing new. I have always and will always love the Flash character, so until they stop writing him completely, I will read ANYTHING IN PRINT relating to the Flash. I am a fan of The Flash…any flash. They are (DCU) forever killing off/changing who will be the Flash, so this is nothing new. I have always and will always love the Flash character, so until they stop writing him completely, I will read ANYTHING IN PRINT relating to the Flash.

]]> By: roguescholar http://onceuponageek.com/2008/07/29/flash-rebirth/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 roguescholar Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:44:30 +0000 http://onceuponageek.com/?p=122#comment-1172 Personally, when they killed Barry Allen, it left me so disillusioned as a kid that I quit reading comics altogether. I'm going to buy this series for sure. Personally, when they killed Barry Allen, it left me so disillusioned as a kid that I quit reading comics altogether. I’m going to buy this series for sure.

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