tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post1520513542210707906..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Flash: Dastardly Death of the Rogues hardcover/paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-28929254615843607222012-03-07T12:34:57.737-06:002012-03-07T12:34:57.737-06:00Well, we all know how that Flash cancellation turn...Well, we all know how that Flash cancellation turned out. Too bad Johns has moved on from Flash to Justice League and Aquaman. Well, good for JL and Aquaman, but maybe not so good for Flash (which I haven't read yet). The Flashes have done well under great, long-term writers (Messner-Loebs, Waid, Johns) but not very well under the many others who have tried in between. So I'm apprehensive about an artist and a COLORIST writing the new series, but I'm certainly going to give it a shot.<br /><br />Anyway, I just finished reading this, and greatly enjoyed it. I liked Rebirth, but a lot of Rebirth felt like it was drawing on elements established during Wally's (LONG) run as the Flash. This book felt more like a Barry story. Granted, I'm still a big Wally fan, but if Barry's going to be Flash, then tell Barry stories, not Wally stories.<br /><br />I still find it weird having Iris so young again, considering she was a GRANDMOTHER in the old Wally Flash (and Impulse) series.<br /><br />Oh, and Captain Boomerang Jr's mother was a descendent of Zoom, but not his daughter (25th century vs 30th century). <br /><br />Again, too bad this series ended so prematurely. Seems like Johns had a good premise, focusing on "cases", tying Barry's police work into his Flash adventures. Hopefully the new series is successful in continuing that.D. Mark Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537028797086907873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-28447145572997595192011-03-18T15:05:06.383-05:002011-03-18T15:05:06.383-05:00Highly, highly skeptical of this. It seems a poor...Highly, highly skeptical of this. It seems a poor marketing decision on DC's part, enough so that I'm lead to believe that this is just marketing fluff, and that the Flash title will be back in one form or another soon enough? Retiring Barry already for Wally? I doubt it. One Flash title called All-Flash? I imagine DC's marketing department would prefer the title be just "Flash," thanks very much. <br /><br />Not to be negative, but this is fairly in line with the rest of how Flashpoint's been promoted so far -- a lot of flash, forgive the pun, and not a lot of substance. Though -- I believe in Geoff Johns to deliver something wonderful.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-42717135681349678342011-03-18T12:26:11.163-05:002011-03-18T12:26:11.163-05:00Holy surprises Batman! From DC's The Source bl...Holy surprises Batman! From DC's The Source blog:<br /><br />"While the effects of FLASHPOINT will be felt throughout BOOSTER GOLD even after the series concludes, we can’t quite say the same for THE FLASH past issue #12… Why’s that?<br /><br />Issue 12 will be the final issue of THE FLASH."<br /><br />http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/03/18/flashpoint-friday-c2e2-edition-fan-question/D. Mark Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537028797086907873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-66564554707225994622011-03-16T17:21:07.965-05:002011-03-16T17:21:07.965-05:00I totally understand the delight Green Lantern and...I totally understand the delight Green Lantern and Flash fans must have in seeing their favorite characters, long underused, finally get the spotlight. Not only should the DC Universe not necessarily be a Superman-only place, but this obviously ties in to DC expanding their media franchises by demonstrating the viability of a wide range of characters. And I had no objection to crossovers in the past that centered on characters other than Superman, like the Wonder Woman-centered War of the Gods, for instance. And of course I like Green Lantern and Flash and their respective stories, too.<br /><br />But ...<br /><br />At the point in which Geoff Johns establishes Flash Barry Allen as the wellspring of all superheroics, and at the point in which Superman just stands around in the background while Green Lantern saves the day in Blackest Night, I begin to feel as a Superman fan that the character is being underused. I know, of course, Green Lantern and Flash were underused for years, but as Supermen often gets mischaracterized as irrelevant, it makes my teeth ache when I actually see him being useless. Wonder Woman, let's note, didn't fare much better in Blackest Night, but at least she got a ring for a while. So while I definitely get where the Anonymous writer is coming from, there's a part of me that perhaps over-interprets Green Lantern and Flash in the spotlight as a suggestion that Superman is old hat, and that's what I don't like.<br /><br />Anon, so glad I finally inspired you to write. Please come again!collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-56335568455026876672011-03-14T18:10:56.942-05:002011-03-14T18:10:56.942-05:00I liked this book more than I anticipated going in...I liked this book more than I anticipated going in. It reestablishes Barry quickly and lays tons of groundwork for future stories. Funny how the 25th century is becoming a milestone future era for the DCU!<br /><br />And kudos on correcting the spelling.Robert Youngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-75649645991297534872011-03-14T07:25:57.369-05:002011-03-14T07:25:57.369-05:00As a decades-long Flash fan, put me in the 'de...As a decades-long Flash fan, put me in the 'delighted' camp. That helicopter scene was astounding, and what some might see as gentle pacing felt to me as adding depth and weight in a respectful treatment. I agree with Zach too that this collection felt like a better fit for what I know and feel about Barry than Rebirth did.<br /><br />CE, I've been reading and enjoying the blog for a while, but something you've written here finally got me worked up enough to comment upon : "... I dislike DC Comics's move of late to give Hal and Barry greater roles than Superman". I know it's only your opinion on this, but personally I welcome Flash and GL's long overdue day in the sun rather than the usual suspects. Some of us prefer our Scarlet Speedsters and Ring-slingers to the others, and thus to me the current era is one of excitement and freshness.<br /><br />Did anyone else find the name of the collection somewhat curious and/or misleading ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-14878050424310151982011-03-10T17:07:35.834-06:002011-03-10T17:07:35.834-06:00I'm gearing up for a big Blackest Night/Bright...I'm gearing up for a big Blackest Night/Brightest Day re-reading in the next couple months, so I didn't specifically look back at my Brightest Day volume while reading Flash. I didn't necessarily feel the lack of Boomerang that you did; I understood Captain Cold had sent Boomerang off on his own for a bit, so that's where I interpreted him to be -- his vision of his Brightest Day task lined up with Brightest Day Vol. 1 as far as I remembered.<br /><br />Still hoping that Johns addresses the fact that Boomerang, essentially, had a fling with Kid Flash's mom ...collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-36568956879893303702011-03-10T13:47:25.161-06:002011-03-10T13:47:25.161-06:00I agree that this was a stellar way to jumpstart B...I agree that this was a stellar way to jumpstart Barry Allen's return to The Flash, even more so than Rebirth, which wasn't entirely spectacular. It's good to see Barry falling into a status quo (even though, with Flashpoint on the horizon, it's going to be short-lived), and Manapul's art is just too gorgeous for words. (In fact, if it weren't for his art, I probably would have trade-waited.)<br /><br />What'd you make of the Brightest Day tie-in factor? Since I wasn't reading BD in single issues, I felt a little lost when Captain Boomerang disappeared and reentered the scene arbitrarily; it was as though Boomerang HAD to be in the story because he's a Rogue, but Johns obviously seems to be saving the best Boomerang moments for the pages of BD.Zach Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905320964723323391noreply@blogger.com