Comments on: Free-Falling Flash Sales

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:23:34 +0000

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LIKE WALLY AS THE FLASH!!!!!!!!!!

By: Kelson

Kelson — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:23:30 +0000

The thing is, I think it does have a good writer now. It's just that enough people disliked where it was going over the past year that no one's going to come in, whether the current book is good or not. And I realize now: that's exactly what relaunches and events are for: getting people who aren't already reading the book to pick it up. If no one looks at it, it doesn't matter how good the creative team is.

By: Wally East

Wally East — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:12:29 +0000

I’m not surprised. Disappointed, but not surprised. 237 was the standalone with Superman and that was a bit of a letdown. It just seems like there was more potential there with the Kents and the Wests have child-care issues, could’ve been a really humorous tour through the DCU looking for a baby sitter.

238 was Spin Zone Part I. I disliked the issue for a number of reasons. Spin Zone has gotten better since then — what can’t Gorilla Grodd make better? But, I still don’t care for the art style. Anyway, I can understand jumping off at that point. Unfamiliar villain. Jay acting like an ass. What was to like?

And a declared holding pattern should be great for monthly sales.

.-= Wally East’s latest blog post: Chocolate Ice Cream =-.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:58:44 +0000

That’s a shame, but not surprising. If the Flash doesn’t have good writers behind it, like any book, it’s sales will suffer.

I long for the Johns Kolins days. Those guys knew what they were doing.

By: Kelson

Kelson — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:24:57 +0000

There was a 5-month gap between Wally’s and Bart’s series. I think Wally’s ended in January 2006 — whichever month Infinite Crisis #4 came out — and I know Bart’s launched in June.

(I wonder when, if ever, the comics industry will start putting the actual release dates on the cover instead of 2-3 months ahead.)

By: Craig MD

Craig MD — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:44:53 +0000

I think the filler arc by Alan Burnett is meant to be just that. DC wants to have Flash comics still coming out before Flash: Rebirth because he’s a DC mainstay. Even when Wally’s series “ended” during Infinite Crisis, it didn’t take long for TF: TFMA to launch.

Of course, this will be the second time in two years that DC have had a fill-in writer do a “good-bye” story for Wally West (the first one being “Finish Line” which capped off Wally’s series before Bart’s began).