Comments on: Geoff Johns Talks Flash: Rebirth at IGN http://speedforce.org/2009/04/gj-rebirth-ign/ Tracking the Flash - the Fastest Man Alive Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: quiztzhadrch http://speedforce.org/2009/04/gj-rebirth-ign/#comment-1463 quiztzhadrch Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:56:00 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3157#comment-1463 It was made very clear (at least to me) that Barry had developed a strong sense of right and wrong because as a little kid he read the Flash comics and aspired to be more like his childhood hero; Jay Garrick, The Flash. Moreover, he was also fascinated by science and mathematics. Coming of age, this combination of Morals and Wonder led Barry to explore forensic scinece. He figured he could fight crime AND practice laboratory science, his two passions in life. There is more than one refference to all this in the 2nd volume of the Flash. It is a simple yet poetic explanation to Barry's drive as a crimefighter and chosen profession. Why would Johns want to change that? It is one of the few items of interest that sets Barry apart from the other tragic origins stories! If he really loves The Flash mythos as much as he says, this move does not make sense to me yet... maybe later? What do you guys think? It was made very clear (at least to me) that Barry had developed a strong sense of right and wrong because as a little kid he read the Flash comics and aspired to be more like his childhood hero; Jay Garrick, The Flash. Moreover, he was also fascinated by science and mathematics. Coming of age, this combination of Morals and Wonder led Barry to explore forensic scinece. He figured he could fight crime AND practice laboratory science, his two passions in life.

There is more than one refference to all this in the 2nd volume of the Flash. It is a simple yet poetic explanation to Barry’s drive as a crimefighter and chosen profession. Why would Johns want to change that? It is one of the few items of interest that sets Barry apart from the other tragic origins stories! If he really loves The Flash mythos as much as he says, this move does not make sense to me yet… maybe later?

What do you guys think?

]]> By: Kelson http://speedforce.org/2009/04/gj-rebirth-ign/#comment-1457 Kelson Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:16:28 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3157#comment-1457 Wait, there were women in this book? (checks back) Hmm. I must have blinked the first time through. Let's see: Iris and Joan get one page. Combined. Linda shows up only in voice-over. Liberty Belle doesn't speak. Barry's mother appears for the first time in ~25 years only to be retroactively murdered? We're talking the most important people in Barry's, Jay's and Wally's lives (okay, Linda shares this with Iris II and Jai, and they did get some attention), plus another speedster who once wore the red and gold lightning and has working relationships with Jay and Wally. And what's with Barry avoiding Iris? What happened to the Barry who came back from the dead and made it a point to put things right with Iris before running off to save the world? <b>That's</b> the Barry I want to see more of. Wait, there were women in this book? (checks back) Hmm. I must have blinked the first time through.

Let’s see: Iris and Joan get one page. Combined. Linda shows up only in voice-over. Liberty Belle doesn’t speak. Barry’s mother appears for the first time in ~25 years only to be retroactively murdered?

We’re talking the most important people in Barry’s, Jay’s and Wally’s lives (okay, Linda shares this with Iris II and Jai, and they did get some attention), plus another speedster who once wore the red and gold lightning and has working relationships with Jay and Wally.

And what’s with Barry avoiding Iris? What happened to the Barry who came back from the dead and made it a point to put things right with Iris before running off to save the world? That’s the Barry I want to see more of.

]]> By: Wally East http://speedforce.org/2009/04/gj-rebirth-ign/#comment-1456 Wally East Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:55:18 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3157#comment-1456 When Bruce shows up again, eventually, do you think he'll hold a grudge against Barry for the mindwipe thing Barry agreed to in Identity Crisis? I could Bruce punching him on sight. When Bruce shows up again, eventually, do you think he’ll hold a grudge against Barry for the mindwipe thing Barry agreed to in Identity Crisis? I could Bruce punching him on sight.

]]> By: Hawkwitch http://speedforce.org/2009/04/gj-rebirth-ign/#comment-1454 Hawkwitch Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:24:50 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3157#comment-1454 Indeed, Zoom is Johns' pet... and another woman was stuffed into the refigerator. Really, at least couldn't Johns be more creative when he thought that Barry Allen NEEDEDMORETRAGEDYYY.. .-= Hawkwitch’s latest blog post: <a href="http://hawkwitch.livejournal.com/42396.html" rel="nofollow">Flash Rebirth</a> =-. Indeed, Zoom is Johns’ pet… and another woman was stuffed into the refigerator. Really, at least couldn’t Johns be more creative when he thought that Barry Allen NEEDEDMORETRAGEDYYY..

.-= Hawkwitch’s latest blog post: Flash Rebirth =-.

]]> By: Lia http://speedforce.org/2009/04/gj-rebirth-ign/#comment-1453 Lia Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:38:57 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3157#comment-1453 The man never met a retcon he didn't like. Aargh, I love his writing so much except for his insistence of putting retcons into everything... The man never met a retcon he didn’t like. Aargh, I love his writing so much except for his insistence of putting retcons into everything…

]]> By: Jason West http://speedforce.org/2009/04/gj-rebirth-ign/#comment-1452 Jason West Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:17:31 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3157#comment-1452 very good interview... Geoff (thinking about it later) is seriously tapping some Silver/Bronze Age storytelling feel in this book, while, at the same time, modernizing it like crazy! he's a freakin genius! .-= Jason West’s latest blog post: <a href="http://mythoughtsketches.blogspot.com/2009/03/1-week.html" rel="nofollow">1 Week!!!</a> =-. very good interview…

Geoff (thinking about it later) is seriously tapping some Silver/Bronze Age storytelling feel in this book, while, at the same time, modernizing it like crazy!

he’s a freakin genius!

.-= Jason West’s latest blog post: 1 Week!!! =-.

]]> By: papa zero http://speedforce.org/2009/04/gj-rebirth-ign/#comment-1448 papa zero Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:55:41 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3157#comment-1448 bla Barry is a blank slate? This interview seems to confirm a lot of the ideas I think they're writing in. It seems a little strange that he should say "if you don't know who Barry is, then this is the book for you" when the character DID in fact exhibit nuanced sense of justice on many ocassions and has NEVER been motivated by fear, anger, or revenge. Barry was never out to punish the guilty to fill a hole in his soul from some childhood tragedy. I understand that it will probably make for a better two hour movie down the road if he's running has metaphorical implications - but 20+ years of stories through many different publications show he is neither a blank slate nor a hero driven by anguish. In the end there won't be any technical retcons - only the 180 of what Barry was. That's how comic books go I guess! The story is getting the "mystery" villain characterization pretty much dead on though... good set up making him a perfect foil in such a seemingly short time. bla Barry is a blank slate? This interview seems to confirm a lot of the ideas I think they’re writing in.

It seems a little strange that he should say “if you don’t know who Barry is, then this is the book for you” when the character DID in fact exhibit nuanced sense of justice on many ocassions and has NEVER been motivated by fear, anger, or revenge. Barry was never out to punish the guilty to fill a hole in his soul from some childhood tragedy. I understand that it will probably make for a better two hour movie down the road if he’s running has metaphorical implications – but 20+ years of stories through many different publications show he is neither a blank slate nor a hero driven by anguish. In the end there won’t be any technical retcons – only the 180 of what Barry was. That’s how comic books go I guess!

The story is getting the “mystery” villain characterization pretty much dead on though… good set up making him a perfect foil in such a seemingly short time.

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