Comments on: Full Review: Flash: Rebirth #2 — “Dead Run”

By: Star Trek: Experiencing Seismic Activity | K-Squared Ramblings

Star Trek: Experiencing Seismic Activity | K-Squared Ramblings — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:20:27 +0000

[...] relies heavily on the same dead-relative-as-motivation trope that’s bothering me so much in Flash: Rebirth. But I can see what they were going for and why they did [...]

By: Jason Newcomb

Jason Newcomb — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:10:54 +0000

Re: bowtie.

I thought it was a simple way of adding to the character (he’s unprepared from being so focused) while giving a nod to the history.

By: Omar Karindu

Omar Karindu — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:29:04 +0000

There’s another, geekier problem with Henry Allen going to jail and dying there — it pretty much destroys the premise of Johns’s own “Rogue War” and Identity Crisis tie-in storylines, and with them much about the rogues in general, by making the 1970s “Top in Henry Allen’s body” story impossible.

Along similar lines…wasn’t it the Black Racer, nt the Black Flash, that they used against Darkseid? Or are they the same being now? If so, the Racer’s always had a human host — Willie Lincoln, from Kirby’s introduction of the character, would be the best known.

By: Kelson

Kelson — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:37:50 +0000

@Rob: Sadly, I feel like “baby and the bathwater” is DC’s standard approach these days.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:04:22 +0000

Two issues down, and I’m underwhelmed.
So far, Johns hasn’t given me a SINGLE reason for Barry’s return.

I think I’m MORE pissed that Wally and his cast is uncerimoniously dumped. Savitar was a brilliant creation, and ever since the end of ‘Dead Heat’ have begged for a return bout between him and Wally.

Unfortunately, Johns has taken the ‘baby AND bathwater’ approach and wasted a character with endless potential to leand gravatis to a rather uninteresting situation.

I’ll continue with this book and hope for the best. But if the first two issues are any indication, I find the return of Barry Allen not only unnecessary, but more worrying, uninteresting.

By: Doctor of Doom

Doctor of Doom — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:21:08 +0000

Anyone else find it slightly ominous that we saw “You’re talking about Johnny Quick. And bart’s mentor-”

*New panel with Flash in shadow*
*KRAKOOM FLASH OF LIGHTNING*
(Bolded Writing)Max Mercury.

…Anyone?

By: The Four Color Media Monitor

The Four Color Media Monitor — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:33:18 +0000

Flash’s Rebirth blacks out…

The webmaster of the Flash fansite Those Who Ride the Lightning has reviewed the second issue of Flash: Rebirth on his Speed Force blog, and I find nothing to be relieved by. Geoff Johns makes a supremely silly attempt to explain Barry’s bowtie from ….

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:25:06 +0000

@ Aleclom bout Bart: Well, not really. Looking back at Rebirth #1 (yea, I know, old news), I find it disturbing that Bart’s pissed at Barry’s return. I mean, if I’m not wrong, Bart loved Barry. So Max didn’t get out, shouldn’t he still be happy out his grandpa?

By: Kelson

Kelson — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:32:48 +0000

@Vinnie: reminds me a bit of Reign of the Supermen, actually.

@Yossarian1373: Yeah, I doubt he’ll stay the Black Flash…or if he does, he’ll learn to control its effects. And believe me, you’re not the only one burnt out on relaunches!

@Lia: I find the presence of Patty Spivot and Captain Frye in the flashback to be very interesting, because it has shown me exactly where the line is between retcons I’ll accept and retcons that make me grit my teeth. I don’t mind

By: papa zero

papa zero — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:46:51 +0000

I think the story will have long term ramifications to the Flash mythos but the pacing of this particular story is dependent on the story arc. As Kelson points out – much of it has focused on death so far with just enough room for the re-aquianting with Barry and several mystery setups.

I think it will be a good story when the whole picture is viewable but my fear is that the long term ramifications will leave Barry as the stereo-typical hardboiled TV crime drama cop. Beleive it or not, before the the trial… and before the post mortem re-imagining of Barry as a saint/hardass there was fun and wonder in being a superhero within the pages of Barry Allen’s Flash. Some of that sense of humor seems to have been picked up by Bart. I don’t think any comic has to be any one thing – and they certainly don’t write it just for me but it might get a little tedious for my taste if an ongoing series requires some earth shattering drama every 6 issues followed by a DC-wide event.

To their credit some of the historical references have shown the spirit of that fun.