Newsarama has an extensive interview with Geoff Johns. Here are the items they thought were worth highlighting:
- In the Flashpoint mini-series, Flash and Batman team up “Brave and the Bold style.”
- Johns says his mini-series is the “most accessible event I’ve ever done,” saying there is no other comic necessary to read before or during his story.
- The writer has been working on the concept for years.
- One of the reasons there are multiple tie-ins is that comic creators were told about the event at a meeting, and they came up with what Johns calls “quality stories” they wanted to tell in the Flashpoint world.
- Although Johns won’t clarify whether the mini-series has lasting ramifications, he keeps saying things like, “where DC is going” … and “what we have coming out of” Flashpoint.
A few additional items that will probably be of interest:
- Andy Kubert is currently drawing issue #4 of the 5-issue miniseries, and Geoff Johns is currently writing #5.
- “The tie-ins aren’t just, like, ‘look, so-and-so is this way.’ It’s exploring ‘how did they get there, and why?’”
- “The first rule about Flashpoint is, don’t talk about what happens after Flashpoint.”
- “There’s another character that’s very obscure who is going to have a bigger role in the Flashpoint mini-series than she’s ever had in the DC Universe.”
- “In a way, Hot Pursuit will appear in Kid Flash: Lost, by Sterling Gates.”
“In a way?” That’s odd phrasing. Sort of like how Darth Vader killed Anakin Skywalker “from a certain point of view.” Hmm….
Meanwhile, let’s start speculation on the “very obscure” female character who will have a bigger role in this series. I’m guessing it’s not Element Girl/Element Woman since she’s already been mentioned (assuming they’re even the same character).
There’s a whole lot more in the full interview.
In other Flashpoint news, The Source has been posting more character designs with commentary by artist Andy Kubert.
Additionally, ComicsAlliance has a scoop with a new set of Flashpoint variant covers.
I’m not thrilled with all the mentions of Batman being important to Flashpoint but I’m trying to be optimistic.
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Egads! Is nowhere safe from the Cobalt Criminal! G-Gosh!
(I find myself with a sudden hankering for Blue Barry Pie. It’s a sublime..I mean SUBLIMINAL plot to take me off my diet! Curse you, CB! Curse you!)
Ha! I just noticed CB’s plot to take over everything Flash has not yet succeeded. Note The Flash Companion is still red and featuring the Scarlet Speedsters (& company)