Saturday’s Wizard World Chicago panel, DCU: Crisis, added a few more tidbits of Flash news to the many hints from the DC Nation panel on Friday.
Didio looked at Ethan Van Sciver, teasing about his involvement. EVS deadpanned, “Yeah, good stuff. I wish Geoff were here.” Didio followed up, “Which Flash would you talk about?” Van Sciver shot back, “Why not all of them?” Didio pretended to be incredulous “In the same book?” Van Sciver drove it home with, “Why not?”
Rumors of a Van Sciver/Johns Flash series were already floating around. But all Flashes? They might have to come up with a team name at this rate! (Blog @ Newsarama points out the reason Geoff Johns missed the panel: He was close friends with Michael Turner, and left the con for Los Angeles when he learned of the artist’s passing.)
CBR’s write-up adds:
DiDio didn’t want to comment on a rumor that Peyer and Williams would leave “The Flash” and a the series would be restarted with a new #1…
Well, we already know that Peyer and Williams are off the book. And it certainly looks like a relaunch of some sort is in the cards. But another #1?
Personally, I think if the series relaunches with Barry Allen, it would make more sense to pick up with #351 — right where his series left off. If Wally keeps the central spot, it should stay with his numbering. If it’s going to be a combined Flash book, I’d like to see them take a cue from Spider-Man and pick up where the numbering would be if the series had never been renumbered.
Let’s suppose that “This Was Your Life, Wally West” is a 4-parter, which would make it finish the same month as the end of Final Crisis. That would take the series to #247. So we’d have 350 issues of Jay’s and Barry’s series, plus 247 issues of Wally’s, plus 13 of Bart’s, bringing it to 610 issues total, with a relaunch picking up at #611. Or if you include All-Flash #1, Flash v.2 #0, and Flash v.2 #1,000,000, all of which fit into the normal monthly schedule, it would pick up with #614. Okay, so neither of those has the magic of a #500, but very few comic books have reached numbers this high.
I’m of two minds regarding a Team Flash title. On the one hand, everyone gets their wish and all (four?) of the Flashes are still around in the DCU.
However, with four Flashes running around, who needs the rest of the heroes? These guys could pretty much handle any problem individually (a complaint most writers make when they talk about having Flash in the JLA), but with four of them there really doesn’t seem to be any danger that would pose any serious threat (and therefore would make for some dull stories). Not to mention having four Flashes sharing time in two cities (Jay and Wally in Keystone, Barry and Bart in Central?), what villain would be stupid enough to try to pull off a crime there?
I’d like to see a “Legends of the Flash” or whatever, which would showcase each Flash throughout different times in DCU history. Jay in the Golden Age, Barry in the Silver Age, Wally in the present and Bart in the 31st century or whatever.
And then there’s Iris West II. As it stands right now, she looks to be Flash 5. This might change, but I don’t feel its a good idea to have any more than two Flashes running around at one time (or three if you want a Kid Flash). I mean, what would they call it? The Flash Corps?
Well CraigM.D. has a point. They brought Barry back. Maybe Bart would also return.We already have Jay and Wally,his twins who may be kids,but they’ve got powers…What villain would stand a chance? Zoom vs 3 Flashes? I dont think so.
Either way, i think Wally would be put aside, and for me, its a bummer, since he’s my all time favorite Flash and comic character.
you forgot v2 #1/2, which makes it 615!
(i kid…)