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.
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)