12 thoughts on “Flash #9 Solicitation and Cover, the Return of Jay Garrick & Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns Vol. 3”

1. Collected Editions February 13, 2012 at 8:46 am

   Jay Garrick. Two words that Flash fans have been waiting to hear. Well, aside from those other two words, but, y’know …

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2. Gian Parico February 13, 2012 at 10:49 am

   The Flash #9 solicitation has me really excited. Grodd is one of my favorite villains, and I have always enjoyed the Gorilla City concept in the Flash universe.

   I am guessing that the new story arc right after the Captain Cold two-issue run will be focused on the Speed Force (Barry may have found Gorilla City right after escaping the Speed Force).

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   1. Jon Q. Citizen February 13, 2012 at 1:31 pm

      I’m right with you about Grodd & Gorilla City!! Should be awesome!

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3. Aaron Poehler February 13, 2012 at 2:04 pm

   Don’t get too excited–after all, the solicit says Earth 2 features Jay Garrick, but nothing about “The Flash”.

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   1. Kyer February 13, 2012 at 2:39 pm

      I join you in your ‘wait and see’ approach. As we’ve already seen, a *name* doesn’t necessarily mean what we think. A name without a *picture* means even less. This could be Jay and Alan in walkers. 🙁

      Would have been cautiously excited about the words ‘runners’ and ‘speed force’ in the same book, but since the campaign to be allowed to use Wally fell through….again, waiting.

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4. Lia February 13, 2012 at 3:22 pm

   I don’t get how it’s been stated that most of the Rogues’ history happened, but Barry’s never been to Gorilla City before (and hasn’t been married, etc). This piecework approach to continuity isn’t working for me.

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   1. Kelson February 13, 2012 at 4:32 pm

      I think we’re seeing the same kind of thing that happened with other characters after Crisis on Infinite Earths: different parts of editorial have different takes on the status quo, or the same parts of editorial change their minds over time, until the details all settle out.

      There’s a great quote by Neil Gaiman in the intro to Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame. I can’t remember it exactly, but he described it something like this: on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Green Lantern knew Superman’s secret identity, and on Tuesday and Thursday, he didn’t. Metaphorically speaking, the story was written on a Wednesday (depending on Hal Jordan knowing Clark Kent) and turned in on a Thursday, so it got rejected.

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      1. Kyer February 14, 2012 at 12:46 am

         Neil Gaiman is a brilliant man.

         Anyway, this may be the new continuity and everything before trash, but to me everything after Final Knight is Elseworld and I’m going to treat it as such. I guess that makes me like Superboy Prime. 😀

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   2. Lee H February 13, 2012 at 6:02 pm

      At this point it’s pretty clear that none of the old Flash series are still in continuity.

      Barry’s been the Flash for five years and has fought the likes of Captain Cold, Girder, Tar Pit and Folded Man along the way. That’s all there is to it.

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      1. Lia February 13, 2012 at 6:26 pm

         Yep, but I wish they wouldn’t claim continuity is intact when it clearly isn’t.

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5. Savitar February 16, 2012 at 10:57 am

   Jay nor Alan are not on any covers despite this being their big return? Highly suspicious.

   I’m happy to see Jay back but have to wait and see on this.

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   1. Kelson February 16, 2012 at 11:52 pm

      I would hope they’ll be on the primary cover.

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