Newsarama interviewed Geoff Johns about Flash: Rebirth at New York Comic-Con. I won’t be able to watch this with sound until I get home tonight, so I don’t know if there’s really anything new in here.
Update: They also have an interview with George Pérez about Legion of Three Worlds.
Not a whole lot from the DC Universe panel on Saturday, but CBR and Newsarama had slightly different bits of information.
Johns gave some hints about Flash: Rebirth. “It starts April 1, April Fool’s Day. It will come out.” The writer talked about the return of Bart Allen, and said the goal is to have fun in the Flash universe in the same way they’re currently having fun with the Green Lantern universe.
Geoff Johns then discussed “The Flash: Rebirth,” which comes out on April 1, confirming that Bart Allen is back and will play a big part in the book.
Also: CBR has a picture of the Kid Flash fan with George Perez from Friday’s DC Nation panel.
Mostly from coverage at Newsarama, though there’s more on CBR:
First post-resurrections reunion of Barry Allen and Hal Jordan? Blackest Night #0 and Flash: Rebirth #1, said Johns, who added that Blackest Night #0 will be free—as part of Free Comic Book Day.
“If Wally West is just going to be in Titans and guest starring in Flash, aren’t you basically making him Kid Flash again?” “Who said those would be the only books he’d be in,” asked Sattler.
Thank you, Ian Sattler, for at least implying that Wally isn’t being stuck in Titans alone.
Starman or Golden Age sequel? “I think the best sequel to the Golden Age was done by Mr. Darwyn Cooke,” said Robinson, referring to New Frontier. “As far as Starman, probably not, but I am doing a Shade origin miniseries.”
DiDio then brought a fan in a Kid Flash outfit up to the dais to pose for a picture with George Perez. The fan asked about the future of Bart Allen: “He’ll be in the 31st century in Legion of Three Worlds,” said Johns, adding that he’ll be back in the Flash universe as of Flash: Rebirth.
And from the lightning round of questions:
Max Mercury? “Uh…maybe,” said Johns.
Kid Flash back in Titans? “We have to fight about that.”
“How many Flashes will you kill in Blackest Night?” “Not enough,” said DiDio.
“Any chance of a Young Justice trade paperback?” “Not at this time,” said Wayne. The crowd didn’t like that much (or at least the vocal portion).
Anything coming up for the Rogues? “Yeah, it’s called Flash: Rebirth“
Newsarama has posted a preview of Flash: Rebirth From the New York Comic-Con program! (tip of the hat to Comic Bloc’s oddballuk)
Some Flash-related guests appearing at New York Comic-Con this weekend:
Writers:
Artists:
Other:
I’m sure I’ve missed some — I just went through the full guest list (and it’s a long list!) looking for names I remembered working on Flash or Impulse, then made a second pass searching for “Flash” in the bios. Plus there’s Artist’s Alley, and I’m sure there are more who aren’t on the official list who are still going.
Newsarama’s latest 20 Questions with Dan Didio is in video form, broken into 4 video clips with 5 questions each. The first clip includes the following:
OddballUK wrote: Flash: Rebirth begins in April. While I’m looking forward to the mini and reading about Barry, my question is how happy you think fans of Wally will be over his involvement in the mini and status in the DCU when it concludes?
I think we’re going to treat Wally with the same level of respect Kyle was treated in with the Hal Jordan Rebirth. So I’m hoping Wally fans are going to be excited. We’re going to be bringing Wally back to some of his roots, and more importantly, there’s going to be plenty of Wally in the DCU in 2009 with Rebirth and following Rebirth as well.
On one hand this is good news for Wally fans: Wally won’t be simply racing off into the sunset. On the other hand: What exactly does he mean by returning Wally to his roots?
His roots as a hero in the public eye, loved by the people he protects for being one of them and not hiding his identity? (I could go with that.)
His roots as the speedster who has to eat 50,000 calories a day to maintain his speed? (I could deal with it, but it would be annoying.)
His roots as a single guy who “moves fast?” (Throw Linda and the kids under a bus so that he won’t seem “too old.” No, thanks.)
His roots as the Titans’ resident conservative caricature? (Do we really need this?)
His roots as a teenage sidekick?
It really depends how far they want to go back, doesn’t it?
And of course Kyle Rayner fans are divided as to how well he’s been treated since Hal Jordan’s return.