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“Heroes In Crisis” vs “Unstoppable Wasp” and a Look at Mental Illness

I know it seems a bit odd to talk about a Marvel book on a Flash website, but stay with me a moment. There are two series currently running, one at DC and one at Marvel, in which mental illness has been portrayed in a major plot line. For DC, it’s HEROES IN CRISIS, with a tragedy occurring at a mental health facility for superheroes called Sanctuary. For Marvel, it’s THE UNSTOPPABLE WASP, in which the lead character is diagnosed with bipolar disorder.  So, how do the two story lines match up? Follow us after the jump!

SPOILERS AHEAD!

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Barry Allen Wins DC Marvel Superhero March Madness!

Thanks to a LOT of support from ardent Flash fans, Barry Allen is the Champion of DC Marvel Superhero March Madness at TMStash.com!  The competition started with 64 characters, divided equally between DC and Marvel favorites, and just ended earlier tonight (April 6th).  Barry received almost 2/3 of over 15,000 votes cast in the final round!  Yes, there were multi-voters on both sides of the aisle on this one, but Flash fans were certainly the most enthusiastic in pushing the Scarlet Speedster over the top!  Here’s the link to the official announcement at TMStash:

http://www.tmstash.com/flash-barry-allen-wins-dc-marvel-superhero-march-madness/

The staff at TMStash are already in the early stages of planning for next year’s event, and they send along their thanks to you and to Speedforce.org for allowing the regular updates over here.  Thanks to everyone for stopping by and voting!

Barry Allen in the Finals of DC Marvel Superhero March Madness!

Barry Allen has made it to the FINALS of DC Marvel Superhero March Madness by defeating Power Girl.  He will face-off with Captain America in the championship round.  Here’s a quick link to that match – be sure to stop by and vote!

http://www.tmstash.com/final-round-barry-allen-vs-captain-america-dc-marvel-superhero-march-madness/

Barry and (but not vs) Wally in Round 4 of Superhero March Madness

Round 4 of DC MARVEL SUPERHERO MARCH MADNESS is on at TMStash.com and we find both Barry Allen and Wally West making the cut for the latest round!  Barry is facing off with Iron Man in Round 4, and Wally is matched against Power Girl.  Your votes make all the difference – below are links to each face-off:

BARRY VS IRON MAN: http://www.tmstash.com/round-4-dc-marvel-superhero-march-madness-barry-allen-vs-jean-grey/  (NOTE: The contest bewteen Iron Man and Jean Grey was VERY close, and while the post itself was corrected before publication the URL was missed until the votes were already streaming in).

WALLY VS POWER GIRL: http://www.tmstash.com/round-4-dc-marvel-superhero-march-madness-power-girl-vs-wally-west/

Thanks to all who have stopped by to vote – just a friendly word of warning…if Barry and Wally both win today’s matches they will meet each other in the next round.  THAT will be a tough choice for all Flash fans!

Wally West Needs Your Vote in ROUND TWO of Superhero March Madness!

Barry Allen won his match against Cyborg in Round 2 of Superhero March Madness, and now it is once again Wally West’s turn as he faces off against The Movement’s Virtue!  Here’s a quick link to the match up – but while you’re there be sure to check out the other match-ups for today (including Donna Troy versus Hawkeye!):

http://www.tmstash.com/rd-2-day-4-dc-marvel-superhero-march-madness-flash-wally-west-versus-virtue/

Oh, let’s go ahead and give that Donna Troy match-up versus Hawkeye too!

http://www.tmstash.com/rd-2-day-4-dc-marvel-superhero-march-madness-hawkeye-vs-donna-troy/

Thanks to all for your support in DC Marvel Superhero March Madness!

Barry Allen in DC vs Marvel Superhero March Madness!

As previously reported, there is a DC vs Marvel Superhero March Madness bracket challenge going on at TMStash.com, and now it is Barry Allen’s turn…and he needs your votes!  Barry is facing off with Nightcrawler of the X-Men in Day 5 of the contest, which has already seen some major upsets including Batman’s defeat in Day 1 by Power Girl!  There have already been a lot of SpeedForce.org followers showing up to vote in Superhero March Madness, and this vote is a big one for Flash fans!  You can check out the brackets at TMStash.com, or follow the link below to go straight to Barry versus Nightcrawler:

http://www.tmstash.com/dc-vs-marvel-superhero-march-madness-day-5-flash-barry-allen-vs-nightcrawler/

And, stay tuned for Saturday’s Day 6 competition, which will include Wally West!  For today though, Barry Allen is looking to YOU for help – be sure to tell your friends and VOTE!