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Fake Flashpoint Teasers

Inspired by last week’s one-line Flashpoint teasers, @Speedstersite started posting jokes marked #FakeFLASHPOINTTeaser on Twitter. Others joined in.

Here are some of my favorites:

SpeedsterSite: Turns out, hard water is just ice, nothing more.
SpeedsterSite: He absolutely refused to see Zorro that night
collecteditions: No one escaped the Manhunters.
collecteditions: He never much liked fish; she never much liked Curry.
collecteditions: The Graysons never worked without a net.
ryanoneil: Jor-El wasn’t actually a rocket scientist.
DougG_ATL: Hippolyta is a terrible sculptor
DougG_ATL: Superboy Prime, try this Xanax.
TheLastIslander: Bart Allen is secretly the time trapper. (More of a fake spoiler than a fake teaser, but at this point, who hasn’t been the Time Trapper?)
BlueTyson This story is actually good! (Ouch!)
JCorduroy Greedo shot first. (So that explains it!)

My own humble contributions:

You can find the rest on Twitter at the #FakeFLASHPOINTTeaser tag.

But Twitter isn’t the only place people were doing this. Over at the CBR forums, posters were making their own banners in the same spirit.

Walking to lunch. The Bat-Ice Cream Truck just drove by again.
Saturday at Comic-Con is already at 70% capacity. I’m starting to believe the show will sell out by New Year’s. (Tuesday)
So, Connor’s back with the Teen Titans. Can Bart be far behind?
Busy…going to have to pick up new comics tomorrow. I’d save them until next week, but one of them is The Unknown.
Last month I ran a FB poll on whether DC should postpone BN:Flash until Rebirth wraps. It was 50/50. The results might be different now…
Really? Blackest Night is beating Scott Pilgrim in the Limited Series/OGN poll? Why are they the same category, anyway?
Saturday at Comic-Con sold out last night. Plenty of tickets left for the rest of the weekend, though. (Friday morning)
I think I’ll just try to relax & take in this ocean view, & catch up on Flash news later. (You go away for one Xmas party…)

Somehow I don’t think this guy is taking the Renaissance Faire entirely seriously.
Odd: I saw the typo “Batman: Unsenn” and my brain decided it was a misspelling of Unsinn, German for Nonsense, rather than Unseen.
Wow, these sales figures for DC are depressing.
FlashForward continues to take 2 steps forward, 1 step back. Ah, well. Better than the other way around.
Blackest Night: Flash – @GeoffJohns0 says: “Zombie gorillas are hard to beat, but next issue has something even better.”
Remember that Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody video? They’re official at @MuppetsStudio #FollowFriday
Ack! Just saw someone use “pre-Crisis” to refer to pre-INFINITE Crisis! I need a lawn ASAP so I can start yelling at kids to stay off it!
Archive binges were a lot easier when webcomics hadn’t been around so long…
FlashForward TV schedule explained.

Awesome! Geoff Johns turned up on my “What Zoom did to Barry” thread! (Spoilers for Flash: Rebirth #5)
New rule: if your site opens a pop-up window and asks me to confirm when I try to close it, I’m not going to link to it. Here’s why.
Updated the Wally West Costume Comparison (spoilers for Rebirth #5) with the JLU costume.
Do we really need a warning label for this?
Site updates this weekend: Justice League (Animated) Flash, added Flash: Rebirth #5 to Variant Covers and Cover Homages.

Now that we know for sure Flash: Rebirth will arrive Wednesday, people are searching for Flash: Rebirth #6. (Still Dec. 23.) (Monday)
The more I think about it, I’m not sure Wally’s new costume will appear tomorrow. In the middle of a battle? Doesn’t seem like a priority. (Tuesday)
That said, both the classic Kid Flash costume and first appearance of the Speed Force costume were roughly instantaneous, so who knows?
Sometimes, living in the westernmost timezone in the continental US is annoying. My local comic store isn’t even open yet. (Wednesday)
Could be worse. I could be in Alaska or Hawaii. (Not that I’d mind *being* in Hawaii.) Or some other country that has to wait for imports.
OK. Comic store opens at 11, and I’m taking lunch early. I should probably grab a snack for mid-afternoon.
Yes, Flash: Rebirth #5 is really out! Also bought: Farscape, Dr. Horrible.
Another week ends without new delays. Flash: Rebirth #6 is still listed for Dec. 23 on DC’s website. (Friday)

Listening to Dark City soundtrack while scanning a roll of old photos. Just picked up a photo of the sign for Shell Beach.
New Global Frequency adaptation? Could be cool. The nifty phones (outpaced by the iPhone) were never the point anyway.
The real question is, can they still get Michelle Forbes to play Miranda Zero?
Watching Red Sonja. Why is there Kryptonite in this movie?
Hey look, it’s not-Conan! But I think they filmed a scene for Conan the Destroyer in the same spot.

Also, check out the Star Wars Band Names meme from Saturday.

Even though I haven’t been bowled over by Flash: Rebirth so far, $13.59 for the hardcover is tempting.
Bought this week: Unwritten, Farscape: D’Argo’s Trial. I’m down to 7 regular books per month now, so 2-book weeks are common.
First thought on Dollhouse cancellation: after only 4 episodes? Then remembered this is Fox. That’s practically generous.
Are there any Blackest Night-related stories titled “Raise the Red Lantern?”
If you get email claiming to be a fix for Conficker from Microsoft, DON’T INSTALL IT. They do NOT send patches by email.
A week with no delays on Flash: Rebirth! #5 is still lined up for Wednesday, and #6 still says Dec. 23.