Category Archives: Flash: Rebirth

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Review: The Flash Rebirth #6 (of 5)

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Or – “And I Raaan,  I Ran So Far Awaaaay…  Couldn’t Get Away!”

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(With apologies to Rodrigo and A Flock Of Seagulls…)   DC Editorial is of the opinion that Barry Allen had to return, that he was the bestest Flash of all Flashes ever, and that it’s time for him to really shine in what might be called a new Silver Age for the DC Universe.  But first, he has to fix the mess left by the time-traveling villain with a fetish for killing the women in his life.  As for me, I figured, what the heck, I’d go ahead and review this book, seeing as how they went to the trouble of HAVING one, and all…

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DC Comics Sneak Peek: The Flash: Rebirth #6

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The final installment of Flash: Rebirth arrives next week, and DC Comics released a sneak peek of the issue for all to take a gander at. What will happen with the Family Flash? The sneak peek gives a hint, but you’ll have to pick up the full issue to get the full info as the release of Flash #1 gets closer.

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Barry Allen kicks Wally West and Bart Allen to the curb in 2010

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While DC has maintained Wally West and Bart Allen would continue to play a big role in the Flash Universe – there were statements made that BOTH Wally and Barry would continue to be the Flash – Dan DiDio quashed those claims in an interview with Newsarama.  DiDio stated that Barry would be the only Flash in 2010, as the Wally West back up stories, and the Kid Flash title have both been dropped.

When Johns brought Green Lantern back, at least Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner had the Green Lantern Crops to return to where we could follow their adventures (and you HAVE been following their adventures, haven’t you?), but for long time Wally fans, not having any Wally content is going to be a little hard to manage.  I think most comic book readers today know Flash only as Wally West, much like many think of Timothy Dalton as James Bond, or Tom Baker as the only Doctor Who.  Yes, they may be aware of a Flash named Barry Allen, until his recent resurrection, most have probably not taken the time to go diving in the back issue bins in hopes of reading his adventures.

While the Flash: Rebirth series has been hyped, and has received a fair amount of press and praise, unless DC is able to do something radically different with Barry and get Flash fans on board for the long haul, the Flash series just might have some speed bumps it will have to overcome in 2010.

Really?  No Wally West?

via Newsarama

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Review: The Flash – Rebirth #5 (of 6)

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Or – “The Cavalcade of Resurrections Continues!  Next Up: Scalphunter!”

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I’m not one of those people who rail at the disintegration of our society or the loss of the niceties of modern communications, or even the guy who insists on explaining why he doesn’t own a television because it rots our creative souls.  But I am disappointed that this series (whose very premise raises much skepticism for me) has managed to damage my not-so-sensitive sensibilites yet again. DC editorial has announced that Flash: Rebirth (like it’s creative twin ‘Captain America: Rebirth’) will be adding an issue to it’s run in midstream because the creators wanted more room to tell the story.  It just underlines for me the fact that this series hasn’t really seemed completely thought-out beyond the “Wouldn’t it be cool if…?” factor.  Barry’s back from the great hoary neitherworld, and so is his grandson, his grandson’s mentor, his arch-enemy, his wife, and pretty much everybody save Johnny Quick and Barry’s mommy.  Will this be the issue that convinces me of Mr. Allen’s anointed role as “The One, True Flash?”

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Review: The Flash – Rebirth #3 (of 5)

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Or – “This MEANS Something…  This Is IMPORTANT.”

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Barry Allen is back, and the signs that accompany him aren’t those of celebration…  Dark skies, lightning storms, strange maladies affecting the various speedsters of the DC Universe.  I’m getting a feeling that escaping the clutches of death many not have been as easy (or as final) as Mr. Allen might have us believe, and it’s quite obvious that staying alive (with respect to Barry Gibb) may not be alright, may not be okay, and we may not be able to look the other way forever.

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DC Unveils Variant Cover I Actually Want

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DC Comics unveiled the variant cover to the upcoming Flash: Rebirth #3, and it looks really awesome. I’m not big on variant covers (I too was burned during the 1990s and the Gen13 debacle), but this is one I might actually ask my comic book guy to track down for me.

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Review: The Flash – Rebirth #2 (Of 5)

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Or – “Resurrection:  Not Always A Good Thing.”

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There’s a tendency in comics for characters to return completely unscathed and unaffected by a seeming death, leaping back into action without even referencing their demise.  But, as Stephen King or Rod Serling can tell you, the thought of someone returning from the grave can be a much more complicated and terrifying prospect.  Heroes can come back, after all…

…but sometimes they come back different.

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Review: The Flash – Rebirth #1 (of 5)

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Or – “When Editors Run The Roost…”

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Ever since the first issue of Final Crisis, DC has been abuzz with plans for the character that they obviously consider to be the original Flash, Barry Allen, indicating that he has a greater role in the world than anyone would ever have thought.  Having read Barry’s original series back in the day (I have a complete run from issue 175 to the end, and scattered issues before that, including a tattered copy of #123 with no cover) I can tell you this: I found him more interesting as Saint Barry, patron of fallen guys in red suits, than I ever really did as an active hero.  Dan Didio and DC disagree with me, but with this issue, it’s time to put their money where my…  actually, where my money is, and see if bringing back the last remaining deceased member of the League was actually a good idea.

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