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Post by badasssnocone on Aug 13, 2011 14:02:23 GMT -5
People at DC said that Wally West (along with the JSA) were to be taking a "rest" come the DCnU reboot. When asked many (many many) times about Wally at SDCC, Mr. Didio said that they were going to focus on Barry now, implying that focusing at all on Wally would detract from Barry (which wouldn't be the case).
But, anyway. My question for the community is this: How do you feel about Wally's "rest"?
I know I feel that it's stupid and pointless. It seems like such a simple idea (to me at least) to go the Nightwing route with Wally and give him his own identity. How can it be so challenging for DC to do that? Or do they just not want to? If that's the case, I can't help but wonder why.
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Post by xBarryxAllenx on Aug 13, 2011 15:01:20 GMT -5
My hope here is in the rumored JSA book coming up in a few months (maybe 2012). If that's their idea of a "rest" we may also see Wally around that time. I agree that a Nightwing-like route is a good one, and hopefully we'll see that or some other way to bring back Wally around the same time we see Jay and JSA.
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Post by badasssnocone on Aug 13, 2011 17:16:37 GMT -5
Hopefully.
You'd think with all the complaining fans have been doing, they'd bring Wally back somehow. (Like in that Speed Force title they promised oh so long ago)
I mean, little complaints over something as miniscule as Wonder Woman having pants got changed immediately, but something that actually matters (like flat-out ignoring a character that has been present for years upon years and obviously has an fan base) falls on deaf ears.
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Post by Savitar on Aug 13, 2011 20:10:30 GMT -5
The main difference is that Wally became the Hero for whom he was the traditional sidekick.
Tim Drake can be Robin because he was never Batman. Dick can go back to being Nightwing because everyone knew that his time as Batman was temporary & that Bruce would return.
You can't say the same with Wally. He never had another identity other than Kid Flash. He took over the Flash mantle when Barry died which he held for 20+ years.
DC can focus all they want on Barry, but to me, it seems they haven't fully thought out how that would affect Wally's character. Their indecision has caused mounting frustration for Flash fans.
I hope he has some kind of future in the DCnU. I just wish Dido, Lee, Johns, whoever would give some information on it instead of their typical silence and indifference.
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Post by golddragon71 on Aug 17, 2011 22:51:31 GMT -5
Those guys are too busy sitting in their PJs watching old Superfriends episodes to care about anything the fans want. ( I honestly think these guys spent the last twenty odd years getting themselves situated into the company to the point where they could undo everything that was done in the Crisis!)
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Post by xBarryxAllenx on Aug 18, 2011 6:17:07 GMT -5
As a fan from long before the Crisis, I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't something more to aht last comment by golddragon71. I doubt they purposely planned it so purposely, but keep in mind that (just like today) there were a LOT of fans who were upset over the changes that CoIE brought us. Over time, we did see a lot of elements return - a different Superboy, but still a Superboy; multiple different versions of Supergirl; the JSA, etc. etc. etc.
Keep in mind that if that's a true statement (and it may be to some extent), then there are RIGHT NOW people in DC who want to bring Wally back. I'm hoping it is sooner rather than later, even though I'm almost a 4-decades-long fan of Barry. Wally is and always has been a great character, and the only thing keeping him from returning is a well-written storyline...and the will to write it. Again, hoping for sooner rather than later.
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Post by Savitar on Sept 4, 2011 0:14:52 GMT -5
What boggles me is Johns' reaction to all this. A good portion of his resume (and comic cred) comes from his Wally run yet his almost casual dismissal of Wally in lieu of Barry is disturbing. Normally, Johns is always hyper excited over any character development he's involved with (as was displayed with the initial news of Rebirth) but I see no joy, no excitement in his statements concerning Wally or his eventual fate.
Maybe since joining the upper ranks of DC Editorial, he's had to toe the company line, I dunno.
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Post by xBarryxAllenx on Sept 4, 2011 6:57:12 GMT -5
You may be right there - he's probably having to toe the company line. I still believe there are eventual plans, but either way it appears obvious that the time line isn't soon enough and that Johns' is not allowed to say anything more.
I'm an obvious Barry fan but I would truly love to see Wally back in the DCnU, and sooner than later.
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Post by dreg on Oct 30, 2011 19:41:34 GMT -5
What bugs me is that we never really got to see Barry and Wally as equal partners. Only hero and sidekick. Even during and after Rebirth, Wally was really only Barry's helper. They were never written as equals, and I think that would have been fun to see. The book would have been really interesting as a buddy cop story.
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Post by marriedguy on Nov 1, 2011 6:36:06 GMT -5
Totally agree.
Wally really was short changed with the relaunch.
I understand DC wanting to concentrate on Barry for the time being, and I enjoyed the first couple of issues in the DcnU.
But man, the way Wally West has been handled is disgraceful.
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Post by pennydreadful on Dec 21, 2011 15:56:51 GMT -5
You may be right there - he's probably having to toe the company line. I still believe there are eventual plans, but either way it appears obvious that the time line isn't soon enough and that Johns' is not allowed to say anything more. I'm an obvious Barry fan but I would truly love to see Wally back in the DCnU, and sooner than later. Yay, xBarryxAllenx ;D I just suspect Johns was burned out on the Flash. And he just has no feel for Barry. His run writing Barry was such a disappointment. |
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