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Post by dallinturner on Mar 27, 2015 14:22:28 GMT -5
After taking a break for nearly a year, I decided to return to my New 52 Flash blog so I can comprehensively cover everything from Flashpoint to Convergence. I kick things off with The Flash #30, and I found I surprisingly have quite a bit to say about the new Wally. new52flash.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-flash-30.html
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Post by dallinturner on Oct 22, 2014 16:36:02 GMT -5
It's been a year and a half, but we finally got to see this Wally West in Multiversity: The Just #1. Wally didn't do much, but it was fun to see him along with tons of other forgotten '90s heroes. I especially liked the quick cameos of Max Mercury and my favorite, Impulse!
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Post by dallinturner on Oct 9, 2014 13:40:52 GMT -5
This was hands down better than anything I've seen on Gotham or Arrow. In fact, I'd say this is the best live-action superhero show I've ever seen. But I do have a few complaints ...
I really do not care for the suit. I do like the explanation they gave for it, but I hope it'll eventually get destroyed so we can get a new, better-looking one.
I find it a little creepy for Barry to have romantic feelings for the girl he practically grew up with. Even though they're not related, I don't think anyone should want to date someone they've spent several years with growing up in the same house. And also, wasn't Barry in love with Felicity from Arrow? But then so was Oliver ... I guess this is just what the CW does — tons and tons of love triangles! I hope The Flash doesn't get too caught up in that.
The nine-month coma was too long. Not only for Barry, whose super speed could have pulled him out of it earlier, but also for all the other metahumans to reveal themselves, especially the Weather Wizard. What was he doing for nine months? That's a very long time. I wish they would have said nine weeks or something like that. Or maybe nobodies powers came into effect until after Barry woke up?
And finally, I have to complain about the Weather Wizard. Chad Rook is a very nice guy, always reaching out to fans on Twitter and at comic cons, but I could not stand his performance here. It was a bit cheesy and over-the-top for me, and I didn't like how he didn't show the faintest bit of surprise to see Barry display his super speed. But not all of this was Chad Rook's fault. The character was poorly written. He had no goals or motivations whatsoever. When Barry asked him why he was just robbing banks, all he could think to do was create a tornado outside of town. I was very happy when he was killed. Hopefully the real Weather Wizard will be better.
But other than that, the show is great. Grant Gustin is perfect, the special effects were decent, and overall tone was just what I'd expect for a Flash story.
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Post by dallinturner on Oct 6, 2014 14:22:57 GMT -5
So I've pretty much sworn off the New 52 after Forever Evil, but I am still following Justice League because I want to see what Captain Cold does. Justice League #35, drawn by Scott Kolins, threw me for a loop, though. It opens on Superman and Lex Luthor battling Gorilla Grodd for no apparent reason. Grodd also looks and acts like his pre-New 52 version — lacking his cape and helmet, and, most importantly, his super speed, which made him so formidable in Forever Evil. Last I saw of Grodd, the Rogues had trapped him in Mirror World. Is there some issue that explains how he got out and/or lost his super speed? The cynic in me believes that Geoff Johns simply told Kolins to throw in any villain he wanted for Superman and Luthor to battle and Kolins just fell back on the old version of Grodd he used to do, probably because he hasn't been paying attention to the New 52.
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Post by dallinturner on Sept 25, 2014 14:34:10 GMT -5
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Post by dallinturner on Jul 13, 2014 13:39:46 GMT -5
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Post by dallinturner on Jul 10, 2014 16:04:35 GMT -5
My blog focuses on Impulse, but I've just concluded Terminal Velocity with Flash #100, which has something for fans of Jesse Quick, Max Mercury, Jay Garrick, and of course, Wally West. Come relive the excitement of Mark Waid's run with me! bartallenimpulse.blogspot.com/2014/07/flash-100.html
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Post by dallinturner on Apr 4, 2014 18:59:13 GMT -5
Hi guys, I've started a new blog covering every appearance made by Bart Allen. He was first introduced in April 1994, so this is his 20th anniversary month. Come celebrate by learning about the fastest boy alive! bartallenimpulse.blogspot.com
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Post by dallinturner on Mar 8, 2014 5:50:40 GMT -5
Currently, DC seems to be working under the rile that nobody remembers the pre-Flashpoint continuity (not even Pandora, who helped cause the change), and this is a completely new and separate world with a lot of similarities, but some significant differences. Barry hasn't gotten married to Iris (at least, not yet), and there has been no mention of a Wally West yet. There was a Bart Allen, but he's now been revealed to be Bar Torr — a similar, yet different character from the pre-Flashpoint Bart. Even Jay Garrick has been altered, and only appears on a parallel earth in this new continuity.
The key to understanding the Flash is to create two separate categories in your mind. On one side is the old continuity with Jay, Barry, Wally and Bart each taking turns being the Flash over a course of nearly 75 years. And on the other side is the New 52 category with basically just Barry. The New 52 universe can be pretty liberating and fun because it doesn't depend on any of the past stories. But it does have the negative side effect of dropping some great characters and story lines that so many fans grew up with.
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Post by dallinturner on Mar 1, 2014 0:14:29 GMT -5
I really wasn't that much into this issue until the end. What an amazing last page!
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Post by dallinturner on Feb 6, 2014 16:39:43 GMT -5
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Post by dallinturner on Jan 7, 2014 3:38:18 GMT -5
I did enjoy the issue, but I wish they didn't have to include the "personal" aspect by killing off one of Barry's former teachers. I've never heard of that man before, and we weren't even given a flashback of him before he turned purple. And Barry should have been able to treat the case just as seriously as if he didn't know the man. Just a nitpick, but an overall fun and entertaining comic.
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Post by dallinturner on Jan 6, 2014 14:58:39 GMT -5
I actually haven't read any New 52 Teen Titans, but I have recently fallen in love with the old Impulse series from the 90s. It takes me back to my childhood, and I love how it kept a light, fun tone while still managing to explore deep, serious topics. Sadly, it seems for the past 10 years, DC has been moving away from these morel light-hearted stories. Impulse and Young Justice grew up into Kid Flash and Teen Titans, and a certain amount of joy was lost — at least for me, personally. And the New 52 has only deepened the trench of hard, serious stories.
I think Bar Torr is a really stupid name, but I don't mind his backstory or the fact that DC is changing things. But I do miss the goofy kid with big hair and big feet, who drove Max Mercury nuts in Alabama.
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Post by dallinturner on Dec 5, 2013 22:49:47 GMT -5
I actually enjoyed the chemicals with lightning — nothing wrong with a bit of teasing. As for the murder of Barry's mom? I think it was just a bit too on-the-nose. I get that it gives him motivation to track down vigilantes and super-powered individuals (or metas or whatever we're calling them lately). But I'm worried that the murder mystery has now become too obvious. Once Barry meets the Reverse-Flash, he should be able to figure everything out immediately, shouldn't he? But all in all, it was a very nice episode, and I enjoyed Barry's budding romance with Felicity — even if it did happen rather quickly.
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Post by dallinturner on Dec 1, 2013 16:42:03 GMT -5
It cost a dollar more, and it didn't have the Flash, but it was worth it. I was actually surprised at how entertaining this issue was. A very nice encore issue for Manapul and Buccellato!
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Post by dallinturner on Oct 25, 2013 11:22:02 GMT -5
What a bittersweet ending to the Manapul-Buccellato run. Not all my questions were answered, but Buccellato will be writing a few more issues that will hopefully tie up all the remaining loose ends. I also can't complain about what this issue did not contain, because what it did contain was amazing.
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Post by dallinturner on Oct 14, 2013 13:51:24 GMT -5
I think that's too big a coincidence to not be tied to the Flash. Good eye, I totally missed that.
Also, who was that girl who saved Roy Harper? Black Canary? I've only seen a few episodes of the first season.
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Post by dallinturner on Oct 12, 2013 16:40:02 GMT -5
I was just thinking that Manapul and Buccellato wouldn't be able to wrap everything up nicely in one issue. Now that's going to be able to happen.
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Post by dallinturner on Sept 25, 2013 19:06:23 GMT -5
It was a very fun issue, and I am very excited for the Rogues Rebellion. Two nitpicks, though: Why is Captain Cold's hair brown? And again, where is Turbine?
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Post by dallinturner on Sept 13, 2013 1:46:54 GMT -5
Thanks! And thank you for another great review for what was another stellar issue, as usual! Although, I was a bit disappointed Manapul didn't do the art as was originally solicited. And I do have one nagging question: Where is Turbine?
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