BRETT BOOTH On WALLY WEST: 'He Will Be Different'

[Calazans]

"He will be different, for one thing, in the old DCU he was Iris's sister's kid. She has a brother now, so things won't be exactly the same. The original Wally was from a different time, a very Norman Rockwell sort of place. That is no longer the case for anyone in the New 52. He will reflect that, I'm sure".



www.newsarama.com/20067-brett-booth-on-the-new-52-wally-west-he-will-be-different.html

[golddragon71]

He's incorrect about Wally's family. Wally was the son of Rudolph West (originally named Robert or Bob in the Silver-Age stories)
Why can't these new guys at DC do their research?!?
I mean, changing Bob/ Rudy to Daniel was one thing. Making him a cheap hood (not a great choice) was another. It eliminated Wally because Daniel never appeared to have his own family.
Part of me thought "Well, we can make Wally a cousin or the son of a cousin to Iris." (ie:Iris and Daniel's father had a brother or Sister and they would be either Wally's parents or grandparents.) So the Dark Blue Flash on the cover isn't Wally but is instead a future Barry it seems. Wally's probably the kid spray-painting the wall so Wally becomes the New Kid Flash and Bar-Torr (The New52's first KF) probably goes buh-bye!

[dillonmania]

I'm guessing Booth had a brainfart or something, because he's a pretty big Wally fan. Iris did have a sister with a kid, but AFAIK that kid (a girl) only appeared once.

[Calazans]

I hope Wally become the new Kid Flash and Bar Torr get another identity (Impulse? Inertia?) or disappear.