Barry Allen Is Feeling Better
Posted at 4:20 PM Apr 30, 2008
Touché, DC. Touché. As soon as I say you've got nothing going on, you resurrect Barry Allen, a.k.a The Flash (well, a Flash, at any rate), the one who died in Crisis on Infinite Earths back in the mid-'80s. We can blame Grant Morrison for this, as it's his doing as shown in today's 50-cent DC Universe release.
I could go on a huge tirade about how this is pretty much the last comic death to have meant something, and now every future comic death will lack any sort of legitimacy (in fact, I think the only hero who's currently dead with any kind significance is Captain America, like he won't come back), but I doubt any of you were thinking otherwise, Barry Allen notwithstanding.
I will say with this—after bringing back Supergirl, Earth-2 Superman, Alex Luthor, and all those parallel universes—DC has now totally destroyed everything they managed to accomplish with Crisis on Infinite Earths. Well done!
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I know that Marv Wolfman said that he left a way out for Barry to come back, but come on now!! What about all the post-death appearances in the Speed Force and in Heaven? I just hope they finally get around and put the original Flash in the ground. Jay Garrick is great and all, but dude should be over close to 90 in real time!
Posted 04/30/2008 at 06:00:56 PMYou're totally right, Morrison screwed it up.Barry was dead.His death meant something and he became a martyr and an inspiration for many DC heroes.Shame that a lot of "barry fans" cant accept that and they dont understand that until now, Wally is the Flash, and he has been the Flash for the past 20 years or more and he's not just a sidekick filling the gap while his mentor is away. Morrison, aparently couldnt accept it either. Thats exactly the reasons why some people despised DC
Posted 06/30/2008 at 11:22:09 PMUgh.
Why? Why bring him back? His sacrifice, his legacy, is now NOTHING.
Posted 07/11/2008 at 01:33:29 AM