Waid was unlikely only because of his very sordid relationship with DC. And the fact that it took literal years, after Johns' was already collected, is a testament to that. But Waid's run was always very, very highly lauded and financially successful in its time. Stuff like Bart's debut issue and such are still hot sellers on the secondhand market which shows market interest.
WML does not have much, if any, of that backing him. The only thing he has over Waid is not a terrible relationship with DC as far as we know.
Doesn't change the fact that saying never is a little ridiculous. There have been tons of runs that people wouldn't have thought would be collected that have gotten collected, and tons of great ones that are still on the docket. I don't see a situation in which it doesn't happen. The only question is when.
Currently Reading:
DC: The Flash, Challenge of the Super Sons, Nightwing
Image: Lazarus: Risen, The Old Guard, Black Magick
Boom: Mighty Morphin', Power Rangers
Since this guy was discussed recently on here I thought I would share this.
Also I think they actually did a great job. I love when suits are exact comic book accurate.
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My name is Wally West. I"m the fastest man alive. I"m the Flash.
Favorite Heroes - 1-Flash/Wally West, 2-Superman, 3-Green Lantern/Hal Jordan, 4-Nightwing, 5-Hawkman, 6-Firestorm, 7-Supergirl/Linda Danvers, 8-Zatanna, 9-Robin/Tim Drake
As much I dislike the character, they have done a brilliant job on that suit. It really does look like he's run straight from the comic to the screen.
I'm curious to see if they stick to the same backstory. August hasn't shown up in the Flash before now. - Again, just like the comic I suppose....
"My name is Wally West. I'm the fastest man alive!"
I'll try being nicer if you try being smarter.
August has had a total of one typically mediocre interaction with Wally and the show doesn't even have Wally anymore so it's not really the most relevant here. Suit's alright but it does suffer a bit from the live action transition like most of them do. The lightning bolt looks real out of place.
What would be funny is if, since they already took Savitar's name to (for god knows what reason) do the Venditti Future Barry story, maybe they'll use Godspeed to do an actual Savitar story. The name would fit, amusingly.