Barry Allen: The Flash Appreciation 2020

[Vordan]

Slight question, would people say currently it would be better to start with say the New 52 run and then into the Rebirth series where you may need to do research if something is referenced or do you think there is somewhere else to start in terms of reading modern flash comics.

I’m reading Flash now I just got into a conversation with one of my comic reading friends about Flash and it got me thinking is all.

Honestly Williamson’s run has felt more like a spiritual successor to Johns and Waid’s Pre-FP runs than the New 52 Flash. I haven’t read any New 52 and didn’t feel lost at all with Rebirth.

[sifighter]

Honestly Williamson’s run has felt more like a spiritual successor to Johns and Waid’s Pre-FP runs than the New 52 Flash. I haven’t read any New 52 and didn’t feel lost at all with Rebirth.

I was just wondering because if I recall correctly that was where the previous relationship with the Rogues was established as well as Wallace West before he became Kid Flash in Rebirth.

[Waterfall]

Slight question, would people say currently it would be better to start with say the New 52 run and then into the Rebirth series where you may need to do research if something is referenced or do you think there is somewhere else to start in terms of reading modern flash comics.

I’m reading Flash now I just got into a conversation with one of my comic reading friends about Flash and it got me thinking is all.

Waid -> Johns -> Williamson

New 52 has little to no bearings besides pretty art.

[married guy]

Got the Flash on pre order.
Red Death isn't available to order yet!!

[Frontier]

I got into The Flash through the New 52 run and I felt (pre-Venditti and Van Jensen) it was a pretty solid and fun title .

[Prime]

Any runs you recommend thats not Eobard coming out of nowhere shouting " IT WAS ME BARRY"?

[Laufeyson]

Any runs you recommend thats not Eobard coming out of nowhere shouting " IT WAS ME BARRY"?

The Dark Wally's Waid run.

[married guy]

Any runs you recommend thats not Eobard coming out of nowhere shouting " IT WAS ME BARRY"?

From volume 2 (Wally) You can try anything from Flash #164 through to #213 if you're a Geoff Johns fan. Anything from #15 through to #159 if you're keen on Wally.
From volume 1 (Barry) Anything from #105 through to #321 is worth your while.
The Flash/Green Lantern Brave & The Bold mini series written by Mark Waid is also pretty damn great.

[BooCoo]

My problem with them going this route (you've been "Thawned") is that essentially it reduces Barry to being a by-product of Thawne. So they shouldn't pat themselves on the back too much for 'solving' some continuity issues.

[BooCoo]

Huh. Has the run changed colorists? I haven't really noticed but it would be the most logical explanation...

Yeah I was all WTF he looks like max lord or something. It's like they put the character profile in a dumpster to burn.

[Frontier]

My problem with them going this route (you've been "Thawned") is that essentially it reduces Barry to being a by-product of Thawne. So they shouldn't pat themselves on the back too much for 'solving' some continuity issues.

To be honest, this has been a problem ever since Thawne killing Nora has been made such a major facet of Barry's origin.

[Digifiend]

And that's not getting retconned any time soon, considering even the TV show used that version of the origin - and did the Justice League movie do it too? They might not have mentioned Thawne specifically, due to Barry not knowing about it, but his own movie IS going to be based on Flashpoint.

[Jekyll]

And that's not getting retconned any time soon, considering even the TV show used that version of the origin - and did the Justice League movie do it too? They might not have mentioned Thawne specifically, due to Barry not knowing about it, but his own movie IS going to be based on Flashpoint.

Didn’t mention Thawne but Ezra did visit his father in prison. I’m not calling him Barry because that adaptation was awful and I wish they would recast.

[Frontier]

Didn’t mention Thawne but Ezra did visit his father in prison. I’m not calling him Barry because that adaptation was awful and I wish they would recast.

He's Bart with a dash of Barry and Wally as far as I'm concerned.

[Digifiend]

We've reached the Finish Line!
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