Why Can't The Flash Be A Humorous Funny Book?

[Dred]

Barry seems way more depressed and melancholic than he was at the start of the New 52.

I suppose, but even then that's just character regression to what was going in before Flashpoint.

[Frontier]

I suppose, but even then that's just character regression to what was going in before Flashpoint.

I think the context and implementation are different. I think Williamson's Barry feels like Johns', but the drama surrounding him and how it's conveyed doesn't.