The Flash (Barry Allen) Appreciation 2024

[Hol]

Barry and Iris's story in DC's "How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days" was really sweet. Hoping we see more of them as a couple in the future, still waiting on that wedding issue (this time without any Thawne-related interruptions )

Who wrote the Barry and Iris story?

[Tomkatie]

Who wrote the Barry and Iris story?

Marguerite Sauvage. She also does the art

[Hol]

Marguerite Sauvage. She also does the art

I don't believe I know her work. I will check it out though as I love Barry. Thanks!

[Frontier]

It was a cute story but I'm not used to Iris being drawn like that.

I think Flash in general makes for a solid Superhero romance series.

[Refrax5]

Indeed. The man is truly blessed (IMHO):

The Grant Gustin show was pretty awful for most of its run, unfortunately. I'm grateful for all it did for Barry as a character and how he's vastly more well known now, as well as giving John Wesley Shipp (my favorite live action Flash) a perfect return as Jay Garrick, but it was pretty hard to watch after the third season.

I loved the 90s show despite how hokey it was and I actually liked the movie, flawed though it was, so Barry's definitely fared better than a lot of other characters I've loved in the live-action department.

[K7P5V]

It was a cute story but I'm not used to Iris being drawn like that.

I think Flash in general makes for a solid Superhero romance series.

I know, right?! All things considered, Francis Manapul did an exceptional job during the 2010 run (IMHO):

[Frontier]

Manapul is definitely one of the definitive modern Flash artists.

The Grant Gustin show was pretty awful for most of its run, unfortunately. I'm grateful for all it did for Barry as a character and how he's vastly more well known now, as well as giving John Wesley Shipp (my favorite live action Flash) a perfect return as Jay Garrick, but it was pretty hard to watch after the third season.

I loved the 90s show despite how hokey it was and I actually liked the movie, flawed though it was, so Barry's definitely fared better than a lot of other characters I've loved in the live-action department.

I can at least remember the good points of the later seasons even if they didn't quite mach the quality of the earlier seasons, and I think Grant Gustin really grew into being Barry.

[married guy]

The Grant Gustin show was pretty awful for most of its run, unfortunately. I'm grateful for all it did for Barry as a character and how he's vastly more well known now, as well as giving John Wesley Shipp (my favorite live action Flash) a perfect return as Jay Garrick, but it was pretty hard to watch after the third season.

I loved the 90s show despite how hokey it was and I actually liked the movie, flawed though it was, so Barry's definitely fared better than a lot of other characters I've loved in the live-action department.

I recently finished watching season 9 - it was hard work.
That said, whenever JWS appeared I was immediately happy. I was hoping we'd get a Jay spin-off but alas....

[Refrax5]

Manapul is definitely one of the definitive modern Flash artists.

I can at least remember the good points of the later seasons even if they didn't quite mach the quality of the earlier seasons, and I think Grant Gustin really grew into being Barry.

Sure, it still had some great moments and Gustin did a good job with some very iffy material. A nice mix of dorky chsrm and humor there. And while I'm biased since reruns of the 1990s show are what got me into the character in the first place, getting to see John Wesley Shipp in multiple roles (especially as Jay and his version of Barry) was always great.

[Refrax5]

I recently finished watching season 9 - it was hard work.
That said, whenever JWS appeared I was immediately happy. I was hoping we'd get a Jay spin-off but alas....

Yeah, I would always tune in whenever Jay showed up. I actually may have liked him more in that role than I did as Barry (and I loved him as Barry). He was underutilized towards the later seasons, but it was always cool when he showed up.

[Frontier]

I recently finished watching season 9 - it was hard work.
That said, whenever JWS appeared I was immediately happy. I was hoping we'd get a Jay spin-off but alas....

There's really only like 4-5 episodes worth watching in season 9.

[signalman112]

This card photo/art looks way better than what we got on that horrible TV special in the 1970's.

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[Bunch of Coconuts]

Feels like forever since I've bought a DC comic. Has Barry been doing anything noteworthy lately?

[Dred]

He was in the latest issue of The Flash. Rather importantly, too.

[Tomkatie]

Feels like forever since I've bought a DC comic. Has Barry been doing anything noteworthy lately?

He's been mostly benched since Knight Terrors, but the main Flash book's been teasing something going on with him off-page, and the most recent issue finally revealed (some of) what that is. It's looking like he'll have a much bigger focus in the main title moving forward.