They wanted diversity so they replace a beloved character with a caricature black kid who does graffiti and doesn't have a father in his life. Real smooth. Maybe next time just make a completely new character and avoid some obvious stereotypes.
They wanted diversity so they replace a beloved character with a caricature black kid who does graffiti and doesn't have a father in his life. Real smooth. Maybe next time just make a completely new character and avoid some obvious stereotypes.
Again, that's how he started and later became less of a smart-ass but kept his sarcastic side.
When do they say that he was arrested for the "umpteenth time"? I don't remember that part.They say this is the umpteenth time he's been arrested so street thug. Just because a parental figure says something about you it doesn't mean its true. Who sprays a flash sucks sign in broad daylight next to the police station in Central City, an idiot does that.
And yes, since we don't know almost anything about this Wally we can only assume that what Iris says is true.
Assuming that you mean "5 Years Later", I'm sure that's a future that will be prevented considering the words from the authors.And he'll be dead in 5
He could still be introduced in the same relative position to the universe: along Nightwing and Arsenal and so on. Making him 12 is a sizable demotion; he's now at the very bottom at DCU in every single aspect. It is pretty terrible.
Personality, if he's a thug or not, etc, I don't think any pif us saw enough to really pass judgement, so I won't do it.
Still, he is 12. And that just sucks.
"In any time, there will always be a need for heroes." - the Time Trapper, Legion of Superheroes #61(1994)
"What can I say? I guess I outgrew maturity.." - Bob Chipman
While killing potential for all the other type of stories. See, I like the larger DC universe; not only character X or character Y, but the bonds and relationships between these characters, including the position they occupy inside the hero community. The original Titans and their generation used to fill a very unique position, with Wally West and Dick Grayson being the two flagships for those guys.
Minor and major changes of direction aside, Dick still has this. Roy still has this. Hell, F*¢#!%&g Jason Todd still has this. Though reduced, Wally's generation still exists, and still fills a niche very similar to the one they used to.
Wally, however, gets relegated to be the youngest character, with the latest debut, in the universe. He's not only bellow Dick Grayson and Roy Harper. He is bellow Tim Drake and Jaime Reyes. He actually made hius debut after Damian had already died.
It doesn't matter how spot on his personality is, if he's a 12 year old kid completely removed from every major alliance, relationship and possibility he used to have. This makes a completely new character just out of context, and a lame character by contrast.
So do I, but that's why Flashbacks and books like Secret Origins exist; so you can tell a story set in the past - where tween Wally should be.I really want to see the Barry/Wally dynamic from the old days from a modern perspective.
Wally's current age serves no other purpose than making the character "non menacing" to Barry Allen, as if this was needed.
"In any time, there will always be a need for heroes." - the Time Trapper, Legion of Superheroes #61(1994)
"What can I say? I guess I outgrew maturity.." - Bob Chipman
I'm not talking about in the context of the Silver Age Flash stories. Even in the post-Flash:Rebirth stories, you could clearly see a mutual respect and friendship between Barry and Wally. What better update is there to that? Reverting back to making Wally a little kid is a regression rather than progression.
"In any time, there will always be a need for heroes." - the Time Trapper, Legion of Superheroes #61(1994)
"What can I say? I guess I outgrew maturity.." - Bob Chipman
I don't suppose there is a brilliant red headed young man called Wally West running around in Earth 2 is there? Right now that seems to be the only hope we could have of ever seeing him again.
The Flash in the New 52 has been one of my favorite books. But I just finished reading Venditti & Jensen's first issue as well as their annual. Rubbish. Dropping this book.
I don't mind a black Flash. I love when they create new characters.
But Wally West isn't black. This is nothing but a gimmick.
It isn't just the black Wally West, but the writing isn't my cup of tea, nor is the duos work on the GL books. So I'm saving myself a couple bucks, and I hope that one day the real Wally West shows up in a better written Flash book.