LOOK: "DC Universe: Rebirth's" Big Return Debuts New Costume

[Falcon7]

Whats wrong with womens lingerie? Its the age of aquarius, or inclusiveness, or whatever......

[Hopeful Hero]

It's funny. I'm really one of the few who dislikes the open cowl (never liked it when they gave it to cyclops either) always preferred their whole head being covered. Otherwise, it's still a good design, a good mix of both worlds and of course I'm glad to have Wally back. Can't wait to read his adventures moving forward.

[phantom1592]

It's funny. I'm really one of the few who dislikes the open cowl (never liked it when they gave it to cyclops either) always preferred their whole head being covered. Otherwise, it's still a good design, a good mix of both worlds and of course I'm glad to have Wally back. Can't wait to read his adventures moving forward.

I'll agree that it isn't practical. Certainly not great at keeping an identity secret. However there's just something about the way an artist can show movement and action with that hair in the wind that I really find visually appealing.

First noticed it with Marvel Boy in New Warriors in the 90's. Started with a closed cowl and costume was 'ok'... few issues in and he changed the mask to Open, and just looked so much better.

[Kyer]

This is the costume that Wally should have always had. So much conflict could have been avoided if Wally had (as he claimed he intended) honored Barry instead of 'replacing' him. Putting on the dead man's costume and taking the dead guy's name... It's tough to really lay a claim to it. With Barry dead, I could get used to him being Flash... or Flash 2 or whatever, but in universe/character mentality... as soon as Barry came back, Wally needed to hand the identity back and come up with his own name. The tug of War just never made any sense.

I love the 'open cowl' concept, and the way it just symbolizes 'kid flash grown up'. It's an excellent design that screams 'Flash family' yet at the same time says 'Wally not Barry' to anyone flipping through a book.

The silver I can get used to... I personally would have made a blue/silver version like the Barry Clone in the 90's show... but I just like blue :P

I really don't like all the visual lightning effects all around him. That's something that I'm still not used to with Barry... I liked it a LOT better when that was just 'blur' from his gloves and belt then it was ACTUAL zig-zagging sparking lightning bolts... But that's an artist thing and not a costume thing. In fact with the stupid chin strap and all the yellow seams and light-piping on nu52 Barry's costume, I dare say I now like new Wally's costume better!

And I'd waited years to see classic Barry's costume again. Shame it didn't last much past Rebirth....

I wish Wally had gotten his own costume design too.
But please consider that in-story-universe Wally was usually broke. He had to use Barry's costume making machine in order to have a suit that didn't deteriorate from his superspeed In fact it was the work of his scientist friends that got him the updated version (slanted lightning accents and darker color) after Vandal Savage stole and presumably destroyed Barry's device. It was quite a few years later that Wally developed the ability to weave a costume from pure Speed Force and by then then everyone associated his Flash with that updated version. Yes, Wally truly meant to honor Barry. It wasn't just 'a claim'. He wanted people to remember Barry when they saw the Flash doing heroic things. (This was also before he had to hide his and Barry's true identity.)

When Barry returned, Wally did broach the subject with Linda on changing his hero identity. It was a problem of finding a name they liked....then trouble interfered and it got shoved to the back burner.

Also, I don't recall Barry Allen being upset with Wally on his choice. If Barry was fine with it then that should settle the matter.

Agreed, the chin strap and yellow lines were awful.

[manofsteel1979]

I like the design.

I'm just glad he's back. Getting rid of him in the first place was pointless. He just needed to be simplified a little to fit into the New 52 world.

All in all, aside from the confusing Superman situation, REBIRTH feels so far like what The New 52 was initially sold as. Not a total reboot,but a decluttering of the continuity that keeps the big stuff while giving the characters slight visual tweaks to modernize them.

[Sain]

Are the accents meant to always be luminescent or is it meant to be silver? It's not bad, but I'd like to see more. Was there ever a thread for the other Wally, Robin, and Raven designs? I can't seem to find it.

[scary harpy]

You know a drawing of a costume is bad when you've looked at it and still aren't sure what the costume looks like.

I feel that way about Red Robin's costume but not Wally's new look.

Love the reds and the silver.

[Lee Stone]

I like it.

[Frontier]

I think it's a pretty awesome design and look for Wally, one that honors his history while making it clear who this particular Scarlet Speedster is .

Wally West, The Fastest Man Alive is back .

[ERON]

I don't hate it. It's sort of a combination of Kid Flash and Walter West. Maybe they'll give him his own super-name, too. Crimson Comet, or something. That way he can stand on his own instead of being "the other Flash."

[mmurphy1968]

Hideous, either give him the Kid Flash uniform that he wore for years (as seen in Rebirth) of the Flash costume he wore with the lightning pattern different from Barry's.

[JLange]

I like it, but I think the red of the mask blends in a little too much with his red hair. I'm happy he's back and I'm happy with the costume.

[JoeWithoutFear]

So do we know for certain if he is going to be called "Flash"? Regardless of the larger the message in my avatar, I always hate when characters have the same hero name at the same time. It just don't make any sense to me why that would happen. I know it would enrage a lot of people, but I would be much more interested in Wally had some name other than Flash. Even if it was like "Silver Flash" or something that would be better =P

[Justice]

First time I saw this, I immediately thought his name should be The Scarlet Speedster.

[Rahul]

All I can see is Flash is wearing a bra.