Flash: Rebirth 1
Apr. 1st, 2009 01:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sdelmonteAs noted, the new "Barry Allen is Back" comic debuted. And...I really can't say what I think yet.
The art by Ethan Van Sciver was great. The reactions of the other heroes to Barry's return (especially Hal) was generally spot on. The script was good - Goeff Johns never writes a bad script even when the plot is lousy. Barry's efforts to get up to speed (so to speak) work well, and his has a rather reasonable ambivalence to being back, to taking the place of Wally and Bart, that echoes that of many fans and that could be resolved in a strong way.
But there is a dark tone that is what I expect sometimes from Geoff Johns but not what I expect from a book with Barry Allen. Things immediately turn murderous and grim, and while there is reason to think that maybe Barry will stop running from himself soon, I can't say that this is definite. I am hopeful things will get lighter at some point if only because the Flashes are usually hopeful. There really is no reason to bring back Barry if you just plan to use him the way that Wally was used. Maybe the plot will sweep me off my feett,, though for now, it's just set-up.
So I would say to ask me again in three months. But of this is the direction Barry is going to go for good, I will be displeased.
The art by Ethan Van Sciver was great. The reactions of the other heroes to Barry's return (especially Hal) was generally spot on. The script was good - Goeff Johns never writes a bad script even when the plot is lousy. Barry's efforts to get up to speed (so to speak) work well, and his has a rather reasonable ambivalence to being back, to taking the place of Wally and Bart, that echoes that of many fans and that could be resolved in a strong way.
But there is a dark tone that is what I expect sometimes from Geoff Johns but not what I expect from a book with Barry Allen. Things immediately turn murderous and grim, and while there is reason to think that maybe Barry will stop running from himself soon, I can't say that this is definite. I am hopeful things will get lighter at some point if only because the Flashes are usually hopeful. There really is no reason to bring back Barry if you just plan to use him the way that Wally was used. Maybe the plot will sweep me off my feett,, though for now, it's just set-up.
So I would say to ask me again in three months. But of this is the direction Barry is going to go for good, I will be displeased.
