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Flash: Rebirth 2
The second issue of Flash: Rebirth is here and I am not as happy as I'd wanted to be. At all.
Here is what I posted on Geoff Johns' message boards: I'll be blunt: I don't like the parade of retcons (though the new meet-cute for Barry and Iris was well done). I don't like that Barry's parents have been turned into the latest Tragedy to Motivate the Hero - why can't he be a hero because it's heroic? Why do we need a retcon to explain the bowtie? Either ignore it, or accept that Barry was a square.
All of this, plus the darkness of the story, plus Barry being something of a cold jerk instead of the Barry I know and love, is rubbing me the wrong way. Even though there does seem to be a good story in here somewhere. Even though the ending does go a long way to explaining why Barry feels like he does. Even though I like how Barry can have a life and a job again (and how I immediately like Capt. Frye).
I am still on board for now. This isn't a bad comic by any means. But it's not particularly fun, either, and I have come to expect something like fun from my Flash comics over the years. I am still hoping that when we it's all done, the fun is back. For now, though, I am not feeling it.
Here is what I posted on Geoff Johns' message boards: I'll be blunt: I don't like the parade of retcons (though the new meet-cute for Barry and Iris was well done). I don't like that Barry's parents have been turned into the latest Tragedy to Motivate the Hero - why can't he be a hero because it's heroic? Why do we need a retcon to explain the bowtie? Either ignore it, or accept that Barry was a square.
All of this, plus the darkness of the story, plus Barry being something of a cold jerk instead of the Barry I know and love, is rubbing me the wrong way. Even though there does seem to be a good story in here somewhere. Even though the ending does go a long way to explaining why Barry feels like he does. Even though I like how Barry can have a life and a job again (and how I immediately like Capt. Frye).
I am still on board for now. This isn't a bad comic by any means. But it's not particularly fun, either, and I have come to expect something like fun from my Flash comics over the years. I am still hoping that when we it's all done, the fun is back. For now, though, I am not feeling it.
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Technically, they aren't his anymore but he is there a lot and most of the people who post there are Johns fans above all else.
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I'm not hating the book as much as you seem to be (I know that hate may be too strong a word), but I'm not yet feeling that it's momentous enough. I mean, Barry Allen is back! There should be more excitement in the air.
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