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FLASH REBIRTH #5 (OF 6)


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  1. edward says:
    November 16, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    i’m extremely excited for the conclusion but have no idea what’s going on.

    Yay, Barry!!

  2. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    (obligatory lateness/confusion complaint)

  3. Avatar photo JumpingJupiter says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    GAAAAAHAAAHHAAAASH!T!!!!

  4. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    If I can just say one little thing about the cover.

    I know there are homage covers all the time and I am find with that. But this…..this is a pretty ugly looking homage to me. I kinda get the gist of the meaning for it, but Sciver could’ve done a better job with it.

    Carry on gentlemen.

  5. Avatar photo vadamowens says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    This has been awesome!!!! Especially after I reread it and figured out what the fuck was going on.

  6. Avatar photo JumpingJupiter says:
    November 16, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    @TNC: Agreed. Both hommage covers in this series looked butt ugly to me.

  7. Avatar photo RickyStardust says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    I’ve decided I don’t care what’s going on in much the same way as I don’t really want to know what’s in a sausage; it tastes good.  And it’s also pretty, unlike a sausage.

  8. Avatar photo InfectiousFunk says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Mark Waid may be right… Wally might have to go the way of Kyle Rayner.

  9. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    @JJ & TNC-So far, this is my least favorite cover.  I’m hoping it looks better in my hands than on my LCD monitor.

  10. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    It would look better with out the running effect and the "two" Black Flashes. Still, looking forward to this. 

  11. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:15 pm

    I’m not particularly excited about this, but feel I must know how it ends.  I don’t even remember what happened in the last issue.  Something involving the speed force and it being created by Barry running or something.  I’m counting on Johns to bring it all together for me.

  12. Avatar photo DarthDuck says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    Typically the return of one character means the departure of another (i.e. Cap and Bucky) but we’ll see.  I’d better start re-reading 1 through 4 now.

  13. Avatar photo AmirCat says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    @DarthDuck @InfectousFunk : Just change Wally’s costume and your problem is solved.

  14. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    November 16, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    @AmirCat-They are changing Wally’s costume.  That was one of the first thing’s Johns and EVS stated oh so long ago.  I hope we get to see it this issue, but most likely won’t happen until the last one.

  15. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    November 16, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    I think this is the actual cover – http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2009/11/flsreb-cv5-rev-copy.jpg 

    I think it is a great deal better.

  16. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    November 16, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    Oh, and this one – http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2009/11/flsreb-cv5-var-rev-copy.jpg

    Very, very good.

  17. Avatar photo JumpingJupiter says:
    November 16, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    Oooh oooh oooh! Diagonal logo!

  18. Avatar photo RoiVampire says:
    November 16, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    i love that jay is kneeling on the cover over in the background

  19. Avatar photo AmirCat says:
    November 16, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    @drakedangerz – Oh cool, I just don’t want anyone else dying.

  20. edward says:
    November 16, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    It is quite funny that the beem crushed the dude on the cover.

  21. Avatar photo miyamotofreak says:
    November 16, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    Nice cover to what has been a fantastic book. Seriously, this book is sublime.

  22. Avatar photo s1lentslayer says:
    November 16, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    Wow, almost three months since the last one. How does that still happen?

  23. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    November 16, 2009 at 7:01 pm

    @s1lentslayer

    They explain that in the letters column of the next All Star Batman and Robin

  24. Avatar photo miyamotofreak says:
    November 16, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    @s1lentslayer

    The delay has been anticipated  by DC. That’s why we still haven’t gotten a solicit for The Flash ongoing (probably February).

  25. edward says:
    November 16, 2009 at 7:05 pm

    ironic isn’t it? a late Flash book?

    i wish you could have see my face when i posted that

  26. Avatar photo JumpingJupiter says:
    November 16, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    @Edward: What kind of face were you making?

  27. Avatar photo Fvckstick says:
    November 16, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    i’ve lost interest. Seems like it’s just nonsense. BUT OF COURSE I’LL BUY IT!

  28. edward says:
    November 16, 2009 at 7:57 pm

     an expression of extreme self important, you know, my usual face

  29. Avatar photo NathanNicdao says:
    November 16, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    FINALLY.. I have read and reread 1-4 for a million times but this took so long, I forgot ’em already.

  30. MisterJ says:
    November 16, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    @slockhart-Nice

    I am not sure why I am picking this up, I guess a combination of Van Sciver and inertia.

  31. Avatar photo InfectiousFunk says:
    November 16, 2009 at 9:22 pm

    @amircat, Different costume and mask didn’t help Rayner from being Hal Jr. I don’t see how new threads will stop Wally from being Barry Jr.

  32. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    November 16, 2009 at 10:27 pm

    @InfectiousFunck – Rayner was a less organic addition to the GL mythos, Wally has been a front and center character, almost from day one. He was not created to replace Barry forever any more than Dick was created to replace Bruce indefinitely, or Bucky replace Cap.

  33. Avatar photo Crippler says:
    November 16, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    I like the idea of the cover, but not the execution. 

  34. Avatar photo Orykayd says:
    November 16, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME

  35. Avatar photo skeets says:
    November 16, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    Oh Van Sciver, you CARD!

  36. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    November 17, 2009 at 12:05 am

    @Roivampire: Oh wow I didnt notice that before. Great detail there…

  37. Avatar photo supertrackmonkey says:
    November 17, 2009 at 1:06 am

    I can’t remember the last issues. It’s been awhile since the last issue too. I find it hard to care about books after a while when their issues come out months apart. Another example of this would be Kick-Ass and Ultimatum mini. I know Ultimatum wasn’t the best, but it was actually better when read all at once instead of in individual issues.

  38. Avatar photo InfectiousFunk says:
    November 17, 2009 at 3:03 am

    @gnanniv: I get what you’re saying, but I’m gonna have to go with Mark Waid on this one. He’ll probably make a really great character in the Titans book for a while.

  39. IroncladMerc says:
    November 17, 2009 at 6:34 am

    @PraxJarvin: I don’t see any black flashes on that cover?

  40. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    November 17, 2009 at 7:33 am

    @IroncladMerc – Black Flash was on the teaser cover where the Reverse Flash is now. The actual cover, that you see now, was released about 12 hours ago.

  41. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    November 17, 2009 at 7:53 am

    @IroncladMerc – Here you go – http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=12460 

  42. Avatar photo AmirCat says:
    November 17, 2009 at 11:32 am

    Cover looks amazing. Van Sciver is gonna be awesome in  this issue.

  43. Avatar photo mikeandzod21 says:
    November 17, 2009 at 12:33 pm

    Who colored that cover? That looks like mccaig.

  44. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    November 17, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    @IronCladMerc Yep. @gnanniv speaks the truth. I think it looks slightly better with the Reverse Flash, but he shouldn’t have the double. The message would have been clear without it. I love the Garrick detail in the back though.

  45. Avatar photo DenverDave says:
    November 18, 2009 at 8:09 am

    Dude, I cannot WAIT to read this!

  46. Avatar photo Jeff Reid (@JeffRReid) says:
    November 18, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    I love that the solicitation has little to do with the actual issue.  And I’m fine with that.  Solicitations shouldn’t give anything away in the issue, but when they simply flat-out lie about what happens, I find it hilarious.

  47. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    November 18, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    @JeffR – Agreed.  I love the Walking Dead solicitations. Short and vague, but oddly intriguing.

  48. Avatar photo Jim says:
    November 18, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    I feel like I’m not "getting it" with this series– that somehow it’s revelations– this issue’s in particular– are lost on me. I haven’t warmed up to Barry Allen, for one thing. I’ve always enjoyed Bart, and enjoyed Wally before the kids showed up– but nothing in this series has particularly made me interested in Barry Allen.

    And, for whatever reason I’m not really digging the art, either.

  49. Avatar photo Ruo21 says:
    November 18, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    "Nothing will ever be the same!!!" I guess thats true after anything happens.

    Barry ate a French Dip for lunch…CHANGE!

  50. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    November 18, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    SPOILER – I like that Zoom is going back into Barry’s past and messing around with things.  I don’t like how that story is being conveyed to me.  The story is just a bit too scattered for my taste.  For example: Wally suddenly says "Hey Barry, check out what I can do!" and then changes their costumes (perhaps the most frivolous use of time imaginable) WHILE they are chasing a known murderer.

    It feels almost like Mr. Johns (who I respect immensely) is looking at a list of things that need to happen (Barry chats with Hal , Barry has new problems to deal with, Zoom acts like Zoom, Girl becomes new Impulse, Everyone gets a new costume, Iris is threatened…) and he is simply slapping them together on the page in a linear fashion with little regard for flow.

    I like the ideas, but not the execution. 

    I sincerely hope everyone else enjoyed it. 

  51. Avatar photo NealAppeal says:
    November 18, 2009 at 9:22 pm

    I like the Wieringo-y Wally costume.

  52. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    November 18, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    I was hoping for a more drastic change to Wally’s costume, one with less shiny. 

    Overall, a solid issue.  I didn’t enjoy it as much as the others, but still thought it was good.  I’m glad they got rid of one freaky kid, although we still have the other.  At least she has a power that makes sense now. 

  53. Avatar photo DarthDuck says:
    November 18, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    I can’t explain it, on one hand I have no idea what’s going on, and at the smae time I feel like I’ve been missing out on something incredible by not following Flash (and company) more closely.  I realize that they all can’t be this good and they’re pulling out all the stops for this event.  I’ve never had this mix of confusion and admiration before.  Damn you Geoff Johns, and thank you.

  54. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    November 18, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    @stuclach

    I couldn’t agree with you anymore.  Reading the comic feels like how someone would describe it to me; just a series of bullet points. 

  55. Avatar photo NealAppeal says:
    November 18, 2009 at 11:09 pm

    @Slockhart I’ll second that (third that?). I thought the first issue was super impressive, but after that it’s been increasingly slapdash. I still gave it a four for some reason, though.

  56. Avatar photo vadamowens says:
    November 18, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    I liked issue 4 more than this one.  I think that’s been my favorite so far.

  57. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    November 19, 2009 at 8:55 am

    Nice summary there Mr Stuclach! I  couldn’t really put my finger on why I didn’t LOVE this issue. The art was amazing, there was a lot of cool stuff happening, but it felt … lifeless. A bunch of things happening that needed to be checked off a list & then crammed into a story.

    I did like all the Zoom stuff though, & LOVED the double page spread of the new Flash costumes. Wally’s looks AWESOME.  

  58. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    November 19, 2009 at 9:31 am

    I don’t really have a problem with the costumes (I’ve never really cared about appearance as much as substance), but I don’t like how/when they were introduced.  Too tacked on.

  59. Rustyautoparts says:
    November 19, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    I absolutely loved this issue. Everything felt fluid to me except for the new uniforms. I like how they look, I just didn’t like how they were introduced.

    It felt like this: "Hey Barry, guess what? We can all regenerate our costumes! While we’re at it, we might as well redesign them because I have this strange feeling that we might not be as distinguishable as our audience might want us to be! Isn’t the middle of a fight the best time to completely redesign our uniforms?"

    Everything else was gold. The reveal that we sensed about Zoom screwing up Barry’s history, the classic "You son of a bitch" line, and the art, oh dear, was it purty. Good stuff, and I can’t wait for the most likely delayed conclusion.

  60. Avatar photo drakedangerz says:
    November 19, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    @stuclach-Upon further thought, I’m inclined to agree with you about Johns just hitting the bullet points on his list of stuff to have happen.

  61. Avatar photo WinTheWonderboy says:
    November 19, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    I was feeling very let down by this issue, until the last couple of pages. Now, I cant wait for issue six.

  62. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    November 19, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    @drakedangerz – It is possible Mr. Johns is simply overextending himself.  He has A LOT of balls in the air right now.  I know he is capable of doing a great deal of work, but he is essentially writing the entire DCU.

  63. Avatar photo Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:
    November 19, 2009 at 11:56 pm

    And doing a fantastic job of it.

  64. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    November 20, 2009 at 8:38 am

    Yes, in some areas, less so in others.  He is certainly doing more good things with the DCU than anyone has in quite some time (in my opinion).

  65. Avatar photo gnanniv says:
    November 20, 2009 at 8:53 am

    My only complaint is the wait time between issues. Apart from that, this book is great and getting better all the time.

  66. MisterJ says:
    November 20, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    As a re-construction exercise, I found this to be really good.  He sets up all the characters and re-establishes a status quo in an engaging manner. 

    From a pure storytelling standpoint, it was not as engaging as I wanted it to be.  It was good, but never really got me over the tipping point to a really enjoyable time.

  67. Avatar photo JumpingJupiter says:
    November 20, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    @MisterJ: very well said. I agree. The objectives were met. For what it seems to want to do, it’s escellent.

  68. Avatar photo PraxJarvin says:
    November 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    I really enjoyed this. Not a big fan of Jesse Quick’s short-shorts, feels unnecessary, but I thought this fantastic. 5/5 for me. Still have to read some more books, but close to being my POTW.

  69. Avatar photo kwisdumb says:
    November 21, 2009 at 7:48 am

    Not my favorite issue, but I still really enjoyed it. Loved Wally’s new costume. 5/5.

  70. Avatar photo captbastrd says:
    November 22, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    I agree w/ Prax about Liberty Bell’s costume and disagree w/ kwisdumb about Wally’s. It looks too… ‘cool new revamp of that lame, old costume!!’ to me. I like Irey as the new Impulse, but I was left thinking, "They changed the wrong one!" Unless the other Wally-kid (the one who got all of Linda’s Asian features, since according to fiction, that’s how genetics work) has no powers at all now, or at least different, non-hulk-kid ones. Great issue all the way.

  71. Avatar photo captbastrd says:
    November 22, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Oh, and beyond just being due to Barry’s color of preference, was Iris asking for the bowtie in red a reference to Pee Wee [Herman]’s Big Adventure?

  72. Avatar photo miyamotofreak says:
    November 22, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    @captbastrd

    No, it was a reference to his costume. 

  73. VicDeZen says:
    November 23, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Wasn’t able to pick this up last week.  Can’t afford to add it to my pull list.  But I can’t wait for this to be collected  in Trade.

  74. Avatar photo captbastrd says:
    November 23, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    @miyamotofreak
    I know, I mean besides that, it also sounded like PeeWee’s, "Got it in red?" to the magic shop’s owner offering him the boomerang bowtie.

  75. Avatar photo theegreatone says:
    November 24, 2009 at 12:49 am

    Besides a lack of the other Zoom, this is amazing.

  76. Avatar photo jlddlj11 says:
    November 30, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    Wow, what an issue!  I can’t wait for the conclusion but who knows how long that will be (…..)  I can’t wait for the ongoing and seeing all Johns has in store for the scarlett speedster and his allies (did you see the lion?).  Good stuff (if only it came in a timely manner but I wasn’t expecting it after seeing the art of issue 1; knew it would be delayed again and again).

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