Flashpoint #5
While there were probably a couple of better single issues — Invincible #82 and Mighty Thor #5 spring to mind — I will be casting my vote for Flashpoint #5 this week. Really enjoyed my three-month foray into the world of Flashpoint and thought it ended just about as well as it could.
It was a limited concept. It was an alternate timeline story. And the genie had to be put back in the bottle.
I was deathly afraid that said genie would just be "poofed" back into the bottle with little or no explanation. And I’m willing to hear arguments that that’s what happened.. but… I just didn’t mind the explanation at all.
Barry Allen goes back in time to save his mom and the timeline is altered. Barry Allen goes back in time and lets his mom die to return the timeline to normal. Good enough for me. Really don’t know how much more you could have expected. And I am calling the entire Flashpoint experience a total success! Enjoyed it a lot!
Two additional points!
- Appreciated the explanation of why the Wildstorm Universe and Vertigo Universe are now part of DCU proper.
- Batman cried! Which could either be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen or the most touching… you decide!
What did you think of Batman crying at the end of Flashpoint #5?
- I thought it was touching. A very nice moment all around. (25 Votes)
- Are you kidding me?! Batman never cries! He’s Batman! (13 Votes)
Total Voters: 38
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Rusty
At least now I know to hold Barry Allen responsible for taking away Secret Six, the Booster Gold solo book and Stephanie Brown as Batgirl.
Look all the books from the re-launch maybe great, but Flashpoint was crap. Poorly written and had no comic book logic in it. Why does Barry changing time cause a problem and why does Reverse Flash not cause a problem? Barry’s Mother diesing was a retro-con by Johns from his Rebirth of the Flash series and he turns it into the central focus of Barry’s life – blechh. The two page spread of mergering was a total add on and I’m betting the chick who is speaking was a very late add-on.
I still don’t like it, but I didn’t hate it either. That said, I read 11 books this week and it was number 11. How often does Johns have a good set-up and fumble at the goal line?
something I noticed in Flashpoint #5:
I found it interesting that Thomas Wayne’s mask was torn almost exactly the same as Earth-2′s Batman when he died in Adventure Comics 462
Jeff: Good catch!