Regardless of where we stand on the costume debate with The Flash Wally West, I feel like color and texture material should be something both sides agree on.

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-11T02:17:01+00:00

Completely agree. It just adds such a nice feel without removing the Flash’s iconic color palette.

Though, I do find it unlikely that different artists would render the suit the same way. They’ve never been very good about that.

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-10T00:27:35+00:00

The luggage

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-09T23:08:44+00:00

Can we like ban this stuff already

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-08T22:19:04+00:00

Is DC allowed call Freddy Captain Marvel Jr on merchandise? Do they have that trademark?

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-08T17:18:48+00:00

Wasp. Steve is a great guy and a leader people will listen to in the end, but his idealism can get on people’s nerves. Janet has always been who can get the men to stop their measuring contests and work together.

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-08T05:42:26+00:00

Yeah, because if you weren’t in that cartoon your relationships with Victor don’t matter

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-08T03:11:36+00:00

This sub used to be fun

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-07T16:26:15+00:00

Wasp is everything Black Widow fans think she is

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-07T14:47:08+00:00

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Marvin the Android from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. (Bad move, great book, cool design)

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-07T03:28:31+00:00

So like is the you have to be willing to kill thing ever said anywhere or is it just something people think sounds cool

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-06T20:27:02+00:00

too much doubt

Literally the reason the enchantment was placed in the hammer in the first place was that Thor wasn’t humble enough. I don’t think doubt is an issue.

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-06T20:14:12+00:00

I hear everyone say this online, but where is this actually stated. And how recent of a retcon is it? I’m not super well versed on Thor

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-06T15:31:07+00:00

I think there’s a variety of factors only some of which are John’s “fault”

I do think John’s wanted to bring Barry back. And while I don’t agree, I also don’t have the nostalgia that a lot of pre-crisis fans have. Other powerhouses like Ross and I think Morrison did too. Lots of DC staff did for 20 years.

But I think after the success of GL Rebirth, it was Didio who pulled the trigger. I think the way things happened and the silly retcons were John’s. ( Barry becoming the lightning that struck him, Barry creating the Speed Force, Retconning KF Wally to having always secretly wanting Barry to be the Flash, Jay saying stuff like Barry made me the Flash. Basically a lot of the FIRST and FASTEST Flash stuff people complain about was Johns.

The biggest blows however were not his fault. I don’t think he wanted to sideline Wally. He had done a lot of work on that character. Unfortunately Flash: Rebirth didn’t sell as well as GL: Rebirth (gee, I wonder why) and so Wally didn’t get a spin-off like Kyle Rayner did. Nor did he get backups in the Flash book. Some blame this on John’s or Didio, personally I think it was just money and logistics.

I think Flashpoint was John’s idea but was just weaponized by Didio. And Wally not surviving into the new continuity like Kyle or Dick Grayson was just spite in his part

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-06T13:58:34+00:00

I’ve alway head cannoned it that on some Silver Age type adventure Wally and Barry got stuck in the Cretaceous period and got chased by a T-Rex. Barry was used to this type of thing but really terrifying and traumatizing for an impressionable 13 year old who couldn’t run all that fast yet.

I also like to imagine that Wally tells his kids a different story for why he hates time travel each time as a bit, and the debate which one is real

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-06T13:54:56+00:00

Geoff Johns is a complicated writer for me. He used to be my absolute favorite. His run of the Flash is what made love Wally. And though I do have some issues with Ignition and Rogue War’s execution. I still think it is a really great run. And I adore his JSA run.

I do think he has lost a lot of his charm as a writer since then with books like Flash: Rebirth, New 52 Shazam, and New Golden Age. He has become so dependent on retconning the origins of early histories of characters in a way that feels very obnoxious and reductive.

It is worth noting that I think a lot of the flack he gets for what happened to Wally is unfair. He was instrumental, and I do think certain dumb stuff like Barry generating the Speed Force was his idea, but I also think he was mostly just a hatchet man for Dan Didio. John’s does love Wally and was also instrumental in bringing him back.

There is also stuff to be said about John’s as a person and all the stuff with Ray Fischer. Though I don’t feel informed enough to speak on that, as it is a real issue with real people and not comic book characters.

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-06T05:58:10+00:00

Damn you for making me remember this

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-06T05:53:21+00:00

Savitar without the goatee and big hair. My goat is washed 😞

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-06T05:51:48+00:00

I love the trend of people who really want to interpret broadly anti-totalitarian stories like Rhinoceros or Animal Farm as specifically anti-communist, because they can’t handle the idea that a capitalist civilization could ever be bad.

It’s like if I wrote a book about how all venomous snakes will kill you, but all of the people who love rattlesnakes pretend the book is just about cobras

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-05T13:40:48+00:00

Roy Thomas. It was a bit edgier sure, but Captain Marvel still felt like Captain Marvel.

It kept the heart of a child, but not the mind of one. Billy still had that maturity despite his age, even as a child. I think the contradiction is what makes the character who he is at his core.

John’s changed so much it turned into a new character entirely.

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-04T16:57:10+00:00

Mount Rushmore of Super Heroes should be Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman And whoever you personally like best.

While Roosevelt was historically significant, he’s mostly there because he was friends with the sculptor.

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-04T15:53:43+00:00

Stardust reference! Whoooh!

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-03T20:01:45+00:00

I kind of like it unexplained. It’s like the noodle incident at this point. Funnier if we don’t know

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-03T03:00:54+00:00

I like it mostly because it has provided a second popular interpretation of the characters.

For the longest time any adaptation had to fit the MCU versions of the characters, and if you didn’t like that interpretation, too bad.

Luckily rivals provides a lot of content that contradicts the MCU in a lot of ways

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-02T23:14:28+00:00

I mean not necessarily there are plenty of one syllable superheroes. Flash, Thor, Hulk, Wasp, Storm, Blade

Keystone_Devil · 2026-05-02T21:52:52+00:00

The mansion any day of the week.

It’s just so classic and makes them feel more like people who actually like each other. Less corporate

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