DC Teases Flashpoint

[Admiral_Young]

^ I think that was my favorite panel in the entire book.

 

[sojourner]

Bruce didn't go public. He went public by increasing Batman's profile...and as of issue six he's also dealt with people deciphering his identity by playing around message boards and introducing a whole bunch of disinformation online

I'm not sure I understand. Mr. Light said that Bruce saw a future where his enemies ganged together as a result with him going public as Batman's financial backer. Therefore he went public as Batman's backer and formed Batman Inc. to combat his enemies ganging up. - Circular argument.

 

[Myasishchev]

Grant Morrison has plans for Batman until he no longer wants to write the character, essentially DC told him do whatever you want. He said he has maybe two more years of Batman stories left...and at comic con last year he stated he hadn't told his "definitive" Batman story yet

I'm glad he's admitted that to himself. The first step to recovery is acceptance.

 

[Admiral_Young]

What Bruce saw in the future is actually unclear...even he's unsure now as it's started to fade. All we know for sure is that he saw something really bad, and yes, Batman,Inc is part of his plan to counter it. My point is that we don't know what Bruce is preparing for and Mr. Light's comment is speculative at best.

 

[sojourner]

Yeah, I was just pointing out that if Mr. Light is right, it's circular reasoning. Like the old joke:
"why do you pillage?"
"to fund more pillaging expeditions, of course"

 

[Mr Light]

Sorry, misspoke. He wanted to go public to spread his justice across the world rather than just Gotham, but he knew that there would be a counter-move to it. So he prepared for that day.

 

[C_Miller]

I must admit, I'm a bit worried about a linewide re-tool as the rumors go. I've just gotten back into comics and I'm quite content with what I'm reading. I hope things don't change for the worse too soon...

 

[Admiral_Young]

I seriously doubt a reboot is what Geoff Johns was referring to when he said there will be universe spanning consequences. A status quo change for a few characters though is something I could see happening.

 

[C_Miller]

Well, even the rumored restart everything at #1 with new creative teams worries me. It took me at least 6 months of trying to get back into monthly comics. I don't want to have to go through trying to find good books again...

 

[Admiral_Young]

Meh. I'm not worried about a reboot. I'm just going to enjoy Flashpoint. As mentioned above, DC had their chance to reboot their universe with Infinite Crisis and failed to do anything.

 

[Hound of UIster]

Well, even the rumored restart everything at #1 with new creative teams worries me. It took me at least 6 months of trying to get back into monthly comics. I don't want to have to go through trying to find good books again...

It's only going to restart Aquaman and Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel (with DW's Paul Cornell). Possibly Superman, I don't know.

But no restart for GL or Batman.

 

[Thestral]

Ooh, Paul Cornell's gonna do Captain Marvel? Hmm... maybe he'll finally do something good with the character!

Though I doubt we'll see the Billy Batson/Courtney Whitmore romance continue, eh?

 

[Admiral_Young]

Yeah, Cornell on Captain Marvel, Geoff Johns on Aquaman which is probably why Aquaman is getting such a big role in Flashpoint. Superman there doesn't seem to be any changes coming. Chris Roberson is still working from JMS's Grounded treatment. Paul Cornell is still remaining on Action Comics.

DC's first hint at post-Flashpoint is something called "The Dark".

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/05/06/dc-are-bringing-you-the-dark/


Also a cool map has just been released by DC

http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2011/05/20/flashpoint-friday-a-map-of-the-world-of-flashpoint/

 

[Myasishchev]

How is that flood pattern supposed to work? How is Switzerland completely inundated when New Orleans still exists?

Also: "Asian Capital" and "Africa--Ape Controlled"? Maybe think about things before you put them on paper, guys.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

Jim Lee and Geoff Johns are to announce post-Flashpoint plans at the Hero Festival on June 11th.

 

[ToddKent]

I think I'm in the minority, because I didn't dig Flashpoint that much. I understand that they had to set up the world, but for me, the rooftop scene was a big example of why they say, "Show, don't tell." They told us a lot about the world, but we saw very little of it. I would have rather had a few panels (at least) of each of these characters doing something and then the rooftop scene in issue #2.

I agree. That rooftop scene had so much clumsy exposition where every character stated either their own name or another character's name and gave recaps of all their origins or current situations. People don't talk like that.

and

SPOILERS

At the end they really played up the Batman revelation like it was a huge deal. But it's a parallel reality so why is Batman's different origin more of a big deal than the different origins of all the other characters.

 

[Admiral_Young]

^Because Batman is narrating the story. He's a focal part of "Flashpoint". I thought that was made clear at the end of the book. Geoff Johns explains the dynamic of why he wanted to use this particular character in Flashpoint as Batman in a Newsarama interview.

 

[Hound of UIster]

How is that flood pattern supposed to work? How is Switzerland completely inundated when New Orleans still exists?

Also: "Asian Capital" and "Africa--Ape Controlled"? Maybe think about things before you put them on paper, guys.

Ape Controlled as in controlled by Gorilla Grodd

 

[sojourner]

How is that flood pattern supposed to work? How is Switzerland completely inundated when New Orleans still exists?

Also: "Asian Capital" and "Africa--Ape Controlled"? Maybe think about things before you put them on paper, guys.

You, uh, don't read the comics much do you?

 

[Admiral_Young]

I missed Allyn's link about the announcement of the post-Flashpoint plans next month...should be interesting whatever they are. No doubt will excite some, and piss off others.