And thus ends Flash Week.
I loved the 80s Flash Gordon movie as a kid. Still do, it’s awesome.
He doesn’t really have a set “costume”, so I used the recent version from Dynamite Comics and the Evan Shaner series. It’s neat.
596. Flash Gordon
595a. Bat-Flash
It’s Batman Day, but I’m in the midst of Flash Week. What to do? Mashup Bonus! (It’s Wally, by the way. ALlways Wally).
595. The Flash
Barry. Barry is not MY Flash. Barry is a dull, weak, flat character. The original TV show version of Barry is more Wally, even the current TV version is more Wally. Barry, like Jason Todd, is a better character as a memory, a corpse, a motivation. Barry’s death gave better characters a chance to shine and be aspirational and inspirational. Bringing him back wastes decades of good storytelling and character building. And he’s still dull. Even his biggest cheerleaders had to retroactively create a dark and gritty backstory just to make him even remotely interesting. I don’t hate Barry Allen. I just don’t like him. Flash Week nearly hitting a wall, face first.
594. The Flash
Wally West, The Flash, the fastest man alive. Always Wally. After drawing it, I actually kinda like his new costume in the new Rebirth status quo. Welcome back Wally. I look forward to eventually reading a new comic with him in it. I’ll be skipping the one he’s currently in until at least an art change-up. Flash Week continues.
593. The Flash
John Fox, The Flash of the 21st, 27th (I think), and 856th Centuries. I greatly enjoyed his short storyline in the early 2000s, and it’s a shame he’s mostly been ignored. Flash Week goin’ strong.
592. Impulse
Flash week zips forward with Bart Allen, the once and future Flash, aka Impulse.
591. The Flash
Golden Age, Jay Garrick flavored. Flash Week zooms ahead.
590. Kid Flash
Spent Saturday with my pal Joe G. at a comic convention. Joe was in “sketch-aquisition” mode. He got two new Flash sketches for his Flash sketchbook (which is awesome, and contains the best sketch of the Flash that has ever been drawn). This weekend’s new additions were by Dave “Every cover ever” Johnson, and Erica “Squirrel Girl” Henderson. Ms. Henderson drew Wally West (Joe’s favorite Flash) as Kid Flash and pointed out a lack of Kid Flash throughout the book. So I decided I would also help rectify that, and draw Wally West (Joe’s favorite Flash) as Kid Flash. So here we are. Wally West as Kid Flash.
Always Wally.
I’ve also found that spending 10 hours straight with Joe rubbed off on me. So, now, the next week is Flash Week! This begins 7 days of Flash. Settle in!
589. Little Face
Dick Tracy villain.
588. Jack Staff
Still miss Jack Staff. Quite frankly, I miss any regular work by Paul Grist.