tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post1549263848609974534..comments2024-02-08T19:21:13.565-06:00Comments on Matching Dragoons: Eldest #3Dwayne "the canoe guy"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09767840164111932154noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post-23081237775616799892009-02-27T10:39:00.000-06:002009-02-27T10:39:00.000-06:00Now, I always thought that Wally was the one who w...Now, I always thought that Wally was the one who was an inept goof, not Barry. <BR/><BR/>Barry was always rather sweet, he was nice, and heroic, and I have to assume, had a certain dry sense of humor. He'd need one if he was friends with Hal.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post-63240406263204409032009-02-26T16:37:00.000-06:002009-02-26T16:37:00.000-06:00See I understand all that, just none of it applies...See I understand all that, just none of it applies to me. I always saw the Flash as a supporting character regardless of who it was at the time. <BR/><BR/>I can honestly say that I've never read a single Flash title since Wally took over the job. My experience with him is solely from JLA and various other crossovers. <BR/><BR/>He just seemed to me to be a funnier more outgoing character than Barry, who always came across as a totally inept goof when he wasn't in costume. Maybe Wally was written in a completely different way in his own title, I don't know.<BR/><BR/>I agree that "police science" is a much better profession now than back then. I mean what did he do before? Check fingerprints and mess with "chemicals"? Now it actually makes him seem smart (Barry Allen is the new Grissom) instead of someone who doesn't have what it takes to be a street cop or detective.<BR/><BR/>Also, I think Supes should have won all the races.Eldesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642130441258717913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post-35655183844319602212009-02-26T14:30:00.000-06:002009-02-26T14:30:00.000-06:00Well, this is kinda complicated. I understand perf...Well, this is kinda complicated. I understand perfectly why someone who didn't grow up reading about Barry wouldn't be all too enamored with him. However, people who ARE fond of him are fond of him for several reasons:<BR/><BR/>- Barry had a VERY cool job -- that of police scientist -- which was never really explored well in the comics. And Barry DIED before DC finally got a hold of some writers who actually KNEW something about police science. Old Barry fans have speculated for a long time about how the Barry Allen Flash could have been so much more WITH an informed writer. They're especially eager to see WHAT writers will do with him NOW that public interest in police science (via television) is at a peak. WALLY, on the other hand, NEVER had an interesting job, and has always been kinda dumb compared to Barry.<BR/><BR/>- Barry was SUCH a sweet, nerdy guy. OMG, he was a FABULOUS nerd! Easily the nerdiest member of the Justice League -- and it made him so darned loveable to readers who are fond of/identify with nerds. It made it all the funnier that his best friend was Hal Jordan.<BR/><BR/>- The races between Superman and the Flash were SO entertaining. The fact that Superman makes the Flash's powers redundant doesn't matter -- 'cause Superman makes almost EVERYONE redundant.Sea-of-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813600516703661200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30511112.post-89554321606330295832009-02-26T09:36:00.000-06:002009-02-26T09:36:00.000-06:00But...but I LIKE Barry!But...but I LIKE Barry!SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.com