A Few Quick Thoughts on the Fastest Man Alive

"Look out, old chum, those banana peel traps could only be the work of Grodd!" "Holy ape-feces, Flash!" 

In honor of the new Flash series, I'm sharing an old bit of photoshop fun. And a few thoughts on the show. 

As a long-time fan of the Scarlet Speedster, for the most part, I enjoy the new incarnation of the Flash. The Barry depicted here is giving me a Spider-Man vibe, in a good way. He's young, science geek who enjoys the thrill of his powers. The show looks great, and they're wasting no time in getting to the super-villainy. I'm waiting for them to get past the plain-clothes freak-of-the-week and full on costumes, but considering we got a glimpse of the Reverse Flash and had references to Grodd and Crisis on Infinite Earths were referenced in the pilot, I can assume it's only a matter of time. The Flash has a rogues gallery second only to Batman's or Spider-Man's, and I'm looking forward to seeing them in action. 

The show is not without its growing pains, however. I hope they can solve the problem of the fight scenes. As in how can a man who can dodge bullets not get out of getting taken down by a couple of guys punching and kicking at him. It's an internal logic inconsistency that I'll ignore for a while, but will be unable to give a pass to forever. 

The Flash, as a show, is much more sure of what it is than Gotham. Where Gotham walks the line between crime drama with superhero references and full-on comic-book show. I like that the show is not shying away from its comic book roots.

I'm enjoying it, and looking forward to see how it's going to unfold. And while, my nerd ire was raised when I first saw the costume, I realize it's a hollow and worthless complaint.* So for now, "Run, Barry, run!" 

"I'm running! I'm running!"

The photoshop work above is something that I had kicked around one evening. Again, it's from a place in the vin diagram where comic book nerdery, too much free time and knowledge of photoshop overlap. Enjoy!

*Seriously, though, I am not a fan of the show's super-suit. Too fiddly, too bulky, and it does not read as fast. Okay, I'll stop now.