I feel like Linda has been underutilized as a character ever since she and Wally had their children pre-New 52. What makes it more frustrating is that Linda had a life and identity of her own before she was ever with Wally

Linda was a reporter and even had her own talk show, so she wasn’t originally introduced as just a love interest waiting around for Wally. She had her own career, ambitions, personality, and place in the world. Her relationship with Wally was supposed to be one part of her character, not the entirety of it

But after the kids came along, it feels like her role gradually shifted further and further into the background. Instead of being an active character with her own goals and storylines, she’s increasingly written as “the good wife and mother.”

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a flash comic, preferably from the 90s era of knightfall, death and return of superman, and introduction of Kyle Rayner for my collection.

I’d like to get one in either a compendium or omnibus format that would also look nice in my shelf (hopefully with a cool spine) so I’m looking for any recommendations you all might have

Thanks!

This has been on my mind for a while. XS is heavily underutilized.

It just seems as if they wanted another Flash family member to be in the future with Bart. She lacks distinct standalone arcs compared to other Flash family members. Being set a thousand years in the future isolates her from regular Flash family crossovers.

Being mostly bound to the futuristic Legion of Super-Heroes, meaning she gets zero traction when the books focus on modern-day Central City. Yet, even in the Legion of Super-Heroes, she doesn't seem to have a stand alone arc. She seems to lack deep character development compared to other legacy heroes and the heroes in the Legion.

While the live-action show boosted the "XS" name recognition, DC Comics has done very little to integrate Jenni Ognats back into mainstream modern runs. It makes me wonder about what could and should be done to give more attention to her.

Bart had once asked her to join him in the 21st century, but she decided to stay in the 31st century with the Legion to locate their surviving relatives. If she does come back in a storyline where she decides to stay temporarily or she's stuck there somehow, what kind of storyline could she have.

One I had so far was a romantic story line between her and Lar Gand/Mon-El, who's now the warden of the Phantom Zone. It could be how they both learn to "move forward" from one another. Mon-El due to being trapped in the Zone for so long, and Jenni/XS learning to enjoy life in the modern day timeline.

If a storyline set in the future, maybe she interacts with some more main members. Or forms a "squad" of sorts with some others; like Phantom Girl, Shadow Lass and Lightning Lass.

Maybe a team up with with Bart and the other members of the Flash Family. Gain a mentor in Jay Garrick or Max Mercury. Bond with Barry, Wally, his family and Ace. Show her learning newer abilities from them.

What do you think? What should be done with Jenni/XS? What storylines do you envision for her? Please comment respectfully.

Discussion on the first two arcs and the best part of Absolute Flash: Linda Park

Cosplay of Golden Glider (Lisa Snart) from her silver age appearances!

I know they had “Pollux” in the show but I wanted to imagine what an Eobard Thawne reverse flash would look like.

2nd image is the photo I used for reference.

For me, it is one of the best live-action adaptations of superhero costumes.

I’ve been using Flash as a model to practice kinetic motion for future comics. This is my favorite of him so far!

Been going back and forth as to whether it’s Barry or Wally… any ideas?

I know it's mentioned a few times before flashpoint but is it ever brought up after? Does anyone ever mention val or Griffin? Is it still canon to the current version of Bart Allen? It's one of my favorite flash books of all time and id love it to get at least a mention once in a while.

The Flash and Ant-Man get into a battle. Obviously Flash stomps but in this scenario, Hank was able to send Flash to the Quantum realm. Flash is famous for his molecular control/dimensional travel, so does he have an answer for being trapped at the subatomic level via speed force?

While other characters like the Suicide Squad, Amanda Waller, Captain Boomerang, and Deathstroke were either killed off or left the Arrowverse due to those characters appearing in the DCEU.

i saw a few people say it was a good starting point but from what i can tell it starts at issue 31, should i read issues 1-30 first? (and if so who wrote those so i can find them)

Not a big fan of what spurrier did to him but he's always going to be my favorite speedster in comics (even with recent news)

We all know how overpowered The Flash and other Speed Force users can be, but I really like how casually Wally’s speed is portrayed here. From his perspective, everything and everyone around him is practically frozen. It almost feels less like ordinary super speed and more like he is stopping time.

The scene with Jon Kent makes it even crazier. Jon is insanely fast himself, yet Wally basically tells him that there is still a massive difference between the speed of someone like Superman and a true Speed Force user. He even has to share his Speed Force aura with Jon just so Jon can keep up and run at Wally’s pace. Then there is the conversation with Oliver. Wally appears to be standing there talking to him normally, but at the same time he is running to three cities thousands of miles apart each other, checking for potential dangers and dealing with them before returning. He is doing all of this so quickly that Oliver cannot even perceive that Wally ever left. The fact that it is portrayed so casually is what makes the whole thing feel even more insane.

Mind would be the return of Barry Allen. I just think it would be cool. You'd have to change a few things of course.