Gone in a Flash!

clipped from comicsfairplay.blogspot.com

So Bart Allen is dead, but apparently no one is very upset about this latest move by DC comics. The latest Flash series was considered DOA by many critics, but writer Marc Guggenheim came on board as a pinch hitter and really crafted a good tale to send Bart into the wild unknown. It’s just too bad he wasn’t given more time to develop his take on the character. Sometimes it takes more time for a book to find itself. After all, while the Wally West-era Flash book eventually received considerable critical acclaim and helped launch the careers of notable writers like Mark Waid and Geoff Johns, it was an absolutely abysmal mess when it started. The Mike Barron scripts were simply awful – read the first Flash annual to get a taste of just how bad it got when Barron gave Flash the din mak death touch.

Now DC has returned Flash to its original series numbering and to writer Mark Waid. It’s unclear who the title Flash of this series will be. Any guesses??