Flash: Rebirth #5

[redorion]

4 pages from today's Flash: Rebirth #5 by Johns and Van Sciver.

While chasing Zoom, Wally makes costumes for the group out of the Speed Force:



(Jai is de-powered earlier in this issue and Iris is the new Impulse)

The reason for the retcons:

Comments

[crinos]

So... Zoom is Mephisto?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[comicoz]

5 of 6? or 5 of 5? I forget. Won't get this until Friday, but the story quality has greatly improved from issue to issue.

[theanswer]

Jai is depowered? Why? :(

Also, Iris as the new Impulse is awesome! I'm glad Wally got the shiny golden costume treatment and Barry didn't. But WTF is up with Liberty Belle's costume?

[icon_uk]

I'd MUCH rather that Bart had resumed the role of Impulse, and Iris be the new Kid Flash.

[thokstar]

Well, it's good to see that my "It's seems likely that Barry's past has been altered" comments from Flash Rebirth 2 were what actually happened.

[ex_frolics927]

this looks really interesting. I've never really followed flash so I'm really, really confused. but wally! and bart!

[pyrotwilight]

So Wally's costume is essentially the Walter West Dark Flash but with his colors?

And Wally has crotch lightning...

[swingbound.livejournal.com]

Not digging Wally's new costume. It's just... it irks me for some reason which I cannot fully express at this time. There's something about that's just wrong. Maybe it's that squinty look he's sporting.

Iris as Impulse? Nothing in what the character's done (that I've seen) puts her as "impulsive." Seems like another case of shoehorning a character into an established name "just because." Wut? A speedster on the Teen Titans? MUST BE KID FLASH! >:(

[hero_of_lallor]

Yet more inspiration from the DC animated universe for Wally, I love it. Kids are going to see that costume and say 'thats my flash'

[yaseen101]

Wally making costumes out of the Speed Force would explain why Jesse is showing so much leg...and cleavage.

Yes, I know the new costume meant to be reminiscent of her days as a Speedster (plus being evocative of her former identity of Liberty Belle) but her costume then resembled more of Cartoon Raven's with her torso and her arms (half) covered but her legs being the most exposed.

[ashez2ashes]

Obviously its not possible here because of Zoom's power level, but just once I'd like to see 'when the villian tries to kill the heroes family, said family member WINS. It'd make my year if a hero's mom pulled a nail bat from behind the fridge and started to beat the shit out ouf Doctor Mcbadman, or whatever.

[silverzeo]

So Wally gave the Impulse outfit to his daughter? Is he paying back for all of Bart's trashing of him?

[kitchenradio]

Baby Impulse is so cute, I can't stand it.

DCAU!!!!!

[aeolos_sakya]

DCAU FLASH COSTUME!!! YEAH!!!!!

[jcbaggee]

So, I came here all excited to discuss this. Because, this is kinda cool. All the stuff that happened before we were complaining about being retconned happened, but now it's been changed by an outside force seeking to wreak havoc in Barry's life.

That's when it hit me. Did Geoff Johns just rip off the new Star Trek?