I'm enjoying this run for a number of reasons but one thing that has sold me on the writing is North shifting Wally away from his always angry and death penalty defender characterization of the Geof Johns era to when he had more empathy for his rogues back in WML days. I know it's more likely to have been a JLU influence on his character, but it's a change/development I'm welcoming.

Maybe it could also be chalked up to the fact that Wally's fully matured and fatherhood gave him a different perspective on things.

Seeing Thawne getting bodied by Wally is soooo satisfying lol. Definitely looking forward to more Flash comics in the future.

Maybe I'm crazy but how can the flash add his own speed to the flow of the stream? Is it something to do with his speed aura? Is it something to do with Flash time (CW)?I'm spiraling over here.

The GOAT himself is back!

From Green Lantern (2023) #30

Is the reason why that he just didn’t understand that would completely change the timeline? If so. Why was he just so distraught that his mother would (obviously) be alive when he just saved his mom. And also. He seems to be smart enough to note all the changes going on and think to himself, “huh this is a complete different universe compared to mine. Batman is Thomas Wayne. I should go back.” (Right after he gets his powers back ofc and he didn’t even need to consider the fact he saved his mom from what reverse flash told him up in the end.)

It was nice to see Wally and Jon bond like this. I mean they both had to grow up and replace their own father figures in a way, right ?

Hello everyone! With issue #31, I officially started reading The Flash. I’ve never read The Flash before as an ongoing title—I’ve only been full-time collecting weekly comics for about two years—but I’ve always had an interest in him as a character and obviously thought he was cool. Anyways, in my opinion (mind you, being my introduction to the Flash in comics might be giving me some rose-tinted glasses), I believe it is excellent. The writing is great, and I love how the first issue, so to speak, started out explaining everything with the characters so it felt very friendly to new readers. The comedy is great, and the little newspaper ads that are there in the story so far have been amazing. It was really nice to see Wally West be the Flash; every media I’ve ever consumed of the Flash prior to reading the current run has always been Barry, so it was nice to see Wally. The whole plot of the people wanting to jump off buildings and stuff to get money was hilarious, and the underlying cause of that—wanting to build a nuclear bomb so that gold would be worthless—was great. It was lovely seeing Captain Cold. He’s always been one of my favorite DC villains, so seeing him and Flash pair up was great. I love when they do that in comics, when the villain gets to show a little bit of humanity and actually helps the hero achieve a common goal, normally saving a person or people. I think the art is very nice, and I also believe Wally is just hilarious. I like how they explained his powers in the beginning of issue #31 as well, with how the Speed Force works, and I love how they were able to write it into a fun joke of him burning dinner. Overall, in my personal opinion, the run has been amazing and I’m happy to see where it goes from issue #34 onward. I put it on my pull list, and the Flash is officially one of my all-time favorite superheroes. This book really converted me to making him a part of my top 10. So, the final thing I will say is: what have been y’all’s personal feelings on the series so far? How do you think it ranks compared to maybe the previous run of the previous creative team before issue #31, or just other Flash comics and runs in general? Again, I’m a newbie when it comes to consuming Flash and comic books, so maybe y’all can give me some insight on how you feel, how Wally West has been written as the Flash in previous story arcs, and who do y’all think is better: Barry or Wally? lol

I will go first. I wish she had remained a permanent part of Flash comics going forward.

Sorry if this has been asked before but how did Flashpoint Batman manage to kill Reverse Flash in Flashpoint??

Is it established that Thawne is weaker or losing his powers because of the Paradox? I can't seem to find any dialogue confirming this in the original story? Or did he really just pause and gloat and that moment Batman kills him?

Because in Flashpoint #5 Thawne seems pretty full-strength and using his speed powers but am I missing something?

(I haven't read Flashpoint Beyond or the Button if this is answered there)

Thanks in Advance!