Comments on: Top 50 DC Characters #3

By: valeska

valeska — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:30:03 +0000

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By: swan

swan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:23:53 +0000

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/09/27/top-50-dc-characters-3/

By: Flashes in the top 50 | K-Squared Ramblings

Flashes in the top 50 | K-Squared Ramblings — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:50:22 +0000

[...] #3. Flash: Wally West #29. Flash: Barry Allen #41. Flash: Jay Garrick #42. Kid Flash/Impulse: Bart Allen (tied with Bizarro) [...]

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:55:33 +0000

And this is why Barry Allen will stay dead.

By: Chris Coke

Chris Coke — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:33:13 +0000

So your decision that All-Star Superman was Superman is what made the difference?

Cool.

By: taylor

taylor — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:13:48 +0000

Real happy that Wally did so well. He's the Flash who I grew up, and look forward to the many great stories to come.

By: Mantistotem

Mantistotem — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:02:01 +0000

Vilas, you left out Marv Wolfman. He was resposible for a decent chunk of Wally's development as well.

By: Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:58:28 +0000

Excellent! thanks km

By: Vilas

Vilas — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:29:35 +0000

I believe the sucess comes from consistent creators runs. In 20 years the character was writen (and developed) by 4 main writers: Bill Loebs, Mark Waid, Bryan Augustin and Geoff Johns.

By: The Mutt

The Mutt — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:28:54 +0000

The DCAU certainly influences how I see some their characters. I never cared a lick for The Question in comics, but he was a favorite on JLU, and Wally was interesting to me for the first time ever.

By: km

km — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:18:31 +0000

Barry Allen made #29 (and I think Jay Garrick is a few spots below that).

I can't comment on either since I know next to nothing about them as characters; but I do find it really interesting how the next generation managed to whomp the first two so soundly. Almost makes me want to investigate a bit further, which is exceedingly rare for me and DC.

Also, completely O/T...I do so love that 'Ye gods! This random lightning bolt totally changed your costume, Kid Flash!' cover. Just such a teeny perfect example of comic absurdity.

By: suedenim

suedenim — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:52:17 +0000

DCAU influence? Could be, yeah. It played some role in my (statistically insignificant) first-place vote for Hawkgirl. Which was basically a vote for two comic book versions of the character - the Silver Age and "Hawkworld" Shayeras - but the animated Shayera happens to be a perfect synthesis of what I like about them.

By: Black Lutefisk

Black Lutefisk — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:28:57 +0000

I wonder how much of the voting was influenced by the DCAU (particularly with Wally). Personally, it's what turned me from a passive fan of non-comic Marvel media to an active purchaser of DC comics. I would have never known much of the top 50, particularly current favorites like Wally, the Question or Booster Gold, were it not for how they were portrayed in DCAU. Is it me, or do you think that played a lot into this poll?

By: Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:52:05 +0000

So, I know Jay made the list, but did Barry make it at all? Is there no Barry Allen love?

By: Rohan Williams

Rohan Williams — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:07:14 +0000

Reading these comments has convinced me to give Waid's new run on the title a shot. Not that I'm entirely sure why I wasn't already reading it.

By: Anthony Strand

Anthony Strand — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:52:05 +0000

Sorry. I meant to say "How great was *he* on JL/JLU?"

By: Anthony Strand

Anthony Strand — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:51:31 +0000

Ah, yes. Wally West. The Flash's hook has always been that he's a "regular guy", and Wally's more interesting in that role than Barry ever was. I don't doubt that Barry could have been much better developed if he'd stuck around into the modern characterization-driven era, but he didn't. Wally took the mantle of the Flash and ran with it. Also, how great was in on JL/JLU?

By: Vilas

Vilas — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:45:27 +0000

I know the comics industry is almost a hermetic world but Wally West (a character with only 20 years of real development) almost beating the flagship of DC comics, a 5 movies franchising, and nearly 70 years of history (one of the few superheroes who survived the implosion of the early 50's).
Congratulations for all the good writers who worked in Flash title.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:38:51 +0000

If anyone had to be in the Top 3 other than Diana, I am happy it is Wally. Especially in the current deathfest DC multiverse, he is essential. He became a hero because he wanted to be, not because of some tragic loss. Even after Barry's death, he didn't become this grim and gritty character.
Also, I love how his aging has made the character better. Take that Quesada. Get Mark Waid and Geof Johns to write the Spider-Marriage!
Wally is a relief to me as a younger fan, because while Kyle Rayner gets pushed aside because of old fans, and people constantly complain about new Blue Beetle, Atom, Question, and Firestorm, Wally is a newer legacy character who has really been accepted.
And Wally West on on Justice League Unlimited was by far my favorite character to watch.

By: Graham Vingoe

Graham Vingoe — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:33:56 +0000

It took me a long time to get used to Wally West as the Flash- more in denial than anything else as I really like him in Teen Titans as Kid Flash.
Once it clicked though,with the Morrison/Millar run, he soon surpassed Barry Allen as my favourite Flash.
Now, if the voting for Wally is translated into sales for the new series, He's going to be around for a long time to come, which is fine by me.