tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31432079.post3380168133927549226..comments2023-10-07T09:19:39.042-04:00Comments on Crimson Lightning: Greatest Stories Ever Told?Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11851711774731301585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31432079.post-46348863408426245882007-02-07T16:44:00.000-05:002007-02-07T16:44:00.000-05:00I can't help but agree that it seems unusual that ...I can't help but agree that it seems unusual that we are in the twenty-first century and Wally West, who was the Flash for twenty years, is represented in the collection by only a single story. The focus of these collections remains on the Silver Age, and though I can understand that I have to question if it's for the best.<br /><br />As for Wally's sudden and unceremonious departure from the DC Universe, I'm still trying to make sense out of that one.Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851711774731301585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31432079.post-27600673171424962722007-02-07T08:33:00.000-05:002007-02-07T08:33:00.000-05:00I felt somewhat similarly, although I probably own...I felt somewhat similarly, although I probably own most, if not all, of the Wally-Flash stories I dig.<br /><br />These kinds of collections usually (seem to) trend toward the tales that are harder to find in their original format.<br /><br />Maybe DC hasn't learned what I'm still learning and relearning: 20 years is a LONG time, so many of the stories I think of as "modern" aren't all that new.<br /><br />For a lot of adult readers, including Zeke, Wally's been The Flash for most of their lives.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31432079.post-71792375152163298142007-02-06T18:52:00.000-05:002007-02-06T18:52:00.000-05:00WTF? I could understand the shortage of Wally sto...WTF? I could understand the shortage of Wally stories in the '91 "Greatest" collection (which I got when it came out, at the age of 9; it still sits proudly on my shelf). He hadn't been Flash anywhere near as long as Barry at that point. But just one Wally story in a 2007 collection? There are <i>20 years</i> of stories to choose from now!<br /><br />Man, DC has no idea how good they had it with that character. Hal Jordan returning and Wally leaving was the worst trade ever.<br /><br />- ZZekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321348634649420236noreply@blogger.com