[comics] The Flash outruns the reaper 23 years after saving universe and dying … The Return of Barry Allen? …
Many fans had come to like the character better dead than alive after he was disintegrated saving the universe.
“That’s the point of comics - they don’t have to die, because they’re fictional creations,” said Grant Morrison, one of the writers behind the comeback.
“We can do anything with them, and we can make them come back and make them defy death,” Morrison said. “And that’s why people read comics, to get away from the way life works, which is quite cruel and unheroic and ends in death.”
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Barry Allen staying dead was arguably the one shred of credibility DC had over Marvel. Now, they’re in the Dark Phoenix zone.
So, who in fact stays dead anymore? Gwen Stacy’s come back, hasn’t she? I guess the Waynes are still in their graves.
Comment by Kevin — May 6, 2008 @ 8:27 am
Barry Allen was brought back in the Marvel comic Quazar in a speedster race and he was reintegrated but didn’t know his name.
He said his though his name was Buried Alien, but his shredded red/ yellow costume and blond hair we all knew who it was. I wrote to DC years ago and said if in a wink/wink way Marvel brought him back why couldn’t DC do the same in the DC universe.
Comment by Aaron Deutsch — May 19, 2008 @ 8:26 am
Barry Allen returning could still “make sense,” in a comic book way. He’s come back through time a couple times already for various reasons. Being able to travel through time makes death a small hump.
Comment by Sam — June 14, 2008 @ 1:49 am