reduced to helpless laughter...

[ratcreature]

So my Easter-time Flash binge reading continues, and I found this costumed criminal in Flash #130, The Fashioneer ... No really that's his name, and apparently fashion houses pay him to use his "time power" to "send styles back in time so that designers can get a jump on their competitors." And okay, I find it odd that he wouldn't simply get game scores or lottery numbers for himself, but what I am really wondering is, what kind of fashion house would trust someone dressed like that to pick out the successful styles from the future collections he sees?!?

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[greenygal.livejournal.com]

I could say, that's just what happens when you let Grant Morrison loose.

Or I could say, that's just what happens when you read FLASH.

They're probably both true. ;)

[ratcreature]

I know, I know, and I'm slowly getting inured to these bizarre things (like, for example earlier the gratuitous D/s thing Savitar had with Christina where he led her around on all fours on a leash didn't even raise my eyebrows anymore). Just not quite there yet. Keep in mind I've been growing up on reading European comics and there costumed superheroes and villains are conspicuously absent, so I probably lack some imprinting in my formative years. And I know that Morrison likes to parody the genre and go all meta and stuff, but-- The Fashioneer. It doesn't help that at the moment I'm a bit annoyed at Morrison's writing in these Flash issues because not only is it really hard to follow the plot, Morrison also apparently failed to read previous issues, like when he makes Flash call Jesse to get her formula when he has long known and used it at several times.

[greenygal.livejournal.com]

Keep in mind I've been growing up on reading European comics and there costumed superheroes and villains are conspicuously absent, so I probably lack some imprinting in my formative years.

So what you're saying is that your brain isn't properly warped. Sufficient exposure will fix that, I'm sure. (Especially if you ever read any of the Silver Age FLASH...)

I wound up dropping FLASH temporarily when Morrison/Millar came on, so I'm with you on that. I really like Messner-Loebs much better.

[ratcreature]

I really like Messner-Loebs much better.


I don't think I*ve read any of their issues yet. They've written the earlier ones, right? So far I kind of started buying with Waid's issues from "Flash Year One" working my way forward (currently in the 130s though still missing a bunch), and also the current issues working my way backward (for now I've read 189 oat later) with a couple of issues inbetween I've also read. I figured if I wanted to get the current issues Waid's run would be a good starting point because he seemed to have sort of "revamped" Flash, rather than starting at the beginning of the current series.

[greenygal.livejournal.com]

Just to clarify, it's one writer, William Messner-Loebs, and yeah, he had the run before Waid, #15-#61. Waid's run is a good starting point, but I like Loebs' issues an awful lot as well, and recommend you take a look at some point. (Among other things, he created Linda and made Piper into a member of the supporting cast.)

[ratcreature]

Oh I fully intend to own and read the whole series-- eventually. Too bad annoying inconveniences like lacking money (and even reading time) always get in one's way... ;)