like bacon with eggs

“[insert dc comics thing] is not canon anymore—” i’m gonna be so fr i haven’t cared about what’s canon and what’s not ever since they killed alfred in order to further bruce and damian’s character development. bc to acknowledge the different canons is to acknowledge that alfred pennyworth, my ideal man, is dead. therefore, to me, nothing is canon unless i like it. and that’s not even to mention damian’s furry arc.

btw it's absolutely hilarious to me that Barry and Bart have the same problem with getting anyone to believe them about their secret identity but in opposite directions. Barry Allen isn't cool enough to be the Flash. Bart Allen is too cool to be Impulse.

Mark Waid put so many of Barry's traits into Bart Allen, just slightly tweaked or represented in a different light. It's really a masterclass in how people are perceived, how they can have similar faults and virtues and react in very different ways. Same character, different font.

btw since some of you seem to be missing this: I think it's great that Barry isn't cool. He's really not trying to be. He's not Batman, he doesn't need to inject a playboy mystique into his persona. He's first and foremost and always a slightly awkward little geek who loves comics and superheroes and wants to do the right thing--not necessarily the legal thing, but the right thing. His endearing trait isn't being cool, it's being kind.

Guy who is touch starved but emotionally repressed goading you into punching him for completely normal reasons

Comics come in issues because that's what they give you.