#eric wallace

[leadmetothegardenbetty]

hey can I come over and stare at you like this ?

[flerica]

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[girlvasectomy]

[newearth2]

A Panel For Your Thoughts: Mr. Terrific: Year One #1-2

Mr. Terrific: Year One #1 and #2 have hit the stands over the past two months, and to prep for the series, I reread The Spectre #54. After nearly 30 years of Michael Holt stories, it was a bit jarring to return to that issue and realize how much of the focus is on Terry Sloane. Don’t get me wrong—it’s a good issue. But the narrative centers on the Spectre inspiring Michael by recounting Terry’s story. After that, Michael vanishes (aside from a cameo in the final Spectre issue) until his proper development kicks off in the classic JSA series by Geoff Johns and company. That series fleshed him out significantly, but it left plenty of holes in his origin ripe for expansion.

Mister Terrific #1 from the New 52 era tried to fill some of those gaps, but it did so out of necessity—without the JSA in continuity, Michael’s origin had to stand alone. That version, written by Eric Wallace, replaced the Spectre with a more surreal encounter: Michael is visited by the adult "ghost" of his unborn son (killed in the car crash that also claimed his wife Paula). The child inspires him to become a hero, and Michael names him Aaron after his deceased brother. Though much of this is now out of continuity, the pregnancy has remained a part of Michael's backstory.

Tom King added a poignant wrinkle to this in Strange Adventures #6.

Jeremy Adams expanded it further in The Flash #799. There, Granny Goodness kidnaps the unborn child and raises him with other children as part of a twisted group called The Furious. Eventually, the Terrifics rescue the children. In Jay Garrick: The Flash #3, Michael’s son is revealed to be Jeffrey "PJ" Holt, a.k.a. Fair Play. Unless Paula was pregnant with twins (or there's a name change explanation coming), this seems to overwrite Mister Terrific #1 entirely—but it builds nicely on the Strange Adventures element. Now Michael has a son... he never asked for.

Enter Mister Terrific: Year One by Al Letson. The series begins in the present day, set during Darkseid’s death, illustrated by Edwin Galmon. Galmon’s sleek, modern art contrasts beautifully with the gritty flashbacks drawn by Valentine De Landro and colored by Marissa Louise. The opening storyline uses Darkseid's Netherlight radiation as a catalyst, pulling Michael back into his past.

The flashbacks show a grief-stricken Michael, weighed down by loss and guilt. Letson introduces Dre Dingle, Michael’s best friend, who tries to pull him out of his depression. Dre also covertly works against Athena Prescot, a Lex Luthor-esque figure who took over Michael’s company. This ultimately leads to Dre's death and Michael’s fateful meeting with the Spectre.

The emotional center of these issues lies in two conversations: Michael with Dre, and Michael with the Spectre. They delve into how Michael felt about Paula, how special she was, and the depth of his loss. One standout moment reframes the iconic “third-smartest person” tagline:

"I used to tell people I was the world’s third-smartest person, because she (Paula) was numbers one and two."

It’s a touching line that deepens Paula’s impact and offers a more satisfying origin for the tagline than the old assumption (that Batman and Lex Luthor held the top spots). As the spotlight and popularity of Mister Terrific grew that line intended for a C-list character seemed to unintentionally develop racial undertones. Why couldn't this great character rising in popularity be the smartest person? Did DC not think fans would buy a black man as the smartest person in the DCU? Because the third-smartest person tagline grew to annoy me, I eventually interpreted it as Michael deliberately downplaying himself to encourage adversaries to underestimate him. Letson's explanation is much more elegant and ads depth do both Michael, Paula, and their relationship.

This ties nicely into the plot involving the Nexus Engine, a powerful device Paula supposedly completed before Michael. Athena Prescot seeks to harness its power, and by issue #2, it’s revealed she's being controlled by the Anti-Life Equation. That explains Michael's ominous line from issue #1:

"And there he was – Darkseid. The hidden hand behind my darkest moment."

I have mixed feelings about inserting Darkseid and other DCU characters into Michael’s origin. His original origin was elegant in its simplicity:

Genius and Olympic-level athlete Michael Holt loses everything when his pregnant wife dies in a car accident. The Spectre intervenes during his suicide attempt and inspires him with the story of Terry Sloane, the original Mister Terrific. Michael chooses to carry on that legacy.

Simple. Iconic. Relatable. Expanding an origin can enrich it, but if you go too far—if you add cosmic conspiracies, legacy villains, and destiny-driven elements—you risk losing the emotional accessibility.

When Peter Parker’s parents were revealed as scientist and spies, his everyman appeal suffered. When writers insert Easter eggs like, the Penguin running the theatre Bruce's parents died outside of, or that Scarecrow was the projectionist, Batman became less about personal determination and more about predestination.

The addition of characters like Batgirl villain Cormorant, Superman villain Mercy Graves, and Black Lightning into Michael’s backstory starts to feel similarly bloated. I wouldn’t mind if Cormorant and Mercy were new characters tailored to Michael’s world. Black Lightning, on the other hand, works—he’s of similar age and also an Olympic-level athlete, and a crossover makes sense.

Darkseid, at least, builds off existing continuity. Granny Goodness already stole PJ Holt from Paula’s womb, so folding in Darkseid feels natural. And thematically, there’s something potent in an atheist navigating a universe filled with gods and demons. Still, if we’re going devil-analogue, Neron or Lucifer might have worked better. They would highlight Michael’s worldview more sharply, especially since Darkseid usually isn’t subtle—he uses the Anti-Life Equation to erase choice, not manipulate it.

This also diminishes Athena Prescot. Is she evil, or just a puppet? The more autonomy she has, the more compelling she is. If she’s merely controlled by Darkseid, she becomes a tool, not a character.

All that said, Letson and his team are doing an elegant job weaving a narrative thread through decades of continuity. Michael and Paula feel more human than ever. If the creative team can stick the landing, we might get a modern origin that retains the heart of the classic while adding real depth.

I’m excited to see where the story goes. I’ll be checking back in once the series wraps.

[nerds-yearbook]

The Flash (2014 - 2023) series ran for 184 episodes and 9 seasons. The series finale aired on May 24, 2023. The episode ran into production problems when Grant Gustin (The Flash/Barry Allen) was diagnosed with Covid. The finale saw the Flash having to try to save his timeline as he was up against the Negative Speed Force represented by Cobalt Blue (Rick Cosnett), Reverse Flash (Tom Cavanagh), Zoom (Teddy Sears), Savitar (Tobin Bell), and Godspeed (Karan Oberoi). Cecile Horton (Danielle Nicoket) took on the moniker Virtue and a new costume. Nora was born after the world was saved. Barry Allen decided to share the speedforce with Avery Ho (PiperCurda) , Max Mercury (Trevor Carroll), and Jess Chambers (Hana Destiny Higgins). ("A New World Part 4", The Flash, TV Event)

[elyalovi]

La DECADENCIA de THE FLASH (CW)

De la serie más top del Arrowverso a una constante decepción, The Flash es el segundo spin off de Arrow. En su momento, fue considerada el epitome de las series de superhéroes pero con el tiempo su declive se hizo más evidentes y pasó de tener historias épicas a historias ridículas, de tener un equipo sólido a una sobrepoblación de personajes secundarios, de un manejo fantástico de un héroe icónico a un héroe que prolongó su vida innecesariamente. Para conocer los puntos altos de The Flash y explicar su decadencia, hay que conocer los problemas que lo agobiaban desde la primera temporada… esta es la historia del velocista que mereció más…

En este video explicaremos por qué las tres primeras temporadas son consideradas las mejores de la serie, por qué la cuarta y la quinta evidenciaron un deterioro creativo y por qué desde la sexta hasta la novena temporada; se dio la total decadencia de la serie. También explicamos algunas de las controversias como el problema de Iris West, el despido de Hartley Swayer y sobre los planes que tenía Eric Wallace para una novena y décima temporada de The Flash.

[superohclair]

reading about the production of sabrina the teenage witch, and came across this quote from melissa joan hart "When a lot of characters change in a show, it’s either because the network has asked for new blood to reinvigorate it, or because a new showrunner takes over. New showrunners come in and they want to create new characters because they get paid by the characters that they create. So if they introduce new characters that live on for seasons and seasons, they keep getting paid for those characters" and all of a sudden I am side-eyeing the flash a lot more now with how stupid that show got once eric wallace joined up.

[grantgustinbrasil]

Grant Gustin, junto com alguns colegas de The Flash, participou de uma manifestação a favor de melhores salários para roteiristas. 

A foto foi compartilhada por Danielle Nicolet, interprete de Cecile em The Flash, em seu Instagram. [Link]