Flash and The LA Times

Welcome back readers. Today we are looking at an artical found on the LA times hero complex. The artical is, "The Flash: Futures End": Venditti, Jensen discuss Wally West's fate. As the title suggests this is a discussion of a flash comic that maybe be a little less known to the public. The interview goes on to explain how Flash is going back in time and defeating enemies along the way. It also explaines that he put "his uncle Danial West a.k.a the reverse flash, in jail." This puts an entirely new twist on how the relationship between the two characters work. Furthermore, the interviewer ask if the reason the Flash is so soft on his villains is that, "it's just a circumstance of the villain and where they are in there live." This presents an interesting topic that the Flash empathizes and understands his villains and almost treats them in a paternal sort of way. The last intersting piece of villain talk was when Venditti suggested that the way the Flash treats his villains diffrently was, "all part of a larger plan." This implies that as Flash progresses his treatment, and subsequently his relationship, with his villains will change.

In the first quote we find out that one of the Flash's biggest villains is actuall his own uncle. This makes for an even deeper relationship between the characters, and something new to the Flash because this time he has to face his own flesh and blood. This is another example of how it is the relationship between the characters that presents a good story, not just one interesting villain/hero. The second quote describes how soft the Flash is to his counterparts. I think it is very intersting because it gives the reader a sneak peak into the Flashes mind and his moral code. As a reader it is almost frustrating to see a hero be so merciful because we all want the villain to get what's coming to them but that frustration is also what keeps us turning the pages and becoming more interested. The last quote suggest that the relationship between the villains and heroes is not stagnant. This adds another layer of suspense for the reader for every encounter our heroes face, because you never know if today will be the day where Flash looses it and goes on a rampage and kills all of the villains that he once treated so well. All of these examples prove the point that rather than having a single good hero or villain, it is more important to have an interesting relationship between them to make a good story.