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Summary
Wally West admits that the exercising weight of Barry Allen ’s legacy is wearing him down inThe Flash#6 by Simon Spurrier and Mike Deodato Jr. The two heroes take a moment to hash out grievances with each other , whereinWally admits that even if Barrycould be his guiding light in a black clip , he could n’t bring himself to call his uncle . As Wally part with his former mentor:“How do you distinguish your hero you ’re breaking under the weight of their legacy ? ”
Wally ’s current grievances do n’t just start and stop with this most late ticket of Flash strip , but rather date all the way back to when Barry first died inCrisis on Infinite Earths , direct to Wally ’s decades - long foot race as the Flash — a mantle he only carries because his hero and uncle died .
Barry Allen returned to the DC Universe inFinal Crisis#2 by Grant Morrison , J.G. Jones , Alex Sinclair , and Rob Leigh .
The infinite Earths are important to DC story , and when they ’re gone , it ’s a red ink – a fact the Flash manoeuvre out .
The Flash Breaks Under the Weight of His Own Legacy
The Death of Barry Allen inCrisis on Infinite Earths#8 by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, Anthony Tollin, and John Costanza
This is n’t the first time that DC has hint that Wally shin with carrying the Flash ’s bonnet , more so in the Wake Island of Barry ’s return . As late as theDark Crisisstory arc , the second Flash ’s hurtfrom Barry ’s return is evince in Nightwing saying:“I think how much Barry ’s death touch Wally , but sometimes I think Barry do back hurt him more . “Readers can see the wallop in how Wally break down to Barry in this issuing ofThe Flash — like a child plead with his Fatherhood , wondering why he was n’t there for him when he needed him .
Fans can beguile up onDark Crisis on Infinite Earths — which lead straightaway to the Dawn of DC epoch — in the collected edition by Joshua Williamson , Daniel Sampere , and others , available now from DC Comics .
Wally West was one of the first sidekicksto adopt his wise man ’s mask and bequest following the death of his wise man . The legacy routine has become a staple of comic book lore in the fourth dimension since then , to the stop where it ’s practically become a debate among fans as they wonder if there are too many Flashes , Robins , and more . This way out feels self - aware about such debates , using it to build upon the story where readers can see howa Heron can become visibly strain about having to endure within that legacy . Wally is squeeze to live up to his wise man ’s arithmetic mean under the impression that the other Flash will always be the better , preferred hero .
DC’s Decades-Long Legacy Hero Debate Rages On In-Universe
By dawdle on Wally ’s insecurities and ego - doubtfulness , this comic feel like a ego - aware acknowledgment of the legacy hero public debate . Wally feels as if he constantly must raise the bar and so bring up himself to the standard of the original sub . Many lecturer are always plump to prefer the original drapery bearer , while whoever take over that mantle next is always lead to have a tough time living up to expectations . In - universe , Wally struggles to bethe Flashin a world that wo n’t let him hold up down or past the original , and unrealistic first moment keep to corrode away at him .
The Flash#6is available now from DC Comics .
THE ostentation # 6 ( 2024 )
Custom Image by Kate O’Donoghue (from Mike Deodato Jr. and George Pérez)
