Panel Vision - 8 Speedsters to Expect on The Flash

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One thing that’s become apparent after 3 ½ seasons of CW’s The Flash is that the show probably isn’t going to stop introducing speedsters anytime soon.  That’s a little disappointing but also fairly understandable.  Super speed special FX are actually relatively easy to realize nowadays, and the fact they have to make them anyway means making additional ones for the bad guys that much easier.  

At the same time, The Flash has also managed to avoid the trap of just making evil versions of its hero, with villains like Reverse Flash and Savitar working as unique entities while fellow heroes like Jay Garrick and Kid Flash working as real standouts.  Given that speedster obsession along with the new frontiers the show’s opened up with time travel to the future and accessing the Multiverse, I’ve compiled a list of 8 speedsters we could expect to see next on The Flash. 

Panel Vision - Batman: Haunted Gotham

Last week, geek vlogger and critic Bob Chipman ran anepisode of his Screw Attack Show Trust in Bob about whether or not it’s time to revampBatman’s origin in some way.  I’m not sure I totally agree but he did raise a lot of good points about Batman’s wealth being a pretty easy answer to Gotham’s woes as well as the skeevy nature of Batman’s origin being rich enough to beat people senseless and damaged enough to not get called out on it by anyone.  However, I’m not here to debate the merits of Batman vigilante vs. Batman philanthropists, especially because Chris Sim alreadymade all the points I would make in favor Batman.  Instead, the whole conversation got me thinking about a little know Elseworld adaptation of the character. 

An Elseworld is a DC Comics imprint where “heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange situations and places- some that have existed, and others that can’t, couldn’t, or shouldn’t exist.”  They’re essentially a way to tell stories with characters without having to worry about continuity with a lot of notable installments like Gotham By Gaslight or JSA: The Liberty Files.  Most of the time Elseworlds comics tend to revolve around Batman and that’s thanks to one man: Doug Moench.