Previous Post > I understand (or do I?) that everyone but Jay Garrick lost speed by the end of Infinite Crisis. Everyone besides Jay Garrick and Bart Allen. > Is Jay still the only one, at least as of the end of 52? As of the end of 52, yes, though Inertia was able to regain a version of his older speed powers by taking Velocity-9, a superspeed drug that's figured in some older Flash stories. As of right now, of course, the death of Bart and the return of Wally have restored the Speed Force to everyone who originally had access to it. > Prithee, straight answers. Answers that amuse the writer without addressing the actual question do not help. > > BTW, Barry Allen sends his regards. In my imagination, he's alive and doing better than ever. And since he is imaginary anyway, that's all he needs. - Omar Karindu "A Renoir. I have three, myself. I had four, but ordered one burned...It displeased me." -- Doctor Doom "It's not, 'Oh, they killed Sue Dibney and I always loved that character,' it's 'Oh, they broke a story engine that could have told a thousand stories in order to publish a single 'important' one.'" -- John Seavey

I'm hopelessly out of touch with everything.

When exactly is "now"?

I'm having enough trouble following the characters whose books I get. I can't afford to subscribe to everything and there is no comic shop within walking distance.

I assume Bart will come back to life. But I would have assumed the same about Barry if I had been reading -- and able to follow -- everything in 1985. Marvel and DC kill characters to increase sales and then bring them back to life to increase sales.

Barry may yet be resurrected. Yes, 22 years is a long time. Compared to how long Bucky was dead, that's yesterday.

Speaking of right after 52, I think Roy Harper is SO much better for the JLA that Oliver Queen has ever been. I'll take a drug addict in recovery over a jack ass any day. Being in recovery myself, I know that I am still sincere and I care. A jack ass is just a jack ass.

Thanks for the answer.

> As of right now, of course, the death of Bart and the return of Wally have restored the Speed Force to everyone who originally had access to it.
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> > Prithee, straight answers. Answers that amuse the writer without addressing the actual question do not help.
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> > BTW, Barry Allen sends his regards. In my imagination, he's alive and doing better than ever. And since he is imaginary anyway, that's all he needs.
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> - Omar Karindu
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> "A Renoir. I have three, myself. I had four, but ordered one burned...It displeased me." -- Doctor Doom
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> "It's not, 'Oh, they killed Sue Dibney and I always loved that character,' it's 'Oh, they broke a story engine that could have told a thousand stories in order to publish a single 'important' one.'" -- John Seavey