Just finished part 4 (paper back) of haunted and here are some thoughts/theories.
First, I was really surprised that Bart turned out not to be Barry Allen, and that he really is Bart/Impulse from the comics. Also, that Barry and Wally exist still in this universe and that we might be seeing them soon. Next, I was surprised that Bart would be Smallvilles version of the Barry heroic sacrifice in this universe (much like how in Young Justice it's Wally who makes the heroic sacrifice). I like how this makes Smallville's Bart stick out from other incarnations and creates a special sentimentality to this particular incarnation. I will put it as an official record, because Young Justice and this issue, Bart Allen is officially my top favorite Flash. Both incarnations really show where you can take this character and how he stands out from the other flashes.
Now for some theories (which my have already been expressed on the forum)
Did Bart really die?
In the comics, Bart is from the future who gets sent back to time. In Smallville's version, Bart is not from the future and existed in time along with Barry and Wally (in fact was a Flash before them). What if, to line up with the comics, Bart doesn't die, but in fact gets transported to the future, or sent there by the speed force. So as to line up with the comics.
Who is the Black Racer/Flash
It never really gives us an explanation who to who this Black Racer is. What if the Black Racer is really from Earth 2? In fact, what if the Black Racer is really Bart of Earth 2. What if when the Earth 2 flash found out that he could run into the speed force, he went out hunting the other flashes in that universe to devour their power. Next, after now gaining these speeds, he now has the ability to run into alternate universes (like the early flash comics) and also run back into time (going back to the Max Mercury era).
The reason I bring up him being an Earth 2 Flash is because we never meet an Earth 2 Flash only Ultraman and an Earth 2 Green Arrow. Secondly, when Bart and BR touch each other an explosion happens (possibly because of positive and negative matter touching)
Back to Theory 1 Theory
What if Black Racer wasn't Bart of Earth 2 but was another Flash of Earth 2 (Jay or Max Mercury) and Bart is in Fact Barry Allen of Earth 2. In Smallville's origin of Bart we are only told that Bart only remembers what happens after he receives his powers. What if Bart didn't receive his powers when the light struck him. What if that was him running from one universe to the next? And an effect that it had on him was memory lose (similar to Days of Future past in X-MEN with Bishop). And his purpose was to track done the Black Flash and stop him from killing any more Flashes. But he forgot. This then could set Bart as being Barry Allen still, but an alternate version of the character.
Just some thoughts.
First, I was really surprised that Bart turned out not to be Barry Allen, and that he really is Bart/Impulse from the comics. Also, that Barry and Wally exist still in this universe and that we might be seeing them soon. Next, I was surprised that Bart would be Smallvilles version of the Barry heroic sacrifice in this universe (much like how in Young Justice it's Wally who makes the heroic sacrifice). I like how this makes Smallville's Bart stick out from other incarnations and creates a special sentimentality to this particular incarnation. I will put it as an official record, because Young Justice and this issue, Bart Allen is officially my top favorite Flash. Both incarnations really show where you can take this character and how he stands out from the other flashes.
Now for some theories (which my have already been expressed on the forum)
Did Bart really die?
In the comics, Bart is from the future who gets sent back to time. In Smallville's version, Bart is not from the future and existed in time along with Barry and Wally (in fact was a Flash before them). What if, to line up with the comics, Bart doesn't die, but in fact gets transported to the future, or sent there by the speed force. So as to line up with the comics.
Who is the Black Racer/Flash
It never really gives us an explanation who to who this Black Racer is. What if the Black Racer is really from Earth 2? In fact, what if the Black Racer is really Bart of Earth 2. What if when the Earth 2 flash found out that he could run into the speed force, he went out hunting the other flashes in that universe to devour their power. Next, after now gaining these speeds, he now has the ability to run into alternate universes (like the early flash comics) and also run back into time (going back to the Max Mercury era).
The reason I bring up him being an Earth 2 Flash is because we never meet an Earth 2 Flash only Ultraman and an Earth 2 Green Arrow. Secondly, when Bart and BR touch each other an explosion happens (possibly because of positive and negative matter touching)
Back to Theory 1 Theory
What if Black Racer wasn't Bart of Earth 2 but was another Flash of Earth 2 (Jay or Max Mercury) and Bart is in Fact Barry Allen of Earth 2. In Smallville's origin of Bart we are only told that Bart only remembers what happens after he receives his powers. What if Bart didn't receive his powers when the light struck him. What if that was him running from one universe to the next? And an effect that it had on him was memory lose (similar to Days of Future past in X-MEN with Bishop). And his purpose was to track done the Black Flash and stop him from killing any more Flashes. But he forgot. This then could set Bart as being Barry Allen still, but an alternate version of the character.
Just some thoughts.
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