COMICS: First Look At Jay Garrick's New Costume; More Details On "Earth 2" Revealed

COMICS: First Look At Jay Garrick's New Costume; More Details On "Earth 2" Revealed

The Golden Age Flash will be considerably younger in the planned reboot of "Earth 2" as writer James Robinson reveals plenty of intriguing new details about his plans for the alternate universe's cast of characters.

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By JoshWilding - Mar 06, 2012 03:03 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: Newsarama

In a lengthy interview with Newsarama (which you can find by clicking HERE), writer James Robinson has revealed new details about "Earth 2" as well as a first look at the younger Jay Garrick, who some readers may remember as the elderly Golden Age Flash. During the course of their conversation, he revealed that the upcoming series is a complete reboot of the universe and issue #1 will open with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman facing off against a threat which sees the emergence of some "familiar faces" who "take the mantles of superheroes in the future." These include "everyman" Jay Garrick, Alan Scott, Al Pratt, Helena Wayne and Karen Starr (although the latter two will soon find themselves on the main DCU Earth as Huntress and Powergirl respectively).

For more details, don't forget to check out the interview with Robinson. Here is the cover for Earth 2 #2 which offers up a first look at Jay Garrick's all-new look.



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Deschain
Deschain - 3/6/2012, 4:10 AM
would be better without the helmet, also dont know why bolt goes down the leg but I can live with that, please kill the helmet.
duncboy
duncboy - 3/6/2012, 4:10 AM
Why did DC launch the new 52 if there aren't 52 and they keep going back to old characters?
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 3/6/2012, 4:12 AM
it doesn't look as bad as I thought. Its the same costume style just with a more modern take of it
HavocPrime
HavocPrime - 3/6/2012, 4:27 AM
Wasn't the point of the 52 to reboot the ever confusing continuity so new, and old fans can immerse themselves in fresh stories?

This just seems to be a step backwards in what ever they have gained...
MatchesMalone1989
MatchesMalone1989 - 3/6/2012, 4:33 AM
How is it a step backwards when they are starting from the beginning fixing the confusion. If you can't tell the difference between 1 & 2 you must be retarded.
loki668
loki668 - 3/6/2012, 4:46 AM
Hank Pym is going to be pissed when he finds out that Jay Garrick stole one of his helmets. He looks like the "Fastest Ant-Man Alive"

Lord Loki has spoken
WonderMoose
WonderMoose - 3/6/2012, 4:52 AM
not fast enough to stop rats from swarming him? for shame...
AlSimmons
AlSimmons - 3/6/2012, 4:58 AM
Why is he so young?? I now this is the New 52, but the whole point of Jay was that he was a mentor type guy.
Jobu
Jobu - 3/6/2012, 5:31 AM
Must be NY city sewer rats. I hear they are pretty quick.
niknik
niknik - 3/6/2012, 6:30 AM
Not interested.
EtriganTheDemon
EtriganTheDemon - 3/6/2012, 6:47 AM
Still not sure what think of this whole Earth-2 thing in the DCnU. I was hoping a fresh slate, with independent stories, oh well..
CaptainAmerica1945
CaptainAmerica1945 - 3/6/2012, 6:47 AM
So they are doing their best to destroy the old characters. New costumes for the sake of new costumes.

I am glad I gave up reading DC last June. No plans to start again. Thanks to Flashpoint, I am done with DC.
ComicBookGoth
ComicBookGoth - 3/6/2012, 6:47 AM
Fastestmanalive
Fastestmanalive - 3/6/2012, 6:52 AM
Thats pretty good actually, if anyone knows anything about what Jay Garrick looks like they would be able to tell that thats true to the original but just updated.

And the "Ant man helmet" is because of Jay's original helmet, jeez people!!!! come on this is comic book basics!!
People could be so very sad.
Durango95
Durango95 - 3/6/2012, 6:56 AM
DC is [frick]in' up.
NathimusPrime
NathimusPrime - 3/6/2012, 7:00 AM
i think they could change it little to keep the old helmet
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 3/6/2012, 7:15 AM
That's...bad. Worst design out of the whole Earth 2 stuffs we've seen so far, IMO.
Dedpool
Dedpool - 3/6/2012, 7:47 AM
The helmet/visor combo look is definitely off. I like the rest of the costume though. Classic yet modern.
ZombieOverEasy
ZombieOverEasy - 3/6/2012, 8:23 AM
Why didn't they just, you know...have the Earth-2 characters part of the regular Universe from the get-go instead of introducing an alternate reality?

I mean, we got some Wildstorm guys in the regular DCU, so why not DC's Earth-2 guys? Why complicate your rebooted, less complicated continuity?

DC's just going right back down the same road, so what's the purpose of the reboot?

Side-note: I dig the new costume, doesn't have that 90's "X-TREME" feel that some of the other redesigns have had.
hoodedjester
hoodedjester - 3/6/2012, 8:29 AM
I'd like to offer a witty comment but I can't because this whole new 52 thing is still odd in my books. Sure there have been a few titles I'm following but I find more often then not I crack open my box of 1990's comics and read those instead.
GLprime2814
GLprime2814 - 3/6/2012, 8:41 AM
Not bad, but reminds me of bulleteer helmet.
AraxisHT
AraxisHT - 3/6/2012, 8:49 AM
I'm generally pretty forgiving with redesigns, but this is terrible.
Supershadowbat
Supershadowbat - 3/6/2012, 9:03 AM
Again, the whole point of the reboot was not to get rid of the multiverse!, but to give the DC universe a fresh look. This includes the other Earths, Earth 2 and the Golden age heroes are an important part of comic book legacy, they were the first superheros and by rejuvenating them you can still have some great stories and crossovers with the main DC universe . The Flash design is not bad, but I don't care for the helmet. I wish they would have kept his original Mercury helmet. It looks like the Earth 2 heroes eill be you
Supershadowbat
Supershadowbat - 3/6/2012, 9:08 AM
Sorry for the cutoff mid sentence. What I was aaying at the end was, that the Earth2 heroes are being made younger, but still older than their Earth 1 counterparts. Look forward to seeing the JSA again.
JohnnyKrypton
JohnnyKrypton - 3/6/2012, 9:13 AM
@Fastestmanalive

Yeah. It's true to the original in that...well, the colors are right. That's about it. Jay's helmet was a WWI helmet...something that ACTUALLY EXISTS in the real world...this is just a pointless crap redesign for the hell of it. He's got goggles and antennae, there's nothing "true" to Flash about that. Hank Pym, however...

C'mon, this is Flash basics!

People can be so very sad...
TheDynamo
TheDynamo - 3/6/2012, 9:36 AM
This looks lame and he does look like Ant-Man with a thunder bolt. Is this the best they can come up with?
thanos09
thanos09 - 3/6/2012, 10:20 AM
what the f...k have they done tae jay garrick, that is even worse than power girls new costume, who by the way looks liike a slut.
thanos09
thanos09 - 3/6/2012, 10:23 AM
And as for captain marvel, that costume look is blodody awfull, and calling him shazam is pure crap, his name is captain marvel.rhey should not have have changed it, but they have just messed up. wae all these costume chnages , i dont like.
thanos09
thanos09 - 3/6/2012, 10:24 AM
durango, ur right m8,m dc is trully [frick]ing up m8, good job am more a marvel fan.
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