Why the New Flash 'Earbolts' Will Work

Why the New Flash 'Earbolts' Will Work

The Earbolts. Either you love 'em or you hate 'em.
But what if they are actually an even more faithful adaption than we suspected?
Hit the jump to check it out in my first CBM.com article.

Editorial Opinion
By DCfan638 - Mar 03, 2014 12:03 AM EST
Filed Under: The Flash

So our first look at headpiece from the fall 2014 Flash TV show has been released, as seen below:



By now I am expecting that you all have probably yayed/nayed the earbolts and collar to each of your respective heart's content. But what if they aren't our boy Grant just trying to make a fashion statement? I think the earbolts are really communication devices, and here's why:

They angle down, towards his face. You might not have noticed, but the comic Flash has his ear pieces pointing away from his face (sarcasm). They could have easily made live action lighting bolts that also point away from Grant's face. So there's some specific reason why the creators wanted the bolts pointing down.

They are irregular shaped. It would be really weird if that funky lighting bolt was the show's main symbol, because the lightning 'prongs' are completely different widths and lengths and overall it's not very nicely shaped, especially as Flash's famously simple emblem. Obviously, the lightning bolts are shortened to accommodate the jawline, but they didn't have to be so low on the side of the head to begin with (hint, hint).

And finally, in the comics, Barry Allen stored radio transmitters in his earpieces. With the fabric-ish cowl we see here, it might be a little hard to stuff an earpiece underneath the mask, so having it external is the only option; but the location of the comic book earpieces are too far away for Flash to practically be able to use their microphones. (I guess an earpiece underneath the mask could work but it might not be very comfortable. Batman gets away with it because he has it built into his armor-esque headgear/mask. Flash's suit is literally just simple fabric, so.... no.)

So two things to take notice of here: 1) The earbolts angle towards his face, to his lips exactly, and 2) are intentionally not replicas of his main symbol because they were placed so unusually low on his face, relative to traditional Flash earpieces.

I mean, really guys just look at them. Don't they remind you in the least of at least a pair of fanboy bad-cosplay Flash bluetooth earpieces?? Or is it just me? Or is this something obvious you already knew?

Thoughts?

If this is the case, I think this is a pretty cool way to make the earpieces practical while 'modernizing' the look a bit.
About The Author:
DCfan638
Member Since 3/2/2014
I've been on CBM since mid-2013, but I never made an account until 3/2014. Before CBM, I used to use ScreenRant.com.

I still prefer the (occasionally) more elaborate articles of ScreenRant, but I swtiched to CBM because of the immediate updates and news alerts.

I am a huge DC fan, and I've read most of the major DC books out there. I am currently enjoying Scott Snyder's Batman run (only New 52 I like so far).

While I don't follow Marvel comics, I like the MCU, not gonna lie.
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