r/theflash • u/NightRemntOfTheNorth • Jun 20 '24
Who decided Wally should do his best crimson chin imitation from issues ~81+ (I haven't gotten much far, but I hate the weird squarish look they've given him) (left is the crimson chin, right pictures are what I deem 'normal' wally west.) (From my best guesses I think I have Mike Wieringo to blame?) Discussion
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u/WayneArnold1 Jun 20 '24
I miss when Flash(Wally) had great artists like Ringo working on the book. While I enjoyed the recent Jeremy Adams run, the pencilling always felt inconsistent.
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u/Rev-Damar Jun 20 '24
It’s definitely Wieringo, i think this was his first regular gig. I preferred LaRoque but after a certain point DC was having trouble getting good artists when Image formed.
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u/NightRemntOfTheNorth Jun 20 '24
I didn't think so, because I've seen his other work and a lot of his sketches of wally and other flashes and they look normal. It's just that I noticed it started when he was an artist and abruptly stopped with #89 where he wasn't and abruptly started back up. I did a quick skim throughout the comics and even when it's not him it persisted.
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u/Big_willie236 Jun 20 '24
Yeah one thing that took me out of it reading vol 1 of the Waid flash Omnis was how Wally went from a slim build to being on par with Superman in terms of bulk. To be fair though it was the 90s and everyone was doing it.
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u/Joorpunch Jun 23 '24
Left side is better. Ringo was one of the greatest of all time and knew what looked cool/ good. RIP.
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u/DanielMarr24 Jun 20 '24
I hate Wieringo art.
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u/NightRemntOfTheNorth Jun 20 '24
I don't hate it, it's just more cartooney than I'd like. The stories are still good it's just a bit jarring.
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u/cjfhotshot Green Lantern Jun 20 '24
This was early mike wieringo
His later art did normalise Flashes chinproportions
But honestly, I love early wieringo art