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gorogues · 2 years

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Spoilers for the Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #3!

You can see a couple of pages here. Sorry about the quality of the above images, I had to scan them from my copy.

So what we've got here is something of a modern take (dare I say…spin) on Roscoe, as he's a former robotics engineer who experimented on himself to get powers and increase his intelligence, and is now selling his advanced weaponry to the highest bidder. He's not a Rogue, and doesn't seem to be a former petty criminal. What's interesting is that he's selling anti-metahuman tech despite now being a meta himself, and doesn't note that he's built in failsafes to protect himself. So either he's not very chatty about preventing an obvious flaw in his business model, or the problem never occurred to him. For his sake, hopefully it's not the latter.

There are obvious callbacks to his stories with the atomic grenade and the top bombs around the city, as he's got massive city-destroying tops which apparently each have the power level of a small nuke. Plus, he gives Central City 24 hours to decide on his demand: hand over the Flash or he destroys the town. Just a tad less ambitious than the ultimatum to be made ruler of the Earth or he'll blow up half the planet, but probably a little more realistic. I'm not gonna lie though, I miss that kind of unhinged supervillain demand, as it's got a certain panache to it.

But the city refuses to hand over the Flash, which is oddly decent of them. I did chuckle at Roscoe's comment about "And just when I thought the people of this city couldn't get any dumber", which is frequently true and actually something I'd expect his DCU counterpart to say…except usually in a more genteel, erudite manner. But he does get more blunt when flummoxed or emotionally unstable, so truthfully I like it.

And then my biggest gripe about the issue is that Roscoe simply exhausts himself in battle against the Flash and that's it. He just gets taken into custody and we don't find out what happens to him, and it didn't even seem like he'd so strenuously exerted himself to reach the point of collapse. That was a huge letdown, IMO, and the issue's biggest weakness. I liked Barry's arc about self-confidence and that there was resolution in the post-fight scene with his dad, but I also wanted some resolution for Roscoe even if it was just "Aw nuts, and here I am in prison".

I feel like some modern takes on Roscoe are missing something when he's just a regular supervillain who isn't a top-obsessed or spinning-obsessed oddball. Otherwise he's just a garden variety asshole, and those guys are a dime a dozen in fiction. Obviously yes, he's got top-shaped tech in this story and that's good, but it seems more like an aesthetic than something truly important to him. Maybe with more development we'd learn that tops really are special to him for whatever reason, but unfortunately we don't get that in a single issue which understandably focuses more on Barry's internal struggles than Roscoe's motivations. So he just seems like a showy jerk rather than a guy struggling with psychological issues or maybe family problems like Girder and Tar Pit were. Which I guess is fine if that's what the writer wanted, but it leaves me somewhat disappointed.

I'm glad that the issue was finally released and glad to have seen it, but it certainly has its problems. I think it could have been a lot stronger if there was more space to develop Roscoe's character and his defeat was less bafflingly abrupt, but as it is, the ending left me thinking "…is that it?" as I was reading it. That's not the best way to end what was a fairly exciting story. But I did like that the story went all-in on his comics trappings, including the classic striped costume and some top paraphernalia, and he honestly was enjoyably fun to read. So I quite liked the issue until it petered out at the end, and that's a shame. It's a decent story, but notably flawed. Still, as a Roscoe fan I'll take what I can get.

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anothersebastianblog · 4 months

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So before that, it was this:

These anons who say they don't even want to meet Sebastian . . . why are ya'll in a Seb stan blog if ya'll don't even like him? / fandom police much? I can like him just fine as an actor yet not want to meet him in real life😎 or i can even not like him this much and simply enjoy being a part of this blog...mod won't kick me out❤️

Now, that:

I'm not saying he never cheated, but I don't think he's the serial cheater that the haters want him to be so much. / I believe he cheated, but i know none of gfs listed will come forward and tell because all of his gfs know how unhinged his fandom is. As well as fans who have had less than pleasant interactions with him, if they do talk about it they are quickly deleted again because of the unhinged fans from xyz aka twitter. /

For me to say you believe in something negative about a person says more about you than about the person. Like, how are you gonna "believe" he cheated when there has NEVER been evidence of that. Never. 😐 You want to believe that, it's a you problem. And no, his ex gfs "knowing" how crazy his fandom is has nothing to do with them not "coming forward". IF that was the case why are his friends still friends with his exes? Why does margarita still have photos of him on her Instagram? 🤔 Also, all the fans who've had "unpleasant" interactions with him have been at comic cons and they have always blamed the organisation for over selling him. Seriously I don't understand the people like you who want to believe so bad that he's a bad person yet here you are, obsessed much? Just go???

Who are YOU to decide who stays where and what to believe? Who are YOU to actually be a fan policeman? If these anonymous people have offended you so much, maybe you should think about why you react so strongly to their opinions. Because not all fans are willing to engage in babyfication, and that's normal, as long as they don't turn to insults, which they haven't, but your condescending tome is aplenty.

Yep, i still feel sorry for the girl from tw who shared the experience from comic con(it was long time ago) and she just wrote that due to not very good organization there lines were long and everyone was tired and she just wrote that seb was tired and not very talkative towards the end. And so she deleted the page because fans wrote to her how dare she complain about seb even though the complaints was not about him.

Thanks for a prime example, anon, that vividly characterizes the fact that you can't say anything bad about Seb.

Generally speaking, i think it’s okay to express criticism when someone deserves it and to also express opinions if they are not offensive.

Saying you think he cheated is not THAT offensive but also i think it’s a bit “unnecessary” because there really is no evidence. But it’s okay if someone thinks that. One thing I don’t agree with is his gfs not publicly accuse him of cheating because of his fans. Maybe i am wrong but that’s what i think.

Now, fans bullying a person because of their lack of comprehension skills? Oh that’s not news here SADLY! feel sorry for that person of course.

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