Quote: Well, perhaps this is where I should clarify my original intent/understanding of the first post I made in this thread. This thread came about, and was in obvious response, to the death of the creator of Jay Garrick (the original 40's Flash). So, in respect, while you are talking about the general medium, and all the fluff and retroactive redundancy that has come since, I was simply speaking about the creation of comic's first speedster. An original idea, I would say (and, no, I am not taking into consideration the mythological gods, or any other fictional realm outside of the comic book medium).
So, given the generalized argument about the comic medium, and the state of redundant copycats, I couldn't agree more. In the case of creating The Flash, it's not applicable.
Hmm. Maybe. I'm not convinced The Flash (or Green Lantern, and certainly not Wonder Woman) are that different from Superman. It was a guy in a costume with a power, just like all the rest. "He's like Superman, but he runs fast." Certainly Greek mythology played a decisive role in the character's creation - the helmet and (IIRC) the winged feet.
I actually need to start my thesis, rather than just talk about it, but I see no reason why I couldn't post excerpts of the draft from time to time.
