Used to collect. Now I don't. Gave up collecting Barry Allen in the 80s when he "died". The book had been going down hill for a while, with writers who didn't know the history and bad art. Crisis came and the basically said "Wally is the Flash now" and I just gave up. I still like the original Barry books (comicbooks) and stories, and the fact that (unlike Superman) he made a go of marriage. I didn't like it when they killed off Iris, and I wrote a letter to the editor explaining how they could bring her back into the story. They published it in the letter column. They did some like what I suggested, brought back Iris (turned out she didn't die, she just "died"). Then they did Crisis and killed Barry. I gave up.
I am currently enjoying the CW Flash which I am watching on Apple TV. I basically decided that the Barry I liked has been permanently gone since the 80s even when they brought him back he wasn't the same guy. Different Writers, Different Editors, Different Artists, different world of readers and fans. Maybe I just don't need all the sex and violence and fantasy any more. But I still like some of the Marvel movies (the DC movies have been kind of poor). Really enjoyed season one of The Tick on Amazon. Have my old books in the attic, but haven't collected or bought new books for years. The previous tv Flash with John Wesley Ships was ok, but I wasn't ready for it when it was first broadcast. Iris wasn't Iris. Barry looked more like Wally and was kind of a mashup of both Barry and Wally. It was too much like the (then recent) Batman movie, and not enough like the Flash I liked. I watched it again a few decades later and liked it for what it was: a reimagining for tv. Still have my brain stuffed with all kinds of DC trivia (which they obsoleted with many many reboots or their multiverse). Used to want to be a comic book artist or animation guy, but now after several decades of being a computer guy I just like to see what others do, and still appreciate artists and story tellers and film makers and other creatives who are really good at what they do.
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RDOS scores - Aspie score 131/200 - neurotypical score 69/200 - very likely Aspie