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<blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 1531826" data-attributes="member: 8158"><p>He just doesn't use his super-speed much. Then again, Flash doesn't really get nearly as much use out of his speed as he rightfully should either. It's quite possibly the hardest super-power for a writer to deal with. If the guy the speedster's fighting doesn't have super-speed, then the speedster may as well be fighting an oil painting. The only alternative is making the opponent so invulnerable that he can simply ignore the speedster. </p><p></p><p>It was a big problem for the live-action series that was on CBS back in the early nineties. In comics, it's obviously easier to conceal this problem, because pictures are static--fact is, Flash should be able to toss Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Rainbow Raider, and most of the rest of his dumb rogue's gallery into jail cells before they can blink.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Superman can see things moving at hyper-speed, like bullets. But as far as the way his super-speed is written, Supes basically has to "turn it on". If he's not actively channeling energy into being super-fast, he can get caught off-guard. </p><p></p><p>To a large extent, the cartoon Supes is like the cartoon Flash, just better. In the comics though, the Flash doesn't just move fast; he actually <em>controls</em> speed. He could, for instance, drain all of Superman's momentum in flight and bring him to a dead halt no matter how fast he was traveling. Flash could even transfer that speed to himself or another moving object. He can also control speed at a molecular level, which allows him to vibrate his body through solid matter (and consequently can destroy that matter quite explosively). </p><p></p><p>The Flash's other big asset is that he's simply more adept at using his speed. Stunts like creating vortices by rotating one's arms really fast probably takes a lot of practice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Felon, post: 1531826, member: 8158"] He just doesn't use his super-speed much. Then again, Flash doesn't really get nearly as much use out of his speed as he rightfully should either. It's quite possibly the hardest super-power for a writer to deal with. If the guy the speedster's fighting doesn't have super-speed, then the speedster may as well be fighting an oil painting. The only alternative is making the opponent so invulnerable that he can simply ignore the speedster. It was a big problem for the live-action series that was on CBS back in the early nineties. In comics, it's obviously easier to conceal this problem, because pictures are static--fact is, Flash should be able to toss Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Rainbow Raider, and most of the rest of his dumb rogue's gallery into jail cells before they can blink. Superman can see things moving at hyper-speed, like bullets. But as far as the way his super-speed is written, Supes basically has to "turn it on". If he's not actively channeling energy into being super-fast, he can get caught off-guard. To a large extent, the cartoon Supes is like the cartoon Flash, just better. In the comics though, the Flash doesn't just move fast; he actually [I]controls[/I] speed. He could, for instance, drain all of Superman's momentum in flight and bring him to a dead halt no matter how fast he was traveling. Flash could even transfer that speed to himself or another moving object. He can also control speed at a molecular level, which allows him to vibrate his body through solid matter (and consequently can destroy that matter quite explosively). The Flash's other big asset is that he's simply more adept at using his speed. Stunts like creating vortices by rotating one's arms really fast probably takes a lot of practice. [/QUOTE]
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