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Had the lightningbolts over from when I took them of to make bleez helmet and this is what I came up with.
The helmet is custom sculpted by me and everything except the face is painted by me. The face is from nexoknights but I thought it fit.
"Go faster, I know. It's a means to an and and I'll tell you why. Because I have been stuck here, marooned here, in this place for 15 long years. The Flash and The Flash's speed, is the key to returning to my world and to my time and no one is going to prevent that from happening." ~ Eobard Thawne
Although I focused on Barry Allen this week, I decided that Eobard Thawne needed a bit of love as well :)
ANOTHER ONE
Featuring;
Top Row - Captain Boomerang, The Trickster, Weather Wizard(n52 version), Heatwave and Mirror Master
Bottom Row - Savitar ( his legs are supposed to be made out of pure speed :P ) , The Shade ( I like my monstrous version xd), Reverse Flash ( Daniel ; also Roman why did you beat me to it ;_; ) ,Professor Zoom (Eobard)
I know Cold is missing but I don't have the right parts for him sadly .
Lets see if this one is as popular as the Batman figbarf ;)
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Some villains with complicated overlapping names and backstories: Reverse Flash (Daniel West, New 52), Zoom (Hunter Zolomon, Pre-New 52), and Zoom (Hunter Zolomon, CW)
RF I've posted before, but I gave him the new Flash torso to post here, comics Zoom is just a slight mod with the Parademon head, and black Zoom is a little bit of a stretch with the yellow, but there's not really other purist options here. :P
This is a recreation of my first ever shot. You can see it here on my Flickr if you scroll down far enough 😬. Tell me what you guys think!
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This week on Patreon, I posted not one, but three different photoshoots on this build! You guys here on flickr only get to see one while my Patron's get to see this one (with bonuses) plus a shoot with civilians and Barry Allen and Hal Jordan 9, as well as a shoot with Christo7108's Dark Flash vs Abra Kadabra! :)
On top of that there was a hyperlapse GIF of the build being assembled over the course of a few months few months, plus a video at a minifig's level as if you were inside the museum too! It's a bunch of really cool stuff! :)
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Alright, I couldn’t help myself. That Christo/Junkrat Combo was too good so I made a few more figs to go with him, mostly just so I could have an excuse to take some more photos and show him off again :P
And for those that will ask, The Trident is from RexMinibrick and all three swords are from BrickForge!
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"This ability to travel through time revealed a truth. My fate was to become your greatest enemy. I was never going to be The Flash. So I became the reverse of everything that you were. The more people you saved...the more you were loved, the more I had to take from you."
Another great episode of the Flash tonight! Not only did the Reverse Flash Return, but Patty finally left! She was not my favorite character, she was just so annoying! Honestly, if Zoom kills her, I would not be mad. One thing I can't wrap my head around was Thawne's reappearance. I know they explained it, but I was like what the hell? Anyway, it was a great episode and I can't wait for Zoom to appear again.
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So I've kinda been down on this season of the flash, but holy shit was last nights episode good, so I made these guys. Really just wanted to make Harrison wells, but made Barry as well.
and I am the fastest man alive!
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So the 1st 2 episodes of season 2 of the flash have aired, so I made these guys to celebrate.
Left to Right
Captain Cold: Had him for a while, but I wanted to post him, so here yah go.
Reverse Flash: Got The torso and cowl at comic con on friday. I Photoshopped the eyes to make them look like the show.
Gorilla Grodd: Erased the weird forehead things. Really like him without them.
The Flash: Old
Jay Garrick Flash: Also old.
Oh man you guys have no idea how excited I was to find out that Christo was continuing his Flash figures! Plus from some reliable sources, I have heard that we'll be seeing The Dark Flash (Wally West's Clone) plus Jay Garrick as well! I'm super excited to expand to those figs as soon as they hit his internet shelves :P
I'm always impressed with Christo's new releases, but the two new Lantern Flashes have just blown my mind! Now as some of the other reviews of the Lantern figs from Adam over at Phoenix Brickshad mentioned, these figures look incredible in natural lighting! The belts and helmet-wings (plus the white lantern's boots) are all reflective!
Now with a bit of help from a Friend/ Lego Coworker, he enlightened me to the process of how Christo (supossedly) made the elements of the figures reflective. Now I don't know his process personally, but what I assume that the process he uses is called Vacuum Metallizing. Here is a few links to some info about it and a few places that produce "Chrome Elements":
Youtube Practical Stuff: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMurtKVUm3I
Model Cars/Commissions: www.chrometechusa.com/model-cars-and-collectibles.html
Custom Lego: www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=ChromeBricks
But it's a very intense and cool process! I've got to hand it to Christo for going all out with these figs and putting the amount of time and effort into them for us collectors to enjoy :)
I've heard a lot of folks complain about the price-point but taken into consideration the work that goes into these figs, these are a pretty decent value.
Anyway, I know everybody has they're own opinions but I'm very pleased with the quality and extremely glad to own these five :)
Finally got my hands on that new(ish) Junkrat fig and man does the head work great for Eobard! So of course I couldn’t help but take some photos of him :P
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I almost forgot to share this too!
I finally got a hold of my Gold/Red Flash (or The New 52 Flash as Christo likes to call it... though it hardly looks like Jim Lee's work or the character)
Anyway, I took the time to review this figure too over on Patreon, so check it out if you wanna read more about him! :)
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I recently (like two months ago) picked up BrothersFigure's Black Lantern Superman, and wanted to photograph him! Simple as that! I took a day or two to build a spooky graveyard and somehow all of my other Black Lantern's joined in the shoot, so here we are!
Not much to chat about, but if you'd like to see my Nekron or Black Hand figs, go check out my newest Patreon posts! I took some really great shots of Nekron lookin' like a badass, and you're totally missing it right now! Besides the MF's, you can also see the full build, and a bunch of other BTS stuff like lighting and tombstones and junk!
...Plus, a sneak peak at some White Lanterns too ;)
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If you can't get enough of these zombo's, RISE to the occasion! Pateron's got some KILLER stuff It's got earlyRISEing photography, behind the scenes GRAVEYARDS. Plus previews to upcoming projects that are full of LIFE! ...if you get what I mean ;)
...These aren't funny are they? :P
At long last, the greatly awaited sequel to The Justice League is here! (Original: www.flickr.com/photos/thebritishbafoon/13593076704/ )
This one has been pretty close to my chest for a while now, just due to the fact that I couldn't help but feel the need to at least shoot each of these characters once prior to being set up in the full image seen here, but you know, I'm partially okay with it though.
Now same thing goes to be mentioned in parallel to my original piece; that being, this is my personal Legion of Doom, so in an artistic manner, you can see every one is an opposite of their counterpart. So yes, I'd rather have Zoom than Gorilla G. (despite one of them actually being in the cannon LoD, and the other, not so much) Hence the reason we have Aries and say, Ma'alefa'ak.
All things aside, we may yet still see solo villains in our future ;)
Anyway, I have wanted to do this one for quite some time, and I'm glad to finally share it with you :)
"You can't defeat the three of us."
"Yes I can...Trust me."
Flash, Firestorm, and (Green) Arrow V. Reverse Flash.
Tonight's episode was amazing! Characters returned and an epic fight at the end made this episode awesome! Can't wait to see the Season Finale!
It was a this moment Barry had to build as much momentum as possible, the only way he knew he could. With a smirk, The Flash blasted past Zoom and left him standing there in his dust. Maybe two or three seconds pass before Barry flashed by again, and again, gaining speed with each pass while Eobard caught his bearings, but that would hardly soften the blow. Thawne could hear a faint rupture in the sound barrier as he saw the dust from Barry's wake rise behind him! He was getting closer, faster, Zoom could just now make out the heat-shield in front of The Flash, but it was too late!
“Oh shi--”
Barry's fist met Thawne's jaw quicker than any speedster could respond! It was followed by another punch, and another! Barry shouted as loud as he could, the power of The Speed-Force carried him forward and struck Zoom a final time with the speed of a thousand lightning bolts, emitting an electrical charge that sent Eobard flying backwards, tumbling like a ragdoll almost ten feet from where Barry's boots had come to rest.
Barry panted and wheezed to catch his breath. He did it. The Speed-Force was balanced once more.
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Justice is served! The final panel will be up tomorrow to conclude the story :)
So here we are again, me typing this, and you reading. I've been putting a lot of thought into my account over the past few months. My photography has become such a joy to me and my life that I find the longer I do what I do, the more addicted I become (tragic right?) :P
I absolutely love creating art with Still-Life Photography. I been shooting Lego for nearly six years now and see no signs of stopping in the future. I've been part of an incredible community over the years and I find myself wondering if this is all worth it? Now I know that my photos are enjoyed by you all, and now I feel that this is the next obvious step in my relationship to Lego and my Camera.
To answer that question, 'is it worth it'? Well of course it is, but I don't wanna drown in my own ideas without being able to execute them. So I guess that's what leads us here....
I've started a Patreon to fund my photography. ...But what does that mean?
It means I've decided to give you even more content, but whether you want to see it is up to you. Patreon is a crowd-funding website, made to encourage artists and designers to make more stuff! Now that doesn't really change what's happening here on flickr, this little page isn't going anywhere!
Starting a Patreon is a bit nerve-racking, and some thoughts come to mind. Things like, will my followers support me and enjoy the extra content? Does this change the perception you guys have on me? And honestly, I really shouldn't be worried. I enjoy creating art, and you guys enjoy viewing those creations! So there doesn't seem to be any downside to something like this.
If you donate any amount you'll receive bonus content not seen on any of my other Social Media! Some of this stuff includes, behind the scenes of MOC's, builds that set my scenes, previews to new content, and upcoming projects (WIP's), plus other scraps that don't quite belong anywhere else! :)
My Patreon is set up as a subscription that you get to choose the price. Basically if you wanted to throw me a few dollars a month, you get access to more stuff related to my Photography! This could also include anything from previews of new figs, to tips and tricks to photography. A full year of that would be cheaper than a Large PAB cup!
Now if you're all like “Hey yo what? Pay for this junk? No way!” Dude that's totally fine! This is something totally up to you! I won't stop posting on flickr, but you may just see that stuff earlier on Patreon! You may even see how I built that one Rouge's lair or how I did that one effect in that one photo, et cetera :P
There are already a few posts up about my lighting setups and builds for the recent Black Lantern posts, Gotham In Red, The Flash No.123, and some other stuff! If you pay more than a dollar, you get even more content, like fully edited photo's that I don't post here! :)
I really enjoy this community that flickr has created and I want to be a part of it for as long as I can. Supporting my work will only encourage me to create more and strengthen the community! Plus, it funds cool things like Fish-eye lenses, new lighting equipment, More Christo figs, and more Bricklink Orders!
There is no shame in not contributing! I'll be just fine if you feel you can't donate, but this would help keep my page floating! And hey, you all get a peek into my workspace, and that's kinda what drives me to create my Patreon. To be able to share my creativity, keep teaching, and learning what it's like to be a professional photographer... what ever that means :P
Thanks guys :)
Not too much to say about this one, just wanted to update my banner since my last banner is over a year old now :P
I've gotten a bunch of feedback over my use of lightning effects in my Flashpoint Images so I've tried my hand at them again. I seem to be improving but I'm trying my best to move away from these partially pasted, partially drawn effects, and go to fully drawn type stuff; I'm working with some other sets right now and trying some other methods that look acceptable to my artistic psyche, so you guys may just see those too at some point :)
Anyway!
Carry on, nothing to see here... :)
Barry picked up Zoom's unconscious body and returned him to the 25th Century.
“You know Thawne,” Barry spoke, almost to himself “You can't have a world where only The Reverse Flash exists. If I wasn't around you'd be the opposite of nothing. I probably wouldn't be the hero I am today if it wasn't for people like you. I wouldn't be able to push myself, to drive myself, to be the best Flash that I can be. Despite our differences, you've taught me so much.... Thanks to you, I'm the fastest man alive....”
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There we go, one of the biggest stories I've done since last year's Flashpoint Series has come to a close! Thanks for keeping up with all of The Rouges in 2015, it's been really fun to shoot and upload all these different stories, and it always feels good to know that you guys on flickr enjoy the work that I do. :)
Well that was a pretty cool movie :)
It was pretty cut and dry action movie though, if I was to be perfectly honest. But man, was this kind of a missed opportunity on DC's part. Like... I really liked it, my mind wasn't blown.
All the potential was there, all the fun characters were there, but in the end, it wasn't anything new or surprising (if that makes sense). Based on the trailers it seemed as though DC was going to rev up the campyness of their characters, put a weird Thug-Like esthetic over it, and it was gonna be a fun romp.
And there were some of those elements there, but for some reason not everything landed. Take Jared Leto for example. It was implied by the trailers that he was gonna be either the main protagonist, or someone who hinders the team for personal gain. And the thing is, that is exactly what happens, but it's convoluted in such a way that without any real concern for Harley as a character (being that there isn't much to sympathize with) you have no concern for Joker as a 'wild card' randomly popping up here and there to throw a kink in the teams plans.
Now don't get me wrong, he had a motivation to do the things he does, but the reasons are just kind of dumb. So to summarize, it was an interesting take on the character, but what we see isn't impressive, so much as a "oh it's this weirdo again, why didn't he just break in like this at the beginning?" And that can be applied to s lot of these characters, with the exception of say Deadshot or Flagg (those two seemed to know their goals quite clearly)
And that's not to say that this was a bad movie, it was really really good, but it didn't impress me like I thought it would. It makes me want to see more of these characters stories pre-film. Like the escapade and car chase towards the beginning was like five minutes, and then we're back to to main plot. They really push it on us as an audience that these are "bad guys", but besides the tiny bits at the beginning, that idea goes out the window near the end of the movie.
Really though, this was a pretty cliche action movie. You meet the team, you meet the leader, leader gets the team together and they don't get along at first, they have their mission and get to know each other, and by the end everyone is cool with everyone and they stop the bad guy.
I wanted this to be a play on the action movie troupe, not to literally be it. I didn't want everyone to be seen as heroes in the end because their not. Sure, stop the protagonist, but don't be happy about it. Be pissed that you had to do it. Show that "bad guy" side that the story keeps playing up through the film. There could have been a sense of nagging from Waller that motivates them, not a 'Do the right thing' kind of vibe, because that wasn't the way these people rolled. They fight their good fight because they feel it's good to do so. That just really seemed to contradict their ideologies in the end.
But dude, this movie still had some really great beats! The Soundtrack was killer! Katana was a badass! Captain Boomerang had all his different boomerangs! Most, if not all the Bio's/Flashbacks in the beginning were sweet, with the artistic text and effects used (but I wish they continued with that)!
Deadshot's Batman moment was very Batman-y and just felt right. It was very clear the direction they wanted to go with him.
Harley's was a little muddled though (and John Common was there for some reason?) but the three second car chase was neat!
It was fun to see Flash again, but I don't know if I'm sold on Ezra Miller yet. He's got a very weird Wally West vibe around him, especially with the recent SDCC JL trailer. Why do you have no friends?! You're literally the most friendly DC hero! You're friends with your villains for crying out loud!
Sorry... that's a topic for another day.
But Suicide Squad had some cool concepts that haven't been played with in the superhero movie genre, but didn't blow my socks off. It had every possibility to do so with some fine tuning, just like BvS in some respects.
I am quite curious what you all think of it though, because I really did enjoy it :)
I'd like to know though, did it impress or surprise you? Do you feel like The Joker didn't need to be in this movie? Who the heck is Enchantress' brother? I'd like to here your thoughts! :)
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So this has to have been one of the most spontaneous images I've done in a while! I started this protect back in late June thinking the Suicide Squad film was coming out August 26th for some reason, so I was thinking to my self I had plenty of time to get this done. Boy was I wrong! Not only did I have pick up the City Prison Island Set (60130) to get enough jail bars in time to build the MOC (finishing around the middle of July. I had to order Danny West from Andrew (minifigs.co.uk) sometime between all this because Christo didn't have anymore (also no more 1939 Batman's! Grrr!). Plus I needed to place a Bricklink order to pick up Deadshot (because the set he comes in is super lame tbh) Not only that, but the new DC set with Cpt Boomerang didn't release in the US until August 1st (Five days ago) So I basically haven't had any free time at all this week!
Monday, I picked up the Killer Croc set (plus some others) and sorted the brick. Tuesday was assembling the figs and principle photography with the build from mid-July. Wednesday was all Post-Production (I had to work that day as well). Thursday was taken up mostly by fine tuning the image (Post Production), Uploading to Patreon, Seeing the Film, and then writing out my thoughts on it!
All things considered, I'm incredibly surprised that I managed to get this out on time! :P
I really wanted to out-do my older rendition of the group, and I feel that I managed to do so! It was a lot of money and work in a short amount of time, but I did it!
Woo! :D
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Despite my well known disappointment with the New 52, I hope that we can all agree that Francis Manapul's artwork on The Flash (N52) was incredible! His redesigns of Golden Glider, The Rouges, and Mr Grodd were some really solid stuff! Most specifically what comes to mind though was his paneling and use of integrating text into the artwork itself and no one does it better than Francis!
Kat's MF design (with Christo's printing) is no exception to those feelings! I realized when I picked up this figure back in late July of last year, that I never took any solo photos of Daniel West! So here's me fixing that! :)
Daniel West is an interesting Speedster, and he worked pretty well in the N52's Flash Family dynamic at the time! (...Still not sure how I feel about Iris as a Speedster though...) He's also rather enjoyable in his brief run in The N52 Suicide Squad as well. I hope he's still kickin it in the Speedforce somewhere and we'll see him again one day.
But yeah... with Christo recently sending out his Yellow Suicide Squad variant's of Danny boy, I figured it was as good a time as any to share some solo shots of him :)
And no, I'm a little tight on cash right now, so sadly I missed out on the SS Yellow variant... buuuuuuut if you want to support me on Patreon perhaps I won't miss out on one of Christo's next releases ;)
It's only a dollar! (you don't even need to spend that much if you don't want to!) Pay what you want and support the arts! :)
I've got some great projects coming soon! Some new Mad Max stuff is just around the corner, with a Mr Freeze Lair hot (or cold) on it's heels, then some Throwback Thursday's from photoshoots pre-2014, maybe even Amnesty Bay if that all works out ;)
You can see all of that before anyone on Flickr! That also includes all the behind the scenes/work in progress that takes place in any given shoot! :)
Really though, show your support and grow the community! I'd hate to stop sharing my work because I can't afford it! :P
Thanks guys :)
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It's been months for The Flash, tracking an anomaly through the Speed-Force. It brought him to the 25th Century. He wished it hadn't.
Eobard looked him dead in the eyes without so much a tremble.
"So... you found me." Zoom said in a demeaning tone, "You're thick head didn't think to check here first?"
Barry didn't respond.
"Oh come on, don't be like that! It's fun when you get flustered" He smirked "Well, aren't you even a bit curious what I've got up my sleeve?"
Barry didn't give in.
"Oh fine, I'm building a device to siphon off the energy for the Speed-Force to my benefit"
"And you know why I can't let you do that" Barry finally spoke in an anxious tone
"Ah he speaks!" Eobard mocked "You think you can stop me? The device has been operating for months now! It responds to my body and I'm more than capable of keeping the device running."
"So all I've got to do is remove you from the equation!"
Barry snapped into a sprint and lunged at Zoom, but just as fast, he broke into the Speed-Force and engaged The Flash in a fight to the death!
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Here we go guys, the final Flash showdown of the year! It took a lot of time, work, and money to put this seven (yes, seven) part story together. So over the next week, let me take you down the last fast lane of 2015!
AKA Eobard Thawne, the Reverse Flash is the Flash's archnemesis. With similar abilities, but more experience, Thawne has been fighting the Flash for a lifetime.
Part of The Villains We Fear, my BFVA 2018 individual project.
Reverse Flash here looks awesome next to my Flash figure from last year. Their bases are exactly the same height, with similar designs, while Reverse Flash's base is meant to be slightly more futuristic.
I'm proud of how this figure turned out, as I was able to make him less bulky compared to my Flash figure, adding to the athletic look of the characters.
Check out the Beyond the Brick video interview!
Let me know your thoughts on these new characters! More coming soon...
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So here's the Reverse Flash, with a motion blur effect. This figure has been in the works for a long time, and I finally finished him about 2 months ago. I really wanted to recreate a shot like this, so I hope you enjoy!
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When you take a normal long exposure shot and then what you see is a race between the Flash and Reverse Flash...
It's been quite a bit of time since we last saw Reverse Flash on my page! Recently I've been reading a lot of Mark Waid's run with The Flash, with Scott Kollins' artwork at the helm. I shot this image some time ago as a lighting test for my Pied Piper photoset, but the testing was going so good that I shot my Reverse Flash in a stop-motion technique just for kicks. Then one thing lead to another and I merged the images together in post-production to get what you see here!
Now I'm a huge fan of Kollins' work with The Flash, and I've been wanting to do some kind of a homage to him for a while now. His work is primarily what sent me down the path to edit the motion effect that I give my speedsters, as well as portraying how his lightning is drawn in thickness, and how the secondary hazy figures repeat themselves. He's an inspiration to my art and I hope that it shows!
Anyway, this image has been sitting on my computer for a while now, so I figured I use it as a scapegoat to talk about comic artist's, and how cool they are :P
PS. Here's a few links to some of Scott's work if you're not totally familiar with him :)
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"Go faster, I know. It's a means to an and and I'll tell you why. Because I have been stuck here, marooned here, in this place for 15 long years. The Flash and The Flash's speed, is the key to returning to my world and to my time and no one is going to prevent that from happening." ~ Eobard Thawne
Reverse Flash hiding his identity.
The rip in the Speed-Force grew larger until Barry could just make out the imagery of himself from years before, then next to him, he saw a younger Eobard in distance! It was the moment before they had gotten their speed! But before he could speak, he saw Zoom's kinetic lightning chase down his speed-trail, spark, and pierced the window of Barry's old lab!
Simultaneously The Flash's own lighting shattered through the speed force and struck the computer consuls of Eobard's 25th century lab!
Then almost like being electrocuted, Barry's connection to the Speed-Force surged back into his body!
As the rift closed behind the two speedsters, Zoom began to slow. The scales were balanced. This fight was over!
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Alright now this has got to be my favorite of the series! It's been a good long while now since I last posted a Barry Allen fig, so I gave him a bit of an update. Plus, I've been wanting to show off my Eobard Thawne Figure for a long time now, and I'd be lying if I said that this figure wasn't the reason behind creating this story arc :P
On a side note I know the figs don't quite match up with the story but I wanted to encompass as much of each character as I could... Like adding their Flash Rings for example :P
The time jump landed in them both in an ally somewhere in Central City. Barry emerged first before Eobard came through the Speed-Force behind him. Barry was certainly feeling the effects of his speed unbalanced to Thawne's.
"I see it in your eyes Flash. You know you're out matched!"
Despite his lack of confidence Barry pushed back and threw a few defensive punches before jaunting across the city. Over the course of seconds half the country was nearly a blur behind the two of them. Pushing, bashing, and even trying to trip each other was the way to get the upper hand.
Another second pasted and the two speedsters made it to the west coast and crossed The Pacific Ocean. It was at this moment Barry saw a bead of sweat leave Zoom's mask. That was all he needed to know, that he still had a chance in this race!
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Fun Fact: This entire collage took over 9 hours of Post-Production, with an average time of 1-3 hours per image! :)
Water sprayed in their wake as the two human lightning bolts sped across the Pacific and into the Indian Ocean. Barry knew what he needed to do. He had to overcome his fears and work Thawne like a treadmill. First thing's first, talk him down....
"After all the times we've fought I would have thought you'd get faster!"
"The cards are in my favor Flash, there is no possible way-"
"Hey I'm just pointing out the obvious! You call this a race? I'm practically walking"
"Don't bite off more than you can chew!" Zoom shot a few speed punches at Barry and threw a few in return.
"I have you beaten Flash, it's only a matter of seconds before you make a mistake"
"You seem pretty confident for a pessimist"
"Enough!" Eobard met the coast first but that's all he needed. He stepped in front of Barry causing him to swerve. But Barry was fast and grabbed Zoom by the collar, and the two were sent rolling and scrapping to a strong and painful halt.
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I had a lot of fun shooting the water scenes. It was pretty challenging to get the lighting how I wanted, but it turned out pretty well in the end! :)
It took a moment to for Barry to catch his breath and make it to his feet again. Looking over his shoulder he could see Thawne breathing heavily.
"Real smooth, Allen!" He said sarcastically
"Thanks..." Barry responded equally sarcastic
"This is over Flash, I've taken the Speed-Force from you! I've taken everything from you"
"Don't bring my Mother into this, you know damn well-"
"That I killed her, yes, blah blah blah, get over it! You should be thanking me for it! It made you stronger Flash, we both know it!"
"That's no exception!"
"You're such a little hero aren't you...?" Eobard gave a coy smile "...but you could never save your Mommy...."
Barry clenched a fist.
"Come on, I know you want to...." Zoom's smile grew.
Flash shouted and lashed forward as fast as the speed force could carry him! Thawne shot straight at him and the two clashed together so fast that it only took a spark to rip open the Speed-Force!
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A bit more story development with this one....
"God... I saw... God..."
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From the pages of Batman #21.
This one was a quickie to shoot, but an absolute nightmare to edit. I took this shot with my laptop background as usual, but since it was more or less in focus here, I ran into the problem of capturing nasty red and green lines all over the smiley face due to my monitor's refresh rate. Correcting just the yellow parts of the face was really difficult given my shaky hands, and although I'd prefer that the bloodstain not be as pixelated as it is, there's no way I'm putting myself through that editing misery all over again to reshoot.
I like how vaporized Thawne turned out here. His face is from the original Batman I Two-Face minifigure, and the broken cowl was an old PPM extra that I never threw away.
If you haven't read this yet, at least take a look at some scans online. It's a really short issue, and not too much of substance happens. But the ending is SOOOOO good, as hinted in this shot.
#FarewellToRapidBanana
You've seen em all before, I just wanted to get this pic out there, as it was left over from the last Squad photoshoot.
Deathstroke, Joker's Daughter, El Diablo, Deadshot, Reverse Flash, Black Manta, Harley Quinn, King Shark Captain Boomerang, and Black Spider.
In other news, I've been sucked back into the black hole that is college so there's probably gonna be less posts from me in the coming days. Damn you, homework!
The Flash VS Tar Pit, Mirror Master, Heatwave, Pied Piper, Professor Zoom, Gorilla Grodd, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, Captain Cold, The Trickster and King Shark
Eobard had finally caught the upper hand. Knocking Barry to the ground and severely damaging one of his legs, pausing to reflect on his victory before taking Allan's life.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" He said mockingly, gesturing to the fight around them. "Don't you like what I've done with the place?" He chuckled, changing his tone before looking into Barry's eyes,
"Do you remember all of your worst childhood moments? The death of your best friend? You dog running away from home? It was me Barry! Me!" He let his words sting and eat away through Barry's wounds.
"I've broken you." He paused, then smiled for a moment, "Oh by the way... how's you Mom?"
Thawne smirked pridefully and raised his weapon for the kill....
"What about me?" Shouted a stranger from behind him.
Eobard's last words slithered out of his mouth just moments before Thomas Wayne came out from behind and stabbed him through the heart.
"Word of advise; when you're in the middle of a war, don't stand still"
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Ok ok ok....
Can we just talk about how freaky messed up Zoom is? Like, dude went from crazy obsessed with The Flash (so much to go into plastic surgery to make his face like Barry's) Then travel through time only to be severely scarred by the Speed-Force and pull a flip-a-roo and go nuts on everything in Allen's life and kill both his Mom and childhood friends.
Dude's definitely far past Coo-coo for Coco Puffs.