Moreover, it becomes clear within a handful of panels that Wally is really a vector by which Johns can address the reader directly. The simple fact of his return is an immediate source of comfort and a sign that things really are changing for the better.
He embodies what DC lost with the shift to the New 52 - that sense of hope and optimism and also the idea of superhero legacies being passed down from one generation to the next.
In many ways, Wally is the only character who could have starred in a comic like this. Not the controversial New 52 Wally West, but the pre-Flashpoint Wally West who became so synonymous with Johns thanks to the writer's hugely influential Flash run in the early 2000's. As many readers speculated, this entire issue is presented from the viewpoint of Wally West. Beneath all the mind-bending plot twists and shake-ups, this one-shot succeeds because it focuses so much on what makes Geoff Johns' comics special - passion, emotion and big character moments. The goal with the DC Rebirth relaunch is to polish this superhero universe, bring back some of those vital elements that have been missing lately and generally remind readers why they love the DCU in the first place. Some might even argue it fundamentally damaged the DC brand. All that being said, many mistakes were made over the course of the New 52's five-year existence. The New 52 played an important role in reshaping the tone and direction of DC Comics, and in bringing a new wave of readers to the publisher at a time when sales were slumping to dangerously low levels.
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