Family

I'm far more excited about Wally West coming back into the DCU than I have any right to be. But then, it's not just Wally coming back that I'm happy about. Because with Wally's return, the DCU is going to get something that it hasn't really had much of in the past. And that's family.

Sure, teams like the JSA are like families. And there certainly are married heroes and heroes with kids. But I'm hard pressed to think of a married couple with kids where one of the parents his a superhero. And I'm almost positive that the DCU doesn't have a family with kids the age that Wally and Linda's kids are.

I know some people aren't happy about Wally coming back. And I know that they're even less happy that he came back with a wife and a couple of kids in tow. But for me, that just drives up my excitement. I want to see Wally and Linda be parents. And I want to see what kind of trouble their kids get into.

Plus, I like kids. You have to like kids if you're going to spend some time teaching them. And the kids I teach aren't much older than Wally and Linda's kids. (damn you, Meltzer, for not telling us their names!) Sure, kids that age can be annoying and infuriating... But they're also fun as hell.

So I look forward to what's to come in The Flash. Because I know that Wally and Linda are going to make great parents. And I have a feeling I'm going to love his kids. Whatever their names are...