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The Flash, Age of Empires 2... Oh Yeah and Stuff!

I was reading The Blackest Night the other week, and man, it was great! Imagine a “zombie” story involving the whole DC universe (admittedly, I haven’t read Marvel’s Zombies)! The Blackest Night was the big DC crossover story of 2009-2010, that basically told a story of dead superheroes and villains rising. It was a captivating story filled with some “oh shit!”-shock moments coupled with frightening moments. Though the story focuses more around the Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps, I couldn’t help but think about the Flash, who plays a significant role in the story. I had a dream that week about the Flash and his qualities as a superhero, and how it related to me. It was a strange dream, yet one where I was able to find some wisdom. (Note: it doesn’t happen often, but I have a history of superheroes ending up in my dreams. For the record, appearing in separate dreams have been Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Ice Man, Spider-Man and now the Flash. I guess inside, I want to be more