Buy Pile Report: DCU #0

I'm sure you've likely heard by now, thanks to the Daily News and their big traps, but here's your SPOILER WARNING any way.

Yes, In DC Universe #0 the Flash comes back from the dead. The Daily News reported Barry Allen was back from the dead, and issue writers Grant Morrison and Geoff Johns all but confirmed it.

The question I have, though, is why is nobody else other than me wondering if Barry is not the only Allen coming back?

To fill you in if you haven't shelled out the 50 Cents for the issue yet, a Flash (that metaphorically returns from the dead with a lightning bolt on the final page) is your narrator through this entire issue. This small spark traveling the cosmos on page one introduces himself simply as "This is Everything. This is Me." Clearly, the spark seems to be the speed force.

The comic is then divided into short, tight, informative segments, most of which will definitely whet your appetite for the next year of DC comics. First The idea of the multiverse is introduced, then, in ONE PAGE no less, the last two crisises are summed up. We get a tease to "Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds," followed by a chilling tease to "Batman: R.I.P" (that you can find online). Then, we get teased to the next year in Wonder Woman comics, in which apparently the cast of "300" will be making an appearance, followed by a great art collage of "Blackest Night." The last two teases are to how the Specter will be featured in "Final Crisis," followed by a look at our new villain, Libra.

It is A LOT of information in a short cheap package. And while, yes, there is very little revealed, it is a great advertisement that you will be entertained by.

So, Why do I think more than just Barry Allen will be returning? Well, during the Legion tease, Superman asks Brainy for a hand in the battle. Brainy, who is taking part what seems to ceremony involving that Wand from the "Lightning Saga" arc, says "I'm attempting to find more than one, Superman..."

Also, On the DC Nation page in every DC book this week, there is a Rip Hunter-esque white board in the photo, with plenty of teases. One of these reads "4 times the Red"... let's see, Jay Garrick, Wally West, Barry Allen, Bart Allen... that's 4, right?

And really, if Barry Allen was the only surprise in Johns and Morrison's backpocket, would they have shown their hands so quickly?

Of course, the question now is how long will these Scarlett Speedsters be back for?

Lastly, and not Flash related, I just found it hilarious today reading this issue that it has 100% NOTHING to do with "Countdown to Final Crisis." Some "bridge" this is. Not that I am complaining, but it's just horribly evident that DC is already doing their damnedest to erase that horrible year-long story from everyone's memory.

Did we see any Monitors here? Nope. Any Jimmy Olsen? Any Forager? Kyle Rayner or Ray Palmer? How about OMAC? Nope. We saw DC's A-List, from their A-List writers. I'll happily erase that story from continuity if everyone else is game.