I have to say that hearing you talk about the anger in flash and the issues with your prior job hit a cord with me. It made me stop and think. Thanks for that.
Rob thanks for sharing that personal bit. I can empathize, I too went many years missing invaluable moments with my family because of my focus on a job I disliked. I learned my lesson, now I’m happier and healing. So glad to hear you are as well. 🤙🏾
Rob, very brave and sincere of you to bring in your own struggles with depression and outlook, and the impact on friends and loved ones, in trying to illuminate and explain Barry's struggles with the negative speed force. As someone who struggles with chronic intractible pain on a daily basis, your commentary struck home. Thank you. The depth of your caring in these monologs really shines through.
My boring positive micro-rant: One of this channel's strengths is that it goes in depth on the popular subjects too instead of only analyzing the really interesting places and people of DC and Marvel. It keeps it broad and caters to all types
I really appreciate how you made that personal. It added depth and gave us, your fans, a chance to know more about you. It made both you and the story more identifiable and relatable.
13:22 thanks Rob for your words. I can relate to your story and it's such a bonus hear it in your videos. I'm sitting here a work looking towards a really long day and listening to your videos always helps.
Rob, I really appreciate the life lesson. I've had my own issues with focusing on the negativity in the world, and this video legitimately helped me realize how much its effecting my life. Thank you!
I still need to watch the full length of it, but who remembers that famous scene that is flashed all over the place from Akira where a character just blows up in veins, muscles, etc.? That is what Bloodwork reminded me of.
I gotta be honest myself, I left your channel the first time cause after 6 years of following you I never got one response from you ever. I was butt hurt but at the end of the day you owe me nothing. I just need to appreciate your work and leave it at that.
thawns old origin > new origin. Petty Jealousy is a boring/childish reason to become a villain. Finding out its your destiny, is a pretty interesting reason to become a villain.
I've been very angry recently and this story as well as yours, Rob, really helped. At least it made me feel a little better and I hope I can start seeing things from a more positive side. I really do love your channel.
Thank you Rob. Ive been dealing with a lot of internal anger recently and interesting enough you video brought me back to earth a bit. Thank you for the perspective. Now i defiantly got to go get this comic at some point...lol
I love how Wally west uses the speed force when he runs. When he runs through molecules and atoms he leaves them unstable hence they are destroyed, but when Barry runs through he leaves the molecules and atoms on phased. I love how in Justice league Unlimited Wally west did his around the world punches on brainiac Lex Luther and annihalted him and then became one with the speed force because he was going so fast
There are people who are just bad and want to do evil things, just like the crime syndicate on earth 3. On the surface of it, thawne turned into a bad guy because of jealousy, but that was just an excuse and disguise for a guy's true motivation.
So if negative speed force fuels Barry negative emotions and if positive fuels his hood emotional. That would explain why he so dedicated to being a hero,his strong sense justice and so on
I guess it's where I am an old man, but I do not get worked up about change. I remember when everyone was freaking out about Miles becoming Spider-Man(not even in the 616) Now he is beloved and has really came into his own.
+ComicsExplained Preach it Rob. Negative behavior and negative thinking only live and breed negative thinking. You have really do have to look at the positive. Whether it be Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, or the Twin Suns Foundation there is positive things to look forward in life.
ROB! Please do a video on what the first season of a Super Sons Animated Series would look like. Storyline? Which animation style (Justice League, Young Justice, Batman: TAS, etc)? The levels of trouble the boys would get in? Your vision with the Disney takeover and X-Men is freaking amazing!!!
You know what, I'm like that. Negative. I pushed people away, and I have a cynical view of life but you know what? If they're not going to be there for the darkest parts of my life, I don't want them there for the best parts. I'm better off without them. We have to be real: the world is a fucked up place and it's up to us to figure it out and fix it before we go extinct. Trying to 'stay positive', imo, obstructs people from critically thinking about the world's issues and prevents solutions from being implemented. Just my 2¢...
Randolph Thomas II If people dont like you, they wont listen to you. If they dont listen to you, they wont help you achieve your goals to improve the world. The only way to move mountains in this world is through people helping you, through numbers. We dont have superheroes in this world, you cant fix the worlds problems on your own. You have to get people on your side, or you wont get anything done.
3 strikes as they say. If you’re consistently running into repetitive issues of communicating well with people on a consistent enough basis, and with no change of outcome after the second or third time, then there’s probably some necessary introspection on your part to be had. A total negative and cynical view on life is self-limiting and self-victimizing, to be quite frank. No one’s good and longterm decisions in life were ever made when they were anxious, angry or tempted based on those two sole emotions. You can be totally right about elements of the world being against you, but it’s totally different from passively letting your thoughts in series and strings become your own self-deceptive enemy.
these replies are typical, FFS someone puts their own view on things as they see it and everyone is instantly like naww man it's you, for anyone who thinks the world is a bright cheerful happy place you're living in a dream world, the world is dangerous but you can't let that rule your life, the world is messed up but again we need to try and fix the problems and we need to be more fracking respectful of others, maybe when people point out issues they aren't being an asshole?? maybe they are actually trying to say hey this is fucked let's see what we can do about it? just saying but sitting there throwing people thoughts back at em is wrong, maybe the ones saying things are fracked aren't the problem maybe the ones trying to ignore the problems and throw things back at others are the real problem??
darthXreven darthXreven none of us denied his pessimistic observations about the world, we are saying that even if youre correct in your pessism, no one wants to help someone who pushes us away. The world has a lot of problems, and identifying them is important, but there comes a time when you need to stop complaining about the issues, and actually work to solve them. Protests only work if action is taken afterwards by a group of people who agree to work together. Constantly complaining about your life without acting is your own damn fault.
Ordinary Tree You are the only ones implying that he's bitching about it and not doing anything about the issues in his life, but you do not know this man or his life story, so I don't know where you're getting any of this from. This man might be working his ass off to fix his issues and then you come around ranting at him over nothing.
Put that the other way: All your “friends” have done nothing but use you for your entire life. Family too. You finally wake up and realize that’s what has been happening. You make a decision - Dump them all. You can finally think again. You are more relaxed. You realize that you can handle stress again, because all of these people were triggers and leeches. Sometimes you need to be alone, because you realize no one is good, and everyone is a parasite.
This is the reason why I hate the Flash TV show. It cannot be as good as the actual source material. When I watch the CW series of Flash, I don’t see Barry Allen, I see a crying Peter Parker clone who depends too much on other people and is so bad at keeping his secret identity.
J. Deku Yep.....that dude is not Barry Allen. He’s more of a Wally west than Barry in every way. He’s just not a good pick for Flash he doesn’t fit the character at all.
So Flash War is gonna happen, which begs the question: Is Wally gonna stay the Flash? I doubt they'll make him THE Flash again, as to avoid pissing off all the Barry fans. Which kinda sucks, considering Wally earned that title. But, it makes sense.
I think eobard thawne is the best. He’s a super genius in our time, and has figured out the speed force in a way that Barry hasn’t. I love that he’s usually always a step ahead of Barry and deep down truly just wants his idols respect. He really hates Bart Allen particularly because he is both Allen and thawne. And I mean come on he has his own side of the speed force, The negative speed force
I'm pissed off all the time. You can be perfectly healthy and do it. I called it the "Cold Heart of Hate". No different from any other man, but the very blood sings a song of death that sounds as if it was a piece of the Styx.
I have to say that hearing you talk about the anger in flash and the issues with your prior job hit a cord with me. It made me stop and think. Thanks for that.
Chord
boleg98 lmao
So because Barry is a hybrid does that mean Barry Allen is now fuel efficient? 🤔
Also....BOOOOO. BOOOOOO. HISSSSS. BOOOO.
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only in comparison to the othr flashes lol
He is the future of transportation lol
rob's life lessons are so touching to me
Rob thanks for sharing that personal bit. I can empathize, I too went many years missing invaluable moments with my family because of my focus on a job I disliked. I learned my lesson, now I’m happier and healing. So glad to hear you are as well. 🤙🏾
Is there a Rob explains rob?
Ceejay Bruns there certainly should be...
There’s a Beyond Omega Rob Corp
BlazeChar Failing Gaming ah yea that's right. I thought there was one. Maybe a history of Rob then.
Rob did a "draw my life" a few years ago.
C.K Meh oh cool I have to check that out. Ty
Rob, very brave and sincere of you to bring in your own struggles with depression and outlook, and the impact on friends and loved ones, in trying to illuminate and explain Barry's struggles with the negative speed force. As someone who struggles with chronic intractible pain on a daily basis, your commentary struck home. Thank you.
The depth of your caring in these monologs really shines through.
My boring positive micro-rant: One of this channel's strengths is that it goes in depth on the popular subjects too instead of only analyzing the really interesting places and people of DC and Marvel. It keeps it broad and caters to all types
I really appreciate how you made that personal. It added depth and gave us, your fans, a chance to know more about you. It made both you and the story more identifiable and relatable.
agree love current williamson run, and I am not a regular flash reader, but this, detective comics and the superman books are great atm.
The things you said about being alone and angry all the time hit home. Keep doing what you’re doing. Great stuff man.
13:22 thanks Rob for your words. I can relate to your story and it's such a bonus hear it in your videos. I'm sitting here a work looking towards a really long day and listening to your videos always helps.
When you went into details about working in your 20s I actually sat up...very much feel the same way about my life now.
Rob, I really appreciate the life lesson. I've had my own issues with focusing on the negativity in the world, and this video legitimately helped me realize how much its effecting my life. Thank you!
So Barry takes a bath in his suit?
Rich Kidd R F 😂you. . .you get it
I still need to watch the full length of it, but who remembers that famous scene that is flashed all over the place from Akira where a character just blows up in veins, muscles, etc.? That is what Bloodwork reminded me of.
I gotta be honest myself, I left your channel the first time cause after 6 years of following you I never got one response from you ever. I was butt hurt but at the end of the day you owe me nothing. I just need to appreciate your work and leave it at that.
Dude I feel you I've had to work so many holidays and lost so many friends due to jobs just gotta smile and keep moving
This origin story for this new villain is really interesting
I really do love how Josh has been doing. I am related to Gardner and I love to see his legacy given new life like this
Rob I ain't even mad but that but the punisher quote about the hole it totally fits with this
This video is a great example of why I love these videos Rob. Thank you. Rob Corp son!
thawns old origin > new origin. Petty Jealousy is a boring/childish reason to become a villain. Finding out its your destiny, is a pretty interesting reason to become a villain.
CT agreed.
CT agreed rob is just a fanboy he doesnt have a real opinion
yea destined... why? cant just say ya destined for something ...there must be reasons and paths leading up to the destiny.
nigel smith that's not how Destiny works, it's a plot device that's inherently ambiguous.
I've been very angry recently and this story as well as yours, Rob, really helped. At least it made me feel a little better and I hope I can start seeing things from a more positive side. I really do love your channel.
Incredibly personal on this one Rob. Stellar work, stellar sharing
I always love when Rob says the super hero name, then super quickly says their full name.
Just everything rob says is great man I love it how poetic he is
Damn Rob that story of the man in the whole is very rich in wisdom
9:22 Please never say *that word* in a DC story again.
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I really appreciate the honesty and relatability Rob, that's awesome man, thanks :)
14:11 I love that West Wing Reference. Leo is amazing.
This was one of my favorite videos of yours. Thanks for sharing your experience. Cool and relatable.
Rob keep it 100 and I'm thankful to have heard it... And it makes me glad I don't trip off of holidays
Right on my man, Joshua Williamson is kickin major ass with Flash, Man I'm lovin DC Rebrith Right Now, Its freaking great!!!
Thank you Rob. Ive been dealing with a lot of internal anger recently and interesting enough you video brought me back to earth a bit. Thank you for the perspective. Now i defiantly got to go get this comic at some point...lol
I love how Wally west uses the speed force when he runs. When he runs through molecules and atoms he leaves them unstable hence they are destroyed, but when Barry runs through he leaves the molecules and atoms on phased. I love how in Justice league Unlimited Wally west did his around the world punches on brainiac Lex Luther and annihalted him and then became one with the speed force because he was going so fast
Today, Comics explains Rob's life!
Thanks for the stories.
There are people who are just bad and want to do evil things, just like the crime syndicate on earth 3. On the surface of it, thawne turned into a bad guy because of jealousy, but that was just an excuse and disguise for a guy's true motivation.
Singh as quoted by Rob... "I'm SICK-A-YUR-SHIT Barry~!" lmfao
Rob, I like the analogy you used comparing Barry Allens life and yours. I can totally relate to the negative effects on life
12:47 damn straight! The media doesn't help either
Love this channel and this might be my fave video ever. So relatable.
So if negative speed force fuels Barry negative emotions and if positive fuels his hood emotional. That would explain why he so dedicated to being a hero,his strong sense justice and so on
That was very real, I really appreciate how you opened up to us, thank you...
I guess it's where I am an old man, but I do not get worked up about change. I remember when everyone was freaking out about Miles becoming Spider-Man(not even in the 616) Now he is beloved and has really came into his own.
I kinda like his new powers i hope he learns to control them and it make him more powerful hero.
+ComicsExplained Preach it Rob. Negative behavior and negative thinking only live and breed negative thinking. You have really do have to look at the positive. Whether it be Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, or the Twin Suns Foundation there is positive things to look forward in life.
ROB! Please do a video on what the first season of a Super Sons Animated Series would look like. Storyline? Which animation style (Justice League, Young Justice, Batman: TAS, etc)? The levels of trouble the boys would get in? Your vision with the Disney takeover and X-Men is freaking amazing!!!
Man, I've got to say, I'm loving Negative Flash. The story is so cool!
Good God that dislocated elbow bit got me
I really, really prefer Thawne's old origin story, personally
I really like the way the flash story's are going and 8 hope they continue
You know what, I'm like that. Negative. I pushed people away, and I have a cynical view of life but you know what? If they're not going to be there for the darkest parts of my life, I don't want them there for the best parts. I'm better off without them. We have to be real: the world is a fucked up place and it's up to us to figure it out and fix it before we go extinct. Trying to 'stay positive', imo, obstructs people from critically thinking about the world's issues and prevents solutions from being implemented. Just my 2¢...
Randolph Thomas II If people dont like you, they wont listen to you. If they dont listen to you, they wont help you achieve your goals to improve the world. The only way to move mountains in this world is through people helping you, through numbers. We dont have superheroes in this world, you cant fix the worlds problems on your own. You have to get people on your side, or you wont get anything done.
3 strikes as they say. If you’re consistently running into repetitive issues of communicating well with people on a consistent enough basis, and with no change of outcome after the second or third time, then there’s probably some necessary introspection on your part to be had.
A total negative and cynical view on life is self-limiting and self-victimizing, to be quite frank. No one’s good and longterm decisions in life were ever made when they were anxious, angry or tempted based on those two sole emotions. You can be totally right about elements of the world being against you, but it’s totally different from passively letting your thoughts in series and strings become your own self-deceptive enemy.
these replies are typical, FFS someone puts their own view on things as they see it and everyone is instantly like naww man it's you, for anyone who thinks the world is a bright cheerful happy place you're living in a dream world, the world is dangerous but you can't let that rule your life, the world is messed up but again we need to try and fix the problems and we need to be more fracking respectful of others, maybe when people point out issues they aren't being an asshole?? maybe they are actually trying to say hey this is fucked let's see what we can do about it? just saying but sitting there throwing people thoughts back at em is wrong, maybe the ones saying things are fracked aren't the problem maybe the ones trying to ignore the problems and throw things back at others are the real problem??
darthXreven darthXreven none of us denied his pessimistic observations about the world, we are saying that even if youre correct in your pessism, no one wants to help someone who pushes us away.
The world has a lot of problems, and identifying them is important, but there comes a time when you need to stop complaining about the issues, and actually work to solve them. Protests only work if action is taken afterwards by a group of people who agree to work together. Constantly complaining about your life without acting is your own damn fault.
Ordinary Tree
You are the only ones implying that he's bitching about it and not doing anything about the issues in his life, but you do not know this man or his life story, so I don't know where you're getting any of this from. This man might be working his ass off to fix his issues and then you come around ranting at him over nothing.
Great Episode
Wow I needed that segue about the hole. Some great wisdom Rob
I was catching up on the flash tv show the other day. Barry said "My spidet sense is tingling" When referring to the Thinker.
gotta love the Punisher reference! ;)
Great Video man. Gotta love the flash. So inspirational
Love, love, love your channel!!
That was brilliant! Need to get this one Thanks Rob.
Man.. real talk. REAL TALK. The man in the hole story I've told this plenty of times just truth.
Put that the other way:
All your “friends” have done nothing but use you for your entire life. Family too. You finally wake up and realize that’s what has been happening.
You make a decision -
Dump them all.
You can finally think again. You are more relaxed. You realize that you can handle stress again, because all of these people were triggers and leeches.
Sometimes you need to be alone, because you realize no one is good, and everyone is a parasite.
About time bro you need to drop 16 straight videos today lol jking keep up the good work man, I subscribe to your channel about 2 months ago
It is just me or this sounds like if Barry got the venom suit? Like Spider-Man went all dark when had venom attached to him
Damn that example with steve was hella specific
Life isn't too short to be miserable. People aren't miserable because they decided to be miserable and angry.
This was a brilliant episode!
I'm currently reading mark waids run and its pretty good.
This is the reason why I hate the Flash TV show. It cannot be as good as the actual source material. When I watch the CW series of Flash, I don’t see Barry Allen, I see a crying Peter Parker clone who depends too much on other people and is so bad at keeping his secret identity.
J. Deku Yep.....that dude is not Barry Allen. He’s more of a Wally west than Barry in every way. He’s just not a good pick for Flash he doesn’t fit the character at all.
Keep up the good work mate love your videos
Damn rob, I felt the same way about working at the Post Office. I feel ya
At time 13:00 was so on point with me and I broke down in Starbucks.
Thank you for this Rob.
tfw the dialogue about the flash's mental health might have saved my own life
Don't be sad that rosebushes have thorns, be happy some thornbushes have roses
He’s blood bending
Looking forward to the flash war!
I didn't realize you lived in Seattle, Rob! I love this town. :)
So Flash War is gonna happen, which begs the question: Is Wally gonna stay the Flash? I doubt they'll make him THE Flash again, as to avoid pissing off all the Barry fans. Which kinda sucks, considering Wally earned that title. But, it makes sense.
Man Rob, your life sounds like mine now. I've worked double shifts On thanksgiving and Christmas day. I only get one day off a week.
Man, I relate to you relating to the flash
I don't like to request things but can you possibly do Gotham Academy?
Bravo Rob.
Thank you rob! Love your videos
Dear Rob, thank you
I think eobard thawne is the best. He’s a super genius in our time, and has figured out the speed force in a way that Barry hasn’t. I love that he’s usually always a step ahead of Barry and deep down truly just wants his idols respect. He really hates Bart Allen particularly because he is both Allen and thawne. And I mean come on he has his own side of the speed force, The negative speed force
I'm pissed off all the time. You can be perfectly healthy and do it.
I called it the "Cold Heart of Hate". No different from any other man, but the very blood sings a song of death that sounds as if it was a piece of the Styx.
man....that was a damn good video
Shrapnel looks like a Decepticon.
Respect to Rob.. Respect
Oh snap the Rob origin story revealed
ROB!!!! Kansas City Comic Con... NEXT MONTH!!!! I need you in attendance!!!!
Yes!! Love the Flash!!
Way to quote the punisher with the story of the guy in a hole.
Barry Allen with a Red lantern ring? The speed of hatred.
Rob clearly hasn't read some of the Great Old-School Comics. There have always been relatable, intimate, and Hardcore Comics no matter the Era.
Shrapnel was also in batman brave and the bold(the animated series) for something like 1 episode
True friends would stick by you an try to cheer you up not leave like a coward
Rob... please do something on venom, I know his character pretty well but with the movie coming out soon I definitely want a refresher
No lie. This scenario is hitting me to the core
AAA HAH! I KNOW THAT QUOTE!! THE MAN IN THE HOLE! I heard it watching Netflix's the Punisher god I love that
you live in Seattle bro? I live in Federal Way, I would love to meet you.