Script & Cover by Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato
Pencils by Marcus To
Inks by Ray McCarthy
The Solicitation
• THE FLASH vs. THE WEATHER WIZARD!
• The Flash may survive…but will BARRY ALLEN?
Preview
Why I Bought It
Its the Flash, and I have this collection thing going.... Such a shame and typically feels like wasted money.
What I Liked
This is a good try at re-creating what Geoff Johns did back in the day when he was writing Flash. While I am not fully behind this story, I can say that I love that they tried to put everything into this one story that you would need to know to get the Weather Wizard and run with his character. They really, really tried.
Guest art! That was surprising. I actually really appreciated it. I don't know if it was a rush job, or if To read from notes from Manapul or received layouts or what, but this is some good stuff. I don't mind this art at all on fill-in, and I think that To could do a good job with a book all by himself.
What I Didn't Like
Everywhere this story and books falls short.
It tried to do the Geoff Johns single villain issue focus and it failed. Weather Wizard. OK, I guess the name should say it all. But he goes from having his own two hands control water to then using the glowing stick thing. So where are his powers coming from?
The Weather Wizard's sister-in-law does some serious turn about with her character. However, each time it happens it feel very forced. And her confessing? Why? The only reason I could see is because the story said to do it.
And that's the way the book feels. We just seem to be flipping all the characters around without much of a rhyme or reason to it. When they need to be doing something to serve the plot, then there they are doing it. If a character needs to forget something, it is forgotten. For as much as the early issues seem to crawl at a snail's pace, there seems to be an urgency in getting caught back up to where they want the book to be. This is also clearly evident in the fact that I have yet to find a reason to care if this Flash lives or dies. This Flash doesn't have an ultimate goal or agenda. That's what is missing.
Panel to Remember
The scene in the beginning where the Weather Wizard's brother gets shot. Looking at those bullets and their trajectory, there have to be multiple gunmen involved. Or multiple guns. Or, you know, bad art.
Quotable
"Mooove!!!" - said by Flash. I just get this image in my head that he is saying it somewhat ironically when he says it like this, since to him everyone must be moving around slow as cattle.
Grades
Words: 3/10
Pictures: 7/10
Buy Next Issue: My collection demands it, let's hope my wallet doesn't refuse.
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