Brian Buccellato: writer pgs 1-18, co-writer pgs 19-20, colorist
Marcio Takara: artist pgs 1-18
Francis Manapul: co-writer and artist 19-20
Preview and Solicitation
Review
DO NOT BUY FLASH #19. Seriously.
Here is the story in a nutshell: Barry without powers (Dial H thing) gets all the weaponry of the rogues gallery that is stored in the prison (because it is a good idea to store things like that there) to try and stop the Outlanders from rescuing Trickster (who has a mechanical arm and somehow can't break out of his jail cell?) who then all are trying to be buried by another character for no reason. Oh, and the cover that you probably got the comic for, actually shares the same amount of story time given to the "WTF" surprise villain as what the cover has. That's right, two pages are devoted to showing the Reverse Flash, which carries about the same amount of information for him as what you get on the cover.
Actually, that last bit is wrong. On the cover it looks like Reverse Flash and Flash meet, but they actually don't in the comic. So really, wrong on all parts.
Hell, more pages were devoted to the "epilogue" of sorts to the two part story between last issue and this one than what are devoted to anything Reverse Flash related.
Costume note: Apparently Reverse Flash's designer took some notes from the costume design of Venom in Spiderman 3. You know, the one look that Venom sported with the costume pulling back on the face so you could see Topher's face.
Let me paraphrase Batman a bit when I say this: The last time Barry Allen Flash inspired anyone in the DC Universe was when he died.
And yes, I am seeing the irony that the character that helped to jump start the whole New 52, at least story wise, has had his book going on the same path as the rest of the New 52 - straight into the shitter.
Grades
Words: 2/10 - It is amateur hour here.
Pictures: 2/10 - Same here, too.
General Feeling After Reading: Cheated.
Buy Next Issue: I should drop this. I really, really should.
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