The Flash Annual #2

The Flash Annual #2 

Brian Buccellato: writer
Sami Basri: pencils and inks
Backup:
Nicole Dubuc: writer
Cully Hamner: artist

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Review
Ignore the Green Lantern part of this story. Seriously. If you want to, rip out the pages and throw them away.

There is a gem in this comic that is well worth the admission price alone. I'm talking about the backup written by Nicole Dubuc with art by Cully Hamner.

I actually cared about Barry Allen in this story and really felt like I got to know what makes him tick. The ability of this story to make me feel that way outweighs everything done to Flash since the whole New 52 took over.

There are moments in the regular series that try to go for what this story does. Maybe it is the combination of seeing them all together here or something. There is just something here that really gives me an idea of who Barry is as a Flash. And it works. I'm convinced he should be the Flash with this story.

It is a shame I don't see the same thing in either the first half of the book or in  the regular series. I could seriously go on for a while on this, but that just doesn't seem like the right thing to do.

A note on the art: really effective. Hamner does very well and you can tell there is experience behind the art.

Needless to say, I'm only going to grade the last half of the book.

Grades
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 8/10
General Feeling After Reading: Great!
Buy Next Issue: For the regular series, maybe. Since I know that Flash can be this good, maybe it is a sign to get rid of the current creative team.