Friday 20 July 2012

Month 1: Saviour of the universe

The Flash #1 W: Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato A: Francis Manapul
In a bizarre turn of events, more than one book this month has made me think of the two Bizarro hardbacks, and for this one it's this story:
OK, there's more JRJr in this book, but am I the only one that sees it in the layouts?
Given that this is supposed to be the Barry Allen Universe I kind of expected something different, like for him to have remembered himself to be fantastically rich or something as well as being the Flash because that's kind of what we'd all do I think. And part of it feels ripped off from Portal: No Escape.
Anyhoo, the setup is good, the plot rattles along and the cliffhanger leaves you wanting to read the next issue straight away - which can't be a bad thing.
Nothing to criticise here really although perhaps not that memorable. But then he is the FASTEST MAN ALIVE so maybe we shouldn't be surprised that it's a speedy read.

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