Review of
The Flash, Flash War Part 1,
comic written by Joshua Williamson
Five out of five stars
Great start to a story with multiple parts.
The timeframe
is after the Barry and Wally Flashes defeated Grodd. It opens with Wallace (Kid
Flash) and Iris in a garage where Iris is working on a motorcycle. There is a
radio report of an earthquake causing a tidal wave and there are two Flashes on
the scene taking down the tidal wave. Shortly after that, the two Flashes
literally zoom into the garage.
Wally is
suffering from memory loss with headaches and it is in the middle of one of the
attacks that the 25th Century Reverse Flash Task Force (A. K. A. The
Renegades) arrive and announce that they are there to arrest Iris West for
murder and take her away. There are five super beings in the group, so they are
a formidable opponent. While Barry Flash
wants to discuss the matter with the Renegade leader, Wally grabs Iris and
whisks her away.
Even when the three
Flashes are fighting the Renegades, Barry and Wally Flash are bickering over
their actions. When a modicum of peace is restored, there is an agreement regarding
how to proceed, yet Wally is not totally on board.
This is a
superb part 1 episode of a serialized story. The complete context is
established along with the points of conflict with multiple possible threads
for the story to follow. Once you complete this issue, you are ready for the
next installment.
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