Review of
Flash Issue #1, from Tangent Comics,
by Todd Dezago, Gary Frank and Cam Smith
Three out of five stars
Incongruous incompetent villain with high-tech gadgets
While the
writers of this comic deserve praise for establishing the context for the superpowers
of the heroine, the storyline is very poor. When the hero has great powers, their
adversaries must be powerful and competent. Superman had Lex Luthor and Mr. Mxyzptlk
and Spider-Man had the Green Goblin and Doc Oc.
In this case the main villain is a bumbling
incompetent that always manages to find a way to fail each time he has the heroine
in his sights. Even though he is using very sophisticated technology. The
mother of the heroine is very much a tiger mom, using every possible angle to get
and keep her daughter in the spotlight. Even to the point of increasing her
danger. I understand that these features are meant to be amusing, but to me
they simply fall flat. Make the danger a real one, or otherwise it is hard to
keep your interest.
The heroine is able to manipulate light, which is the
source of the title. She is capable of coming and going in a flash of light.
Nice concept, and she will no doubt appeal to girls. However, the overbearing
mother will wear on readers of both genders.
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