Written by: Francis Manapul
Art by: Brian Buccellato
So, I have to admit that I really don't know a whole lot about The Flash. I knew he was struck by lightning, but I didn't know that he taps into an energy called The Speed Force. I remember watching a television show about The Flash about a scientist that ran really fast and ate a lot of food... No ring (from what I remember) and no magically appearing costumes.
Anyway...
I absolutely loved this comic! The comic gave me a really good introduction to Barry Allen aka The Flash. I'm also in love with Brian Buccellato's art! All I can say is, Barry Allen can be easily played by some good looking celebrity (blond) and make an awesome movie!
While on date at a museum, Barry Allen finds himself in the middle of a robbery. In super hero fashion, he makes a quick exit to change into The Flash and kick some serious tail. The robbers are after an experimental device called a genome re-coder. Amidst all the action, one of the robbers is a killed (or is he?) and is later revealed to be an old school friend of Barry.
Barry becomes a little obsessed to find out what really happened to his friend and how he really died when *poof* Manual enters the scene. Alive?!
Francis did a fantastic job in his storytelling and gave me enough of a "hook" to buy the next issue.
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Side note: I really need to figure out which comics I'm going to dedicate my budget to because I'm pretty sure I can't keep up with this volume of comics. I have to say that it's become pretty difficult to narrow down the few comics that I want to read every week.
Writing: 9/10
Art: 10/10
Storytelling: 9/10
Overall: 9.33/10
