Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Jesus Merino, Andy Owens & Chris Sotomayor
Publisher: DC Comics
Its new story arc time for The Flash! ‘Rogues Reloaded’ came and went, and personally was the story I was waiting for a good long while. Can’t beat the classic rogues gallery. But that was then and this is now as we step into a new story which turns our attention back to Wally. At this point, you might as well call him the co-star of the book considering how much time he has been given to grow.
The focus on Wally is always refreshing for this book. I’m sure that most readers want this to be all about the Flash, but that’s just not how the world works. Certainly not right now, and nor should it. This is a guy who shares his source of power with numerous others and at that point where it is negligent to ignore the training that speedsters like Wally need to reach their potential. That aside, this here is Wally’s story and it was only a matter of time we got around to him looking for his father. Since Wally learned of the truth, everything about that revelation was put on the backburner. So I would say that it is better now than never that Wally would be bold enough to look for his father and start piecing together the truth.
No matter the situation, there’s something nice about seeing Wally, Barry and Iris in the same place. Barry doesn’t know Wally is Kid Flash, Wally doesn’t know Barry is The Flash, and Iris has no idea about either. When they are together we get some of the most down to Earth moments because they are able to just be normal people. I have to say I appreciated What came out of that get together because there are some things about superhero books that make you cringe for the obviousness. Williamson cut the BS with one of the things that someone needed to address about identity and in a subtle way.
Wally and The Flash going to the Belle Reve Prison to find Reverse-Flash was an anticipated moment. For some of us who have seen him recently it was hard to tell what they might find there. Suicide Squad tends to at times fall into its own timeline, but regardless the last time some of us saw him he was well, dead. With that said, it seems that getting this answer will be easier said than done. I like that this isn’t completely direct – as it should be when such a big question needs to be addressed. It leads to one of my favorite villain interactions for The Flash because this guy you can never tell is actually a villain or just a prick who loves to get a rile out of people.
