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The Flash: Year One TPB review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJuly 4, 20220Comments

The Flash: Year One TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author) and Howard Porter (Illustrations) Back when the Flash was repurposed for the space age in Barry Allen, heralding the silver age of comics in Showcase #4 in 1956, Carmine Infantino and Rob Kanigher set the titular Fastest Man Alive in an incredibly silly story (as…

Flash Forward TPB review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 27, 20220Comments

Flash Forward TPB Collects Flash Forward #1-6 by Scott Lobdell (Author), Brett Booth (Illustrator) A slight divergence in the great Flash Rebirth re-read. DC has a complicated relationship with Wally West; a schizophrenic one in which there is clearly a portion of the editorial staff that appreciates his journey and wants him to stick around and another that feel…

The Flash Vol. 11: The Greatest Trick of All TPB review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 22, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 11: The Greatest Trick of All TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author), Scott Kollins (Illustrator) One of the best elements of Geoff Johns' run back in the 2000s were the single issue "Rogue Profiles" which took apart a member of the Flash's Rogues Gallery and recontextualised their origins to fit within the mythos of the…

The Flash Vol. 10: Force Quest TPB review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 20, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 10: Force Quest TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author), Rafa Sandoval (Illustrator) Force Quest is the one volume of Williamson's run that although expands on the Flash mythos was shoehorned in to create more antagonists for the Flash; which is reasonable, I guess. The problem is that the concept of the four forces that aid the…

The Flash Vol. 9: Reckoning of the Forces review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 15, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 9: Reckoning of the Forces TPB By Writer Joshua Williamson (Justice League vs. Suicide Squad) and artists Christian Duce (Detective Comics) and Scott Kolins (Blue Beetle) Collecting The Flash (2016) issues #52-57. The Flash has always been about moving forward; that means coping with grief, coping with change - being in situations we feel…

The Flash Vol. 8: Flash War review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 13, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 8: Flash War TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author), Howard Porter (Illustrator), Scott Kolins (Illustrator) Geoff Johns understands the Flash; Joshua Williamson understands the people beneath the costume. In this volume of his run, Williamson highlights this by taking the tail end of Johns' run right before Flashpoint and building upon it while continuing the threads…

The Flash Vol. 7: Perfect Storm review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 8, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 7: Perfect Storm TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author), Carmine Di GIandomenico (Illustrator), Carlos D'Anda (Illustrator) "Everything is better with monkeys" Except monkeypox of course, but it's been a mantra of mine since forever. So imagine how, as a youngster, I first came to know that one of my favorite superhero's most deadly of enemies was...…

The Flash Vol. 6: Cold Day in Hell review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 6, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 6: Cold Day in Hell TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author), Howard Porter (Illustrator) If Geoff Johns really understands The Flash, I would argue that Joshua Williamson truly understands Barry Allen. The Flash occupies an interesting position in the DC Universe that is really highlighted in this arc; what drives him is a constant self-loathing that…

The Flash Vol. 5: Negative review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJune 2, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 5: Negative (Rebirth) TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author), Neil Googe (Illustrator), Christian Duce (Illustrator) The storyline that debuted the series villain of one of the most recent seasons, this is one of the few things the series did much better, I believe. While this storyline does develop who Barry Allen is, his faults in…

The Flash Vol. 4: Running Scared review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMay 29, 20220Comments

The Flash Vol. 4: Running Scared TPB by Joshua Williamson (Author), Carmine Di Giandomenico (Illustrator) This part of Joshua Williamson's run on the Flash, I find, has the interesting position of both possessing some of the best moments and yet some of the more questionable editorial decisions surrounding the Reverse Flash. The artwork, especially the sections…

The Flash, Vol. 2: Speed of Darkness review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMay 24, 20220Comments

The Flash, Vol. 2: Speed of Darkness TPB by Joshua Williamson (Writer), Felipe Watanabe (Penciler), Oclair Albert (Inker), Chris Sotomayor (Colourist), Steve Wands (Letterer), Jorge Corona (Artist), Ivan Plascencia (Colourist) Joshua Williamson's run on "The Flash" continues the great Rebirth Reread and it's actually quite good. The characterisation of Barry Allen here has certainly improved and the toll of his workaholic personality in…

Batman/The Flash: The Button review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMay 24, 20220Comments

Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition Hardcover by Tom King (Author), Joshua Williamson (Author), Jason Fabok (Illustrator), Howard Porter (Illustrator) The next chapter in Joshua Williamson's run on the Flash continues! And this time, a crossover with the Batman title for something truly special. An unsolvable, ultra-high concept murder mystery between the speedy CSI and the Dark…