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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…

The Flash Vol 3 Rogues Reloaded review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMay 23, 20220Comments

A hero is as good as their villains. This is very true of the Flash, the villains around whom I find criminally underrated, and none more so than Captain Cold and his Rogues. Joshua Williamson proves very much in touch with who these people are, how their brokenness pulling them together in such a way that they…

The Flash : Vol 1 Lightning Strikes Twice review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMay 17, 20220Comments

The great rebirth-era Flash reread starts here! And it starts off pretty well in spite of treading ground that is a little too familiar, with the trope of the (not-do) secret identity speedster villain front and center. While the New 52 volume ended on a low-key but ironically high note and this does offer a continuation…

Dark Nights Metal review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMay 9, 20220Comments

Scott Snyder is an acquired taste. He seeks to write as in a sub-textually meaningful way as Geoff Johns and Alan Moore with the cosmic scale of Grant Morrison, but more often than not just about missing the mark in being a little too ambitious and overt with his plans. Dark Nights: Metal is one such…

Green Lantern review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMarch 3, 20220Comments

I was not very enthusiastic to take up the latest Green Lantern book. See I am a HUGE Hal Jordan fan. It was through Geoff Johns' run that I got into Green Lantern and later to his supporting cast. While I love all of the Green Lantern Corps (my favorites being Kilowog, Mogo and Isamot Kol),…

The Other History of the DC Universe review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMarch 1, 20220Comments

What a beautiful, beautiful book. I have not said this about a book for a long time. I read good books; I read fun books, sure. But a beautiful one? Not since the Alex Ross books. And like Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek's Marvels, The Other History of the DC Universe seeks to make the history of…

The Flash: Savage Velocity – review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJanuary 8, 20220Comments

It is very important, I find, that one maintains a critical distance between what they like and themselves in order to accept that their object of content is not infallible. With this frame of mind, I read through Mike Baron, Jackson Guice and William Moesssner-Loebs' Savage Velocity. Hot off the heels of Barry Allen's death in…