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To QUOTE Stephen Covey: 'Trust is the
glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication.
It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships'.
THE STORY:
Once upon a time there were two versions of the Flash. Now
one of these versions -- let's call him the good Flash, shall we? -- was reluctantly thrust
into a place beyond space and time, and had to follow a treacherous path that
will hopefully -- touch wood -- lead him back to full power again. But as for
the other Flash, on the other hand, well, just between me and you, last issue
Iris West caught him severely maiming a known villain. And now, in this very
issue, she teams-up with Patty Spivot, and together they see him attempt to do
the same thing once again.
Yeah! Straight up! It was roughly around the same time the nice
Flash was slammed at the back of the neck, before being tied down onto a
sacrificial alter..... THUNK!
ARGGHGGGGG!!!!
To be continued...
To be absolutely honest with you, dear reader, I can't
really say for certain if I actually enjoyed reading this issue or not. On the
one hand I loved the sight of Brett's hyper detailed artwork, I was engrossed
by the characters involved, and I was very intrigued by the general plot-line as
well. On the other hand, however, I'm afraid to say that this story was nothing
more than just another stepping stone story-line.
You see, to me, all this adventure had to do was progress
the characters respective stories a few steps further down the line. And yes. It
did do just that in a very grand way. Seeing Patty team-up with Iris, as well
as the way good Barry was duped by people I best not mention yet, was very
surprising to follow. Captivating even.
Yet having said all that...
THE BAD:
...in the same breath there was something rather mundane
about this tale too.
Admittedly, what
that something actually was I can't really put my finger on at the moment.
Although maybe it had something to do with the way that the current 'villain of
the month' was set up and then spat out. Or even the notion that good
Barry's plight might be venturing into tried and tested territory.
Nonetheless, mundane
is what mundane does. And in my eyes it made this issue less spectacular somehow,
and more pedestrian than usual.
THE MUSIC:
Now depending on how you're looking at it, I'd say the
central theme running throughout this issue relies heavily on the concept of
trust. For instance, in the case of good Barry: it's him trusting the
people that are currently helping him out. Whereas in the case of bad Barry: it's
if those people around him are able to trust him in turn.
So to me, personally speaking, whenever I hear the word
'Trust', I always think of that Prince song showcased in the first
Tim Burton Batman movie.
[Sorry. Couldn't get the Trust song. But this one more than makes up for it, eh?]
Just to get this comparison out of my head, I'm now going to
compare this comic book to the Steven Spielberg film franchise, Jurassic
whatever, largely due to those reptilian creatures running around all over
that place beyond space and time.
Sorry. I promise to try and think of a better comparison
next month.
THE CONCLUSION:
At the very end of this issue Mister Token Villain says
something to bad Barry that may or may not possibly come true. So just
for fun -- hypothetically -- can you guess what he says out of the following
eight options?
- I want to punch you in the mouth with my lips.
- Kim
Kardashian has been voted in as president of the
- It's your turn to suffer.
- I like you because you smell of eggs.
- Miley who?
- Quentin Tarantino's face has stopped morphing into a potato.
- Never trust an undertaker. He'll always let you down.
- Wally West is white?
Nuff said.
FLASH #39
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
March 18, 2015
Rating:
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
March 18, 2015
Rating:
