And yet another comic book collection from my son, James. This one is titled: “The Flash: Omnibus“, (2011©). | |
I have very mixed feelings about this book – and at over 430 pages and hard-bound, this is definitely a book! I liked the character of the Flash when I was growing up. Marvel Comics didn’t really have the same kind of super-powered hero. They had fast heroes, but nothing like the Flash. But, in the DC universe, the Flash was still a 2nd / 3rd tier hero to me. Well behind Batman and Superman (1st tier) and many others (like Green Lantern) (2nd tier). | |
Anyway, in this story we have the creation arch for the re-boot of the whole of the DC universe. The Flash breaks the dimensional barrier and splits the universe into 52 different versions. This means the DC universe has a virtually unlimited number of options in re-writing all of its heroes with new endings to all of the old stories. While I don’t think this is actually “practical”, it is theoretically possible with an internally consistent universe logic. | |
Now, why MY mixed feelings? Mostly because the book is divided up by two artists, one of whom I like (about 1/3rd of the book) and one I don’t really care for (the other 2/3rd). Had I paid the full, retail price for this book, I would not have been a happy camper. Between the bad drawing and the jumping around in the story (kind of embedded universes), the story suffers and I was left feeling, who are these people and why should I care about them? In the end, I didn’t really, which was too bad. | |
Will I keep reading The Flash? Yeah, as long as they’re being supplied by my son for free, but I don’t think I’d ever actually pay for them – particularly if the book has the bad artist. | |
Bottom line: weak recommendation. | |
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The Flash: Omnibus
May 26, 2012 by kmabarrett
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