THE FLASH #245

This Was Your Life Wally West, Part Two:  Invasion

December 2008

Written by Alan Burnett

Pencils by Carlo Barbieri

Inks by Drew Geraci, Rebacca Buchman, Walden Wong, Jacob Eguren

Cover by Freddie E. Williams II

Synopsis

Something is wrong with Wally West (aka Flash); he is experiencing a loss of power to the point where he can’t reach speeds over the sound of light.  Examinations by his wife Linda and from Dr. Mid-Nite don’t reveal anything beyond what they know.  Later, Raven comes to visit to help soothe his troubled mind.  The Flash then decides to run a little.  While he is away, a swarm of bees attack Linda at home.  Wally returns in time to fend off the bees and protect Linda, with a little help from Black Lightning.  Elsewhere, Queen Zazzala learns more about a device that freezes time.  Meanwhile, Flash finds his kids and tells them something happened. 

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

This is one of those rare comic book issues in which I can actually feel apathy towards the contents.  I mean, it is not bad or terrible.  In fact, if someone were to tell me they liked this issue I couldn’t really fault them or argue with them.  But at the same time, it is not really good; there is nothing in the issue to really get me excited or interested in the next installment.  It just kinda sits there, part of a larger storyline, but not doing enough to stand on its own.  The perfect example I can think of is the dilemma Burnett has created with regards to Wally’s powers.  While it has provided a reasonable framework in which to examine Wally’s life as well as a good reason to include various guest stars, the problem is a repeat of something that happened before to Wally, so does not seem that important to make me wonder what might happen to him.  

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