[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”29770″ img_size=”411×623″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ HEROES IN CRISIS
After the Heroes in Crisis event written by Tom King, Wally West was seen broken. He killed his beloved friend Roy Harper and other heroes because of a mental breakdown of how his life has been dramatically different since his first appearance in DC Rebirth. Wally’s former wife Linda Parker does not remember the years of their marriage, Wally’s children were not even born in the universe, and everything that he has known has changed and this first issue displays that thoroughly. This review will have minor spoilers, but there won’t be anything that will be written in this review that will ruin the story for yourself, but if you don’t want any form of spoilers then I suggest leaving this review now.
Flash Forward is written by Scott Lobdell and it starts off cosmic as Lobdell wants to lay the groundwork for the adventure that Wally West will be going on throughout the miniseries. Our first time seeing Wally, he is very down on his luck and still kicks himself over the killings of the heroes. The dialogue that Lobdell writes is somewhat tiresome. I believe I understand where Lobdell is creating by having Wally West still saddened by the outcome of Heroes in Crisis, but it soon becomes overdone as the reader will get the point by the fourth time Wally says that he can’t get over the event.
The art in this issue was good to start off the issue. That doesn’t mean that it was bad and needs improvement, but that it portrayed the emotions of Wally and his surroundings perfectly. Artist
Brett Booth artistry shined particularly during the last few pages of the issue during Wally’s spiraling situation as the drawings flowed from panel to panel; especially the final page.
Scott Lobdell has created a story that will engage the reader to pick up the next issue. Taking Wally out of his natural element and throwing him into the multiverse will allow Lobdell the freedom to create something fresh and defining for the Wally character. Flash readers may continue to dislike this characterization of Wally West, but I feel that Lobdell will present a good ending to the mini series that will hopefully please Wally West and Flash Family fans.
Even though the dialogue with Wally can be redundant, the adventure that Wally will go through has me excited for the next issue as Scott Lobdell takes the readers on a journey that hopefully at the end of the mini-series will spin-off into an ongoing solo run with Wally West. Let us know in the comments how you felt about Flash Forward #1!
Rate: 3/5[/vc_column_text][vc_images_carousel images=”29773,29772,29766,29768,29769,29770″ img_size=”411×631″ speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_single_image image=”29767″ img_size=”500×384″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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