So I just started to read Waid's Flash. Hey, I know, I know, I have just never read it, It's sad, but true. It came out right about the time I was leaving comics due to the comic industry's 1990's bullshit, so I just never had the chance to dig in. Why now? Heck, I don't know what got a hold of me to even want to read this (it is not like I need additional reading material), but it is just one of those really loved, massive creator runs (that I think should be the norm rather than the exception) that I really need to read, so when the chance came available for me to do so, how could I say "No"?
Now to be honest, even knowing Waid is a very good writer, I got a little worried right from the start. His first arc "Year One: Born to Run" (issues 62-65), the new origin of Wally essentially, really did nothing for me. Maybe it is because I have always been a "Barry Allen guy", but I don't think that is the reason as I don't mind Wally at all. I enjoyed most of his stuff when I seen it (great in New Teen Titans for example) or maybe it was just that early 90's writing that made me glad I missed most every damn comic published from 92' to '96 or so, but that first arc just wasn't for me.
The next couple of issues (a one-shot story with Aguaman and a two-parter with the villainous Abrakadabra ... Abra-Kadabra?) where also ... nothing to write home about. Just, typical read and forget stories to pass the time. Not bad, just nothing great.
All that said, I am hanging in and I will try to get through more of these issues as I know ... or at least believe firmly and with conviction ... this series will start to get really good soon. I am currently reading Green Lantern #30, which starts a four part cross-over with GL and Wally facing off against Gorrilla Grodd and Hector Hammond, so I am really excited about reading that.
Of course with the start of this arc I am once again reminded, by a brief scene staring the JLE and more specifically the Crimson Fox
, just how bad I feel the early 90's were for comics as a whole. Damn I hate that Fox character.
But looking ahead, I am really excited about reading this one -
That looks like it is gonna be at least an interesting read.
All of this to get to that Terminal Velocity arc. Really reading to get to that damn thing, just don't want to miss anything that may tie-in. Okay ... back to the Flash ...