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Jay Garrick The Flash #2
The math really isn’t that complicated. Jeremy Adams writing a Flash book? Instant sell. Adams gets DC as a whole, but there’s something special about him working on a Flash title again. Maybe it’s because his mainline Flash book run was needlessly cut short? Not that I’m bitter or anything and Adams’ Green Lantern run has been outstanding already so check it out.
But Adams writes in a completely non-jaded style where he’s not trying to be the next Alan Moore or Frank Miller. He’s perfectly content making his comics fun and there’s few characters as fun as the good-natured speedster with the heart of gold. One who’s now remembering the daughter he was made to forget decades ago.
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Adams hits all the right notes from the extended 1940s JSA flashback to Judy having quality time hanging out with Stargirl. This is a fun title. Another significant contributor to the fun tone of the book is the fantastic artwork from Diego Oloregui. This is a case where an artist’s style wouldn’t work with every title, but is perfectly realized here. Oloregui brings a sense of joy, innocence and charm to his pages and that’s key when the Flash, Boom and Stargirl take on a villain called Ro-Bear. If there was one quibble, it’s that Ro-Bear seems a little too 90s a villain to have tangled with the original JSA.
Lyus Guerrero’s bright colors and Steve Wands’ lettering competes the strong visual presentation.
Tired of the doom, gloom and death cycle of modern comics? Jay Garrick The Flash is a classic throwback that wears its charm and heart on every page.
Rating: 9.5 out of 10