About Heroes

Authors: Danny Bilson and Paul Demeo
Pencilers: Ron Adrian and Art Thibert
Inker: Art Thibert
Cover: Daniel Acuna

It's been a long time since I've reviewed Flash and since I've enjoyed reading them. I think I have finally put together the formula that isn't working in this book, at least for me. It's not the art, because I really like the artists that have been in this book from Lashley to Adrian. I have a problem with the writing and a few other things.

Inertia has Val in his hands and gives Bart the choice of saving her and being zapped by a laser? What the fuck I haven't read corny stories like this since the silver age...and hell at least those were fun to read. He chases Mota around for a few pages and finally captures him with a big fucking magnet! The good parts that did happen in this book were very minimal, Bart applies at a police academy to become a forensic scientist (following not only in Uncle Barry's footsteps, but Wally's as well, since he was a mechanic at a police station.) Inertia also seems to be gathering four villains for some future issue.

This issue is another big let down, the big fight with Inertia that has been setting up for a long time, was nothing more than just a bitchfest. No plans of Inertia trying to tap into the speedforce at all. There is a horribly rushed relationship with Val, which just is a poor man's Wally and Linda. Bart again doesn't act like the Bart we all fell in love with in Impulse and Young Justice. I don't give a damn if he is older, you still keep some of your traits that you had as a teenager (not sure if that's fair to call him that since his aging is weird to begin with.) There is still no mention of Wally or Linda or the twins. Then there is that horrible dialogue. What the fuck....it's pretty sad when I don't feel shit for the characters that I've loved in the past.

The art is up and down and feels a bit rushed, but thanks to Thibert most of it is cleaned up. The main problem is I have a hard time believing these characters are moving that fast. It seems that Adrian has a problem with the fluidity of the character. This series is just everywhere one minute Bart is afraid of the Speed Force the next he doesn't even think about it. I am in no way interested in this character that happens to be named Bart Allen, so hopefully Guggenheim will fix some of this shit that has been nothing more than a cluster fuck of bad characterization and horrible story ideas.D