Flash: Born to Run TP

Title: The Flash: Born to Run
Publisher: DC Comics
Writer(s): Mark Waid &Tom Peyer
Artist(s): Greg LaRocque, Jim Aparo, Pop Mhan and Humberto Ramos
Inker(s): Jose Marzan Jr, Ken Branch, Wayne Faucher and Bill Sienkiewicz
Letterer(s): Tim Harkins, Chris Elipoulos and Gaspar Saladino
Colorist(s): Glenn Whitmore & Tom McCraw
Cover Artist: Mike Wieringo
Collecting Issues: Flash #62-65, Flash Annual #8, Speed Force #1 and Flash 80-Page Giant #1

Let me start out by saying that overall I really enjoyed this trade. Although at times I did feel like I had to force my way through reading it in certain parts. I don’t think it was because of the writing was bad, I think the art was jarring which did distract and even turn me off through out the read. I have a little knowledge of the Flash universe outside of the last year or so of the Mark Waid run and a few issues of Geoff Johns. So it was interesting to see the origin story of a character I really like in Wally West. You can tell by reading this trade that Waid has a real fondness for the Flash characters. I loved learning about Barry Allen & Iris and how close they were to Wally in the early years. Also, I got a great view on how green Wally was when he started out as a hero.

Ratings (Out of 10)

Story – 7.5
Art – 4.5
Cover – 6.5
Overall Score – 6.5

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