Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Flash Vol.1: Moving Forward HC [2012]



THE FLASH VOLUME 1: MOVING FORWARD HARDCOVER
Barry Allen discovers his friend Manuel Lago is killed after clashing with the Flash dressed one of a group of terrorists. Thes terrorists wanted a portable genome re-coder. However shortly afterwards Manuel arrives however he is captured by cloned copies of himself. Manuel was part of a military experiment which allowed a soldier to regenerate any injury.

The Flash goes to Dr. Darwin Elias of Mercury Labs who tells Barry he is not thinking fast enough. Meanwhile Iris has plans to interview Captain Cold at Iron Heights Prison. After killing the original scientist who created the program, the Manuel copies called Mob Rule kidnap Dr. Elias because the copies are dying after a few months. Barry rescues his friend the original Manuel however is shot by Mob Rule.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Manuel’s copies are discarded body parts of him regenerated back
- Dr. Elias agreed to help Mob Rule rewrite their DNA
- The Flash saves Iris West from the criminals within Iron Heights Prison
- The Speed Force is creating time rifts
- The Flash takes on Captain Cold who doesn’t use freeze pistols
- Captain Cold blames the Flash for the blackout making him unable to help his sister
- Barry asks Iris to help out Patty on a cold case
- Dr. Elias builds a treadmill to absorb the excess Speed Force from the Flash
- Flash goes critical mass and causes a wormhole into the Speed Force losing Iris in the process
- Flash creates another wormhole using the treadmill to find Iris as well as powers the city
- Flash enters the Speed Force only to find called Turbine trying to get out

This hardcover collects
The Flash #1-7

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5