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So what’s the STORY
morning glory?
This issue of the Flash, entitled 'Best Served Cold', is a
time-lapsed narrative which flimflams between the present and the past.
PRESENT: The Flash fights a supercharged Captain Cold on an
icy ocean floor, whist ships encased in frost looms over them both.
PAST: Patty wants Barry to get Iris to help her out on a
'cold case' she is currently investigating.
PRESENT: Within one of these encased ships are Patty and
Iris.
PAST: Captain Cold is mighty p*ssed off at the moment, because
the EMP blast which has now been blamed onto the Flash, is inadvertently causing
his comatose sister to die. Moreover, Barry, Iris, and Patty, meet up on a ship
in the middle of the ocean, and talk about Patty's case, until...
PRESENT: ... Captain Cold strikes. Worst still, is that during
his subsequent battle with the Flash, both Patty and Iris seemingly plunge to
their deaths.
To be continued...
When Patty and Barry were on the coach together, and Patty
explained to him the real reason behind their get away, I liked the tail end of
this conversation. I felt that it was very relatable to me on a personal level.
BARRY: I think it's kind of cute.
PATTY: Cute, huh? Would have preferred 'Hot' or 'Sexy'...
but thanks.
Sometimes in life you never really know what to say for the
best, right lads?
What was the BEST
thing about this issue?
There were two great things about this issue all in all.
Firstly, the novelistic technique of past and present tales really worked well
within this story, because it forced the reader to piece everything together as
the story went along. And secondly, the cliff-hanger did really feel like a 'real'
cliff-hanger, due to the fact of how it was presented, having some sense of urgency
and relevancy behind it.
What was the WORST
thing about this issue?
I am afraid to say that the only slight gripe I did have
with this issue, was that the whole Dr. Elias section did come across as just
exposition within this tale - and not very nice exposition at that.
What was the most
CREATIVE thing about this issue?
STORY: As I mentioned previously, the time-lapse structure
of this tale, plus the sense that 'the girls' are in trouble, did elevate this
story way-way-way into the hemisphere. Honestly, with each turn of the page I
was getting sucked into this story, just like a thing that really likes to be sucked a lot
(make up your own jokes). Class.
ART: I've been meaning to mention this for quite some time
now, but I do like it when Francis does his 'Will Eisner' at the beginning of
the book, and inserts 'DC Comics Presents The Flash' within the page. Also, I
thought that Captain Cold's costume was fairly decent too. Though I would have
preferred his look with sleeves.
If you had to CAST
TWO CHARACTERS in this comic book, who would they be and why?
CAPTAIN COLD: Look at the picture on the side and then tell
me that Billy Zane does not have the face of a cold hearted b*stard to you. He
does, right?
PATTY: OK, I know that recently I have been picking a lot of
the characters from the medial drama 'House' for this section. But I do
honestly feel that Jennifer Morrison is the spit for this tasty CSI piece of
skirt.
If this issue had a
MOVIE TAG LINE, what would it be?
Cold Is What You Will Feel Once You Reach The End Of This
Story. Flash Fact.
If this issue were a MOVIE,
an OBJECT, or a piece of MUSIC, what would that be and why?
OK, so for this tale, you need something suspenseful,
novelistic, clean in execution, and with some dynamic edge to it. Hmm? What
about the Sting classic 'Fields Of Gold
'?
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FINAL thoughts...
It is pretty safe to say that I was just stoked with this
issue overall. Bravo Brian and Francis, you have really shown me that you can now
deliver on this series, and I am really starting to become quite intrigued how
next issue will play out. It's going to be good.
MARKS out of 10? 9
FLASH #6
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
March 09, 2012
Rating:
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
March 09, 2012
Rating:
