Several people around the planet have their own opinions about Speedsters but no matter the situation they are in, The Flash family will always demonstrate they care for the rest of the world and each other a lot.
Well, I haven't covered a special of this magnitude in a while and I'm glad I'm able to do it right now due to how important this issue is for both the past and the future of the series. There are quite a few of the most prominent writers that have worked on The Flash franchise and thankfully, most of them deliver a lot of what made them famous.
We open with a little story written by Jeremy Adams about how many different villains see Central City and their heroes and something pretty dangerous. I haven't been a fan of Adams' work on the series and to be honest, this doesn't really change my opinion. Is a fine little tale that offers a few fun moments (and is good to know that Adams' writing is not as heavyhanded as early on) but ultimately is not really memorable and might as well be a little filler story. Fernando Pasarin's artwork is pretty good looking and polished though.
Things get better with Mark Waid writing Impulse once again and curiously this story is suited in the beginnings of his own series with Bart still being impatient as always and making Wally go mad, is just very fun as a whole. Todd Nauck certainly brings that 90s energy to the segment which is appreciated.
Joshua Williamson offers yet another tale about the Flash family and his work is pretty heartwarming, showing how much he loves these characters and demonstrating a lot of important aspects of both Barry and Wally. Carmine Di Giandomenico returns alongside and his work is also very appreciated in terms of detail.
Geoff Johns handles yet another story about Zoom dealing with his whole history while working with some of the revelations under Williamson's run. Sadly, this mostly seems like a set-up of a future story that Johns was to tackle but it could be good to see some appropriate closure on the character since there were a few loose threads that Johns himself left at the end of his first run. Scott Kolins handles the art and of course he's perfect considering his role in Johns' Flash work, is good to know that Kolins can pack a lot of content in each page.
Finally Si Spurrier opens his upcoming run with a love story between Wally and Linda which of course gets interrupted due to his job. First thing you can notice here is that Spurrier is going for a more scientific angle with the Speed Force which is not surprising coming from him but it also ends-up with a bit of an overwritten work that also goes against the nature of the series. Mike Deodato Jr.'s artstyle is also an odd fit since his semi-realistic style can be a bit stiff but he does a solid job at depicting some of the high concept scenes here.
Overall, a solid anniversary issue. Hopefully things get better in the future.
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