Wally accidently killed a bunch of heroes and now he's paying his time in Blackgate but there's a bigger destiny ahead of him, one that will force him to save the Multiverse.
Heroes in Crisis hurted a lot of characters and none of them was more hurt than Wally West. Tom King and editorial did a character assassination that seems almost impossible to fix and yet Scott Lobdell is willing to give it a try.
Yes, we all know that Scott Lobdell is a hit and miss writer but his late work on Red Hood has been pretty good, the best Batman book currently in my opinion and so I'm willing to give him a chance here and so far, it seems like a promising beginning.
The issue opens with a conversation between Wally and Roy in Sanctuary and it makes sense that the latter makes an appearance here due to Lobdell's own work on him. The characterization is pretty solid so far because the writer is not shying away from the problems that happened with Wally in Heroes in Crisis but at the same time he doesn't dwell too much into them to the point of making Wally a total emo, is a logical development in fact and still portrays him as a competent here.
And I just loved the references to Wally's own history as The Flash because we see the appearances of many Wally-focused villains in this issue, particularly the ones created by Geoff Johns during his run, villains like Double Down, Murmur, Girder and Tarpit. Plus, we also see the inevitable appearance of Linda who thankfully is at least more conforting than how she appeared in Titans.
The plot progresses at a nice pace that puts Wally into a new direction and uses a few obscure cosmic characters. Is an interesting route and hope it pays off.
Brett Booth handles the art and I have my complaints about him but he still creates an energetic tone that is necessary for a Flash book and one has to appreciate his passion for Wally West.
Solid beginning I would say, I just hope things continue this way.
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