by Tom Batiuk | Jun 21, 2024 | Komix Thoughts
Behind another cool Infantino/Anderson cover, the march towards the trial of the Flash continues. Writer Cary Bates spends the first part of the issue showing us glimpses of how the Flash’s world is falling apart… an orderly trying to tape Fiona talking to herself as...
by Tom Batiuk | Jun 14, 2024 | Komix Thoughts
Following last issue’s reprinting of the wedding of Barry Allen and Iris West and the teaser about Superman’s decision about whether or not the Flash can remain in the Justice League, writer Cary Bates opens this issue with neither of those but instead...
by Tom Batiuk | Mar 22, 2024 | Komix Thoughts
This issue of The Flash is like alumni week. It starts with Murphy Anderson adding his inking to Carmine Infantino’s cover. For longtime Flash fans, this a real nostalgic throwback and a treat. But it doesn’t end there. In a story called Reverse-Flashback,...
by Tom Batiuk | Mar 15, 2024 | Komix Thoughts
With this issue, Cary Bates, the writer of The Flash, also takes on the editorial duties for the book. This could be taken as a sign that the powers that be at DC Comics thought that the current story arc was simply amazing work that was energizing the book, hauling...
by Tom Batiuk | Mar 8, 2024 | Komix Thoughts
This cover jumped off the stands back n 1983. Artist Carmine Infantino took the shot of the Flash in handcuffs from the last panel of the previous issue and zoomed in on the cuffs alone to create one of the more memorable covers of the entire Flash run. As I mentioned...