"Fear" redefines the
connection between Flash and Gorilla City, and serves as the new
origin for classic rogue Grodd. Manapul and Buccellato make their
main character and the Speed Force responsible for major events like
the birth of Turbine, the rise of Gorilla City, and the fall of the
Mayan empire; slowly turning the fastest man alive into a paradox of
sorts.
The subplot involving Director Singh and Hartley Rathaway provides a
realistic take on a topic that is becoming quite common in comics
nowadays, and I can't wait to see the role Pied Piper -Rathaway's
alter ego- has played in the DCnU, since it is established that he's
been around for a while. The story ends awkwardly with Barry back in
Central City, without any concern for Iris West -which could be the
result of a prior development in the story. The art, as always, is
catchy and appealing, so all is forgiven.
