The Flash 1

Has some good stories, Wally West year one, Eclipso etc. But nothing too noteworthy. Introductory at best. 1990s style of comics may not be for everybody. I'll continue on to vol2 having already invested into the whole series.Only get it you are hardcore Flash fans. Otherwise if you already know Wally's history, iis safe to skip this one and look to pick up volumes with more exciting stories. If you are passing by wondering if these stories are any good, I would say steer clear, modern flash stories (2000s) are stronger.

Great read, and a fun way to catch up on early/mid 1990s Flash. I'll be awaiting the 2nd volume!

This book with amazing illustrations,drawing, and most importantly written by Mark Waid made me like the Wally West character even more than ever before. Wally's start as kid flash and his relation with aunt Iris felt genuine and heart wrenching. Not that big on action driven pages but fantastic on character development.

Love Waid's Wally. Book One a,little bumpy, but he really hits his stride in what will be,covered in subsequent volumes. I really hope DC completes the run.

Very 90's as regards to the art and the story pacing. But Waid makes Wally likeable and genuine. Looking forward to Book Two

Great

okay beginning to a run on the flash comic that i hope gets better than this.

This book is the first in a series examining Mark Waid legendary run on the Flash, collecting Flash Special #1, Flash Annuals #4 and 5 and Issues 62-68 of the Flash.The book kicks off with Flash Special #1 which is a fiftieth anniversary story for the Flash and features all three Flashes (in separate adventures) as well as a future flash that's written by Waid. In fact, the future Flash (John Fox) is the only part of this actually written by Waid. That doesn't stop this from being an amazing linked graphic novel. The different creative teams for each section evoke the Flash of the Golden, Silver, and Post-crisis era with Waid doing a good job on John Fox.Flash Annual #4 takes a look at Wally in the future, having gone into witness protection but being found by the people he's hiding from and having to fight to save his family after spending years in retirement. He has to fight a series of villains. It's an epic story that has a bit of the flavor of Amazing Spider-man Annual #1 with Spidey fighting the Sinister Six. Waid tells a good story with a twist that manages to avoid forcing Wally towards a pre-determined outcome.Issues 62-65 is a Year One storyline for Wally West. Considering that Waid was a new comic book writer in the 1990s, giving him a Year One story to write was a gutsy editorial move, considering that Frank Miller was the man who wrote Batman's "Year One," this just isn't something typically given to a rookie writer. However, Waid deliver brilliantly with a story that updates but still respects Wally's silver age origin but also gives Wally's character some depth.Issue 66 has Wally going on a cruise ship in a trip in which he faces a sea based villain and meets Aquaman. This story is okay. There's some nice action and art, but it's probably the least remarkable part of the book.Issues 67 and 68 has the Flash meeting Abra Kadabra. It's a good story that gets really interesting in the second part as the Flash travels to Abra Kadabra's world and makes a startling discovery.Annual #5 is all about the Rogues as the Flash battles them, while the Rogues are beset by a challenge from within as Golden Glider believes someone in the group has sold her out and has planned some tests to find out who it is. It's a tale with a lot of twists, none greater than the ending which was part of some event...which it would have nice if DC had explained.Still despite the issues with the presentation, the comic book issues are great and a sign of what was to come for Mark Waid who would prove to be far more than...a flash in the pan.

Excelente historia para cualquiera que quiera iniciar a leer el personaje de Flash, Waid hace increible trabajo con la narrativa, no necesitas leer antes de su corrida, se entiende perfectamente eventos anteriores y hace que te enamores del personaje de Wally West como flash, el arte 90s buenoya espero seguir leyendo los siguientes titulos

One of the better collections of the run!

A great read..mark waid when he was at his best

Wally West es el Flash que yo conocí cuando empecé a leer comics, y fué el título que escribió Mark Waid el que ayudó a establecerlo a pesar de las constantes quejas de los lectores que pedían a gritos el regreso de Barry Allen. Por mucho tiempo Wally fué Flash, el verdadero y único. Esta corrida es la razón por la que fué tan grande su regreso en DC Rebirth, el por qué los lectores lo seguían pidiendo y el por qué Wally será siempre un personaje importante no solo en el mito de Flash, pero de todo el universo DC.

Amei!