Arc: Flashpoint
Writer: Peter Milligan
Artist: Fernando Blanco
Penciller: George Perez
Inker: Scott Koblish
Released: June 1, 2011
Rating: 56% (5 fresh 4 rotten)
Critical Consensus: Vertigo standout Shade the Changing Man makes his return to the DC Universe with mixed results.
Comic Vine 1.5/5 (Rotten) Mat Elfring Today, I gave a Flashpoint tie-in a 5 out of 5, and in the same day, another tie-in gets 1.5 out of 5. Not all tie-ins are worth your money. The book is a dull read, and unless you care about the Changing Man, you're not going to care about this book. This book does have some promise, but frankly, it is not worth your time. The Batman and Abin Sur Flashpoint tie-ins are vastly superior Secret Seven. I say skip the issue and maybe come back for number two, depending on how that is. I have a feeling that it will pick up but remember, not all tie-ins are created equal.
Comicbooked.com (Fresh) Emmett O’Cuana Shade and Enchantress will presumably over the course of this series assemble a new team to help Cyborg in his mission, a prospect briefly alluded to. However, the main focus of the title is the reintegration of these characters into the DC universe, as well as their return from comic book limbo with all the strongest aspects of their previous appearances present and accounted for.
CBR 3/5 (Fresh) Chad Nevett I’m not sure that “Flashpoint: Secret Seven” #1 holds together completely and is little more than a series of crazed moments that entertain in the moment. Those moments, though, are very entertaining. More than anything, this is an interesting comic that you wouldn’t see DC publish normally and using “Flashpoint” as the chance to try something a little out there is great to see.
IGN 6/10 (Fresh) Joey Esposito The art is the saving grace for this purchase. Remarkably, the book doesn't feel as disjointed as one might think with three different artists contributing. Granted, the story is so chaotic that it could be distracting from the finer details of the artwork, but I was surprised at how cohesive this issue is. You'll get the expected insanity from Perez (what's a DC event without some semblance of Perez detail?) plus really cool new designs for Shade and Enchantress. It's just a shame that it couldn't all feel more worthwhile than a lot of cool imagery with nothing threading it together.
Weekly Comic Book Review C+ (Rotten) Minquan Nguyen On the one hand, you get Flashpoint characters who seem truly unfamiliar and exotic. On the other hand, they’d also seem unfamiliar and exotic in normal circumstances.
Chuck’s Comic of the Day A- (Fresh) Chuck Here Milligan seems to be trying to bridge the gap between the two characters (the original and the Vertigo version), and so far it's very interesting. The title also has a fun mystery going over the identities of (and the fates of) the Secret Seven.
iFanboy 4/5 (Fresh) Thomas Gerlick This book was my Pick of the Week. Not that this book blew me away, but really nothing in my stack blew me away this week. Sort of good no bad sort of week. This issue introduces us to the Flashpoint world versions of Shade and Enchantress. The story is well-written, but a little pedestrian. Where this book really shines is in the art.
Comicperday.blogspot.com (Rotten) Timbotron I'm not sure why we should care, since all this is being rebooted. Is Shade part of Peter Milligan's new Justice League Dark book? Maybe some of this will stick, so I guess that makes sense. It's odd, though. If DC was rebooting their whole universe, you'd think they'd want these last few issues spent saying goodbye to all the concepts not making it into DCnU. We're about 40 titles in, and there is no sign of Tim Drake, Martian Manhunter, Power Girl, Connor Hawke, Wally West, Cassandra Cain, or Stephanie Brown. I would have liked to have visited with those characters a tad more rather than all this new Flashpoint stuff.
Ocdcast.com (Rotten) Chris Renshaw What the heck is happening in this book? They try to explain it, but the way it is done assumes that you are roughly familiar with the character in the “normal” DC Universe.
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