Arc: Flashpoint
Released:
Writer: Rex Ogle
Artist: Eduardo Francisco
Penciller: Paulo Siqueira
Inker: Roland Paris
Rating: 67% (4 Fresh 2 Rotten)
Critical Consensus: Obscure character Traci 13 gives a more human perspective on the Flashpoint Universe in this above average tie-in.
CBR 2/5 (Rotten) Doug Zawisza The characters presented in this issue are less compelling than their “true” counterparts. I’m not sure what role Traci Thirteen is going to play in the resolution of this storyline, but given DC’s recent announcement of the ambitious relaunch of their entire line of superhero titles, I think it is safe to say that Traci doesn’t quite help put things back the way they once were. Where she puts them and how that affects everything else remains to be seen. Unfortunately, it doesn’t remain to be seen with any urgency.
Weekly Comic Book Review D (Rotten) Minhquan Nguyen Merely competent art can’t save a script riddled with forced emotions, thoughtless plotting, scant information, and shallow characterization. This may be the tie-in intended to get you into other tie-ins, which may be the least valuable use of a comic book of all.
Sciencefiction.com (Fresh) Brian Tudor Of the four Flashpoint tie-ins out this week, The World of Flashpoint was the one I knew the least about, but was looking most forward to reading. I am happy to say I was not disappointed.
Acomicbookblog.com 90/100 (Fresh) Phillip Carson The title of the book does not disappoint. Unlike some of the other mini’s, which seem to be more about telling What If stories set in the Flashpoint world, this book actually deal directly with the events of the main series, and promises to have an impact on it as well.
iFanboy 3.5/5 (Fresh) Daniel Hobson Funnily it’s turned out to be my favourite of the Flashpoint stories so far. I like the character of Traci and the dynamic with her father. I thought that this was set up pretty damn well.
Sorry, I could only find six reviews, and Comic Vine didn't have a staff review of this issue. Check the sidebar for earlier reviews and be on the lookout for the Aquaman and Deathstroke spinoffs soon.
About Flashpoint, I'll say this; It was... mildly okay...
ReplyDeleteFirst off, to be fair, let me state that most of the comics I've read on a regular basis were Marvel. I've read a number of DC events such as Crisis and Infinite Crisis, and Crisis of a Crisis (I made that one up.)
I saw Flashpoint as a good jumping into point for DC.
While it was mildly interesting, I was irritated by the fact that MOST of what happened in Flashpoint, has no relevance or bearing on what is happening in the DC universe now.
So, other than enjoying each issue simply for what it was, it really holds very little value. The truth is, Flashpoint exists only to give DC a chance to 'reboot' all of their series because they are afraid (like Marvel) to let their characters age, marry, or die (permanently.)
With that in mind, every 15 to 20 years, DC and Marvel have to sort of 'restart' things so that all of their characters are alive and young again. Also, their characters are relevant to the current times.
Consider Iron Man, Tony Stark. Since the original Iron Man suit was based on Transistor Technology and the home computer did not even exist at the time, let alone a computer for his suit... Well, you can see how that just wouldn't work. Supposedly, only ten years have passed since Iron Man came into being, so how you explain that? You can't. So you RESTART....
Flashpoint? Meh... Not worth the cost. No disrespect intended.
Thanks for the feedback. Looking back, Flashpoint was a pretty worthless event with a few exceptions in the tie-ins. It was cool seeing Thomas Wayne doing a darker take on Batman in Knight of Vengeance, and it got me into Brian Azzarello's writing. Also, the Gorilla Grodd one shot was a fun, violent self-contained story, and it was cool seeing a powerless Hal Jordan being downright heroic in his tie-in. What do you think the New 52? Have u picked up a lot of them?
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