No DC hero was as profoundly impacted by the events of DC Universe Rebirth #1 as Barry Allen. So it's only appropriate that Flash Rebirth #1 is the first comic to directly explore the events of that comic and the shocking revelations about the true mastermind of the New 52 universe. This issue is as much as continuation of that comic as it is the first chapter of Joshua Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico's Flash run. And while that creates some tension between the two halves of the story, this is nonetheless a promising start for the new series.
Despite the connections to DCU Rebirth, this issue is nothing if not new reader-friendly. Williams opens his story with a murder scene that's eerily similar to the one that defined Barry Allen's childhood, which in turn leads Barry to reflect on his life and origin story. Between that and a scene featuring Barry conversing with his recently freed father, this issue shares more than a little in common with the Flash TV series. That could be cause for concern. The previous volume of Green Arrow showed the harm that can be caused by trying to arbitrarily force a comic to be more like its multimedia offspring. Luckily, Williamson uses these elements merely as a starting point and a foundation for a new and more unpredictable conflict. The return of Wally West isn't the only thing messing with Barry's mind and changing the way he views his relationship to the Speed Force.
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Despite the connections to DCU Rebirth, this issue is nothing if not new reader-friendly. Williams opens his story with a murder scene that's eerily similar to the one that defined Barry Allen's childhood, which in turn leads Barry to reflect on his life and origin story. Between that and a scene featuring Barry conversing with his recently freed father, this issue shares more than a little in common with the Flash TV series. That could be cause for concern. The previous volume of Green Arrow showed the harm that can be caused by trying to arbitrarily force a comic to be more like its multimedia offspring. Luckily, Williamson uses these elements merely as a starting point and a foundation for a new and more unpredictable conflict. The return of Wally West isn't the only thing messing with Barry's mind and changing the way he views his relationship to the Speed Force.
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