Flash Forward #1

I would absolutely suggest going to pick this book up whether you are a Wally West fan or not and whether you enjoyed Heroes in Crisis or not. Read Full Review

Flash Forward is a right step toward bringing Wally back to prominence in DC even if it's taking a significant detour. With this creative team, Wally should be in a much better place than Heroes in Crisis left him. Read Full Review

While I have some trepidation about this title, Flash Forward #1 gives me hope that Lobdell can succeed in re-establishing Wally as a bastion of hope and heroism for the DCU. I look forward to seeing how this endeavour progresses. Read Full Review

And this is exactly where The Flash should be: amongst the brazenly bizarre and embracing the eccentric. The Flash is nothing without a little mind-bending absurdity. A fella who can run pretty fast isn't that particularly interesting. A guy who's lightning-infused tempo allows him to traverse different dimensions? Who's plugged in to the ebb and flow of time? Whose existence is tied into the cosmic narrative? Well, that's a tale worth telling. Read Full Review

Flash Forward #1(Lobdell, Booth, Rapmund, Guerrero) begins the road to redemption for Wally West in a book that is rife with potential despite being at a severe disadvantage at the starting line. Read Full Review

It's a good start, but I hope the story gets more cohesive Read Full Review

Flash Forward #1 is an interesting start to this miniseries. It feels like it's a story you need the whole picture before truly judging. Unfortunately, we have to do that one issue at a time. With that, this feels like one that's worth a read but maybe hold out for the trade. Read Full Review

Flash Forward #1 is a bit shaky as it tries to navigate the fallout of Heroes in Crisis, but by the issues end it finds its footing. With much of the heavy lifting out of the way, the series is set up to give readers a worthwhile Wally West comic that hasnt been seen since the beginning months of DC Rebirth. Lobdells story seems determined to be a rallying call for older readers, and if nothing else, the art team will ensure that the book looks good for its six-issue run. Read Full Review

An iconic character like Wally needed his own series and hopefully Lobdel will cement Wally's return to the DC universe. Read Full Review

Brett Booth has some terrific art in this issue. Everything visually looks amazing throughout. Read Full Review

There may be too much baggage here to simply store it in a six issue mini overhead compartment, but with the elements involved laid out in front of us, the creative team may be able to shove it all in in a way that works by the end.  Right now though, it comes off as a beautiful looking hodgepodge that will hopefully redeem our main character in a way that feels right.   Read Full Review

Flash Forward #1, the first issue of a spin-off from Heroes in Crisis is an odd duck " it's essentially two comics in one, and neither is particularly bad " although there are some glaring logical issues in one " but they go together like oil and water. Read Full Review

Brett Booth knocks this issue out of the park, with some great facial acting, great body language, and interesting page layouts. Read Full Review

All in all, Flash Forward is what it is - an editorial mandated event with little heart behind it, though it does look good enough. Read Full Review

It gets a C plus. It had such potential but maybe it'll improve. Wally West is one is my favorite characters. I was hoping this series would set his story straight. Read Full Review

Wally West should be getting a better treatment than this. He should be The Flash or, at the very least, have his own book as some other character, just something more than a miniseries by two mostly mediocre creators. But fine. Flash Forward is as much as you're going to get for the foreseeable future and it's ok. The writing is ok, the premise is creative, the redemption is (so far) well-handled and the art is tolerable. If you want to tell DC you still love Wally, vote with your cash and go buy this book. Read Full Review

. On the one hand, it aims to be a heart-wrenching tale of a man coming back from horrors. On the other, it's a high-stakes romp through the 52 worlds in order to save it from destruction. But at least it looks fun, right? Here is hoping that the more Flash Forward moves forward that it will find itself along with Wally West's soul. Read Full Review

To say that this issue surprised me would be a fair statement. Its not astounding by any means but Lobdell actually created something average. Im suitably impressed. The issue lagged with how much Wally was moping and I hope to god that lessens as we go on. Im cautiously optimistic about the next issue. Read Full Review

The cliffhanger is intriguing, but that's about it. This issue takes too much time reminding us how bad Wally feels about accidentally murdering a bunch of heroes and not enough time hooking us into the new adventure. Instead, you're left a bit sad and confused as to what is going to happen next. Read Full Review

The problems of 'Heroes In Crisis' compounded by The Dark Multiverse and some truly unpleasant art. Read Full Review

At the start of "Rebirth," Wally West was one of the most promising characters of the universe, but his arc suffers as DC continues to stall to solve the mysteries of their new world. Read Full Review

Wally West

Sep 18, 2019

This is not a good book. This is a great book. And I don't kill or hurt anyone in this story ! Thank you Brett ! Thank you Scott ! You are the best !

TangibleGlory

Nov 23, 2019

Great start to the series!

DSMister

Sep 18, 2019

The journey begins! We start with Wally seriously down in the dumps, and for good reasons. He has serious guilt about what happened back at Sanctuary, and there's even a nice snark to King about how he even thought the whole idea about framing others was even a good idea (ha!). There's a nice fact that some of the villains remember Wally as the Flash, and clearly, there's still animosity. The part with Tempus Fuginaut felt rather underwhelming, considering he gets little screen time, less than what I expected. Plus, the whole "k you're a hero i need you go save the multiverse bye lol" felt pretty rushed. I don't know much about TF, but I just wish he explained to Wally a bit more about the whole situation. I don't know, maybe there wi ll be a better explanation in the second issue, but that's my only complaint. The art is great, as usual. I remember Brett Booth from Titans and Flash/Speed Buggy, and he did a great job in both of them. It's only gotten better here. Overall, pretty solid start, though it's clear that it's going to need all 6 issues for the first issue to clearly make sense. I'm excited to see where Wally goes, even if he doesn't necessarily want to. more

KFuqua

Sep 19, 2019

Good start to getting Wally back to being the hero he should be. I look forward to more.

cincyfan

Nov 25, 2019

great start!

Fastest Archer Alive

Sep 18, 2019

Had to write a review because the critic reviews are too low on this in my opinion. Heroes In Crisis succeeded in humanizing Wally West and showing how massive emotional trauma can affect someone with massive power. And how that might not turn out so good to those closest to him, literally. Unfortunately, due to the lack of focus on Wally West post DC Rebirth, fans weren’t ready to see him so flawed and vulnerable. Instead, they expected Wally to still be squeaky-clean, and perfectly okay with everything that has happened to his life. This opened up cool new storytelling possibilities for him, and this comic is a good start. This series is supposed to (at least partially) redeem Wally West and have him come to terms with what he’s done. He’s in a really dark place and I love this mature storytelling. Wally is in prison, and his prison situation isn’t very good, considering he’s one of the worlds most famous heroes. This issue succeeds in bringing us up to speed on Wally’s situation and where his mind’s at right now. Then it sets Wally off on a new adventure that seems to have MAJOR implications to the Multiverse. One that he’s probably not up for. Cliffhanger was awesome, love to see Wally getting some SOLO comic book love!! more

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Anotherfan - Sep 19, 2019

Exactly how i feel.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Sep 19, 2019

You're right. Heroes in Crisis was Emerald Twilight and this is Wally's version of Hal's Spectre redemption.

Talon1load - Sep 20, 2019

Succeeded in humanizing Wally? Have you ever read a Wally comic? He was always one of the most humanized characters out there. That’s why people loved him. HiC took that away by making him a killer who cared so little that he even desecrated the bodies of his “friends” and framed innocents.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln - Sep 20, 2019

Wally has some of the best character development in all of DC comics, but if you read Flash by Joshua Williamson, Heroes in Crisis makes a ton of sense (at least Wally's mental state lol) since he only wanted to save his family but had everyone, including his own friends and family against him. Add that his own wife exists in the world and didn't remember him.

Fastest Archer Alive - Sep 20, 2019

Talon1load - he was mentally broken. He wasn’t himself. That was the point. He even mentions that in this issue.

Talon1load - Sep 20, 2019

I read Flash War and it honestly made no sense. Barry said he was going to help Wally find his family and then sent him away and never helped. HiC was still shit. There’s just no getting around that. Being broken isn’t an excuse for what King made him do.

Fastest Archer Alive - Sep 20, 2019

Well, you’re not SUPPOSED to like what he did. But given that he was shell shocked and the story was showing how superheroes can have mental damage and stuff, you can’t say it didn’t make sense. So there’s that. Also, Barry doesn’t know HOW to help Wally. That’s why Wally was frustrated. He blamed Barry and Barry couldn’t come up with a solution so he tried to repeat Barry’s mistake. This is all in the comics if you read them.

Dorival

Sep 25, 2019

Ok... i liked it.

REYNARD

Sep 18, 2019

I love a good multiverse story, and Lobdell sure seems to be delivering. Very happy that the Mobius Chair leftover from the Darkseid War is being used again, and I'd love for them to mention that it was Manhattan that killed Metron. President Superman is always a good sight to see. I hope Linda Park and Wally are developed more since we've barely seen her since the first Titans arc back in 2016.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Sep 19, 2019

The critics really surprised me on this one. I personally dug it and considering it is dealing with the impossible task of recovering from Heroes in Crisis, Scott does a pretty good job. Also, I like that we get a hint that Sideways isn't completely forgotten.

axdn

Sep 25, 2019

Can-t wait for next issue!

M1sf1r3

Nov 19, 2019

Prelude: Ok.... Heroes in Crisis was a thing, can't forget that apparently. Well, let's see how Wally is doing after getting some Tom King treatment. The Good: Art is better than I expected from Booth. I... I usually don't see that good of art from him, personally, I think it's dependent on the inker really. The Flash works in this cosmic setting and Wally is the one it's for. I'm also happy that it does still remember HiC (even though I hated that story) and hasn't thrown it away. We can get some good progression out of this. The Bad: I feel like the story could still have been down even without HiC. Who put Wally in normal prison? Especially Blackgate of all places. Conclusion: It's a good start for Lobdell and Booth to Flash Forward. However, some decisions, though some aren't at fault for the creative team, do leave me scratching my head. more

Tizze

Sep 20, 2019

A step in the right direction for Wally West

egonnn244

Sep 22, 2019

"Puddin to go!" This was not bad. I'm guessing Scott Lobdell did the best he could with what he was given. And, objectively, what he was given wasn't the best. I mean, we're still trying to forget that Heroes in Crisis ever happened. But I'm all for redeeming Wally West and some multiversal adventure with Calvin Ellis. Sadly, I don't think I will ever like art by Booth-Rapmund. I can't help it, I just won't.

Hex

Feb 20, 2023

I'm not really one for obvious attempts at retcons but at least here they are trying to remove the stain that is HoC. This isn't perfect by any means but I appreciate what they want to do with Wally. Have him move past a mistake that should never have been made. As someone who never read Sideways, I don't really care one way or another about Tempus Fuginaut. He's just a plot device and I've seen dumber in good Flash stories.

Nihilist

Sep 18, 2019

I once cut my ankle - nasty, deep wound, I was unfortunate enough to fall exactly on a broken bottle. As you can imagine, it left a scar, but I suffered nothing more. No damaged nerves, no serious bleeding, no shattered bones. I just have a 1 cm long soft, pink oval-shaped tissue reminding me of what happened, now. Not a big deal, if you look at it from a wide enough angle, but from a perspective of the past-me, who just got hurt, it seemed pretty serious, and I needed some time to get better, to let it heal. Time is humanity's greatest healer, but it won't work its magic if you keep inteferring it constantly. As an example, I did my best not to damage the scab while the wounnd itself was closing up. I never scratched it, either. And tha t's the point I want to make - if you're hurt, you don't want to keep irritating the wound. Let Mother Nature work uninterrupted. Same applies to comics, since otherwise I wouldn't mention this story at all, right? Heroes in Crisis was an utter disaster from the very beginning to the very end. One that costed DC the little credibility they've got left after Rebirth reboot. It was very much a nasty, deep wound, as much as the one on my ankle. It left people not just disappointed, but infuriated, seriously pissed off. And you know what would help DC after this fiasco? Forgetting about it and moving on, just letting it be forgotten, and eventually either ignoring or plain retconning it. But hey, that'd be impossible, since DC wants their continuity to matter! And that's precisely why I prefer elseworld stories, not restricted by nonsense and trash other writers created earlier on. Flash Forward would definitely be better off if it was an elseworld comic. An evil Wally, who murdered others at their lowest? Seems like a decent premise, conceptually, if you not include any of King's terrible dialogues and the sheer awfulness of Heroes in Crisis' plot execution. And this issue does pretty decent job explaining what happen, while also avoiding to show how poorly written it was. Still, though, this series seems like an equivalent of scratching a still fresh scab, risking opening it. I have no idea if it was a good idea from DC to launch this title. As I said, it's not bad, but it's arguable whether or not they should have ignored HiC altogether instead, or preferably, tell this story as an elseworld tale. This way it wouldn't have to carry on the awful legacy of Tom King's awful writing and awful event Heroes in Crisis was. more

Psycamorean

Sep 21, 2019

Starting this issue out with a character from Sideways - a comic about a character that is clearly supposed to be DC's Spider-Man, but fundamentally misunderstands what makes Spider-Man so great - is very appropriate. This comic is trying to make gold out of shit. Picking up the pieces from Heroes in Crisis, Dark Nights: Metal and The Darkseid War... Scott Lobdell is not the person for the job. There are some excellent examples of writers who are able to do what this comic is desperately trying to do. Unfortunately, they are all writers over at Marvel. I can't think of a writer at DC that is exceptionally good at what this series is trying to do. That being said, Scott Lobdell is still one of the worst options you could go with. As was Dan DiDio for Sideways. As was Tom King for Heroes in Crisis. It boggles my mind that DC doubles down on this mess. They could sweep this under the rug and move on, yet they keep pushing forward thinking if they keep digging this hole deeper, they'll eventually come out the other side. Maybe they're headed towards another reboot, with whatever 5G is, and they're no longer concerned with what's happening at the moment. That would make some sort of sense, at least. more

CaptnAmerca

Sep 20, 2019

This combines two of the recent DC storylines that I've liked the least, Heroes in Crisis and Dark Multiverse. I have no interest in continuing either of those plotlines. I hope Wally comes through it as a good character again, but I'm out.

Spacey Medicine

Sep 28, 2019

So whaaaaat if you murdered thirteen people in cold blood? You look so saaaaad about it now. And besides, you released all of their deepest, most personal confessions, which were never supposed to be released or even seen by anyone ever, violating their trust, their privacy, and their dignity in death. That’s what a hero does!