Scénariste de The Flash depuis 2016, Joshua Williamson est sur la ligne de départ. C’est ce qu’annonce la sollicitation du #759, première partie de l’arc narratif Finish Line.
THE FLASH #759
written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
art by RAFA SANDOVAL and JORDI TARRAGONA
cover by HOWARD PORTER
variant cover by INHYUK LEE
A NEW STORY LINE BEGINS HERE!
“Finish Line” part one of four—leading to the finale of Joshua Williamson’s legendary run on The Flash! It’s Barry Allen’s last race! The Legion of Zoom has won. Central City is in ruins. Barry Allen is trapped in the Speed Force, his body taken over by the Reverse-Flash!
Leaving the book, I wanted to make sure I could finish the story I wanted to tell and – again – DC allowed me to do that. Like I said before, they wanted me to continue. But I just looked at it, and this is the end right here. I feel like this is the time to leave; I’ll always have more Flash stories to tell, but I feel that this is the place for me to stop and I’m really excited about it. I’m excited to be able to leave the book behind and do stuff because doing a double-ship Flash book for over four years – because I was working on it long before it came out – it’s been something I did a lot of work on. I put a lot of work into the character and added to the mythology, and I’m just really excited about being able to tell this last, really big story.
art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL and JORDI TARRAGONA
colors by ARIF PRIANTO
letters by STEVE WANDS
variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA
“The Flash Age” races to its stunning conclusion! Flash is forced to work side-by-side with his greatest foe as he teams up with the Reverse-Flash against his new foe, Paradox! But the damage Paradox did to the Flash legacy might be too much to undo!
RAFA SANDOVAL déboite vraiment niveau dessins, un large cran au-dessus de ce que propose Howard Porter. Ses planches sont belles et dynamiques, ça colle parfaitement au perso et à son univers.
Art by: Stephen Segovia, Brandon Peterson, Carlo Pagulayan
Covers by: David Marquez.
Description: From the pages of Suicide Squad, Task Force X and Captain Boomerang are on the loose, and the Flash is in hot pursuit! But is he really the hunter-or the hunted? Barry Allen may be the Scarlet Speedster, but at the end of this crossover issue, will he still be the Fastest Man Alive?
Je dirais que la différence (j’adore Porter sur Flash) c’est que Sandoval donne de l’éclat au personnage. Son Flash est vraiment beau.
Ce manque d’éclat était vraiment absent des 50 premiers épisodes même si les artistes proposaient de belles choses également. L’arrivée de Sandoval donne d’ailleurs un beau coup de pouce au run de Williamson. Bonne team.
Covers by: Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Daniel Warren Johnson.
Description: « The Flash Age » races to its stunning conclusion! Flash is forced to work side-by-side with his greatest foe as he teams up with the Reverse-Flash against his new foe, Paradox! But the damage Paradox did to the Flash legacy might be too much to undo!
J’ai rattrapé le retard sur la série (même si je n’ai pas encore lu l’Annual).
Le final de « The Flash Age » lance le grand final du run. La série court toujours à mille à l’heure, même si elle peut paraître répétitive à certains égards et notamment avec les mêmes vilains qui reviennent sans cesse.
La tension est forte, le cas Paradox est géré (bon arc) et Barry sera de nouveau face à son pire ennemi. La confrontation est logique. Verrons-nous le retour de la Flash Family? Aurons nous une connection avec Speed Métal?
“Legion of Zoom” part one! As the Flash’s greatest enemies-Gorilla Grodd, the Turtle, Trickster, and Captain Cold-attack Central City at the same time, the Fastest Man Alive finds he’s not fast enough to stop them all or save everyone in danger!
The Flash #757
Written by Joshua Williamson Pencils Rafa Sandoval Inks Jordi Tarragona Colored by Hi-Fi Cover by Hi-Fi, Rafa Sandoval Jordi Tarragona Release Date: July 7, 2020
Dans les sollicitations d’octobre, le scénariste Kevin Shinick (Avenging Spider-Man, Superior Carnage…) est annoncé en remplacement de Joshua Williamson, avec Clayton Henry aux dessins.
Kevin Shinick fait pas mal de choses en fait : il est acteur, il écrit et produit pour la télé (notamment pour Robot Chicken), il écrit des bouquins jeunesse…
Il n’a pas écrit énormément de comics pour le moment. Perso, je crois bien que je n’ai lu que ses Avenging Spider-Man et en jetant un oeil à mon avis de l’époque, j’avais bien aimé…
