And Then I Read: THE FLASH #49

Image © DC Entertainment. Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Howard Porter, colors by Hi-Fi, letters by Steve Wands.

Part 3 of “Flash War” is mostly about Barry Allen and Wally West racing around and around Earth at incredible speeds while arguing. Wally wants to break through the Speed Force, whatever that means, to rescue the children he’s been told are trapped inside it. His own children from a previously wiped-away timeline. Barry is trying to argue him out of it. The rest of the world is watching this speed show with great alarm. Military forces are helpless. Superman and the Justice League are brought in to try and stop things, but even Superman can’t catch up to them. What will happen if Wally succeeds? The signs are ominous.

This appealed to me in a way that an issue-long fight would not, and the back-and-forth between the two speedsters was interesting. Recommended. Big things expected for issue #50 next.