The Flash 16: Wally West Returns

This volume marks the beginning of Jeremy Adams' run on The Flash, a run which has received largely positive reviews from fans for his portrayal of Wally West. His run doesn't start until the latter half of the book however. First there is a four issue transitional arc by Kevin Shinick that takes place after Joshua Williamson's run ends and before Adams' begins, and stars a completely different Flash; Barry Allen. There's also a tie-in issue to the Endless Winter event in the middle of all that but it can largely be ignored.(#763-766)I wasn't initially going to split up my review into sections, but it would have been more difficult not to. I know Kevin Shinick's work from over at Marvel Comics where he wrote a few issues of the Superior Spider-Man Team-Up book to end the series. His writing here is fine, but his storytelling approach is very generic. It does have a good flow but there's nothing all that exciting about The Flash taking on one of his lower tier villains and this arc will likely become a forgotten chapter in the long history of the character.(#767)Endless Winter comes from writers Ron Marz and Andy Lanning, who wrote every issue connected to it, including this one. It's an event that gets kind of lost in the grand scheme of the DC Universe. The story had something to do with an ancient Ice Giant King awakening in the present day to exact some kind of revenge. Maybe the full story is actually good but this issue alone doesn't have much of an impact and probably should have been left out of this volume.(#768-771 & The Flash 2021 Annual #1)This story is nothing groundbreaking, but not every story has to be and what Adams injects into his scripts is a good deal of fun. It's a very simple plot, but with a lot of classic tropes embraced to their fullest. There are some great Wally West character moments herein, and some great moments for Barry Allen who plays second to Wally in this arc. This arc also has revelations pertaining to the Heroes in Crisis event, which given the fan reaction to that book is probably most welcome. I dare not say more on that.Most of the art in this book is done by Clayton Henry, Will Conrad, and Brandon Peterson. None of them do anything particularly great, especially Peterson, whose work has a photoshop look to it. Static characters placed against a static background. There are some bright spots provided by the handful of other artists who pop up throughout the book. I am not an expert on The Flash but this felt really fresh and fun to me. I like the direction of the story and intend to follow up with future volumes.4/5

The best parts of this trade is when Jeremy Adams take the writing reigns. This is the best the Flash has been in several years, this coming from someone who's been reading comics since the late 70's. Wally has always been my Flash and I think he might be Adams as well. His first arc is so much fun and moves at such a great pace, glad to not only have Wally back but in top form as well.

I enjoyed the villains and Flash's thought process and ideas. The ring being explained was icing on the cake.

Sorry, but I just couldn't give this volume 5 stars because the majority of the artwork is done using that computer assist art and not hand drawings. I wouldn't mind so much, as it probably saves a lot of time, but the characters look like crappy, semi posable, smooth, action figures. There's no life, no sense of movement. The hardest thing to do in a still comic book is to draw a character moving fast. But other Flash artists have nailed it perfectly in earlier issues like Rafa Sandoval, Carlos D'Anda, and my top two favorites Howard Porter and Carmine Di Giandomenico. Their earlier work on The Flash was nothing short of masterful.

The Flash feels like the Flash again thanks to Jeremy Adams and the return of Wally West. The Flash is back to being fast enough to go toe to toe with DC’s heaviest hitters. The speed force feels mysterious again with plenty to be explored. The Flash Family dynamic has returned! The balance between cosmic world changing adventures and down to earth family fun is perfect. I hope this run lasts forever. 11/10

wally west is back and better than ever

I’m quite surprised no one has mentioned how uneven this trade is as a collection. Issues #763-766 are solely Barry Allen focused in his battle with Dr Alchemy. These issues are average at best. Then we have the Endless Winter issue #767 thrown in which is pointless to include as there is no resolution to this storyline in this collection. Finally, we get to the Wally West Returns issues halfway in. Jeremy Adams really knocks is it out of the park here. These issues are pure gold and worth every dollar. It’s just a shame that you have to read through half of this collection to get to the good stuff.

Such a fun Flash run so far. Adams' treatment of The Flash mythos and Wally West is a breath of fresh air after DC's weird treatment of certain Flash characters after Flashpoint. I definitely recommend it to fans of Waid's Flash series, or just Flash fans in general.

Jeremy Adams loves Wally West so much that he solved the Heroes in Crisis imbroglio while showing how Wally is important for the past, present and future of the DC Universe. Adams respects and improves Wally's marriage and parenthood. Jay and Irey have never been so well used before. Together with Tom Taylor's Nightwing and Jed Mackay's Moon Knight, this is one of the best ongoing titles being published today!!!

Haven't enjoyed a Wally West story this much since the 90s. Kudos to the team who created this wonderful book!

Novo argumentista que fez um ótimo trabalho com a(s) personagens. Acompanhado por também bons desenhadores. Vale a pena comprar.

Great writing and art