Title: The Flash - Emergency Stop
Cover art: Gabrielle Dell'otto
Written by: Grant Morrison, Mark Millar
Penciler: Paul Ryan
Inker: John Nyberg
Colorist: Tom McCraw
Publisher: DC Comics
Year: 2008
Usually I'm impressed with Mark Millar's work but this was disappointing (or maybe it's just me). Emergency Stop was a quick read with a pieced together story and a horrible plot. The Mirror Master and The Suit were far from formidable opponents and lacked true villianous appeal. It's as though the story was not well thought through and should have been a 15 page trade. The upside to Emergency Stop was the flash's new suit (albeit that I was reminded of Booster Gold). He tapped into the speed force which enabled him to run even faster with his broken legs. This reminded me of the Justice League Unlimited episode where Wally runs super dooper fast to dismantle Lex Luthor's "power suit" (not the one he he vanished to get in the final episode [Destroyer 2] of the series before giving Grod with the anti-life equation) and ends up phasing into the speed force. (that was awesome!)
Overall if I had a rating system (which I don't yet) Emergency Stop definitely would not get a high rating.
Your posts make we want to read graphic novels. A rating system would be great so I can pick the highest rated ones to start with.
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