Pick of the Week 09/11/2016 The Flash 10

This was an ok week for comics, there was nothing bad, but for some reason nothing really blew me away either, and there was only one book that really jumped out at me, everything else was just good or ok.

The List;

The Flash #10
Action Comics #967
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Supergirl #3
Uncanny X-Men #15
All Star Batman #4
Detective Comics #944
New Super-Man #5
Hal Jordon and the Green Lantern Corp #8
Deathstroke #6
Womder Woman #10
Superwoman # 4

The Flash has been a conisistently excellent book since the Rebirth Launch (albeit with some jarring art changes) and this issue is no further, firstly the cover is wonderful, this issue introduces the new big bad for the new arc and its a big return for a character we don't really see a lot of...The Shade.

This is not a character I have read an awful lot about, I know hes been both anti-hero and villain, well Rebirth finds him staying camp badguy for the nexy little while. We are introduced to him straight away in a really nicely done prologue, I really enjoyed that bit, he doesnt really raise his head again till the end and we see hes been through quite the redesign, hunched and monstrous looking I really dig it.

A lot of the focus this week is on Wally and his journey to becoming  hero and his clashing with Barry as the Flash being a strict mentor, the interplay between Flash, Wally and Iris is good and believable and its not bugging me like I thought it would, Wallys a believeable teenager rebelling against his elders, but with his heart in the right palce. The other thing I liked about this book is it is one of the only titles that is still talking about the Rebirth mystery, it seems the Shade knows what has happened as well which is interesting, I am honestly happy with the slow burn, before the payoff I just hope its not anticlimatic. Overall this is just a really good book, art, pacing and characterisation are spot on and its left me genuinely interested to see how this is going to play out...kudos.

4/5

Elsewhere in comics;

I'm not sure if I was just in a funk but little else really grabbed me to be honest, I enjoyed Uncanny X-Men #15 the focus is really on Psylocke and Mystique this time round and we leave with the intersting ending of Psylocke curing Mystiques crazyness. New Super-Man #5 Gosh darned it this title is just a lot of fun! I really like all the characters and the tone of the book, this wasnt an amazing issue but it was a fun read neverless. Hal Jordon and the Green Lantern Corp #8 so whi thinks Hals dead?  No-one? Good just checking.

PS
OK DC and Marvel I am not kdding around anymore hurry up and bring back Prof X, Cyke and Black Adam, dont't make me come over there...