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The Flash: Dead Heat

The Flash: Dead Heat
By Mark Waid

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #760101 in Books
  • Published on: 2000-08-01
  • Released on: 2000-08-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 144 pages

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Wonderful5
Well this story took place in The Flash issues 108 to 111 and Impulse issues 10 and 11 and have been collected here. The story is about Savitar who is in his own mind the God of speed, and when he finds out others are using the speed from the speed force and so he cuts them off...All but wally west The Flash and thats when all hell breaks loose. This story has it all, lots of speedsters like the first flash and others and you have "Speed Ninjas" who work with Savitar so all in all you get a good story with lots of the "Flash family" in it. Also you have the death of a few speedsters as well so if your a flash fan you will not want to miss the story about that.

My one problem with the book is that it has a cliffhanger ending! trades should never leave the ending open like that because you buy a trade for the complete story not cliffhangers. but DC comics have published the second book "Race againist time" so you might want ot pick it up at the same time if you want the whole story.

A really good Part I of a two part story4
When all of the speedsters except The Flash suddenly lose their superhuman speed, they begin looking for an explanation. Well, the explanation is heading their way, in the shape of a new super-villain, Savitar. Savitar literally worships the Speed Force, and does not want anyone else tapping its power. Wally West is in the hot seat, and he is going to have to use all of his intellect and talent if he is going to save himself and the other speedsters.

I must say that I am of two minds about this book. It has an exciting storyline, and keeps you on the edge of your seat, right up to the end. On the downside, however, the story leaps back and forth between the work of Oscar Jimenez and Humberto Ramos, and Ramos's anime style is not fitting to the story. Also, the simple fact that it does leap between two styles gives the story a discordant feel to it. The final insult is that this book ends in a cliff-hanger, and you must move on to The Flash: Race Against Time to see what happens next. (And believe me, you really need to do that!)

But, that said, this is a great Flash story, one that I am really glad that I read. So, I guess I would sum up by saying that this is a really good Part I of a two part story, one that any Flash fan will be glad to read.

Termial Velocity Was only the begining4
Amazing. For you Flash fans out there, this is a must have. What began with the onderful story line of Terminal Velocity is continued and expanded upon here. The speed Force is being stolen from speedsters everywhere and only Wally can stop the man responsible. Everybodys here; Max Mercury, Impulse, Jay Garrick, Jessie and Johnny Quick. For those of you who loved Termial Velocity, this is in every way a second chapter in the growth of Wally and the revealing of "The Speed Force"