Finished reading The Flash: Reverse, this concludes the run of creative team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato on the series. The book opens up with Barry Allen returning to the Central City police department after being presumed dead along with four others who were trapped inside the Speed Force. Meanwhile a masked murderer is killing off everyone who was affected by the Speed Force by reversing time around them so their Speed Force power can be absorbed. After three of the four have been killed, Barry as the Flash goes to the one person unaffected, Iris West. Things become more complicated as the Flash takes Iris to his girlfriend Patty who knows that he's Barry Allan, so she can keep Iris safe as he goes after the killer, leading to an interesting reveal when the results of a DNA test come back. The last story is set during the Zero Year story arc, as Barry goes to Gotham to help the police during a black out coursed by the Riddler. The story tells how Barry first met Iris before becoming the Flash, as he teams up with Harvey Bullock to stop a supply of illegal drugs that set people alight once consumed. Overall this book was amazing as it gave an intriguing backstory to the Reverse Flash which makes you sympathise with the character within the interlude story, while the Zero Year story has some great comedic moments between Barry and Iris making the ending basically perfect. 9.5/10
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