Following the Flash, the fastest man alive!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Comics You Should Own
I've been waiting patiently as Comic Book Resource's Greg Burgas has methodically worked his way through the alphabet in his regular column, Comics You Should Own. The series has progressed from 300 to Aquaman to Batman to Doom Patrol. When the series reached Marvel's Fantastic Four, I assumed that an essay extolling the triumphs and virtues of my all-time favorite comic book was soon to be posted. Today, however, I have discovered that the series has skipped from Firestorm directly to Vertigo's Flex Mentallo. Sacrilege! Is the fastest man alive's own title so unworthy? Hasn't the scarlet speedster offered readers some spectacular moments? Has the monarch of motion not proven himself?!
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i question a lot of the books on that list, so i wouldnt get too upset the Flash has been left off it...
Sorry, sir. I have never been that into the Flash, and the only ones I own are the Morrison/Millar ones and "Terminal Velocity," which aren't that essential. Everyone keeps telling me that Waid did some wonderful things on the title. It's one of those comics I need to head into the back issues for. Sorry to disappoint!
I love the questions at the end of the post.
I can just hear them in the voice of Stan Lee or, maybe better, that guy from the 60's Batman series.
I suppose we can forgive you this once, Greg, as long as you've learned your lesson. To each his own, I suppose. I would say that the Mark Waid era is essential reading, and Geoff Johns's run should not be overlooked. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
"Return of Barry Allen" by Mark Waid is THE Flash story for me. Nothing else tops it.
Second place goes to the classic "Flash of Two Worlds" from the first Flash vol. #123 (I think), where Barry Allen first met Jay Garrick and made comic book history.
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