It’s Eobard Thawne.
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What’s great about The Flash #6? In an arc designed to stack one disjointed mystery on top of the other, more answers are good. To be clear, this issue doesn’t go nearly far enough to dispel Spurrier’s chaotic confusion, but it’s a step in the right direction.
What’s not so great about The Flash #6? One of the biggest questions of Spurrier’s tenure is the source of the reality distortions, and now that it’s answered, the reaction is, “That’s it? Again? Him?” That’s right. For all the faux-intellectualist misdirection, amorphous concepts, and heady narration, Spurrier’s attempt at doing something still boils down to a standard Flash villain making trouble.
How’s the art? Deodato Jr’s odd backgrounds and slightly off-kilter anatomies are still in full effect, but the narrative of this issue flows a bit better with smoother scene transitions and more accessible panel compositions.
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Bits and Pieces:
The Flash #6 takes a significant step toward answering the mountains of odd mysteries by revealing the mastermind behind Flash’s reality-warping troubles. Unfortunately, the answer is almost surprising in just how unsurprising it is, which makes all the complicated storytelling to get to this point seem pointless.
