REVIEW: The Flash #11: The Speed of Darkness Part 2

After a recent adaptation on The Flash television program, Joshua Williamson brings us The Shade 2.0 in issue 11. Â I rather liked this take on The Shade. Â To recap, Wally ran head first into trouble in issue #10 and now Barry is looking for Kid Flash. Â We get a far amount of Iris and Barry exposition leading to Iris and The Flash meeting a “mere shadow” of The Shade. Â Okay that was corny, but it made me laugh. Â Williamson does a nice job of mixing in the exposition so it never feels overdone. Â The motivation of The Shade matches our heroes motivations as well, which made the hook at the end infinitely better. Â Now the trio must destroy the TOWER OF DARKNESS and stop the rogue shadows from escaping.

While I never felt the art was “bad” or “took me out of the book”, I did feel a sketchy kind of vibe to it. Â I am not THROWING SHADE. Â I just did it again didn’t I? Â I liked the looks for the Shadowlands, but on occasion found a peculiarity with Wally’s proportions. Â Minor quibble aside, I enjoyed this issue and prefer seeing Barry and Wally and this arc over the prior Godspeed arc.

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Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Davide Gianfelice
Colorist: Ivan Placencia
Letterer: Steve Wands