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The Flash: Dead Heat

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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.

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.

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"

When a new challenger for the role of Fastest Man Alive arises Wally West is forced into action. Savitar, the high priest of Speed, steals speed away from all the speedsters Wally is left untouched and at full speed. As the story unfolds you learn why. The art jumps back and forth between two artist due to it being a collection of two different series but, overall it is a good story but I have to recommand that you pick it up with Flash: Race Against Time as this volume leaves you on a cliffhanger ending but, a good read nonetheless.

That's the question this storyline seeks to answer. In The Return of Barry Allen, Wally had to fight someone who sought to replace his mentor. Now he has to battle Savitar, an enemy just as fast as the Flash, but who has studied the origin of their power for years. He can do everything the Flash can do, and more-- he can lend speed to others, he can accelerate and decelerate objects, he can metabolize his wounds and heal instantly. He's ruthless in his quest to embrace the Speed Force, and will do anything to accomplish this-- including destroy everything and everyone Wally holds dear...

A new villain appears, Savitar, who is obsessed with reaching the essence of all DC's speedsters' powers, the Speed Force. Max Mercury and the rest of the DC speed crew (Johnny and Jamie Quick, Impulse, Jay Garrick) help the Flash stop him. Collected from crossovers in Flash and Impulse comics, the art is a distraction. Jumping from Jimenenz (very angular with no real feel of motion) to Ramos (anime styling and definitely not appropriate for this storyline serious nature) is disconcerting and definitely does not improve what is already a weak story. Basically, these stories are an attempt to solidify the importance and attraction of the Speed Force, but serve instead as another opportunity to remove another Golden Age character from the DC landscape. This character's death is like many in the DC universe the past few years, occurring mainly for shock value. If you decide to kill off a hero, (albeit in this case, a minor one) at least let them go out in a blaze of glory, not a whimper. DEAD HEAT is far from the high standard Waid has set on his Flash run; it is needed by completists only.

Max Mercury is the zen master of speed. Savitar is the opposite, an evil zen master of speed. He has many fast allies he has gifted with speed powers, due to his high level of control over the Speed Force.

Wally must recruit allies of this own, as many of the Flash family as possible, in order to oppose this madman. Speedsters abound in this Flash-fest.

what a terible waste of money!the story was bad,the plot stunk, the art was worse yet.a total waste of the flash's cariture.lets have him run around through half of the book racing his foe,how stupid.i don't recomend this one to anyone and i'm a flash fan.