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4.0 out of 5 stars
Before There Was Buffy and Giles, There Was Impulse and Max, September 28, 2000
This review is from: Impulse: Reckless Youth (Paperback)
Way back in the mid-1990s, Mark Waid was brilliant (as opposed to now, when he's just quite good). And he and Humberto Ramos took an old concept - the teen sidekick of a major hero - and reinvented it with wit and style. While knowing the backstory helps and while the three issues of The Flash includes spell most of it out, I think anyone who likes superheroes or action comics or teen sitcoms or just good stories will like Impulse's adventures. DC has had great success with its reimagining of the classic teen heroes - Superboy, Robin and this one - and it's hard not to be hooked even if you are an adult. Plus if you try to find the nine comics included here, you'd never get them for this price! This is a near-must for comics fans past and present.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hillarious, January 10, 2000
This review is from: Impulse: Reckless Youth (Paperback)
Mark Waid can be funny. Who knew? This stuff is laugh-out-loud milk-through-the-nose funny. I'm serious, you'll laugh so hard you'll embarass yourself. You should probably read this when you're alone, so as not to offend anyone. There are some moments of genuine storytelling too, like the child abuse story. I was surprised to find that, under all that goofy exterior, Impulse really is a hero. You'll find some great artwork here, too. The issue of Flash with Wieringo is some good stuff, and Ramos and Pacheco out do themselves here. You'll love it, trust me.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must Read for any Flash, Teen Titans, or Overall Fan of Good Comics, April 19, 2006
This review is from: Impulse: Reckless Youth (Paperback)
I must say that I've been avoiding buying this comic and after reading it am kicking myself. This is an amazing book! I'm a big fan of Young Justice and the Teen Titans team that sprang from it, mostly because I got into Young Justice when I was younger and the group grew when they became the Teen Titans. It's like I was growing up with Robin, Superboy and Impulse (and later Kid Flash II). So why would a such a self-professed fan put off getting this book? Simply because of the 3 of these young champions, I thought Impulse's character led itself to be the least likely to hold it's own solo. Boy was I wrong. I've read solo works from all three, and while Tim Drake is by far and away the best developed character of the three, Bart is not far behind. Superboy's character can't even match the charm of this character, and Impulse at times is more entertaining then Robin because of his light-heartedness. The one advantage I would give him over Robin is that his character doesn't change in his solo title like Tim's does. Tim is less mature and less serious in his solo title and I feel it takes away from him generally. Really a must read for a fan of either of the two young champions mentioned above.
On a bit of a side not, this book made me realize how much I really enjoy the three mentioned above as a team. With the recent events in Infinate Crisis claiming Connor and Bart's whereabouts being unknown I feel that DC is losing a major asset. I certainly hope that Robin's attempts to re-clone Superboy bear fruit and that one of the magic based heroes can restore his memory. As for Bart, my fingers are crossed that when this new Flash emerges from the speed force, that it's him and not Wally West. I've never like West's character, and since he parallels my all time favorite hero, Green Lantern, I feel he was weaker then Kyle as a person and as a character, even though he's had many more years to be developed. In general I felt these new heroes brought much needed refreshment to their mentors. I was hoping that someday not so long from now I could see Superboy becoming Superman, and even though I know Tim did not want to be Batman, I had hopes for him going more solo then he already is, either as Robin or as something else, since Tim, I feel, is a better hero the Dick Grayson ever will be. But of all of the group, Bart was the one I held out for the most because it was his destiny to be the next Flash, a better Flash. With any luck, someday the JLA will be run by young heroes such as Tim Drake, Kyle Rayner, Bart Allen, and Connor Kent, because they are heroes that we have been growing up with, watching them come into their own at the same time we have, and great books like this one show that.
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