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    The Flash #5

    The Flash » The Flash #5 - The Flash released by DC Comics on March 2012.

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    Central City in chaos! Iris West captive in Iron Heights prison! And as Flash tries to deal with all of it, he must also try to save the life of his old friend Manuel Lago from Mob Rule, DC Comics' hottest new Super Villain!

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    The Flash #5 0

    SummaryThis current “The Flash” arc draws to a close as Mob Rule finally initiate their plan to stabilize their DNA. Meanwhile, due to the unexplained EMP blast which hit the city, Iron Heights prisoners are escaping, with Iris West stuck right in the middle of the panic. Will Flash be fast enough stop Mob Rule and save Iris, and once the dust settles, will Flash have saved the day? Or is this just the beginning of an even greater set of problems?What I liked· Unconventional ending: This is not ...

    8 out of 8 found this review helpful.

    Release schedules are as unstable as the Speed Force, apparently 0

    Now don't get me wrong, I love the Flash series right now and Francis Manapul has been doing great art-wise and story-wise so far. Yeah, he's a novice but over time he's been able to get better and better, but this is a bad conclusion to an otherwise decent arc.The last issue had a lot of great character development with Manuel Lago and Barry's relationship with him. One man is running away from trouble and the other running towards it, a great setup and I though that this would be an epic concl...

    4 out of 4 found this review helpful.

    Never better 0

    One of the most impressive things about the new 52 reboot is how the main characters of the Dc Universe are getting a reboot in the vitality of their characters.  This has held true pretty much across the board and is no different with this series.  The series has done so partially by embracing the science aspect of Barry Allen's characters, giving his story a bit more realism (despite the traveling at the speed of light aspect.)  Even with this though, and maybe even because of it, this specifi...

    2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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