Calories to Burn
Recommended!
Though this felt like another filler, as the plot did not progress much, it was filled with some great background information on Flash and his personal life. Before it dives into solid drama though, there are a good six pages of action - somewhat gritty action.
They certainly do not spend any time making the "Human Fly" a likable character - heck, even a character with a little more depth would have been nice. Not that he has to be "deep", but because he is not, I didn't care what happened to him. The entire "mission" and part of the story seemed forced.
I guess it could have represented a "boring day at work" for Flash, as he does head home to his tortured existence, pissed at the world, his past, and most of all, his father. His life isn't all bad though, as we see in this issue, he actually and finally makes a dinner date on time. Something that a "boring day" allows him to do. It was nice to finally see a good part of his relationship with Betty. This issue elevated her from her previous "nag" status - heck she even knows how to play Wolverine for a few laughs, she can't be all that bad...
As is common with Spidey titles, happiness doesn't last long - if it weren't for bad luck... good news is, the next issue is a Spider Island tie-in, which should make for a pretty decent arc and at the very least a couple great cameos.
