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A review by michaelchurch
The Flash, Vol. 7: Savage World by Robert Venditti, Van Jensen, Brett Booth
1.0
I've decided that I don't like Robert Venditti or Brett Booth and right now they are holding Flash (and others) hostage.
This book was pretty awful. In my head, I'm starting to liken Booth's art style to Rob Liefeld. Over muscled, over shiny, all action, weird poses, ignoring actual anatomy, etc. I've seen worse, but whatever appreciation I had for him in the past is long gone.
The story was...there. It was just starting to get complex but then everything just resolved. The main thread was a carry over from the previous volume. It has the makings of something that could have reset the status quo for the Flash for quite some time. Instead, all of the questions were answered almost immediately, and the mystery was wrapped up just about as cleanly and explicitly as possible.
It wrapped up with another issue AGAIN going over Flash's origin. It wasn't part of the actual series, it was one of the Secret Origins tales, but it was still unnecessary at this point. It might have been to bring some attention to the reintroduction of Thawne to the mythos.
Still, the whole thing felt like a wasted opportunity, the characters were completely flat, and the art was incredibly disappointing. Just hanging on for a new creative team.
This book was pretty awful. In my head, I'm starting to liken Booth's art style to Rob Liefeld. Over muscled, over shiny, all action, weird poses, ignoring actual anatomy, etc. I've seen worse, but whatever appreciation I had for him in the past is long gone.
The story was...there. It was just starting to get complex but then everything just resolved. The main thread was a carry over from the previous volume. It has the makings of something that could have reset the status quo for the Flash for quite some time. Instead, all of the questions were answered almost immediately, and the mystery was wrapped up just about as cleanly and explicitly as possible.
It wrapped up with another issue AGAIN going over Flash's origin. It wasn't part of the actual series, it was one of the Secret Origins tales, but it was still unnecessary at this point. It might have been to bring some attention to the reintroduction of Thawne to the mythos.
Still, the whole thing felt like a wasted opportunity, the characters were completely flat, and the art was incredibly disappointing. Just hanging on for a new creative team.