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JAY AND HIS LONG-LOST DAUGHTER RACE SIDE BY SIDE IN THE PRESENT DAY! Spinning out of the events of Stargirl: The Lost Children and Justice Society of America, Jay Garrick is reunited with his long-lost daughter, Judy. After being pulled from the timeline, Judy returns to a world where she and her dad aren't the only ones that ride the lightning, but is there enough space for her in Jay and Joan's life? And can they keep up with their teenage daughter and make up for lost time?
Jay Garrick: The Flash #1 is an excellent follow up to Flashpoint Beyond and Stargirl: The Lost Children. This interpersonal tale sets up a retcon to expand upon The Flash family by bringing Jay Garricks daughter into the fold. Read Full Review
Jay Garrick: The Flash #1 kicks off the miniseries with a wonderful combination of character moments and action. The family moments between Jay, Joan and Judy (say that three times fast!) are sweet and touching, and it will be fun watching Judy get adjusted to 2023 in future issues. Recommended. Read Full Review
Jay Garrick: The Flash #1 is good, old-fashioned, classic superhero storytelling with a modern twist. All the characters are instantly likable, the action is plentiful, and the mystery surrounding Judy's disappearance is perfectly introduced. Combined with Olortegui's eye-catching art, this comic is a winner. Read Full Review
The Flash that started it all gets a moment with his family as they reconnect after being lost in time in Jay Garrick: The Flash #1. Adams, Olortegui, and Guerrero craft an entertaining opener that pulls you in with all of its questions. It's a great start to a miniseries with growing pains and character drama that will test this Flash Family. Read Full Review
While the premiere issue doesn't necessarily have a major hook to reel fans in, Jay Garrick and Flash fans will find a worthy spin-off series to run alongside one of the Justice Society's biggest members here. Read Full Review
Olortegui's art is a little more angular than I prefer, but the speed effects are solid and the story hook feels fresh, so I'm willing to hang in for the entire series. Read Full Review
Art is wonderful, story is wonderful, the feeling you get from reading this book is wonderful. Jeremy Adams is a wonderful writer that really gets family dynamics and gets how this family should be written.
Hot take moment here: I posit that Jeremy Adams is the anti-Tom King. Whereas in a Tom King book you know the wives will be beaten, the children will die, and all the men are monsters/abusers, in a Jeremy Adams book you instead find loving fathers and mothers, children who grow with their family and families that overcome issues together. Things are not perfect in his stories but the characters know that they can rely on each other and you can feel that this is what a healthy family looks like. Adams writes essentially the su more
The art looks gorgeous, the story is interesting and have some actions scenes looking pretty good.
My pick of the week; it’s an engaging yet tragic father daughter story that’s very thought provoking. Judy’s addition to the DC Universe is an interesting one that this issue sets up to explore more. Jeremy Adams has a very intriguing story to tell in this miniseries.
This is isn't a character I'd read any story on but I loved The Lost Children and Adams' Flash run so gave this a shot and it's great. Adams continues to shine showing he's one on of the few great writers at DC right now.
I love that this character from Stargirl's mini series is getting some more highlight. Judy Garrick, aka The Boom, is finally reunited with her family, but as she adjusts to her time in the modern time (which is big range depending upon what DC Comics define as modern), and trying to find her place while she displaced from her friends and family for decades at a time.
What I like about this book in particular is the author, Jeremy Adams, he understands how to build a great dynamic of emotional character beats and his comics are generally a positive and hopeful read. Too many comics released today are just too cynical so it's nice to read a book that returns to comics as a form as fun escapism and heroics.
Recommended.
Overshadowed by last month’s debut of Si Spurrier’s The Flash #1 featuring Wally West, Jeremy Adams’ new miniseries about JSA member Jay Garrick offered a far more straightforward and accessible story than Spurrier’s. Which isn’t a shock given how successful Adams’ previous run on Wally’s story was. He feels right at home on Flash-centered arcs and it’s apparently true in what turns out to be a heart-warming Garrick family affair. Diego Olortegui’s art wonderfully translates the element of speed on static pages, even if it’s nothing revolutionary. Sometimes you don’t need to reinvent the wheel to make something look magical. This has all the makings of being one of those miniseries that gives a concurrent ongoing serie more
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