Dr. Elemental’s history is revealed as Jay Garrick and his daughter, Judy, race to dismantle a plan 80 years in the making!
Jay Garrick: The Flash #4 is a fantastic origin for a new villain to the Garrick family and a superb example of what the New Golden Age is about! Jeremy Adams weaves Dr. Elemental into the DNA of the Garricks perfectly while building up a villain that could hold his own due to his connection to STAR Labs. Diego Olortegui and Luis Guerrero combine to paint the perfect picture of a madman and an outstanding addition to the DCU. Read Full Review
The entire concept of this book is rather tricky to pull off, because many of the main characters are essentially blank slates, but I think Adams has pulled off the impossible again. He's created a compelling and intimidating adversary who we now know surprisingly well, making him a perfect foe for Jay and Judy's coming showdown with destiny. Read Full Review
Jay Garrick: The Flash #4 takes a breather to recount and retcon Jay Garrick's origin story. However, Jeremy Adams pulls off the best kind of retcon by changing the facts you don't see while keeping the original story intact. Of the three Golden Age imprint titles, this one is shaping up to be the best. Read Full Review
Jay Garrick: The Flash #4 takes a back seat from its themes and foundation in order to provide exposition and backstory for the villain. While this is disappointing in the grand scheme of things, it is still nice to see the team striving to recapture elements from the Golden Age. Read Full Review
Jay Garrick: The Flash doesn't run as fast as Adams' previous time with Wally West and that's a shame, though it does hit a few sprints along the way. Read Full Review
It really is completely unreal to me how much Jay Garrick: The Flash #4 (and subsequently the miniseries as a whole) is a legitimate love letter to the Golden Age of Comics, not only in style & substance but in its sincere respect for the books that started it all and that still have so much to offer.
It's especially poignant when so many recent titles have chosen to go out of their way to erase/disparage/fundamentally change these original stories instead of understanding what had made them great (why these characters work so well 80+ years later!) and leaning into that aspect like this fantastic miniseries does. It's without a doubt the first New Golden Age title to successfully recontextualize the 1940s stories for modern audi more
While I think this is a 9/10 I give it a 9.5 because this is how you tweak an origin story. Add a bit of your own flavour without changing the basics. Jay get a bit richer of an origin story, Dr. Elemental get a nice logical origin, Judy get some clarity for hers and we all are better off for it. Compared to the dumpster fire that is the Alan Scott story, this shows you how it is done. It also suggests that Jeremy really studied the material for Jay and really gets him to be able to do this fine scalpel like change. No hammer, all precision.
As always the story is great, I love the details and the art matches the feel so well. Lots of information and the change in perspective was interesting. We are now fully set up for the big c more
Very good origin story for Dr. Elemental that respects Jay’s history and builds on what has come before instead of fundamentally altering it. This book is not only a celebration of Jay and his family and legacy, but also serves as a celebration of the Golden Age of comics.
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