by Brian Buccellato (Author), Francis Manapul (Author)
Struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals, Central City Police scientist Barry Allen was transformed into the fastest man alive. Tapping into the energy field called The Speed Force, he applies a tenacious sense of justice to protect an serve the world as The Flash!
The Flash knows he can't be everywhere at once, but he has seemingly met his match when he faces DC Comic' hottest new Super Villain, Mob Rule, who really can be everywhere at once!
As Mob Rule wages a campaign of crime across Central City, including an electromagnetic blast that plunges the city into darkness, The Flash learns the the only way he can capture Mob Rule and save Central City is to learn how to make his brain function even faster than before--but as much as it helps him, it also comes with a steep price.
Written and gorgeously illustrated by the creative tag team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, THE FLASH VOL. 1: MOVE FORWARD is the perfect vision of the Scarlet Speedster brought to life. This stunning graphic novel is one of the fastest and easiest entry points in all of DC Comics' vast library. This volume collects issues 1-8.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Publisher: DC Comics
Published: 20 Nov 2012
ISBN 10: 1401235530
ISBN 13: 9781401235536
A visual treat.... Any reader can easily jump on board. --The New York Times
The Flash will be one of the runaway hits of this reboot--and could eventually become one of the great runs of American superhero comics. --Time Out Chicago
Flash fans should breathe a sigh of relief that the character is 100% definitely in the right hands. --MTV Geek
An accessible, charming superhero tale. --io9
Brian Buccellato started in comics as a colorist for the Marvel/DC crossover Punisher/Batman and went on to color for all major publishers including work on Uncanny X-Men, Superman, The Flash and many others. Brian began writing as part of The Story Company, collaborating on a number of screenplays. While working for Top Cow, he started his comics writing with The Darkness, before teaming with Francis Manapul to co-write The Flash for DC Comics. He also writes and illustrates the creator-owned title Foster.