Art by: Diego Olortegui
Colors by: Luis Guererro
Letters by: Steve Wands
Cover art by: Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: April 16, 2024
Jay Garrick: The Flash #6 sends Jay Garrick on a race to save his daughter and 90% of Earth's population to stop Dr. Elemental's mad scheme to usher in a new Golden Age.
Is Jay Garrick: The Flash #6 Good?
Damn you, Jeremey Adams! I'm not crying! You're crying!
Yowza! The finale to Jay Garrick's adventure reuniting him with his daughter pulls on the heartstrings to give readers precisely the kind of feel-good ending every mini-series or arc in an ongoing should go for. Of the three Golden Age imprint titles DC put out, this is the strongest and best ending yet.
When last we left Jay and Judy Garrick, we learned that the man who was partly responsible for Jay becoming the Flash, Dr. Hughes, is also Dr. Elemental. Jay's power acquisition was less of an accident than everyone believed, and now, Dr. Elemental kidnaps Judy because he believes she's the key to unlocking metagene abilities around the globe.
Now, Jay races around the world searching for Judy with the help of Mr. Terrific's advanced satellite network. We learn Dr. Elemental intends to use Judy as a battery that will re-create the hard water experiment that unlocked Jay's metagene and intends to aim the conversion beam at the oceans. If it works, everyone who drinks water will have their metagene unlocked. Unfortunately, anyone who doesn't have a metagene, about 90% of Earth's population, will die.
Jay is then forced to do what a Flash does best - run to stop what's coming.
What's great about Jay Garrick: The Flash #6? Adams piles it on with a high-stakes obstacle, fast-paced action (naturally), cool wow moments, and a prologue that slathers on the family moments. The last few pages tug at your heartstrings, so be prepared to fall in love with the extended Flash Family all over again.
What's not so great about Jay Garrick: The Flash #6? One of the wow moments happens off-panel, which is a bummer. Yes, page space is limited, but those moments are what comics nerds live for.
How's the Art? Commendable. Diego Olortegui flexes big action muscles in this issue with an (almost) non-stop run through the entire finale, and it looks great.
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Bits and Pieces:
Jay Garrick: The Flash #6 hits a home run with a climactic finale to stop Dr. Elemental's plans that threaten the world. Flash fans get plenty of big action, emotional beats that hit you in the feels with a sledgehammer, and a pitch-perfect ending.
9/10
