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Looking back at Wednesday Comics: Flash
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Karl Kerschl, Brenden Fletcher and company's contribution to DC's Wednesday Comics works as a blast to read that brought pure fun to DC's successful weekly newsprint experiment. Karl Kerschl's art style is perfection for Flash/Barry Allen and Iris West as each character starts off with their own strip sharing the page and eventually merges into an excellent sci-fi adventure shared by the couple.
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The page layouts continue to be inventive throughout the story while even taking a page during one week to homage the styles of famous newspaper strips. Only thing missing was a Flash version of Calvin and Hobbes with Barry as Calvin and Iris as Susie. Maybe Grodd as Hobbes?
The Flash page immediately differentiated itself from the rest of the offerings by initially separating Barry into a superhero strip and Iris into a romance comic. Brilliant to let each character's side of things be seen along with the gradual combination of the two strips.
While it doesn't have the time or space for the characterization of a full-length, monthly series, the Flash of Wednesday Comics is arguably a better introduction of Barry Allen to a new generation than Flash: Rebirth. No need to be bogged down explaining continuity issues while additionally weighing the tale down with half a dozen other people with speed powers.
Flash along with Paul Pope's Strange Adventures are why the hardcover may be a buy even after picking up Wednesday Comics every week of its run.
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