Flashpoint August 17th Reviews

Wonder Woman and The Furies #3
Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Art by Scott Clark & Dave Beaty

Wonder Woman and the Furies
Issue #3 cover

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this due to the experience of coming off Emperor Aquaman #3 which felt disappointing, but Wonder Woman and the Furies is anything but a disappointment.
From start to finish, the writing is superb and it is written in such a way that keeps the pacing up which is one of the strongest aspects of the story. It deals with information that feels vital which helps flesh out this story arc there is no filler to be found here, it covers stuff you what to know.

In one issue, it deals with a lot from the creation of new Themyscira to the reasoning for the deception that led to the outbreak of the war, but it predominately takes place during the events of Emperor Aquaman which when read together forms a perfect blend in seeing both sides. It is in these two issue that the character of Wonder Woman is humanized from a cold hearted tyrant to someone who was struggling to save her people.

One gripe I do have with this issue is that it deals with information from Lois Lane and The Resistance, I would usually pass this off as something minor but it is a large plot point, when reading the issue it comes out of no where. It would have been much better if Lois Lane and the Resistance had come out prior to this as it clearly happens before this.

This is a fantastic wrap up to the series, much like Diana and Arthur their perception of the War was blurred by deception and much like both series’ it unravels this deception and we learn about the world of Flashpoint along with both characters as they come to terms with what they have done.
As I have said before to truly enjoy this series it must be read in conjunction with Emperor Aquaman and that is made even more evident in this final issue.

Flashpoint August 10th Reviews

Emperor Aquaman #3
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Ardian Syf & Vincent Cifuentes

Emperor Aquaman
Issue 3 cover

Up until this point Emperor Aquaman has been one of the best tie ins to the Flashpoint series, though the final issue fails to live up to the expectations and the quality set in previous issues.
A problem with it is that the issue feels rushed. That it has to tie up most lose ends for the final act but it doing so it covers a lot of ground that has previously been covered in both Emperor Aquaman and Wonder Woman and The Furies titles.

One thing that is nice in this issue is that there is a juxtaposition between Aquaman and Wonder Woman, Aquaman comes across as more cold hearted individual with the feeling he is already damned while Wonder Woman is trying to make peace. It shows how desperate things are getting and that the end could be near for both characters.  This is nice setup, but the follow up leads into Flashpoint #4, which seems a bit odd considering that it came out over two weeks ago. It would have made more sense to release this prior to that which would of made for a smoother transition into Flashpoint #4. As battle is raging in the beginning of the issue with no real explanation as to why or what triggered it.  If you have yet to read Flashpoint #4 I would recommend reading this prior that.

Emperor Aquaman is good, but it is just that good. With some wooden dialogue and a pacing that just comes across as feeling rushed the series could have ended on a higher note.