Written by Mark Waid & Brian Augustyn
Art by Pop Mhan; Chris Ivy; Gaspar Saladino; & Tom McCraw
Cover Art by Steve Lightle
SUMMARY:
Entitled “Get Me to the Church on Time,” DC Comics released this issue for October 1998. Wally West refuses to allow a vengeful Kobra’s explosive attack on Keystone City ruin his special day with Linda. With their now-singed marriage certificate in hand, Wally & Linda make final preparations for the wedding.
Including awkward moments with both their families, Wally & Linda welcome assorted guests, including a disguised best man, Dick Grayson, and the current Justice League. Yet, shadowy forces may ensure that Wally & Linda’s long-awaited marriage never leaves the altar.
REVIEW:
The issue’s initial scripting is promising: i.e. Wally & Linda mingling with future in-laws, let alone Wally’s own family awkwardness. As for the wedding sequence, the co-writers disappointingly exclude numerous logical invitees: i.e. Starfire, Cyborg, & Beast Boy.
That oversight is still minor to the twist finish, which is undeniably a bait-and-switch tactic worthy of soap operas. Hence, readers may be disappointed in DC’s business-as-usual game-playing vs. a must-have special event in Wally West’s life befitting the cover image.
Sporting slightly above-average visuals, Flash # 142 is an okay read. It just doesn’t deliver what the cover promises.
Note: To complete Wally & Linda’s wedding storyline, the necessary issue is # 159 (April 2000).
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
There’s a single-page “Speed Reading” letters-and-answers column.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 5½ Stars
