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The Flash tie in for Dark Crisis is easily the best one outside of the main series, and not only serves to provide us with loads more insight into what's going on, but gets to be a really great part of the ongoing Flash series as well.
This issue continues where our last left off, with the three teams of speedsters searching the multiverse for vibrational frequencies that match their version of Barry Allen, hoping that one of them will lead them to their lost friend. Max and Jessie have ended up in a Mad Max inspired world where that universe's Barry is driving round a desert landscape in a big muscle car whilst being chased by marauders. The twins find themselves in a dark version of Gotham, where that worlds Flash is a sinister, Batman like figure called Night Flash. And Wally and Wallace have actually managed to break into the prison dimension their Barry is trapped in.
Max and Jessie get to get involved in some of the action on the Mad Max world, throwing bad guys out of moving cars and pulling them off bikes, but it soon becomes very apparent to them that this isn't their Barry; though they do seem to have arrived just in time to help him fight his big bad.
The twins seem to be the most in danger out of everyone, especially as there's no sign of Jay Garrick yet, who took off after them to try and get them home safely. Not only are they lost and alone on another Earth, but Night Flash is absolutely terrifying. If he's a hero he's a hero who kills, and he's set his sights on the kids. Whether a twisted murderous hero, or an out and out villain, his presence is truly frightening, and the kids are forced to run for their lives and hide as Night Flash pursues them.
The stuff in the universe that Pariah made for Barry is pretty interesting too, as when Wally tried to confront Barry, to get him to realise that this isn't real and come home, Barry sees him as the Reverse Flash, and attacks him. It seems like this pocket universe, and presumably all of the ones the Justice League members are trapped in, has defences to prevent any kind of rescue. We see this again with Wallace, who begins to feel the same effects that Barry does, and starts to see this as his perfect dream world. With the book ending with our two heroes apparently taken into the illusion, it starts to look like there might not be any way to get the League members free.
I love this tie-in, it gives us so much info about what's happening to Barry and the League, about how difficult it's going to be to get them out of their prisons, at least from the inside. It's also great to see some of our characters thrown into these situations, especially the twins as Jai has only recently regained his powers. With this being a great series anyway, and possibly the best Dark Crisis tie in so far, I'm looking forward to the next issue.
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