The Flash Vol. 2 #175
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Summary
This volume is The Flash Vol. 2 #175, published June 27, 2001, with an August 2001 cover date. It is the first part of "Birth Right," the concluding arc of "Blood Will Run," titled "Eye of the Storm." The story opens with Wally West and Linda Park attending the funeral of police officer Julie Jackam. After the service, Detective Fred Chyre approaches Wally and tells him that Julie left behind a son, Joshua, and suspects the boy's father is Wally. To prove it, Chyre shows him the child's eyes flashing yellow whenever he becomes agitated. Wally and Linda take Chyre, baby Joshua and his babysitter Rita to the police station, but on the way a sudden hailstorm breaks out in June. Wally gets everyone to safety and speeds into his Flash costume. His old enemy the Weather Wizard, Mark Mardon, appears, boasting of an unprecedented mastery over his weather wand. The Flash is repeatedly overpowered by the forces of nature, and when Wally is caught in a tornado, the Weather Wizard finds Linda holding the baby and demands "his son." Meanwhile, the Central City police discover the murdered Rathaway couple, and all evidence points to their missing son, Hartley—the Pied Piper. This is the 175th issue of the series, part of the classic run written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Scott Kolins.
Editor's review
第175期是乔夫·琼斯与斯科特·科林斯黄金搭档时期的一枚关键齿轮。它表面上是超级英雄打斗：天气巫师操纵冰雹、龙卷风，用天气杖把闪电侠逼到极限；但真正的戏剧张力来自家庭与身份——沃利突然被指认为一个陌生孩子的父亲，而他的妻子琳达就站在一旁。编剧把「父亲是谁」与「暴风雨是谁」双重悬念并置，让自然灾变成为人物内心风暴的外化。科林斯的画面在暴雨、冰雹与超速残影之间切换，节奏紧凑；布莱恩·博兰的封面同样辨识度极高。更值得玩味的是副线：花衣魔笛手哈特利·拉思韦成为双亲命案的头号嫌疑人，为这个常被当作反派的角色埋下悲剧性的转折伏笔。作为「血债血偿」篇章的收尾起点，本册承担了承上启下的任务，也为之后的《铁山监狱》与「无赖帮」故事铺路。对追踪沃利·韦斯特时代的读者而言，这一册不宜跳过。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 追读乔夫·琼斯版《闪电侠》的读者，可按期号补齐沃利·韦斯特时代
- 喜欢超级英雄与家庭伦理、身份悬念交织叙事的漫画迷
- 对天气巫师、花衣魔笛手等经典反派感兴趣的DC老读者
- 习惯按单期而非合订本阅读、看重连载连续性的收藏者
Not a good fit for
- 初次接触闪电侠的新读者——本册承接前情，直接上手容易断层
- 偏好巴里·艾伦或新52之后设定的读者
- 期待单册完结独立故事的读者，本册只是上下篇之一
Reading tips
- 建议先读第170—174期，了解「血债血偿」邪教线，再读本册与第176期组成完整的「生来有权」
- 留意沃利与琳达的对话细节，这条线索关系到后续家庭线的走向
- 若手头有乔夫·琼斯《闪电侠》合订本第1卷，可按其收录顺序通读，理解篇章结构
Contents
- Birth Right Part One: Eye of the Storm
FAQ
第175册是完整故事吗？
不是。本册是「生来有权」第一部分「风暴之眼」，故事在第176期「造雨者」中继续并收束，两册需连读。
本册编剧和画师是谁？
编剧为乔夫·琼斯，画师为斯科特·科林斯，墨线由道格·哈兹尔伍德负责，封面由布莱恩·博兰绘制。
本册的出版时间是什么时候？
据DC官方资料，本册于2001年6月27日出版，封面日期标注为2001年8月。
没读过前面几期能看懂吗？
可以看懂主线冲突，但约书亚身世、花衣魔笛手嫌疑等线索承接第170—174期，建议至少补读前情或选择合订本。
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