The Flash: Savage Velocity

Welcome Wally West!

After the devastating loss of his mentor, Barry Allen, former sidekick Wally West must take up his idol's mantle as the Scarlet Speedster! But at only 20 years old, is Wally ready to drop the "Kid" and be the world's one and only Flash?

In his first year as the Flash, Wally must face the immortal super-villain Vandal Savage, tech terror Kilg%re, human black hole Chunk, and more, all while fearing he's not living up to his new title. Plus, a new speed-enhancing drug triggers a spree of super-speed robberies--but how can Wally stop the spread of Velocity 9 when all of his enemies are now just as fast as he is?

Writers Mike Baron (Nexus) and William Messner-Loebs (Wonder Woman) and artist Jackson Guice (Birds of Prey) kick off the adventures of Wally West as the Flash for the first time. The Flash: Savage Velocity collects stories from Flash #1-18 and Flash Annual #1.

In 1981, Mike Baron published his first formal comics script with Nexus, the science fiction title he co-created with illustrator Steve Rude; the series garnered numerous honors, including Eisner Awards for both creators. A prolific creator, Baron is responsible for The Badger, Ginger Fox, Spyke, Feud, and many other comic book titles. He and artist Jackson Guice relaunched The Flash in June 1987. Baron and Klaus Janson introduced the character Microchip as an ally of the Punisher. In 1988, Baron wrote the "Deadman" feature in Action Comics Weekly which led to two subsequent Deadman limited series. Baron has also written numerous other mainstream characters including Batman and several Star Wars adaptations for Dark Horse Comics.