Appropriately for a book about a speedster, Velocity hits the ground running. While the miniseries’ main conflict doesn’t really begin until the end of the issue, there’s plenty going on in the opening chapter.
The setup for “Decoys” is simple: A mad scientist infects Velocity and her teammates with a virus that will kill them within an hour, and she’s the only one who might be able to stop it.
The comic is actually quite new-reader friendly. You get a good sense of Velocity’s personality (snarky, tends to get ahead of herself), powers (runs fast, jumps fast, dismantles killer cyborgs fast…but vibrating through walls and into other dimensions is right out), and the basics of her origin.
Read the rest of the review at First Comics News.
Velocity #1 (of 4) arrives in stores June 30.
(For those who are wondering, I do still plan on reviewing The Flash #2. At this rate, I’m not sure I’ll get to it until after issue 3 hits, though.)
See Also:
Review: Velocity #2
Review: Velocity #3
Review: Velocity #4
