Jay Garrick: The Flash

Jay Garrick: The Flash #1-6

by Jeremy Adams, Diego Olortegui (illustrator)

It’s a family reunion and the race of their lives, as DC’s first Flash teams with his long-lost daughter in the present day!

Jay Garrick, the first speedster to wear the mantle of The Flash, is reunited with his long-lost daughter, Judy. After being pulled from the timeline, Judy returns to a world where she and her dad aren't the only ones that ride the lightning, but is there enough space for her in Jay and Joan's life? And can they keep up with their teenage daughter and make up for lost time?

They’ll need to figure it out fast as enemies from Jay Garrick’s past are targeting his daughter across the decades, in a sinister plot 80 years in the making!

Jay Garrick: The Flash sees writer Jeremy Adams return to the Flash franchise following his celebrated run on The Flash, teaming with artist Diego Olortegui and his expressive, distinctive visual storytelling. Jay Garrick: The Flash is part of DC's The New Golden Age initiative, breathing new life into some of DC’s most revered characters, alongside Wesley Dodds: The Sandman and Alan Scott: The Green Lantern.

This volume collects Jay Garrick: The Flash #1-6.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 17, 2024

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aside from messing with the Golden Age Flash's origin a bit and the washed out colors, I liked this. Jay Garrick and the daughter he forgot he had go up against Doctor Elemental. The family aspect was by far my favorite part. The rest is pretty standard super hero stuff but it was great seeing Jay and other JSAers back in action.

[Diz · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this story, Jay Garrick discovers that he has a daughter that was removed from time. On her return, they must solve the mystery of how this happened, and they must stop the person responsible for this. I really enjoyed this because Jay Garrick is a really wholesome fellow and that infuses this story.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.9 stars

[Eli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoying this Dawn of DC stuff. Not as good as Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, but still worth reading! Also I realized for sure that I am wayyyy behind on Flash lore because there are about 7 speedsters I don't recognize at all, and 4 that I cannot remember the names of. -_-

[Murphy C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeremy Adams tells an excellent superhero story that has emotional depth and real stakes. It's too bad the artwork does not achieve the same level of success. The covers of these six issues are some of the most hideous I've ever seen.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esta é a última das três minisséries enfocando personagens da Sociedade da Justiça, que a DC Comics lançou durante a iniciativa Aurora da DC. A melhor delas foi a do Lanterna Verde. A pior delas foi a do Sandman. Esta, do Flash Jay Garrick, fica entre as duas. Para nós, brasileiros, ela tem um gostinho especial. O roteirista Jeremy Adams ficou sabendo que por muito tempo o nome do Flash da Era de Ouro foi Joel Ciclone no Brasil e resolveu incorporar isso na mitologia do personagem. Ele e a filha, Explosão, uma das protagonistas da história vão visitar o Doutor Meia-Noite no Brasil. E não é nas cidades mais visadas do país e sim na cidade de Natal, o que mostra como o roteirista teve pelo menos um trabalho de pesquisa. É uma história divertida e normal de super-heróis, que reativa a relação entre um pai e sua filha perdida no fluxo do tempo. Os desenhos de Diego Olotegui ajudam a deixar a trama dinâmica do jeito que deve ser uma história em que dois velocistas do Universo DC Comics são protagonistas. Vale a sua leitura.

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jay Garrick: The Flash

A long and successful life as a crimefighter has ensured that Jay Garrick and his wife Joan are fully embraced by the entire Flash family. However, when his daughter Judy re-emerges from a temporal void, he realises what he has been missing all his life. When Judy's nemesis, Dr. Elemental, threatens the world with an insane plot to activate the Flash metagene in every compatible human, Garrick and his daughter must race to stop him.

A fabulous book, even when one is unfamiliar with this version of the Flash, since the story is about family rather than secret identities. The artwork and framing are amazing and the use of lettering and shading add urgency and speed to the pages.

[Will Robinson Jr. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dope. Jeremy Adams is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers at DC comics. His Flash run was solid and I am currently enjoying his writing on Green Lantern. This Jay Garrick series is no exemption. The truth be told I am not a fan of the whole Bat family, Superman family, Flash family and the numerous Green Lanterns running around in the DC universe. It's just that when every character has the same powerset and abilities it makes the main hero of that family feel less special. But griping aside the focus on the Golden Age original Flash Jay Garrick. We were first introduce to the Garricks' daughter Judy aka The Boom in the Stargirl: The Lost ChildrenStargirl . Adams does a great job making the character enduring and fun to read. I found the book was fun and had a great pace to it. It was nice seeing a few of the JSA members in this book as well. The plot was simple but really added some depth to Jay Garrick's character. Garrick may not be the most spectacular Flash of the bunch but he makes up for it with is can do spirit and dry wit. There is a whimsical wholesomeness to the story being told in this series which also found worked really well also in the Wally West Flash book. With Jeff Lemire jumping in as the writer of the JSA series. That series will also have Diego Olortegui as the illustrator on that series. Diego Olortegui art was not bad but it is not super amazing either. The colorist really save this book will some bright coloring and great action effects. A truly solid book . Looking forward to reading more Golden Age series like Wesley Dodds: The Sandman.

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Get ready for a major Jay Garrick retcon...
(that is, if you're into that kind of thing)

Turns out that Jay Garrick had a child. (A post WWII baby, named Judy). She had powers and fought by her dad's side until she was abducted and separated from the timeline in the early 60's. The abduction removed all trace of her across the timeline. Nobody remembered her, not even her parents. It wasn't until Stargirl managed to find the missing "Thirteen" heroes and villains that had been isolated by the Time Masters, that she was...brought...back...to the present.

(OK, that's a 40yr gap to catch up to. Captain America got iced in the mid 40's and was woken up in the mid 60's [only ~20 yrs] and he felt OUT OF PLACE. How do you think Judy is going to cope??!)

This series is about Judy trying to get her bearings and the Garrick family adjusting to having a child who hasn't aged a day since she disappeared (and they're now sexagenarians [60+years old]). They also completely retool Jay Garrick's origin story and give him a ...super nemesis(?). Not only was this person responsible for creating (causing) the accident that gave Jay his powers, but he also was the secret $$$ behind all of S.T.A.R. Labs since day 1.
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I really miss the JSA stories. Having a Young Justice Society is going to be...weird.

Bonus: She's a 13 year old kid who just left...the Beatles era? Welcome to culture shock.
Bonus Bonus: Fairplay and Quiz Kid? Wow. When in doubt, just lock them up in a science lab

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a good book and I love Jeremy's writing in general and this was another great one showing the focus on Judy and Jay and his wife dealing with that and I love how there are so many retcons and explanations as to how both characters got their power and how and why she disappeared and the big villain "Doctor Elemental" and how he is connected to both of them in their origin, and yeah its the classic villain retcon these days, but its done in such a great manner and he makes for such a good villain, I just love it!

I like how we see Judy being angry at her father when he spies on her and then later on in the end praying for his well being and yeah that last moment where Jay is running to save everyone inspite of his limitations, its so awesome and omg it towards the end when he is giving a message/lesson to his daughter, that was well done and I really love it. The element of family and values and love is so strong here just like his Wally West run, I just love Jeremy's writing and how he takes existing continuity and sometimes its a mess and he makes such a great dish out of it, and omg he was literally cooking with this LOL.

But seriously do read it, its a great book about family and how they get separated and come together, and Judy is a great addition to the DC Universe, and there are hints of a sequel and I would love to see that!!

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, this is the definition of a crappy retcon (though some of it is apparently the fault of the "Lost Children" comic). To start with, and worst of all, Jay is given a time-lost daughter. This is about the nth instance of you-forgot-everything since DC's ill-considered Nu52 initiative and it totally undercuts Jay's central characterization as the father of the Flash family because he couldn't have children of his own. Then, the comic also undercuts Jay's agency by turning his secret origin and his new-found daughter's secret origin into yet-another experiment from a super-villain, which is so passé in 2024 (Jeremy Adams: meet Grant Morrison and the Doom Patrol).

Beyond those two huge retcons, this is a fairly dull comic. Jay fights against forgotten super-villain for the fate of humanity. I can't even remember most of it other than those two retcons, which means the comic either acid-stained your brain with the stupid or made no impression what-so-ever.

Jay Garrick: The Flash, or how to ruin a well-loved golden age character in 12 issues or less (including The Lost Children).

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fresh off a stellar run on the main Flash title, Jeremy Adams cops the Jay Garrick JSA mini-series.

Wesley Dodds: Sandman was a period piece. Alan Scott: Green Lantern is an origin story. Jay Garrick: Flash is a little of both - it's an origin, but not for Jay, for his daughter Judy, recently returned to continuity during the events of Stargirl: The Lost Children. Adams manages to tell a compelling tale about a readjusting family, the parents of whom are now much older than their daughter, and are struggling to keep up as a villain from their past returns to cause more problems.

I think my only issue with this series is that it feels a little incomplete. It ends, but there's no real resolution, just a To Be Continued, which I hope is picked up somewhere.

Diego Olortegui's artwork is a pretty good fit for this world, though Jay sometimes looks miraculously younger between panels. There's no shortage of backgrounds, and everyone feels kinetic.

Not my favourite of this batch of three, but a solid entry. I hope Adams gets to return to the Flash Family before too long.

[Dakota Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jay Garrick: The Flash is a pretty streamlined speedster adventure that relies a bit on your having read Stargirl. Namely, Jay Garrick's daughter Judy was kidnapped away from him for 60 years and (via Stargirl) has just now been returned to Jay and his wife, not aged a day. Surprise, grandpa!

The whole "wow, everything has changed so much in 60 years" deal is brushed aside in a brief visit to the mall, so that was kind of a disappointment. Jay and Judy team up to battle a long-forgotten villain who they were battling the day Judy disappeared. There's an issue devoted to exhaustive backstory that feels kind of like homework. The rest of zippy-zappy punching is fine and looks good.

Not sure if any of this material will be on the test. I already read the new Justice Society of America book and don't recall having needed to know about Doctor Elemental or whatever.

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

You know I remain a little sad that the DC revival of JSA characters is ending. The Wesley Dodds series was interesting, the yet to be concluded Alan Scott series has some good points. This mini-series expands on both Jay's past and present (some of that because of the Stargirl mini series that was recently done).

We're all correct is stating companies should be doing more new characters. But, if you're going to bring back old characters, do something to make them interesting.

Internal politics at DC, plus rightly or wrongly arguably some social media issues that arose around the JSA title has likely killed this initiative.

[Brian Gibson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is at its best when it’s focusing on Jay Garrick and his relationship with his daughter. It’s so good, and so heartfelt. I enjoyed this book less so when it’s flashing back, which happened more times than I was expecting. Being just a mini-series, it became a bit of a problem, but not too much.

More than anything, Diego Olortegui’s artwork here really sells this and makes it work; it’s so dynamic and the action is very well realized. It has me VERY excited to see what he does on JSA with Jeff Lemire!

[Nola Lorraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume collects the six issues where the original Flash, Jay Garrick, is reunited with the daughter he didn't know he had. It was a little confusing at the beginning, when it was going back and forth in time. But once I got into it, I really enjoyed it. It's great to see some new stories with the original Flash, and a number of other heroes from the DC Universe also pop in to help fight Dr Elemental. As Jay's daughter Judy features prominently, it's probably suitable for 12+ age groups, though adults who like the Flash would also enjoy it.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so much fun. Stemming from what happened in the Stargirl book, Jay and Joan's now returned Daughter, Judy, is back in their lives and everyone tries to figure out the whys. I thought the book felt golden age, which a good JSA related title should. The art reflected that as well. Jay's concern for his daughter after all these years was heartfelt and the antagonist oddly made a lot of sense. The book got a little exposition heavy at times which slowed it down, the last thing you want in a Flash book. Overall, a fun and exciting Flash family book.

[Ezra Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is all around just a great limited series.

I’m very new to the DC comics universe and this introduced me to some interesting elements and characters. I definitely want to check out more of that JSA later on!

It’s a fun fish out of water story about a 15 year old plucked from the 1960s and brought back in modern times. It’s also a heartfelt tale of an old man coming to terms with his daughter being back in his life and doing his best to protect her. It features twists, turns and an interesting mystery throughout.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Se revelan secretos en torno a esta némesis que conecta a Jay Garrick y su hija mucho más de lo que creen (incluso atreviéndose a conectarlo con uno de los espacios más icónicos del mismo Barry Allen). Quizás haya sido un número algo pesado al consistir solo en el infodumping del villano, pero un paso más lento para encarar un último gran trote (sin tropezar) en esta historia se perdonará fácilmente,

[Emile Rudoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho que se ampliara mas el trasfondo de la hija de Jay. También amé la aparición del Dr. Mid-Nite que pensé ya habían desaparecido. Ojalá pronto veamos mas de estos personajes y ojalá lo escribiera Jeremy Adams que rápidamente se ha vuelto uno de mis escritores favoritos.

[Aloysius · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to see a story focusing on a less prominent DC character like Jay. And Judy is such a sweetheart, TBH! So glad I got to see them cut loose against the nefarious Doctor Elemental and his insane plan to "improve" humanity.

[Mariano · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a solid adventure, but it felt more generic than Wesley Dodds and Alan Scott's series. The whole Judy thing is clever but I always liked that Jay had his limits next to the other speedsters, and here he just does it all. Great art!

[entuzjastka · Rating 3 out of 5]

so cute i love everything jeremy adams writes about the flash

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the out of time character of the story…changing the Garrick storyline slightly while keeping the Flash family history whole.

[Gabriel Rojo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Lovely art and enjoyable story, though it reads too fast (perhaps appropriately!) and lacks a bit of substance. Still it's great to see individual JSAers get their own miniseries at last.

[Eva B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so glad that 2024 is bringing the JSA back into the spotlight--they've been very overshadowed as of late and I love getting to see them shine. Also, Golden Age Jay was incredibly cute.

[Will Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty ret-con-y but honestly, I was into it!

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is definitely worth the read Jermey Adam’s does not miss when it’s comes to flash

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first Jay Garrick comic and I LOVED it! I felt so bad for Jay that he lost his daughter and couldn’t remember her and I loved the themes of family.

[Emmett Spain · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun volume that spins out of the Stargirl: The Lost Children story, this is a charming outing with plenty of heart. My daughter really enjoyed it.