Gridlock, a villain with the ability to negate momentum and augment inertia, brings Manchester to a stop. When his speed power fails, Impulse must find a way to use slowness to defeat the villain.
Martin Joseph "Marty" Pasko (born Jean-Claude Rochefort) was a Canadian comic book writer and television screenwriter. Pasko worked for many comics publishers, but is best known for his superhero stories for DC Comics over three decades. He wrote Superman in various media, including television animation, webisodes, and a syndicated newspaper strip for Tribune Media Services, as well as comic books. He also co-created the 1975 revamp of Doctor Fate.
The Bart/Max banter saved this. The basic story was kind of a let-down. I feel like some of the relationships with Bart and his classmates are happening too much off-panel.