Spoilers for Flash #782! You can see a few preview pages here.We’ve got another deceptive

Spoilers for Flash #782! You can see a few preview pages here.We’ve got another deceptive cover, as Wally’s trips into Iron Heights aren’t nearly so dramatic as the cover makes it seem.  But he does sneak in with Wallace, because they realize something strange is going on with Warden Wolfe.  As you can see here, Wolfe is planning to run for mayor – presumably he hasn’t entered the race yet since the West cousins didn’t know about it – and he and Blacksmith had sent Girder out to do an unspecified task for them, which he didn’t do.  That’s why Girder was worried about getting punished by her.  And get punished he does, as she probably uses her metal manipulation powers to crunch him into a horrible ball.But it seems like Wolfe’s got other grand plans as well that we aren’t privy to yet.  And that’s a little frustrating, because the Flash book is about to go through three months of Dark Crisis tie-ins!  Jeremy Adams is pretty good at juggling multiple plots within an issue, so maybe this arc will continue to be developed amidst the Dark Crisis stuff, but I’m going to be annoyed if the book is completely hijacked by the crossover.  Either way, there’s still more to go and more to be discovered about what Wolfe’s up to.  He mentions talking to Len at the end, who I believe hasn’t been seen since Year of the Villain (the Snarts seen in Eobard’s grand revenge arc were from the past, you may recall).  Hopefully he’ll have ditched the Santa look by now.I have to wonder if becoming the mayor is even what Wolfe truly wants, or if he’s got something more in mind.  It does stretch the bounds of credulity that he’s already got his job back at Iron Heights and even thinks he can be elected after his public disgrace not too long ago…but I guess this is Central City/Keystone we’re talking about, and they’ve got a history of questionable decisions (see also: the working weapons and tech in the Flash Museum, and then there’s this).  It isn’t a surprise that he’s running on a campaign of law and order and also not a surprise that he’s up to no good, both of which are very on-brand for Wolfe.  His law-breaking has always been in the name of law and order, though; he was cruel to perceived criminals and inflexible towards reformed criminals because he believed so strongly in the rules and punishing those who broke them.  So hopefully whatever he’s up to now aligns with that and isn’t just some garden variety corruption or anything, because that’d be a disappointment.I was hoping to see some more Rogues in the story, because the solicitation states that “some of the Rogues are plotting” and it seems thus far that it’s just Blacksmith in league with Wolfe and pushing Girder to do their bidding.  But maybe Len’s in on it too and hopefully we don’t have to wait four months to find out.  Or perhaps he’ll be treated like a pawn as well, and this is all just Blacksmith’s and Wolfe’s thing.  It’ll be interesting if she stabs the boss in the back when it’s convenient to her, or if she just wants her freedom and anything else he may have promised her and doesn’t care what he does.  There’s also the distinct possibility he may betray her instead by not holding up his end of the bargain, since he’s never treated criminals well or as people…Hunter Zolomon aside.It was a pretty good issue with fun dialogue, especially between Wally and Wallace, and I enjoyed it.  A bit miffed about the imminent crossover, but that isn’t this issue’s fault or the writer’s fault.  With any luck Adams will be able to continue this plot in the background of the Dark Crisis stuff, though that’s not something we can necessarily count on.  Hoping for the best! -- source link

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