Warning! Preview pages ahead for The Flash #12!There is one member of the Flash Family that has a skill no other speedster has and it’s the only thing that might be able to save Wally West. Wally is being manipulated and weaponized by a cadre of cosmic beings and to save him, the most metaphysically-minded speedster must use a skill only he possesses.
In a preview for The Bottle #12 By Simon Spurrier and Ramón Pérez, Wally West entered the Speed Force to release the Arc Angles’ Crown of Tones. The Crown slips away to destroy the timeline while the Flash winds up stranded, lost in the Speed Force.
Back at the Flash Museum, Wally’s children can sense that he is back in their universe, but in the highest vibrations of reality. But the only person who knows how to overcome that high is Max Mercury, who agrees to take the Flash family to WallyProvided they follow his guidance.
The Flash family’s Max Mercury knows how to navigate the Speed Force
The past few months have been trying for every speedster. Intent on destroying time, which the Arc Angles consider to be the source of all suffering, the cosmic beings manipulate Wally and his entire family by isolating the Flash and manipulating reality to make it seem like speedsters are destabilizing the DC Universe. While Wally’s loved ones were able to figure out what was going on, Wally wasn’t as lucky. After spending too much time in the Gallery of Moments, the memories of West Fayed, Making Flash the perfect weapon to release the Crown of Tones right into the Speed Force.
While every other speedster knows how to vibrate at different frequencies to travel to different dimensions, only Max knows how to navigate to the highest point of the Speed Force. It’s not exactly surprising because Max has always approached the phenomenon with a more Zen mindset. He doesn’t see it as science as much as he does a force of nature and given the fluid nature of the Speed Force, this may be the best way to deal with such a dynamic energy. Max Rarely takes the reins, But his metaphysical approach may be the key to saving The Flash.
Max Mercury’s unconventional ways are what will save Wally West
It’s not like Max understands the Speed Force any better than the Flash or any other speedster. He just always had a different outlook when it comes to the phenomenon and that gave him insight the rest of the Flash family just don’t have. Although his powers don’t always come into play at critical moments, Max Mercury is the hero the speedsters need right now. They need Wally so they can keep the Crown of Tones and keep the Arc Angles from destroying the timeline. But to save the FlashThey will need Max Mercury’s more ‘far-out’ way of looking at things.
The Bottle #12 is available August 28 from DC Comics.
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