Summary: With Barry Allen dead Thomas Wayne travels to Aquaman's stronghold in the UK for clues on how to fix his world. 
Plot: While I'm not usually a fan of events I have to say that Flashpoint was actually fairly decent in its exploration of what could happen if one element was changed but with that said how do you revisit that? For Johns the answer was simple, what if Barry died and the paradox was never fixed? It's not as if it's a proposition without merit, there are plenty of comics that have explored discarded "What If's?" and Flashpoint itself was one giant "What If..." so one more certainly doesn't seem like a bridge too far as a concept in and of itself. That said, while I'm not opposed to the concept on principle it does leave me asking, "Why?" what does Johns hope to say bringing back these dark reflections of the heroes we know? Although the action here was well done and I like the mystery of who killed Barry the answers to "why" Johns revisited this story were pretty lacking. I don't expect to have all the answers, certainly not in the first issue...but some kind of inkling would be nice as otherwise it starts to feel a little like filler. I think a lot of how I ultimately feel about this sequel will come down to the landing and for now I'm willing to wait and see. 
Art: As is the case with any with Johns attached the art team is of course top notch. While not the same team from the original Flashpoint they effortlessly capture that sharper, darker feel that epitomized the original making it really feel like a continuation of that world visually.
Grade:7/10 

Summary: As a monstrous sandstorm bears down his hut in the Judland Wastes, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi reflects on his past.
Plot: With Obi-Wan Kenobi getting a new show on Disney+ later this month the powers that be at Marvel Comics have decided to produce a new comic series to go along with it. This new mini-series by Cantwell  sets out to explore not only some of Obi-Wan’s time on Tatooine from a reflective frame narrative but also probes deeper into Obi-Wan’s past. While the main story seems to be focused on the young Kenobi, I really do think my favorite parts were the recollections of the aged Jedi Master biding his time in exile on Tatooine. Cantwell just really nailed the voice of the hermit like Jedi Master we first met in the original film, so much so that reading this issue I swear I could almost hear Alec Guinness' voice in my head. That isn't to say the action in the main part of the narrative wasn't good, I really enjoyed seeing Obi Wan as a youngling even if he was a little more head strong and brash than I'm used to seeing Obi-Wan but that's no big issue as age is often a strong teacher in that regard.  All and all this is a great time to be a fan of Obi-Wan and I'm looking forward to both the new show as well as further issues of this book.
Art: I think a big part of my feeling of fidelity towards the original came from the fantastic art by Anindito. Looking at the images here you'll swear you're looking at lost stills from the film, his Obi-Wan looks exactly like Guinness but although definitely referenced from photos it escapes that flat lifeless feeling that art often gets when it's too focused on photo-realism. 

Grade:8/10