An improved and more
powerful Captain Cold makes his debut in the DCnU courtesy of
Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato. Long time readers will be
pleased to know that Cold is still Leonard Snart, just an updated
version of him; one that not even the scarlet speedster is familiar
with. That's probably the main takeaway of this issue: the changes
to the character are not just thrown at us, there is a mystery
involved as to how he went from using pistols to generating cold
biologically.
The artwork steals the show in this installment. The dynamism and
fluidity in the panels pop in each page. There's a scene where Iris
and Patty are falling down a tilting ship, and the pencils truly
covey that sense of dizziness. The colors are also very inviting
thanks to the contrast of Flash's reds and Cold's blues. Great issue