Impulse has been the delight of the year! Written by Mark Waid with fantastic art by Humberto Ramos, this book is by turns hilarious, poignant, and intriguing.

Impulse himself is Bart Allen, a 12-year-old kid and the grandson of Barry Allen, the silver age Flash. He grew up in the 30th century, primarily plugged into virtual reality systems. He's now back in the 20th century, and has trouble with the concept that he can be hurt in real life, and that he has to exercise some responsibility. He lives with an older superhero named Max Mercury ("the Zen master of speed"), who seems to have some "plans" for Bart. Bart is also struggling with junior high school.

The book manages to milk the most out of the situation without devolving into soap opera (though it does involve a lot of slapstick and visual humor). Bart wrestles with the idea of a secret identity, but what he really wants to be doing is go out catching crooks and doing neat stuff. A poster child for Generation X? Not really, because Bart is also a relentlessly upbeat individual - in large part owing to his naivete.

While the series recaps its backstory very well in issue #1 (it spun off from Flash), the best issue so far is #3 ("How To Win Friends And Influence People") where Bart manages to anger most of his school and pretty much everyone tells him to meet them outside after school. I died laughing.

It's fluff, but all fluff should be this much fun!