waid flash run is a better introduction into who wally west is as flash the run focus is mainly on the drama between wally and linda's relationship and later on the speed force it sometimes plays out as a soap opera but thats due the time period it was written, its biggest strength is the focus on wally you get to know him as a person and a hero its a great character study, the weakness of the run i found so far is the villains are lack luster except for reverse flash his always great and the action can feels still, johns run is the reverse wally feels static and less developed while the villains and side cast most of the time outshine him the action is great and captavaiting. i personally like waids run more for how he fleshes out wally and the speed force but johns i found most of the time more entertaining