Published: August 1st, 2017
Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Carmine Di Giandomenico, Jesus Merino
DC Comics, 163 Pages
Review:
I know I’ve said it before but I’m not a huge fan of Flash comics. I like the character and loved the TV show from 1990 but when it seems like he’s wrapped up in stories with a dozen other characters with the same powers, it’s boring. This is why I quit watching the modern TV show on the CW.
However, I have always enjoyed Flash’s Rogues because they present different types of challenges other than whether or not the fast guy can catch the other fast guy.
That being said, I picked this story arc up, leapfrogging over the first two volumes because it focuses on the Rogues.
Overall, I was really happy with this story. It was entertaining, fun and had a good plot with a nice twist worked in.
Now the Rogues story only covers about the first half of this collection but the followup story was also good.
Maybe I will give Joshua Williamson’s other arcs a read.
The thing is, I want to like the Flash but in modern times, the comic has the same issues that the television show does. But this story reminded me of Flash comics from the ’80s when I first checked out the character. Back when he’d fight Captain Cold, the Trickster, the Mirror Master and Gorilla Grodd a lot.
Rating: 7.5/10
Pairs well with: I’m assuming, Joshua Williamson’s other Flash stories.
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