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Everything I know about Flash I learned from Justice League Unlimited. Maybe that explains why I was unenthused by the idea of resurrecting Barry Allen. He'd been dead (or, I guess, basically dead) since Crisis on Infinite Earths, about two decades. Was there really anyone clamoring to bring him back? I could understand bringing Hal back, but Barry? It seemed like silly Silver Age nostalgia. Why keep winding the clock back when you can move forward? And why risk alienating the large chunk of the...
3.5 starsThis book does an excellent job of not just reintroducing Barry Allen back to the DCU but also redefines his purpose and connection to the universe. It clearly establishes who Barry's main villain is and why, as well as giving you a summary of the key moments in his life.I personally think there are still too many "Flashes" running around but Johns attempts to define each one's purpose (although not in depth here because this is Barry's show) and show that they are sticking around for t...
I expected to HATE this, as I'm a firm believer in keeping Barry Allen dead since Crisis. Still, the book pulled me in and had some great ideas that added, rather than detracted, to the Flash mythos. Better than expected, but I still would have preferred if they'd kept Barry dead and done this same plot with Wally (or Max Mercury or Jay Garrick).
I'm very glad to have Barry Allen back, but if you are looking for the story of his return, well, you want to go back and read Final Crisis. In fact, you probably _have_ to read it, to understand one of the chapters...
This is pretty confusing if you aren’t a huge DC guy like I am. It’s actually the first Flash thing I’ve ever read.But, I still liked it. The art is great, and what I could understand was really cool. I look forward to reading more and better fleshing out my knowledge, but this was cool.
Barry Allen, the original Flash, has been dead for years after sacrificing himself to save the universe. However, it’s been well established that all comic characters have the super human ability to resurrect themselves. Barry just took a little longer than most before crawling out of the grave.The story is that Barry was caught in the Speed Force, an extra-dimensional energy that has been tapped into by so many characters that only a fool would challenge anyone to a footrace in the DC universe....
Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash that sacrificed himself to save the universe from the Anti-Monitor during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, has returned to life. But why? And why do the other wielders of the Speed Force keep having tragedy befall them? And what does The Flash's arch-nemesis, Professor Zoom, have to do with it?First, a little history lesson. As I've mentioned in a couple reviews in the past, the first comic book I consciously remember picking out for myself was an issue of DC Comi...
After being dead for almost 23 years, silver age Barry Allen (The Flash) is back.For starters, as someone who only read the god-awful Flashpoint event, also written by Johns, I can say that it's sort of an improvement, albeit confusing at some parts... because comics!In the beginning of the comic, Barry is already alive, but we never got to see how he got there which I found to be one of the confusing parts of the comic.On the same note, all the stuff that involved the speed-force was confusing
Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash, is back after sacrificing himself in Crisis on Infinite Earths more than 25 years ago – and PAUSE! Didja know that? Do you know anything about the Flash? Do you even LIKE the Flash? Because, and this is important: if you know nothing about the Flash, you will be utterly baffled with The Flash: Rebirth – this book is by a huge Flash fan for the Flash fans. If, like me, you think Flash is horribly dull and just a red dude who runs real fast, this book won’t convi...
Introduction: My first introduction to Flash’s character was through the “Justice League” cartoon series that aired on Cartoon Network years ago. Since then, I had become a huge fan of the Flash (even though for many years, I had actually thought that Barry Allen was the Flash in the “Justice League” cartoon, when it turned out to actually be Wally West). So, not only did I want to check this comic book out to prepare for the new live action “Flash” TV series that is coming out on the CW, but
I thought Barry Allen, the Silver Aged Flash sacrificed himself in that whole mind-numbing Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline to rid DC of its sins. I also thought that since he did make such a noble sacrifice, that whole stretch of convoluted continuity would be retired, like Sean Connery’s 007 career or at least his pony tail in Zardoz. I was oh so wrong!Mr. Allen is back, dragging with him over forty years of byzantine storylines. You can blame that idiot, Professor Zoom (aka Reverse Flash)
Please take note: this is not the graphic novel that brings Barry Allen back. As such, the title is a bit deceptive. By the time this novel opens, Barry Allen is already alive and well, much to my chagrin, since I was interested in seeing how DC brings him back. It seems he already returned from the dead in the Final Crisis arc. So, disappointment there, but it's not a total disaster. The art in this book is nothing short of magnificent and the story isn't bad either. I have to admit, though, th...
