mjthomas43's review against another edition
4.0
How Barry Allen as Flash comes back from the dead and is used as a weapon against his own family. We learn more about what the Speed Force really is and see a refresh of the Flash family.
caterpie_reading's review against another edition
5.0
What better way to start of my reading year than with a comic that deals with the return of my most beloved superhero?
I got The Flash: Rebirth from my boyfriend for Christmas and it was the perfect gift. Up until now, I was only reading the comics he bought for himself, but now I have my very own. And I am so proud of it.
Bary Allen is a very special character for me, even though the tv show on the CW is mostly responsible for this. I have a soft spot for the scarlet speedster in my heart and whatever he does, it just warms my heart. And the Bary Allen in this comic is definitely the way I hoped he would be in the comic book world. His character is so well written, which is not a surprise considering who wrote The Flash: Rebirth. I loved the story Geoff Johns constructed for Barry after his return. I was really engaged in the story and I loved the little twists and turns. I also loved how we got to see various other characters. Hal Jordan was definitely my favorite (I loved the connection the two shared and how Hal was there for Barry and was not giving up on him). The 'side - characters' were a perfect addition to the story. Wally West especially impressed me here.
And the villain Geoff chose for Barry's return I highly enjoyed as well. The art was also very beautiful, I loved the colors so much. It was just so pleasing to look at and was completely in tune with the story itself.
I always really liked reading comics, but with this one it was different. This is where my heart is at. Bary Allen as The Flash is my favorite superhero and I was at the edge of my seat the whole time, I enjoyed every second of this comic so much. So a thumbs up for the characters, the plot and the art. This was one of the best, if not the best comic I have read so far.
I got The Flash: Rebirth from my boyfriend for Christmas and it was the perfect gift. Up until now, I was only reading the comics he bought for himself, but now I have my very own. And I am so proud of it.
Bary Allen is a very special character for me, even though the tv show on the CW is mostly responsible for this. I have a soft spot for the scarlet speedster in my heart and whatever he does, it just warms my heart. And the Bary Allen in this comic is definitely the way I hoped he would be in the comic book world. His character is so well written, which is not a surprise considering who wrote The Flash: Rebirth. I loved the story Geoff Johns constructed for Barry after his return. I was really engaged in the story and I loved the little twists and turns. I also loved how we got to see various other characters. Hal Jordan was definitely my favorite (I loved the connection the two shared and how Hal was there for Barry and was not giving up on him). The 'side - characters' were a perfect addition to the story. Wally West especially impressed me here.
And the villain Geoff chose for Barry's return I highly enjoyed as well. The art was also very beautiful, I loved the colors so much. It was just so pleasing to look at and was completely in tune with the story itself.
I always really liked reading comics, but with this one it was different. This is where my heart is at. Bary Allen as The Flash is my favorite superhero and I was at the edge of my seat the whole time, I enjoyed every second of this comic so much. So a thumbs up for the characters, the plot and the art. This was one of the best, if not the best comic I have read so far.
darylnash's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. Felt like the Hal Jordan Green Lantern reboot, except this time with the Flash. The Speed Force has always seemed kind of silly to me, and this didn't change my perspective. Apparently this will lead into DC's big crossover event for the year. Either I'm tired of mega-continuity yankfests or I'm bored with superheroes in general.
gohawks's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly, I was very disappointed with this one. There were a lot of parallels to bringing back Hal Jordan and Barry Allen - purposefully so. But the whole speed force thing was very convoluted in this storyline. For example, first it's thought that Barry Allen is the killer/problem, then it's the speed force itself, then it's ... something else - I don't want to give it away. But I love Johns and aside from some of his Justice Society/League stuff earlier in his career, this is my least favorite. And I love Flash. Van Scriver's art serves the story, but it is never anything that makes you excited or appreciative.
sonofthe's review against another edition
2.0
Wow. If this is one of the best Flash stories out there, I'm not sure how many more mainstream comics I'll be reading.
I recently looked up a few best-of lists online and picked up four stories from the library. I had to stop the first before I even got to the halfway point. At least with this one I made it to the end.
In the 20+ years that Flash was gone, the art and writing got somewhat better, but Rebirth still doesn't match some of the comics I've been reading from medium and small comics houses (like Image and Top Shelf). I can see how someone might get into these stories over time, but for someone like me who was never a regular comic reader, read some great stand-alone stories, and finally started looking into the classic Marvel and DC lines, they just don't stand up.
I might give some of these stories a chance if I already know and trust the writer, but otherwise, I'll be steering clear of all them and all their decades of baggage.
I recently looked up a few best-of lists online and picked up four stories from the library. I had to stop the first before I even got to the halfway point. At least with this one I made it to the end.
In the 20+ years that Flash was gone, the art and writing got somewhat better, but Rebirth still doesn't match some of the comics I've been reading from medium and small comics houses (like Image and Top Shelf). I can see how someone might get into these stories over time, but for someone like me who was never a regular comic reader, read some great stand-alone stories, and finally started looking into the classic Marvel and DC lines, they just don't stand up.
I might give some of these stories a chance if I already know and trust the writer, but otherwise, I'll be steering clear of all them and all their decades of baggage.
sodope's review against another edition
5.0
This was my very first Flash comic, I can't criticize it too much just for the fact that I didn't read West's flash and some others, but I suppose this was a good chance to start with this great DC character, in this story we see all the other Flash characters and the reverse flash.
rhganci's review against another edition
4.0
The Flash is the coolest superhero in the world right now (well, maybe Cap has him beat), and this seems like essential reading for just about everybody who is currently who is enjoying his story, in any of its forms.
Geoff Johns loves The Flash. That much is clear, and at no point moreso than the current Rebirth movement at DC Comics, a movement that Johns has championed for over a decade. In this particular Rebirth, Johns recaps the entire history of the character even as he introduces the classic Flash in Barry Allen. Every speedster makes an appearance in some form or another, and Ethan Van Sciver brings them all to life uniquely and in incredible detail.
The story works to really make what follows works, as the essence of Barry Allen and his principal role as the moral conscience of the entire DC Universe really comes clear here as Johns shakes the 25 years of dust off of one of comics' best characters and tells an outstanding and memorable story that is as much about the character's history as it is about the character's return.
Geoff Johns loves The Flash. That much is clear, and at no point moreso than the current Rebirth movement at DC Comics, a movement that Johns has championed for over a decade. In this particular Rebirth, Johns recaps the entire history of the character even as he introduces the classic Flash in Barry Allen. Every speedster makes an appearance in some form or another, and Ethan Van Sciver brings them all to life uniquely and in incredible detail.
The story works to really make what follows works, as the essence of Barry Allen and his principal role as the moral conscience of the entire DC Universe really comes clear here as Johns shakes the 25 years of dust off of one of comics' best characters and tells an outstanding and memorable story that is as much about the character's history as it is about the character's return.
jhstack's review against another edition
3.0
Good enough to keep my interest, but not quite the lighthearted Barry from the TV series that I'm most familiar with.
booksandpops4000's review against another edition
4.0
it was the first comic i ever read! I think i need to try and start a character from the start. i am going to try the next selection of stories and see f i like it better.