themtj's review against another edition
3.0
Ok, I get why Thawne is the official arch-nemesis. That being said, Future Flash and Reverse were both more compelling storylines. I don't think this was as climactic as they hoped it would be.
ferrisscottr's review against another edition
4.0
Flash just continues to get better. This came out a year or so ago and was part of the New 52.
The art was staggering and the plot amazing - we find out the entire history of Barry's moms death and find out that everything has been staged for hundreds of years in order to culminate into one final epic battle between Flash and Zoom.
Good stuff.
The art was staggering and the plot amazing - we find out the entire history of Barry's moms death and find out that everything has been staged for hundreds of years in order to culminate into one final epic battle between Flash and Zoom.
Good stuff.
subhamroxx's review against another edition
4.0
THIS WAS SO EPIC!
I loved this whole thing, its just epic in the right ways and I have fond memories of reading it in single issues when they were coming out but reading in trade collected is a great experience too.
We pick up with Henry having escaped his prison and we see how after a convo with his son Barry as he is investigating his mother's death and "Thawne" a name that gives Henry nightmares, we follow his breakout and the crew and all and meanwhile the flash goes to find his dad and well fights off Girder meanwhile being haunted by the apparitions of Zoom and then comes the big part when both of them go head to head and we see Zooms team (Magali, Folded Man, Block, Roscoe) and their origin and all that and its epic and the big fight that happens wwith everything on the line and THUNDERDOME the central city is stuck in, whatever is going on with Frye, Iris and Wally and the consequences and the trap they all are in and how Barry rescues them and the reveal of Thawne's plan and the face off between the two and ITS EPIC!
It hits all the right notes and I love the reveal of Thawne's evil plan and what Barry does, the emotions that flare up within Henry is what you will feel as a reader and thus showing the writers have done their job and its awesome, the art is so dynamic and it really makes you feel the emotions as you feel for Barry and yeah this story is played out during the 2009 Flash rebirth but its really well done here too and just showing the heroic Barry in all its glory and does well to give a nice conclusion to the Thawne hint thats been building up for 8 volumes now. Just great stuff and the art is still great and Booth is definitely one of my fav Flash artists easily! A MUST RECOMMEND!
I loved this whole thing, its just epic in the right ways and I have fond memories of reading it in single issues when they were coming out but reading in trade collected is a great experience too.
We pick up with Henry having escaped his prison and we see how after a convo with his son Barry as he is investigating his mother's death and "Thawne" a name that gives Henry nightmares, we follow his breakout and the crew and all and meanwhile the flash goes to find his dad and well fights off Girder meanwhile being haunted by the apparitions of Zoom and then comes the big part when both of them go head to head and we see Zooms team (Magali, Folded Man, Block, Roscoe) and their origin and all that and its epic and the big fight that happens wwith everything on the line and THUNDERDOME the central city is stuck in, whatever is going on with Frye, Iris and Wally and the consequences and the trap they all are in and how Barry rescues them and the reveal of Thawne's plan and the face off between the two and ITS EPIC!
It hits all the right notes and I love the reveal of Thawne's evil plan and what Barry does, the emotions that flare up within Henry is what you will feel as a reader and thus showing the writers have done their job and its awesome, the art is so dynamic and it really makes you feel the emotions as you feel for Barry and yeah this story is played out during the 2009 Flash rebirth but its really well done here too and just showing the heroic Barry in all its glory and does well to give a nice conclusion to the Thawne hint thats been building up for 8 volumes now. Just great stuff and the art is still great and Booth is definitely one of my fav Flash artists easily! A MUST RECOMMEND!
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
4.0
It's been done before, and before, and before, but it was still a fun read.
caterpie_reading's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of my favorite volumes of Flash‘s New 52 run for sure.
In my opinion, the plot was extremely strong. It was consistently action-packed and thrilling. I found myself flipping the pages because I was so wrapped in the story and wanted to see what would happen next. The story is fast paced and kept my at the edge of my seat the whole time.
Zoom is such a good villain and I loved what atmosphere and energy he brought into the story. He is a ruthless criminal mastermind, who - contrary to Flash‘s other opponents - does not have any redeeming qualities. He is pure evil and downright insane, which makes him all the more fascinating to learn and read about. Moreover, he is probably one of the few villains that pose a real challenge for Barry. I really liked seeing how he chose to deal with someone like Zoom. The fact that Barry‘s father played a significant and active role in this volume made me enjoy it even more. I loved seeing him and Barry interact and work together. As a character, Flash was incredibly three dimensional and developed in this volume. Steadfast, courageous, self-sacrificing, resourceful and clever. His portrayal was top notch in this volume.
I also really enjoyed the side characters‘ portrayal. Zoom‘s team of villainous acolytes has a great dynamic and I loved that we got to learn more about their backgrounds and history. That was super interesting. Furthermore I liked Iris and Wally a lot. They too felt like the characters they were supposed to be.
This was such a great volume with an extremely catching and thrilling plot. It really felt like one of the climates of the Flash run.
In my opinion, the plot was extremely strong. It was consistently action-packed and thrilling. I found myself flipping the pages because I was so wrapped in the story and wanted to see what would happen next. The story is fast paced and kept my at the edge of my seat the whole time.
Zoom is such a good villain and I loved what atmosphere and energy he brought into the story. He is a ruthless criminal mastermind, who - contrary to Flash‘s other opponents - does not have any redeeming qualities. He is pure evil and downright insane, which makes him all the more fascinating to learn and read about. Moreover, he is probably one of the few villains that pose a real challenge for Barry. I really liked seeing how he chose to deal with someone like Zoom. The fact that Barry‘s father played a significant and active role in this volume made me enjoy it even more. I loved seeing him and Barry interact and work together. As a character, Flash was incredibly three dimensional and developed in this volume. Steadfast, courageous, self-sacrificing, resourceful and clever. His portrayal was top notch in this volume.
I also really enjoyed the side characters‘ portrayal. Zoom‘s team of villainous acolytes has a great dynamic and I loved that we got to learn more about their backgrounds and history. That was super interesting. Furthermore I liked Iris and Wally a lot. They too felt like the characters they were supposed to be.
This was such a great volume with an extremely catching and thrilling plot. It really felt like one of the climates of the Flash run.
calistareads's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this was the best volume of the series run so far. I don't care for all the time travel stuff, but this story with Zoom was incredibly fun and interesting. Zoom is a speed force users and he finds all these other people in history that have different abilities with the speed force like the flash. He makes them all believe Flash is evil and they work to overthrow the Flash. It's pretty epic and Flash has to do all this on his own.
I felt this was a great arch the story is going through. I hope they keep this momentum going and the story gets better. I had fun reading this story I can't wait for Vol. 9.
I felt this was a great arch the story is going through. I hope they keep this momentum going and the story gets better. I had fun reading this story I can't wait for Vol. 9.
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