blackmanta's review
3.0
Wonder Woman and the Furies - 3/5
Emperor Aquaman - 3/5
Lois and the Resistance - 3/5
The Outsider - 2/5
Emperor Aquaman - 3/5
Lois and the Resistance - 3/5
The Outsider - 2/5
bpol's review
5.0
These were very enjoyable story arcs and crucial for understanding what happens in the larger Flashpoint story.
starwayandbroadway's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
pug_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
pratip_vijayakumar's review
3.0
The World of Flashpoint featuring Wonder Woman: I thought this book would give a glimpse of the initial stages of War and related to it. But I was taken for a roller coaster ride.
If only the Authors could have stopped with Wonder Woman and Aqua man it would have been better and they could have released a separate TBP for Resistance and The Outsider where both had an important role to play in the whole Flashpoint Paradox.
Seems that they had other plans. Although the story and the pace were good to an extent it was tiring to read and see the same few incidents repeating often. Otherwise, this is a decent read.
If only the Authors could have stopped with Wonder Woman and Aqua man it would have been better and they could have released a separate TBP for Resistance and The Outsider where both had an important role to play in the whole Flashpoint Paradox.
Seems that they had other plans. Although the story and the pace were good to an extent it was tiring to read and see the same few incidents repeating often. Otherwise, this is a decent read.
meliemelo's review
4.0
Brilliant to get more insight on the world of Flashpoint and its war. I'd recommend reading the issues in the order they were published (and not series by series as I did), it's probably more enjoyable that way (not that I didn't enjoy it!).
Emperor Aquaman: Not my favourite of the bunch but quite nice, even knowing next to nothing about Aquaman(I'm wondering if they'll eventually start drawing him as Jason Momoa?). It was interesting to see more of the war and what surrounds it.
Outsider was the one I liked the least, not because I had no clue who the character was (wikipedia-d him later, found at least one of the iterations to be really interesting), the story was built so you'd understand what was going on no matter what, but because said story simply didn't catch my attention. He might be a fascinating character, but it's difficult to judge in three issues. And he seemed completely disconnected from the war thing (though in retrospect he wasn't) so that might be another reason.
Lois Lane and the Resistance: now that was really cool. Great to see Lois kick ass in her very own way, and to get a better sense of that side of the Flashpoint world! The ending was great too.
Wonder-Woman and the Furies: really great too, I finally got a better sense of the whole conflict and what happened "behind the scenes", so to speak. Diana was brilliant, even when misguided. Really liked it.
I'm getting used to the style of art as well, so that's always good :) Bring on the next round of Flashpoint books!
Emperor Aquaman: Not my favourite of the bunch but quite nice, even knowing next to nothing about Aquaman
Outsider was the one I liked the least, not because I had no clue who the character was (wikipedia-d him later, found at least one of the iterations to be really interesting), the story was built so you'd understand what was going on no matter what, but because said story simply didn't catch my attention. He might be a fascinating character, but it's difficult to judge in three issues. And he seemed completely disconnected from the war thing (though in retrospect he wasn't) so that might be another reason.
Lois Lane and the Resistance: now that was really cool. Great to see Lois kick ass in her very own way, and to get a better sense of that side of the Flashpoint world! The ending was great too.
Wonder-Woman and the Furies: really great too, I finally got a better sense of the whole conflict and what happened "behind the scenes", so to speak. Diana was brilliant, even when misguided. Really liked it.
I'm getting used to the style of art as well, so that's always good :) Bring on the next round of Flashpoint books!
pages_and_reels's review
3.0
Emperor Aquaman - 4/5
Best one of the lot. Explains why Aquaman and Wonder Woman are hell-bent on destroying the world.
Outsider - 2/5
Another unnecessary tie-in for a character nobody cared about.
Lois Lane and the Resistance - 3/5
Ties in greatly to the main story, but one of the main characters, Britannia is nowhere to be found in the core Flashpoint book.
Wonder Woman and the Furies - 2.5/5
Very weak characterisation of Diana. The revelation that she had not known about the atrocities the Amazons committed on the people of Britain was pretty hard to believe.
Average Rating - 2.875/5, rounded off to 3 stars
Best one of the lot. Explains why Aquaman and Wonder Woman are hell-bent on destroying the world.
Outsider - 2/5
Another unnecessary tie-in for a character nobody cared about.
Lois Lane and the Resistance - 3/5
Ties in greatly to the main story, but one of the main characters, Britannia is nowhere to be found in the core Flashpoint book.
Wonder Woman and the Furies - 2.5/5
Very weak characterisation of Diana. The revelation that she had not known about the atrocities the Amazons committed on the people of Britain was pretty hard to believe.
Average Rating - 2.875/5, rounded off to 3 stars
thirty37seven's review
2.0
The parts with Wonder Woman and Aquaman were good, the rest of it was alright. The Grifter section dragged ass and is the reason it took me so long to read this.