The Flash: Rebirth

basic story, good starting story for someone who wants to read about the flash

Got the book in great condition and on time. Haven’t read the book but heard awesome reviews about it and I trust it. Got it as a graduation gift for my brother and he’s a massive Flash fan.

Geoff Johns, the same creator behind Green Lantern Rebirth and who rehabilitated Hal Jordan does it again with The Flash Rebirth. Here's what I think makes it so great: (1) Unlike most comic book resurrections, which are quick and cheap, Johns was very careful with how he treated Barry Allen. Barry stayed dead for much, much longer than other characters typically do (about two decades), and you can tell Johns was not going to bring him back on a whim without a story to tell. In the same way that Johns gave Hal a bit more gravitas in returning to his former self, Barry's return from death is not just simple triumph and fanfare. There's an unease and discomfort with being pulled back to life that is both more interesting and understandable then just a skip and a jump back into the hero life. (2) Johns' gift for rebooting characters, which continues on to this day, is that he's very deft and providing context, exposition, and background in light and organic ways so that new readers can understand what's going on. Each new story he takes on, including this one, performs a fine dance between retreading old information and introducing new elements which is really hard to pull off well. Johns does it. (3) Because of 1 and 2 above, I think this a great book for newcomers to learn more about Barry Allen, but also about the Speed Force and the legacy of the Flash on a more general level. It was one of the first full Flash stories I read, and it was a pretty smooth introduction. All in all this is a great Barry Allen/Flash story and I strongly recommend it to people interested in learning about the character.

História e arte sensacionais! Ponto certo pra quem quer conhecer o flash! Tem ainda boa apresentação da obra e extras no fina!

Questo fumetto di The Flash è fin ora il mio preferito. Racconta la storia del ritorno del famigerato velocista scarlatto dopo la sua scomparsa nella serie “Crisis on Infinite Earths”. Lo consiglio tantissimo a chiunque sia un appassionato al mondo Flash, Dc Comics, ma anche dei supereroi in generale ⚡️.