"ROGUES RELOADED" part three! Dragged on a wild goose chase all over the world, The Flash tracks the Rogues to their next target: the people of Central City! But is even Barry Allen fast enough to solve five diabolical crimes at the same time?
RATED T
I'm loving the return of the Rogues. It feels like a fresh take on old characters and it's working. Captain Cold is upping his game and it leaves the reader wanting more. Then there's the artwork. Love it. I can't see a series like the Flash being that easy to draw with all the lightning and shattered mirrors and freeze guns etc. But Di Giandomenico does a fantastic job. The colors and shading and depth in the panels, love it. Read Full Review
In conclusion Williamson is writing one of my favourite books in all of DC and I can’t wait to see the final battle between Flash and Captain Cold and seeing what the future of the Rogue’s will actually be. Read Full Review
With Rogues Reloaded, The Flash is on a serious roll and is zooming along as the best arc of the Flash's Rebirth era. Given this issue's cliffhanger, the fun has only just begun for a title that's gotten a nitrous boost from the return of The Rogues. Read Full Review
The Flash is at a loss trying to figure out how to stop all the Rogues. Writer Joshua Williamson has the Flash explore his feelings towards the Rogues. This prompts a very poignant observation by Williamson on why the Flash cares so much for the group of thieves. Stunning artwork by artist Carmine Di Giandomenico and magnificent color choice by colorist Ivan Plascencia round out this great issue. Read Full Review
One of the things that has always set the Flash apart from his Modern Age contemporaries is his strong set of bad guys - his Rogues Gallery - and it's good to see them back in the spotlight. And it's great to see the Flash acting like a capable hero again. Read Full Review
The story is well told and gives the reader a sense of character and a desire to read more. The artwork is dynamic and fluid in its depiction of motion. Read Full Review
This is another good issue of The Flash and while it wasn't as fun as the previous one, it was full of action and surprises. Barry may have figured out the Rogues plan, but that may lead him into more trouble in the near future. Carmine Di Giandomenico's art was great and Joshua Williamson seems to be using the Rogues as a way to show what makes Flash great, but also expose his flaws. Read Full Review
Seeing Barry in action against the Rogues hearkens back to the classic days of the silver and bronze age stories. Williamson's take on the Flash gives me the same thrill I had when I would read The Flash as a kid in the 70s. Read Full Review
I gotta start off by saying I haven't been the biggest fan of the artwork in this book, but this has to be some of Giandomenico's best work easily! The book dives into Barry's relationship with the rouges and how he believes they still might have an ounce of good inside them still. I'm definitely interested to see what happens next issue which I believe is the end of this amazing arc.
Setup for the final showdown between two of the best archenemies. I wish the Rogues would have stayed good, but this issue does a very thorough job of explaining the way. The Rogues are still my favorite villains gallery and this storyline has done them justice.
This issue is very enjoyable and keeps the arc's momentum going. The beginning is quite slow and the cliff-hanger is rather odd, but the use of captions is skillful, the plot is great and the take on the Rogues is tremendous. As always, Di Giandomenico's artwork is splendidly unique and Plascencia's colors are vibrant. The splash pages are numerous and particularly gorgeous. So far, the arc is almost flawless. I can't wait for the conclusion in the next issue!
SCORE: 8.4
So with this arc I decided to give Flash another try. Glad I did as this arc has been great and with the upcoming Flash/Batman crossover I''ll be sticking with this for the forseeable future. Loved the art and the realistic way Barry took out the Rogues. Seriously; with Flash's powers nobody on The Rogues is a real threat other than Mirror Master or maybe Weather Wizard. Trickster? No way. Even Captain Cold isn't a threat as Barry can just take his cold gun out of his hand before Cold even takes his next breath, but I give Josh credit for knowing this by showing how easily Barry dispatched everyone. I found it a little bit of a stretch that Cold got the drop on him, but you do have to have a story and it was made at least feasible.