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The Flash by Geoff Johns Book One (The Flash (1987-2009) 1) Kindle & comiXology

by Geoff Johns (Author), Scott Kolins (Illustrator, Artist), Angel Unzueta (Illustrator, Artist), Format: Kindle Edition
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In 2000, Geoff Johns redefined THE FLASH for a new generation. Now you can re-experience his unforgettable five-year run in these stunning tales of Wally West, The Fastest Man Alive!

*When the Flash breaks through space and time to reach a parallel Earth, it mirrors our own-except for one big difference: there is no Speed Force. Disconnected from the energy source that powers all super-speedsters, this is a world where The Flash never existed, and has become deadly for anyone who wears a mask. Powerless and hunted by the law, the only way Wally West can survive and escape is to accept help from those he trusts the least-his own Rogues Gallery!

*This first volume in THE FLASH BY GEOFF JOHNS series collects THE FLASH #164-176 and THE FLASH: IRON HEIGHTS featuring art by Angel Unzueta, Scott Kolins and Ethan Van Sciver.
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Geoff Johns is Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. He has written highly acclaimed stories starring Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Teen Titans and The Justice Society of America. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novels GREEN LANTERN: RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS, GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: THY KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC, and is the author of DC Comics' biggest, most recent events, BLACKEST NIGHT and BRIGHTEST DAY. Johns has also written episodes of the TV series Smallville and Robot Chicken. He is writing the story of the DC Universe Online massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment LLC.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017WU90FQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC; Illustrated edition (December 1, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Geoff Johns is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer, film and television producer, showrunner, and entrepreneur known for re-imagining superheroes and other iconic mythologies, past and present. Johns is best known for his work on properties such as Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash, Superman, Batman, Justice Society of America, and most recently, the creator-owned hit series Geiger, currently being adapted for television at Paramount.

Since the beginning of his creative career, Johns' hallmark has been writing heroic and inclusive characters, including teenage hero Courtney Whitmore aka Stargirl, inspired by his real-life late sister; the Shazam Family, which he re-imagined into a diverse modern family of today; and the first Arab-American Green Lantern, Simon Baz, as well as the explosive multi-colored Lantern mythology that defined his decade-long bestselling Green Lantern run, among many, many others.

Johns’ most recognized work in television is the critically acclaimed Stargirl series which he created and ran. Some of his film credits include Wonder Woman (executive producer), Wonder Woman 1984 (also co-writer), Aquaman (also story) and Shazam! (executive producer), based on his graphic novel with longtime collaborator and modern legendary artist Gary Frank.

In 2023, Johns co-founded Ghost Machine, the first-of-its-kind creator-owned company. This groundbreaking collective includes some of the industry’s most legendary writers and artists, disrupting the old industry model by giving ownership to its creators, and paving the way for them to retain creative control and financial participation.

Born in Detroit to a Lebanese father, Johns was honored with his own permanent section at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Michael Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2021
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It was great to get back into the world of Wally west, who was my childhood flash. Fun to read new stories and find old friends
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Steve
4.0 out of 5 stars If you are thinking of buying it because you like the show
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2016
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If you're new to Flash comics a few things you should know:

There have been basically 3 real Flash's. The first Flash was Jay Garrick, created in 1940. He doesn't wear the red suit, he has a silver hat with wings on it. In 1956 the Flash was re-launched as Barry Allen in the red suit everyone knows. Barry died in 1987's Crisis of Infinite Earths and was replaced by his former side-kick Wally West. For over 30 years Wally has been the Flash. When DC launched the New 52 a few years ago, Wally was nowhere to be seen and they had gone back to Barry as the Flash. Barry is also the name of the character used on the Flash tv show (though many feel a lot of Wally's personality is in that character)

The Flash in this book is Wally West. If you are thinking of buying it because you like the show, I wouldn't let that stop you, as almost all they best modern flash stories involve Wally. When it comes to Wally, Mark Waid was responsible for a legendary run with the character (his issues will begin to be collected later this year) Geoff Johns arrived on the scene a few years after Mark left. At the time Johns was just a young up and coming writer, not the power house creator (and president of DC Entertainment) that he is today. While this run isn't held up in quite the same regard as Waid's it is still an excellent run and worth reading if you're interested in the character.

I think all the issues in this volume are well written, but I definitely feel Johns improves as he goes along. The first story arc is good, but Johns is clearly both getting used to the characters and beginning to lay groundwork for future stories that really pay off the further in you get in both this volume and volume 2.

The art is a bit of a mixed bag. Two artists; Angel Unzueta and Scott Kollins each handle roughly half the book with a third artist, Ethan Van Sciver doing the last story. Kollins' pencils look so out of place compared to the other two artists that it's really jarring at first. But once I started reading I forgot all about it and the art was fine.

I also need to acknowledge the wonderful Brian Bolland covers that adorn most of the issues in this volume. Bolland is best known as the artist of Batman: A Killing Joke, an absolutely phenomenal artist who can't turn out pages quickly so mostly winds up drawing covers. I would have loved to see a gallary of the covers at the end of the issue so I could flip through them one after another instead of having to skip 22 pages at a time to get to them. This should be particularly doable since the book publishes each cover before the issue it belonged to, and on the back of the page reprinted the same cover all washed out in red. If they had just pulled out the red versions, they could have added a cover gallery at the back and not used any additional paper.

If you're a Flash Fan, or just interested in getting started with the character, this book is a great choice. Recommended.
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Mr DJB
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2019
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Awesome I couldn't put it down.
The plot was riveting every second was an edge the my seat thrill ride.
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harry
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2019
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Great book. Condition was fine. Geoff Johns is a writer of quality and quantity.
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Zachary Gormley
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Flash stories to read on your own time.
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018
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Novel arrived in great condition to me. Stories are amazing to read about the Flash's escapades.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Flash-tastic!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018
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Geoff John's is the master of crafting new tales while honoring the past. These stories exemplify everything great about the Flash!
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BIG Spender
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a necessary volume, but enough to fill a Johns drought
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016
I got back into comics because of Johns' "Sinestro Corps War" because 1 of my 2 favorite DC characters is Hal Jordan. Johns' work with that character propelled him back into the limelight of the general public and even brought him to equal status of Batman and Superman in terms of sales during his run -- no small feat! Since reading comics again, the one constant I would hear is that his work on my other favorite character (or family of characters), "The Flash," is considered another highpoint of his career.

I had seen most of the trades for this run in stores for a while, but decide to wait for a better quality edition. I passed on the Omnibus because of the complaints of the terrible binding on most of DC's output thus far -- a pet peeve with me. So, here we have the edition I'm happy with. The quality is great with nice paper stock and beautiful colors consistent with DC's usual TPBs.

As far as writing, it's clear John is early in his career. He is not one of my favorite comic writers, but what I feel are his greatest strengths (character dynamics and weaving & layering a plot) are enough to keep me interested even at this starting point. Once he gets going it's usually a fun ride. The problem is, apart from the single issue "Iron Heights" (the highlight of the book for me) the stories here are very humdrum and even forgettable. Nothing here is terrible, just nothing I could honestly recommend to others. The artwork on the other hand is, overall, too cartoony for my taste. Angel Unzueta is my least favorite artist on the book. Very distorted figures -- in every way. His best work was the "storybook" panels. I've only been exposed to Scott Kolins work a couple times, but I've never liked his pencils for a superhero book. I must admit I found his simpler work with a lot of bare backgrounds here to be much easier on the eyes than his more recent extravagant work. I can deal with him for the rest of his run. Van Sciver's work on GL was a beast and you see touches of that here. His work can be exaggerated, but in a way that I find to be more to my liking.

People usually say to just skip the 6-part arc known as "Wonderland" in TPB form (but lacking an actual arc title), so I wasn't expecting much, but found it mildly entertaining if for no other reason than Rogues. "Blood Will Run" is a 4-parter that is a bit more engaging and you feel Johns is starting to grasp at concepts and feel for the book. "Birth Right," 2 parts, sees Johns expanding in the Flash universe a bit more. As mentioned before, the 1-shot "Iron Heights" is where I feel Johns "nailed it." A great way to end the book. This story brings great elements together from earlier in the book and seeds them with the new to say that The Flash is going somewhere, get ready! There are a couple fill-in issues included as well. We get new characters and see old faces in this book. We also get flashes of new villains that appear to have some import for the future of the title -- even if they are insignificant here.

This book is merely okay with a very solid final story that will bring you back for "Volume 2." If you are a fan of Kolins' work, then that is probably enough to recommend a purchase as he draws a little over half of the book. As they say, "The best is yet to come."
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Tayler
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017
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I really liked this, its my first time reading the flash and i really loved this.
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jorge arias
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelentes condiciones
Reviewed in Mexico on April 12, 2021
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Llegó en la excelentes condiciones el artículo
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Grassious
5.0 out of 5 stars Geoff Johns!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2021
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One of my favourite writers - Geoff Johns. Artwork is great. Quality of book pages and ink is excellent. Obviously, DC/Flash fans will be be delighted
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Dustin Dziembala
4.0 out of 5 stars Ein bisschen langsam für den roten Blitz
Reviewed in Germany on August 29, 2019
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Wallys Abenteuer in diesem Band haben zwar immer eine sehr menschliche Seite, sind aber trotzdem irgendwie nicht spannend genug. Nur etwas für geduldige Leser.
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Eder
5.0 out of 5 stars Imperdível
Reviewed in Brazil on July 2, 2016
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Geoff Johns redefinindo o Flash/Wally West e modernizando os seus vilões para ameaças mais instigantes é lugar certo na minha coleção. As capas do Brian Bolland são lindas.
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David
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss out on a great book!
Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2016
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Since you're starting off at #164, the first issue might seem a little off. Maybe even a little confusing. BUT it gets sooo good! I would recommend this to any Flash fan.
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