Flashpoint

by Geoff Johns

Andy Kubert (Illustrator)

The red-hot, sold-out five-issue miniseries from Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert is on its way in trade paperback! This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It’s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war – but where are Earth’s Greatest Heroes to stop it? It’s a place where America’s last hope is Cyborg, who hopes to gather the forces of The Outsider, The Secret 7, S!H!A!Z!A!M!, Citizen Cold and other new and familiar-yet-altered faces! It’s a world that could be running out of time, if The Flash can’t find the villain who altered the time line!

• ISBN10: 1401233384
• ISBN13: 9781401233389
• Publish Date: 13 March 2012 (first published 16 December 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 18 October 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: DC Comics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 176
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781401233389

Reviews

[leahrosereads]

Re-read 2019
I felt like this was really worth the reread. I took more in this time around, understood a bit more, and still really liked how dark it was. Even though this is a Flash story, I think my favorite is still Batman. He took broodiness to a while new level.


First read review below:

This was my first Flash comic, and other than watching Justice League and Justice League: Unlimited, I don't know much about the character or his life. Even so, I wanted to give him a try, and I'm happy I started with this. It was dark, disturbing and really fascinating to read. The artwork was great, and I really enjoyed the plot.

Definitely interested in trying out more Flash comics in the future.

[inlibrisveritas]

So this was both really awesome and kind of let down for me. I suppose I was expecting a bit more from it or perhaps for it to be a little longer, since this is the pivotal moment that was created to give DC the excuse to reboot everything in the New 52. It was over really quickly and the story is a tad watered down.
The good thing about is that everything is turned on it's head and you get to see some of those "what if" moments we've all had. Like what if Bruce had died and his parents lived, or what if Superman landed somewhere populated? Seeing the difference in things was the real treat of this. I just wish there were more to it.