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jessthebibliophile's review against another edition
3.0
For such a hyped DC event, this was very cliched with time travel/ actions have consequences/ unite to save the day tropes.
It wasn't as cohesive as the DC animated movie Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. A lot of the backstory from the movie was missing, and is probably included in the Batman, Wonder Woman/ Aquaman issues of this series (which I did not read).
Ironic that the best aspect of a Flash comic was AU Batman; I look forward to reading his Flashpoint miniseries.
Several questions were unanswered:
1) Where is Martha Wayne?
2) Who was in the 3rd Kryptonian pod?
3) Why does Superman return to help? And how can he, at his weakest beat up Aquaman, at his best?
4) Why all the metas refuse to join without Batman, but he has no plan except ATTACK?
5) Why Enchantress is working for/with Wonder Woman?
6) Why is the Green Lantern before Hal still alive?
7) Why does Reverse Flash info-dump, instead of leaving Barry clueless?
8) What happened to Lois Lane?
10) Why was the timeline split into 3? And who was the character informing Flash?
I would recommend this only to hardcore DC fans; the rest should watch the movie instead.
It wasn't as cohesive as the DC animated movie Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. A lot of the backstory from the movie was missing, and is probably included in the Batman, Wonder Woman/ Aquaman issues of this series (which I did not read).
Ironic that the best aspect of a Flash comic was AU Batman; I look forward to reading his Flashpoint miniseries.
Several questions were unanswered:
Spoiler
1) Where is Martha Wayne?
2) Who was in the 3rd Kryptonian pod?
3) Why does Superman return to help? And how can he, at his weakest beat up Aquaman, at his best?
4) Why all the metas refuse to join without Batman, but he has no plan except ATTACK?
5) Why Enchantress is working for/with Wonder Woman?
6) Why is the Green Lantern before Hal still alive?
7) Why does Reverse Flash info-dump, instead of leaving Barry clueless?
8) What happened to Lois Lane?
10) Why was the timeline split into 3? And who was the character informing Flash?
I would recommend this only to hardcore DC fans; the rest should watch the movie instead.
deenyl's review against another edition
4.0
Having watched the movie a couple of times before actually reading the comic, I think I enjoyed the latter a lot more. The big moments of the comic personally hit a lot harder than they did in the movie.
hashhussain's review against another edition
4.0
8/10 - strong characters and a great take on characters in the other world. It all makes sense in the end - we should be grateful for the time we can spend with those that we love and love us back. And this relationship does not end once they have moved on. We make our own reality (in terms of what we see around us and how we think) and we should make an effort to make a positive change
latterature's review against another edition
3.0
The emotional core of the story, showcasing the relationship between the Flash and an alternate, embittered Batman, is enough to make up for the confusing dive into Flash lore.
ruthelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I saw the cartoon for this the other day, and I thought, "Man, they drew all of these characters to look like jugheads." I am pretty glad they don't look so beefy in the comic book.
This is a very nice, somewhat self-contained story about the Flash and other members of the JL. Of course to say more is to spoil everything, but this is a story about Barry Allen getting stuck in an alternative universe where the JL never existed.
Definitely worth reading if you are a fan of the Flash.
This is a very nice, somewhat self-contained story about the Flash and other members of the JL. Of course to say more is to spoil everything, but this is a story about Barry Allen getting stuck in an alternative universe where the JL never existed.
Definitely worth reading if you are a fan of the Flash.
cabinet_13_review's review against another edition
5.0
This is my absolute favorite DC comic. Flashpoint by Geoff Johns is one of my ideal takes on alternate timeline DC superheroes. I'm not particularly good at reviewing comic books, but just know if you are a fan of the Flash, this is one I would recommend.
jhouses's review against another edition
2.0
Leí la historia completa (incluyendo los muy numerosos tie-ins) y la comento aquí toda porque no siento la necesidad de expandir las reviews. Es un pufo extraordinario que arruina una premisa que podía haber dado para más en un what if de un solo número con un guionista sobrio. Flash ha viajado atrás en el tiempo para evitar el asesinato de su madre y cuando se despierta descubre que la linea temporal está completamente alterada. No ha y rasto de superman, la guerra entre amazonas y atlanteanos ha destruido Europa Occidental y cuando logra contactar con Batman descubre que se trata de Thomas Wayne, no de su hijo Bruce. A partir de ahí hondonadas de hostias y cosas mazo rarunas.
De los tie-ins solo merece la pena el de Batman a cargo de Azarello y si te empeñas el de Boster Gold que esta entretenido. Los demás no pude ni leerlos.
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Lo he releido en formato de tomos recopilatorios y aunque mantengo mi opinión en cuanto a los tie-ins, la historia principal leída por si misma no es tan mala como me pareció en un principio. Le he subido una estrella al conjunto.
De los tie-ins solo merece la pena el de Batman a cargo de Azarello y si te empeñas el de Boster Gold que esta entretenido. Los demás no pude ni leerlos.
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ACTUALIZACIÓN:
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Lo he releido en formato de tomos recopilatorios y aunque mantengo mi opinión en cuanto a los tie-ins, la historia principal leída por si misma no es tan mala como me pareció en un principio. Le he subido una estrella al conjunto.