Flash #49

The Flash (2011) (Single Issues)

by Robert Venditti

On the run from a police task force assigned to take him out, The Flash must face the CCPD’s newest The Rogues. As you can tell from the cover, it does not go particularly well.

Genres: Comics

Unknown Binding

About the author

Robert Venditti is a New York Times bestselling author of more than three hundred comic books and graphic novels. Some of his works include the monthly comic book series Justice League, Superman ’78, Hawkman, and Green Lantern for DC Comics, X-O Manowar, Armor Hunters, and Wrath of the Eternal Warrior for Valiant Entertainment, and the graphic novel Six Days, inspired by the story of his uncle’s participation in D-Day. He has also adapted Rick Riordan’s global bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus novels, as well as Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia and Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz. His graphic novel The Surrogates was adapted into a feature film by Touchstone Pictures, and his work on The Flash was the basis for season three of the CW television series.

Venditti lives in Atlanta, where he both writes and serves as a storytelling consultant for some of the most recognizable entertainment brands in the world.

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Barry Allen is part of a special task force to capture the Flash and the Rogues make up the rest of it! Now Barry has to try to prove he's not a danger to the city while trying to avoid the Rogues and the rest of the police. And Wally West is having some issues of his own!

This has been a really fun story so far! Everything is sort of topsy-turvy with the Rogues needing to work together as a team to take down the Flash, and Flash doing everything he can to escape. Role reversal is kind of fun here! It's really kind of interesting to see the Rogues really working together and coming up with strategies to leverage their powers. Makes you wonder what really stopped them before and if they'll be able to keep it up down the road. Plus, the Trickster is being manipulated by someone in the shadows with a desire to eliminate the Flash!

Really good issue in a fun storyline! Can't wait to see what's ahead!