The Flash by Joshua Williamson Omnibus Vol. 1

The Flash by Joshua Williamson Omnibus

by Joshua Williamson, Carmine Di Giandomenico (illustrator), Howard Porter (Illustrator)

Superstar writer Joshua Williamson, along with artists Carmine Di Giandomenico and Howard Porter, sends Barry Allen--a.k.a. the Flash--on some of the wildest adventures of the modern age in this series spinning out of the DC Rebirth event.

In a changed DC Universe, the Flash must face off against threats like he's never encountered before. His legendary Rogues Gallery of villains--Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, and Heat Wave--have new surprises in store for him, while enemies old and new threaten at every turn.

This first volume in a new omnibus series collects The Flash: Rebirth #1, The Flash #1-35, Batman #21-22, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32, Justice League #32-33, and a story from DC Holiday Special 2017 #1 and features an introduction from Williamson and dozens of pages of behind-the scenes development art.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics

1008 pages, Hardcover

First published November 22, 2017

Reviews

[DayDay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ima try to make this short: Man this is still one of the most refreshing reads EVER in my humble opinion. It’s such a fast paced read with some awesome character moments. Barry Allen is back again in the spotlight as the Flash and man does he go through some rough patches through this volume ALONE. I love when writers take the main protagonist through an emotional roller coaster throughout their run, It makes me so much more invested into the character. I loved his supporting cast with Iris, Wallace, and of course the return of WALLY WEST (the GOAT Flash haha).

The new villains also that Joshua Williamson (writer) adds to the flash mythos is FANTASTIC, especially GodSpeed who was super terrifying and I want MORE OF. Of course you have Carmine Di Giandomenico doing a majority of the artwork in here and also the awesome Howard Porter, one of my favorite flash artists. Both of their art styles match the story well. I really enjoyed this. I really miss the rebirth era of DC. Still so refreshing and fun. Some dope heartfelt moments in this omni. I also love the inner dialogue Joshua writes for Barry, so relatable. Can’t wait for all of this to be collected.

[Thezachespinoza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ended on an absolute cliffhanger! The only thing taking away from this volume is the Death Metal tie-in, and then there's only two issues of the last story arc, which got interrupted by the tie-in. Other than that, this book has moved the Flash up the list of my favorite characters.

Joshua Williamson truly understands the flash to his core and expands in the mythos of the Scarlet speedster, taking him to a new level the character never dared run to.

So yeah?

[Highland G · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book of varying enjoyment. It starts out really strong. Then moves on to an okay middle but the build back up at the end is ruined with the inclusion of metal issues and a Christmas special that add nothing to the story.
So while I really enjoyed the main story (mostly the return of Wally and Godspeed stuff). The book left me feeling disappointed at the end.
I hope the next volume is laid out better.
Sometimes it’s not the best idea to just include everything in release order.

[Joshua]

Fun diving in to a good, long run. Hopeful for an announcement on the next volumes

[Edan · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5