The Flash: Stop Motion [Mass Market Paperback]

Mark Schultz (Author)

Book Description

Series: JLA (Pocket Star) | Publication Date: February 24, 2004

As THE FLASH, Wally West may be struggling to find his place within the ranks of the JLA, but he knows he has one great advantage over every trial he has ever faced: he is the Fastest Man Alive. Now, for the first time, he has met his match. A scientist has created something that can move even faster than Wally West - and it's killing people in Keystone City. Forced to battle the one foe who can truly stay one step ahead of him, THE FLASH soon learns that the consequences of the creature's actions reach far beyond Keystone and threaten the future itself with annihilation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The voice acting is excellent, and the production value is astounding. Wally's footsteps pound from one earphone to the next -- voices call from a distance -- explosions ring out in every direction. Televisions play in the background, barely audible at times above the characters' conversations. The traffic rushes along the streets. The sound world created is richly crafted. This audiobook is touted as a "movie in your mind" and it delivers. --SF Site

I really like this series of the JLA books. I like the fact that they take on some of the secondary characters of the Justice League, as well as how the author was able to take all of the physics and motion of the Flash's abilities, and explain it without getting technical and boring. There is also a good balance between focusing on The Flash, and still keeping the others of the JLA involved. --Blogcritics.com --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

About the Author

Mark Schultz is a Dove-Award winning artist and has become one of Christian music’s most acclaimed singer/songwriters. He received BMI’s Christian Song of the Year in 2003 for “Back in His Arms Again.” Schultz has also tasted success on the mainstream adult contemporary charts with such hits as “He’s My Son,” “Letters from War,” and “Walking Her Home.” Schultz has flooded radio with ten No. 1 songs, such as “Remember Me” and “I Am the Way.” He’s also earned the top spot on Billboard magazine’s Christian Adult Contemporary Songwriter list. His 2005 release, Mark Schultz Live . . . A Night of Stories & Songs, sold RIAA certified Platinum and garnered Schultz his first GMA Dove Award.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Star; First Edition edition (February 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743417135
• ISBN-13: 978-0743417136
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly excellent novelization of the Flash, March 9, 2004

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G. Swift "97jedi" (Southwestern Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Flash: Stop Motion (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the best comic character-based novels to date, and the best of the DC novels I have read. There is great characterization, especially as the point of view focuses on Wally West nearly exclusively. His insecurities and lack of confidence as a JLA member are dealt with very nicely.

Basically, as with other JLA novels, a new villain is created and dealt with, leaving nothing to interfere with the comic universe itself, but adding nicely to the feel of the universe. There is a new speedster in Keystone City, one who is faster than the Flash. This new speedster's actions cause some calamitous world disasters, as well as a number of gruesome murders. The JLA are largely insufficient to the task, with only Wally able to oppose this particular villain.

There is great exposition, good atmosphere, and a great comic-book feel. A number of other JLA members make appearances, though for the most part they are incidental window-dressing. What I like is that Wally actually is shown to be a round character, with his disposition altered over the course of the story. I found the ending a bit unsatisfying, somewhat abrupt and without the resolution to the climactic encounter. Still, this is a great book, and it works even for non-comic readers, as I am a fan of old but not terribly up to date as of the last decade and then some.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book!, June 6, 2004

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Flash: Stop Motion (Mass Market Paperback)

Wally West, also known as The Flash, has never felt quite at home in the Justice League of America (JLA). Forever relegated to the second string when it comes to power, at least Wally knows that he is the fastest man alive. However, when someone starts murdering people in Keystone City, Wally quickly realizes that there is someone faster than he is. To make matters worse, this is a purely super-speedster problem, which means that the rest of the JLA can't help him. Only the Flash can save the world (and more!), but only if he learns to transcend his own limitations.

I have been a fan of the Flash since I was a kid, and continue to read Flash comics to this day, and I must say that I really enjoyed this book! The author does a great job of keeping you on the edge of your seat, building up the tension, and keeping you guessing right up to the end of the story. I loved this book, and give it my highest recommendation.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just too goofy, January 15, 2007

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David C. Hill "*** Dave" (Centennial, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Flash: Stop Motion (Mass Market Paperback)

Was it Wally West portrayed as a greater whiner than even in his most whiny days in the comics?

Was it the awful characterizations of the other JLA members, speaking and acting not at all like their comic (or cartoon) counterparts?

Was it the big deus ex machina at the end that helped defeat the villain, change DCU continuity, and resolve all of Wally's character woes?

Was it other odd continuity gaffes, like suggesting that Iris Allen has never actually met Batman?

Was it the Flash, in the very first sentence of the book, "flying" through the air at superspeed and duking it out with meteors?

I have no idea. But this is probably the weakest of the DC JLA novels I've read to date. Mark Schultz has written some good stuff in the past, but this isn't representative of it.