The Flash Vol. 3: Crossfire (Paperback)

by Geoff Johns (Author), Scott Kolins (Illustrator)

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Gr. 9-12. The Flash is one of comic books' most durable heroes--or, more precisely, concepts--since the name Flash, as well as the ability to move at blinding speed, has been applied to three different characters since 1939. What the various incarnations share, in addition to swiftness, is a rogue's gallery of colorfully costumed supervillains. In this story arc from the monthly Flash comic, eight of those rogues have joined forces to take over Flash's town of Keystone City. As if that weren't enough, the Thinker, an artificial intelligence with a personality--a walking computer virus of sorts--is attempting to absorb the minds of the city's inhabitants, including Flash's. Writer Johns demonstrates his ability to reinvigorate the series' classic elements, although the nearly nonstop battling leaves almost no room for subplots. The artwork, mostly by Scott Kolins, is detailed and dynamic, with the fight scenes--the crux of this arc--particularly well choreographed. Teens will appreciate it as mainstream superhero fare, executed with complexity and flair. Gordon Flagg
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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401201954
• ISBN-13: 978-1401201951
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,867 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Blockbuster fun, March 20, 2005

By	Vernon Clark Mayo "Fastest gun, comic god" (Allen Texas) - See all my reviews

Reprinting Flash: #183-191, Flash Secret Files

So the rogues have this huge network, an underground society that arms crooks, buy, sell and trading goes on, and the flash never knew, now the crap hits the fan, it's outed, the rogues are gunning for him like never before, an army of crooks, but that's not all, there is an old villain named goldface who has reformed and now runs a union in town, but is he really on the up and up? what's his connection to the underground network and their evil leader?

then the city across the bridge is infected by a living computer who plans to turn the world into his slaves, and caught in the middle? the flash can he save two cities, stop all hell from breaking loose on the world and save his wife and family?

Johns does yet again a great job with the writing, even the little characters like the cops gets you on the edge of your seat and you might even say "hey give me more of the cops" when they switch back to the flash, and all the villains are fleshed out, even the union leader is great, so many characters, and you still love them all, and none are wasted, none are just props.

if you love flash or just want a great story then get this, and the other geoff johns flash trades
Flash: blood will run #170-176, Flash Secret Files #3
Flash: Rogue #177-182
Flash: Blitz #192-200
Flash: Ignition #201-206

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, November 4, 2007

By	R. R. Lehman "the real wolverine" (cornfields, iowa, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one I can read over and over. Might help if you read the previous volumes. This is the book that got me hooked on Geoff Jones work.

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential!, October 27, 2008

By	LunarSeahorse "LunarSeahorse" (Mpls, MN) - See all my reviews

Goeff Johns does more amazing work with the Flash! One of the best long running comincs in a long time, and this volume doesn't disappoint on any level. The art is cool/fantastic, the Rogues are better than ever, and Wally West grows up. Get all the Volumes of the life of Wally West-Flash III, and you'll probably never think of comics as just comics again.