- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books (16 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743417135
- ISBN-13: 978-0743417136
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 982,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.
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The scarlet-clad form of the Flash rocketed straight up through the atmosphere alone and without benefit of mechanical aid. Read the first page
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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Ok, so it's a comic book novel. The Flash is pretty well-known, having been around in one for or another since the 40s and having had his own series in the 90s. Still, he's no Spider-man or Batman.
The unexpected delight of this book was that, despite the complete lack of visuals, the impossible speeds are so well described that anyone with any imagination can easily see it in their mind's eye. The story is classic stuff, involving mystery, an initially unstoppable enemy and plenty of cameos from various Justice League characters. Wally West's character is straight out of his later comics, both worldly and immature.
All in all a very enjoyable read, with a very satisfying ending.
The unexpected delight of this book was that, despite the complete lack of visuals, the impossible speeds are so well described that anyone with any imagination can easily see it in their mind's eye. The story is classic stuff, involving mystery, an initially unstoppable enemy and plenty of cameos from various Justice League characters. Wally West's character is straight out of his later comics, both worldly and immature.
All in all a very enjoyable read, with a very satisfying ending.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Truly excellent novelization of the Flash
10 Mar 2004
Format: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
I really enjoyed this book!
7 Jun 2004
Format: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
Just too goofy
15 Jan 2007
Format: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.
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.
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