So, when Waid left, I left and I skipped the whole Johns run. Now that Waid's back, I'm wondering about picking up those 8 Johns TPBs. Were they any good? Or skipable?

Thanks!
Shawn
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> So, when Waid left, I left and I skipped the whole Johns run. Now that Waid's back, I'm wondering about picking up those 8 Johns TPBs. Were they any good? Or skipable?
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> Thanks!
> Shawn
> PS Very excited Mark's back!

It is one of my favorite runs ever! I am sure there are some that will say I am wrong but I think it is great. I have a couple of runs I reread a lot, Walter Simonson's "Thor," Frank Miller's "Daredevil" and Geoff John's "Flash."

I love Waid's work, I think his run on "Fantastic Four" was/is some of the best, I am rereading it right now. I can't wait to read this new series.

I have looked at the Johns issues and they are expensive, relatively speaking. A few of the trades are a little pricey too.


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> So, when Waid left, I left and I skipped the whole Johns run. Now that Waid's back, I'm wondering about picking up those 8 Johns TPBs. Were they any good? Or skipable?
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> Thanks!
> Shawn
> PS Very excited Mark's back!

I was like you. I was so enamored with the Waid run that I dropped the Flash when he left. I actually dropped a little before he left b/c I heard he was leaving. Either way, I put off getting any of the Johns run for about a year. At some point, I found several issues in a bargain bin and picked them up. I was hooked almost immediately. This stuff is at least as good if not better in some places than the Waid stuff IMHO. There were a couple of places that I didn't care for but overall, this is a great run of the Flash. My biggest complaint was that they didn't end the run with 125 when Johns left. Those last few issues from 126-130 were painful after having so many years of such great stories. If you can afford it, I strongly encourage you to pick up the Johns run.

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Johns managed to put such a strong focus on the cast. I found myself reading the next issue just as much to see what happened to Captain Cold or Linda Park then Wally himself.

> Johns managed to put such a strong focus on the cast. I found myself reading the next issue just as much to see what happened to Captain Cold or Linda Park then Wally himself.

Johns had a very good handle on the Rogues, and they were practically regular members of the cast during his run. I've said before, if he were to write a book just focusing on the Rogues, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

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i think johns startyed very strong but his finish was a little week
like other said he did gret job with the rogues except he made captain cold a little too honorable at times if you ask me i would say a pretty darn good run not as good as waids but pretty darn good

Johns' run was excellent and probably rivals Waid's run. You're not going to hear any Flash fan say anything bad about Geoff Johns.


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> > Johns managed to put such a strong focus on the cast. I found myself reading the next issue just as much to see what happened to Captain Cold or Linda Park then Wally himself.
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> Johns had a very good handle on the Rogues, and they were practically regular members of the cast during his run. I've said before, if he were to write a book just focusing on the Rogues, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

That's why I loved it. The Rogues were the reason I ended up buying the book, the first time I've ever been a regular Flash reader since Barry's departure from the title role. Good, good stuff.


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> i think johns startyed very strong but his finish was a little week
> like other said he did gret job with the rogues except he made captain cold a little too honorable at times if you ask me i would say a pretty darn good run not as good as waids but pretty darn good

I've been burned so many times by "staying on" after my favorite writers depart that I totally didn't get Geoff a chance. Looks like I should check out those TPBs.
Thanks!
Shawn

After dropping FLASH somewhere in the twenties, I picked up Geoff Johns' "Rogues War" and rather enjoyed it.

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