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Flashpoint Beyond by Jeremy Adams, Tim Sheridan, Geoff Johns

scrooge3's review

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4.0

The original [b:Flashpoint|11501608|Flashpoint|Geoff Johns|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507329660l/11501608._SY75_.jpg|16437195] by Geoff Johns was a somewhat uneven crossover event, but there's no question the best thing that came out of it was the Flashpoint Batman and Flashpoint Joker. Now, Johns and his collaborators have found a way to bring these fascinatingly flawed characters back to life and into the newly revamped DC multiverse, not so much a retcon but more of a ret-reboot (retboot?). I think this is a more successful integration of the Flashpoint universe into continuity than Johns' [b:Doomsday Clock|53787267|Doomsday Clock The Complete Collection|Geoff Johns|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600744474l/53787267._SY75_.jpg|69079923] or Joshua Williamson's [b:Batman/The Flash: The Button|35197473|Batman/The Flash The Button|Joshua Williamson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500987935l/35197473._SX50_.jpg|56534329]; certainly, I hope it sticks this time. We also get hints at some of what's to come for Earth-1 Batman as time travelers Rip Hunter and company fail to stave off Batman's meddling with the time and space continuum. I think DC's approach to resurrecting its multiverse with this and Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths is a positive move. Getting rid of the multiverse in 1985's [b:Crisis on Infinite Earths|194479|Crisis on Infinite Earths|Marv Wolfman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327906696l/194479._SX50_.jpg|188088] ultimately limited DC's ability to tell alternate versions of its characters, so now the possibilities for creativity are endless without disrupting the core continuity of its line.

jdavis104's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jcjw's review

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dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

czamorad's review

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5.0

I really enjoyed this mini-series. I know some people were complaining that it focused mostly on Batman, instead of the entire Flashpoint world. But personally, this is the one Batman I do like, so I won't complain.
I found the story deeply compelling and loved that it really fit into what was going on currently in the DC Universe.
I'm so glad the Flashpoint world idea wasn't abandoned. I know the original concept lead into the New 52 and, thus, it got a bad name because of it, but in retrospective, it was a great concept.

heedling's review

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

lyleblosser's review

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3.0

Fun romp through an alternate universe.

spidertache's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Flashpoint is one of my favourite DC comics, and this follow up is genuinely so much better than I thought it was going to be. There is a clear mirror with the first flashpoint storyline, with main timeline Bruce trying to save his father's timeline at great risk to his own, whilst his father fights to save his sons timeline (which he thinks doesn't exist anymore because his one still does when it shouldn't...make sense?), yet come to accept that this one is worth saving too. I'm a huge fan of this alternate timeline with a more brutal batman, a female joker and now even a Robin that completes its ode to Dark Knight Returns. Connecting with The Button and Doomsday clock (and by extention, Watchmen) this adds really nicely to the flashpint story without overcomplicating things with too many characters.

johnhypermace's review

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dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

emsplanations's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kryten4k's review

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75