Maintaining the Geoff Johns pet-project vibe, but with more of a direct tie to the Final Crisis events, this weeks brings us the second issue of Rogues Revenge.
Its a good excuse for Geoff Johns to revisit the Flash Rogues, a group of villains he’s successfully redefined through his Flash run into one of the premier sets of rogues in the DCU (second only to Batman’s I’d comfortably say), and also for him to tie up some of the dangling loose ends from Bart’s run as the Flash.
Picking up from last issue, we find the Rogues still gunning for Inertia, but aren’t pleased when they find their favourite tailor has been attacked. They quickly find out the culprits are the “New Rogues”, who are working for Libra, who needs the Rogues alive, despite them telling him to stuff off. He’s aware of the relationship Flashes share with Crises and has a plan to stop them.
This is a great issue and I’m really enjoying this series. While I may find the tie-in credentials of Legion dubious, there’s no doubt that Geoff Johns is bringing some of his best work to these Final Crisis titles. Here, we get to relish in the fact that he really gets these characters. Through his Flash run, Johns gave these Rogues a sense of family to match that of the Flashes, and that comes across well with the side scenes with Axel (who’s retaken the role of Trickster after James Jesse died in Countdown). You’re really given a feeling of the bond between this group, and when they encounter the New Rogues, who are using their stolen equipment, you can really feel the outrage at these pretenders, and you know it’ll end badly for them. And boy, does it.
If you’re a fan of the Rogues from Geoff’s Flash run, then this is a must-buy.
On a side note, reading Superman Beyond #1, I see Earth-51 is now the graveyard universe. Wonder what happened to Kamandi and all the animal-people…
Tags: Comics, DC Comics, Final Crisis, The Flash
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