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When Barry Allen awakens at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war—but where are Earth's Greatest Heroes to stop it? Barry Allen's heroic death defending the universe from a cosmic crisis made him a legend, and now another crisis has brought him back to life. Every hero in the DC Universe is overjoyed, save for Barry himself. But there's a purpose to his return that no one could have guessed, and it has to do with a bizarre murder in a Central City crime lab. Someone is trying to recreate the accident that gave Barry his speed powers! Writer Geoff Johns took over The Flash in the early 2000s and redefined the comic book icon for a new generation. Now continue the unforgettable experience that Johns created during his tenure in these amazing tales of the Flash—the Scarlet Speedster. This sixth volume in The Flash by Geoff Johns series collects Final Rogues' Revenge #1-3, The Rebirth #1-6, and Blackest The Flash #1-3, featuring art by Scott Kolins ( Blue Beetle, Avengers ) and Ethan Van Sciver ( Green Lantern, New X-Men ).
Author
Geoff Johns originally hails from Detroit, Michigan. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a degree in Media Arts and Film. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s in search of work within the film industry. Through perseverance, Geoff ended up as the assistant to Richard Donner, working on Conspiracy Theory and Lethal Weapon 4. During that time, he also began his comics career writing Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and JSA (co-written with David S. Goyer) for DC Comics. He worked with Richard Donner for four years, leaving the company to pursue writing full-time. His first comics assignments led to a critically acclaimed five-year run on the The Flash. Since then, he has quickly become one of the most popular and prolific comics writers today, working on such titles including a highly successful re-imagining of Green Lantern, Action Comics (co-written with Richard Donner), Teen Titans, Justice Society of America, Infinite Crisis and the experimental breakout hit series 52 for DC with Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid. Geoff received the Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent of 2002 and Writer of the Year for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 as well as the CBG Writer of the Year 2003 thru 2005, 2007 and CBG Best Comic Book Series for JSA 2001 thru 2005. Geoff also developed BLADE: THE SERIES with David S. Goyer, as well as penned the acclaimed “Legion” episode of SMALLVILLE. He also served as staff writer for the fourth season of ROBOT CHICKEN. Geoff recently became a New York Times Bestselling author with the graphic novel Superman: Brainiac with art by Gary Frank.
