I'm enjoying this story. How could I do any less? It's written by the incomparable Geoff Johns. In my opinion, he's really given these characters new life. This issue they deal with the 'wanna-be' impostors that Penguin created when he gave out all of the 'lost' equipment during Gotham Underground. The 'wanna-be' rogues make a move on the real Rogues, which, in retrospect, may not have been their best idea. Especially since the real Rogues, in retaliation, came to them . . and killed them all. These guys are a bit on edge. First of all because of all the pressure that's been put on them after what happened to Bart. Secondly because it was Inertia that got them into this whole mess in the first place. Third, they turned down Libra's offer to join his organization, which is what caused the 'wanna-be' rogues to come after them in the first place. And then, on top of all of that, they have the audacity to dig up Lenny's father and try to use that against them. Not a good move at all. So when they were so boldly confronted by their fake heirs . . they had no choice but to send a message to Libra and the rest of his organization. Unfortunately, with the crowd that both sides of this conflict travel in, it's never a good thing when hostilities are amped up. Now . . Libra has the Weather Wizard's son. We do find out this issue though that Libra thinks that the 'speedsters' are the key to this whole Crisis. Which is why he's so adamant about the Rogues. They've had experience with them. And he doesn't want to take any chances. Which is also why he has Zoom training Inertia. He's got him dressed up in the Kid Flash costume and he's been training them. I'm not sure what that's all about, but it should play out to it's entirety next issue. Scott Kolins, having been the Flash penciller for such a long run, was the perfect penciller for this series. I like this down and dirty style that he's using, and I really think he's outdone himself on this series. This run is an excellent companion to the Crisis mini . . or to the Flash series, for that matter. I'll say it again . . I really like the way all of these minis are so closely woven together.
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