This seems promising with the title being about the rouges. But the story felt flat and just okay. I guess I expected much more from this. But wasn't a big fan of the art, and like I said the story was just okay. Liked the lead in to other potential stories....this is enough to keep me interested in the series.

I am loving the Flash rebirth series! IT has the same wit and humour as the TV series!

ARC from Netgalley.
Flash comes out strong again! This series is really one of Rebirth's best...
Two main stories here. In "Rogues Reloaded", the Rogues finally figure out how to outsmart Flash. Leaving clues to send him off to a foreign country, Flash fights the Rogues.... or he thought he was. In fact, he was fighting mirror image constructs from Mirror Master. Heading back to Central City, the Rogues have committed 5 separate crimes all at the same time, trying to make this their last heist. Tracking them down as they prepare to leave, Flash is forced into a battle with them, encountering Captain Cold's new freeze gun which uses Black Hole Technology that freezes Barry's ability to use the Speed Force. Capturing them eventually lands the Rogues back in Iron Heights where Snart declares himself "Boss of Central City". Who knows how that will turn out....
In "Sins of the Father", we see Wally trying to track down the location of his father, Daniel West (the most recent Reverse-Flash). Barry assists, leading them through Belle Reve, on an adventure with Captain Boomerang, and ultimately finding out that Daniel died a hero on a mission with Suicide Squad. During Wally's emotional aftermatch, Barry reveals himself to be The Flash and they bond over the loss of parents. A quick issue at the end shows that Meena is still alive, and working with Black Hole, all while in a black Flash costume.
Both emotional and human, yet super and the fast-paced battles you would expect from the comic, Flash Volume 3 continues what is becoming an excellent run under the guidance of Joshua Williamson. High recommend.

'The Flash Vol. 3: Rogues Reloaded' by Joshua Williamson collects The Flash issues 14-20. The first part is a Rogues character arc, then there are some other stories.

The Rogues on their own were never much of a threat to Central City and The Flash. When they teamed up, they were more of a problem. Now they have disappeared and Flash wonders where they've gone. What he finds out becomes a threat to the city.

In the backup stories, Wally West is looking for his father and that leads him and Barry to Belle Reve prison. Iris is investigating the aftermath of the Speed Force storm. In both stories, Barry's secret identity is on tenuous ground with the two people he is closest to.

The three stories are all pretty good, but the Rogues one was the best. There are 5 different artists over the span of these issues, and the quality feels pretty consistent.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Complex and exciting multi-plot with absolutely incredible art. Seemed a bit long--I think some things could have been cut down a bit, but overall action-packed and entertaining.

The volume opens with Flash wondering what the Rogues are up to. They have disappeared and he feels that they are up to no good. Of course they are! They plan one last heist and will disappear from Central City for good. Good plan, but poor execution. Then Wally goes hunting for his dad which leads the Flash and Kid Flash to an encounter with Captain Boomerang and a nest of nasties. Finally, Iris West investigates the disappearance of bodies. But, when she and Flash manage to find and recover them, there are still many unanswered questions left for the next volume!

This volume contains a couple different arcs. The first, "Rogues Reloaded," was solid, a fun look at the rogues vs. the Flash. The second, "Sins of the Father," is a search for answers about Wally West's dad. Finally, there's a single issue devoted to Iris tracking down the people robbing some graves. This one is geared a little more toward building up the next arc, certainly not a satisfying story on its own. Overall a good volume, if a little predictable. Art and writing are fine, not great, but leaps and bounds ahead of what DC was putting out a few short years ago. It might help to have read previous Flash stories to better understand a few key events in this timeline (several times that the Rogues helped the Flash and a speed force storm that gave a bunch of people speed powers).

I enjoyed this book, although I didn't expect to. I find, today, too many comics rush the story-line (print is expensive and costs drive the product) so the action is forced and rushed. I liked the way the story unfolded, and the time they allowed to flesh out the personalities of many of the characters. I would definitely look forward to reading more from this author, and more about the rogues, in the future!
---Ronb

Oh the irony - a comic about a speedster that is actually far too slow and boring. The lead story is four issues of the most extensive exposition, and the awfulness of the baddies really shows The Flash up as an also-ran, however seriously they try and pretend we should take them. We then get a family bit, and then finally something that might hark back to the original Rebirth story as seen in Book One and elsewhere. The artwork is mediocre to poor throughout, the main story quite often reads as if whole panels or pages had been cut and is therefore full of non sequiturs, and the whole shebang is really quite discouraging.

I am very grateful to DC Comics and NetGalley for allowing me to read this book. I have been very fortunate to be able to read these great books in Rebirth for reviews and this was the Flash book I was waiting for.

Since Rebirth started there has been a lack of classic Flash Rouges and we had no idea what happened to them Were they laying low until the city calmed. Central city had been plagued by a speed force storm and a slew of random speedsters. A new villain named Goodspeed putting the city in a state of terror, then there were random lackeys that tried to live up to the legacy of the Rouges. This book is the triumphant return of our favorite villains/anti-heroes.

The Rouges have been keeping a low profile and planning the theft that will finally beat the Flash. Starting with a trip out of the country to steal something outside of Central City hoping the Flash wouldn't figure it out. This is only the first step of their master plan that leads to some pretty clever plotting my Captain Cold and the others. I won't give everything away because the goal of course is for you to read it yourself.

The story was really well done and I couldn't put this down once I got going. My only mild isssue was the art work in this book wasn't as good as previous. I'm not sure why but since I read digital editions I like to use my favorite screen shots to point out parts that I feel are important. This book didn't really have a scene that stood out. I did like the variant cover gallery at the end though and I did feel like including one of my favorite classic style covers.

After reading this book and having time to think about this I really am enjoying this series and this book has me excited to see where the Rouges go from here. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

The Rogues have been in hiding and the Flash tries to flush them out. There's some great stuff here about whether the Rogues actually protect the city or not. Next Barry and Wally go searching for Wally's dad. This brings them to Belle Rive where we get a confrontation with Amanda Waller and then Captain Boomerang. We also get a little lead in to "The Button". Finally Black Hole is back for an issue and a reveal.

The Good: Williamson seems to have a plan for multiple arcs and that's a great thing. I like how we're still building off of volume 1. The art is very good and we get lots of plot twists in the book.

The Bad: Wally didn't annoy me at all unlike the last volume which seemed to be all about Wally.

The Ugly: When is Barry going to tell Iris he's the Flash? It's starting to get annoying. Given that she's a reporter, she probably already knows and is just waiting on Barry to say something.

I have been a fan of the Flash for a long time now and I was excited to get my hands on this set In Rogues Reloaded , the rogues are part time allies or enemies which ever  time of day it is. This time they are in the need of help from the Flash when they steal from the wrong people .  He must help them before its too late . 
    The author really goes in depth on the Barry and Iris story line . We get to see more of them and their interactions . Along with the story of Wally and Barry and Wally's father . The stories are well written and I love the interaction with the character. You get more of an feeling for Barry and the gang . There are so many great characters to mention in this volume . We have an appearance of captain boomerang from the suicide squad helping out Wally . They are all well written and developed .
     The art work is rich and full of colour and beautifully done . The author does the rebirth justice . As he takes us on a roller coaster ride . This is a must add to anyone who loves the D.C universe and love the Flash . I am glad I got to read this one its is a definite add to my D.C collection . So if you want a good fun read for this long weekend check it out

I enjoyed the Rogues story arc in this collection of comics. The Rogues are players in the game that are either quasi-allies or full on enemies - it really depends on what is at stake - of our superhero, Flash. In Rogues Reloaded, the authors have the Rogues relying on the assistance of Flash after stealing from the wrong people.

The author mixes Barry and Iris's relationship in this volume, as well as, a storyline regarding Wally and Barry as Kid Flash and Flash. Engaging and masterfully written and illustrated, I found myself immersed in Rogues Reloaded. The only real complaint is the the use of the light turquoise font on certain pages. That particular color choice was hard to read at times. The color was too bright.

As I mentioned in my review of Volume 1 (I have not read Volume 2), I'm not a seasoned comic book / graphic novel aficionado, therefore, I'm sorry if my review seems simplistic. I chose this graphic novel to request to review from NetGalley because I'm a huge fan of The Flash and Arrow on CW. I'm glad I went outside the box and requested another graphic novel because I really enjoyed the story and artwork. The art was eye-catching and remarkable for my untrained eye. The stories unfolded in ways that thoroughly engaged me from the start.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC provided to me by DC Comic through NetGalley.

With this being the third volume of this series, I would have expected the story to be progressing as we start to understand why each character acts as they do. Rogues Reloaded does this, but not to the level that I would have expected. The main person who did seem to grow was Wally, but his character growth did not make me like him let alone understand why he acts like he does.

The actual storyline is supposed to follow The Flash as he tries to figure out what the Rogues are up to as they have been AWOL for too long. Barry jumps to conclusions and it sets into motion the events of this volume. Whilst most people will know about the Rogues, as someone who has no history with them, I found it disappointing that their history with the Flash was briefly glossed over to ‘they do bad stuff, Barry puts them into Iron Heights, they escape and do it again’ (not in those exact words though). I know that if I wanted to find out more about the Rogues, then there will be other storylines that would be better suited, but I feel like I should not have to go to another comic book to find out what has happened in the past; but at the same time I do appreciate that you cannot keep going over the entire history every single time they are brought in for a new reader like me.

The art style was better than the last issue, but still not to my liking. Maybe I am just fussy but I know the art style that I like but the art style did not seem to suit either the Rogues or the Flash. Since I do not have anything from the Flash for artwork that I know that I like, I cannot tell what it is that I am not enjoying but I hope that I either come to enjoy this style, or they slightly change to to better suit the characters.

The reason why this is a three star read and not a four is that I did not care about any of the characters. Whilst the story was enjoyable, I was not rooting for either the Flash or the Rouges to come out on top.

There were three main stories in this TPB.

It started with the Rogues (hence the title of the TPB). They got outta town after the speed storm, but they really couldn't help themselves.

Captain Cold and Co. plan a super complicated job, and as usual there were definitely interesting different levels in the plan and story. It was the Rogues classically reloaded, but then their plan took them to another whole level.

Then there was a Kid Flash/Flash mentorish story were truths were revealed as Wally went to look for his father who had supposedly been moved from Iron Heights. It was interesting, but also not surprising.

Finally there was a short story with Iris investigating some grave robberies and getting sucked into a Black Hole thing and also starting to worry about her relationship with Barry.

Oh my, and that ending. Yikes. Another cool Rebirth title for sure.

I was given this ARC by Netgalley on behalf of DC Entertainment.

Joshua Williamson's Flash Vol. 3: Rogues Reloaded is the best this Rebirth title has been so far, with stories that are intelligent, suspenseful, and feel relevant to Barry Allen's ongoing story. The contributions of three main artists are solid throughout; Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico score big in a particularly emotional moment for this title. In Williamson's Captain Cold I felt I could hear Wentworth Miller; Williamson also offers a smart take on the Rogues as family, giving the Rogues a clever plan and a logical, heartbreaking reason why that plan fails in the end. Top Rebirth Flash artist Di Giandomenico offers gorgeous scenes of the Flash hurtling through explosions.