It's a heck of a marketing strategy and very few series make me want to hand over my paycheck more. Read Full Review

You may be buying the book to see Barry Allen as Flash but you'll find yourself getting hooked on the activities of the other characters as well. It did feel as if Barry's priorities could be called into question a little but this can be overlooked due to all the excitement and visuals provided in the comic. THE FLASH manages to pull me away from the rest of the comics in my stack each month. The characters may be part of the larger DCU but you'll find when reading that this comic is all you want to think about. Read Full Review

In the end, Manapul and Buccellato concoct a great story that introduces new readers to the Flash and Flash readers to the new Gorilla City. Personally, I'm trade-waiting this series moreso than not, but I could not bypass this issue. The cover and the gorillas got me in. The story and the art made me happy. I'm not the world's biggest Barry Allen fan, but Buccellato and Manapul have made me a pretty big fan of "The Flash." Read Full Review

Really, really nice way to kick off this story. Read Full Review

Manapul and Buccellato are clearly thinking about the broad strokes here, but I hope that in future issues we get a little bit more nuance and focus on character-building rather than world-building. Read Full Review

Still chugging along fine, and definitely keeping you interested with a nice handful of storylines running at the same time. Read Full Review

The issue has several important small plotlines including Iris still stuck in limbo, the Pied Piper deciding to come out of retirement when Central City is left without a hero, Dr. Elias mounting a protest against the scarlet speedster, and a teaser for the introduction of another of the Flash's Rogues next month – the Weather Wizard. Read Full Review

Manapul is capable of some great layouts, especially his always impressive title pages, but here he plays it safe. This is probably due to the big chunk of exposition, which focuses on cave drawings and Flash's awed expressions. The cave drawings actually look cool from a distance, but when looking closer it seems a bit silly that the rough image of Flash is accompanied by vials and test tubes. Manapul's work looks solid, but this issue did not fully utilize his talent. Read Full Review

The Flash remains a strong New 52 book, now turning its attention to introducing the Rogues to new readers and reintroducing them to older fans. This first issue gives a nice take on Gorilla Grodd, and promises more in the future with the likes of Weather Wizard and the Pied Piper. Manapul and Buccellato may have made a bit of a mess of some of the narrative, but that's no reason for this book to be anything short of enjoyable. Add in their usual pitch perfect artwork driving the story along, and another solid issue of The Flash has once again raced onto the stands. Read Full Review