Metal has been an event thats definitely delivered for fans. Flash #33 keeps that momentum rolling with a must-read continuation of the story. Read Full Review

Guest appearances from most of DC's biggest stars, hints about Barry's future, a possible hint about Bart Allen, a seemingly unbeatable threat, and most important of all, Barry and Iris have made up. What else could a Flash fan ask for? Once again Barry shows himself to be the heart of the DCU. When Barry asks, "How can you see Superman fly and not be inspired?", I was thinking, "How can you see the Flash run and not be inspired?" Read Full Review

This is easily one of the strongest event tie-ins Ive read in quite awhile, able to stand on its own (for readers who avoid or trade wait), run alongside the main event, or coalesce nicely into the flow of this regular series. Im hoping we get a little more Metal from Porter and pals. Read Full Review

With brilliant art by Howard Porter and a great story by Joshua Williamson, The Flash #33 delivers an opening to the "Bats Out of Hell" arc with both visuals and writing that continue to make Metal one of DC's best events. Read Full Review

Howard Porter and Hi-Fi join Williamson for the tie-in. Porter is a classically trained artist who draws muscle-clad heroes and explosive, furious action. Unsurprisingly, his work is the perfect companion to the bewitching words that Williamson puts to the page. Porter won't be onThe Flash for long but together with Williamson they are a team worthy of a long, long run. Read Full Review

I'm really excited for this crossover, and I have high hopes that it'll be one of the best things to come out of this event. It seems to be telling a more traditional good vs. evil story which I think this event needs right now. Williamson impressed me on the writing front and Porter hit it out of the park. Read Full Review

A really well done continuation of the Metal storyline with some awesome character moments from Barry and great internal monologue. Read Full Review

What really draws me into the story has to be the panels of Central City destroyed, as Flash runs towards it. Fans of the Flash will recognize the two fallen signs of Bob's Belly Burgers, and Star Labs on the streets. Panels showing parts of the city in shambles, while seeing the good citizens of Central City transformed into dilapidated souls. Great artwork. The image of Central City and it's citizens bring chills of dread and a real page turner. Read Full Review

The Flash #33 does a fantastic job expanding on the ongoing story in Dark Nights: Metal. Joshua Williamson has a great sense of scale as we go from Flash showing strong optimism for things working out to his hope fading as he sees all the destruction the Dark Knights have caused. That along with what happens to the rest of the Justice League make The Flash #33 a strong start to the "Bats Out Of Hell" tie-in crossover. Read Full Review

Even though it perhaps fails to live up to some of the promises of the solicitation, 'Bats Out of Hell' is starting off strong. Read Full Review

As a Dark Nights Metal tie-in, The Flash #33 is good. It falters somewhat in that it comes just as The Flash started a new story-line and has almost nothing to do with the last issue. Still, Joshua Williamson does a great job explaining the story so far for The Flash fans who might not have been reading Dark Nights Metal and Howard Porter's artwork looks fantastic. Read Full Review

DC picked a weird place to begin their newest Dark Nights: Metal tie-in, as "Bats Out of Hell" interrupts the flow of the ongoing Dark Flash storyline. That aside, this issue serves as a promising start for "Bats Out of Hell." It builds very naturally on the events of Metal #3 and the disappearances of Batman and Superman, to the point where it almost reads like Metal #3.5. Read Full Review

Overall: The Flash #33 was a fun read. I would definitely recommend this issue to readers who enjoy super hero comics that focus mainly on action and adventure with the primary goal of entertaining the reader. I would certainly recommend this issue to any readers who have hopped about the Dark Knights: Metal title. This is an enjoyable tie-in issue that will flesh out and add some depth to what is already going on over in the Dark Knights: Metal title. Read Full Review

At the end of the day, it felt like a filler for the METAL storyline but it had some worthwhile moments. The art is utterly great once again and really matches what Flash is all about. The event has been pure fun so far beside some issues I've had with it. The timeline of everything isn't clear but I hope it'll be addressed soon in this series. I felt a bit disappointed with what we got, I still hope though that it will get better soon. Read Full Review

For an issue that's simultaneously recap and setup, I still had some good fun here. There are some great little character moments that ring true, and the idea of a huge "steel cage match" is as crazy as it is entertaining. I do wish Williamson had let things get crazier and looser, just letting the fun concept roll and seeing where it goes. Still, it's a decent enough introduction to what could be the most bonkers part of Metal yet. And that Howard Porter, guys. I'm so glad he's back. Read Full Review

Flash #33 unfortunately comes out being one of the less cohesive Metal books since the days of the awful prologues of The Forge and The Casting. Its barely held together as a plot, and the writing falls a part in a lot of places. Its not awful, as there are some cool scenes. However, I cant quite recommend it, as it adds nothing to Metal or Flash itself. Give this one a pass unless you must own every piece of Flash material (which I could understand, Barry is awesome). Read Full Review

Howard Porter continues to draw twisted versions of the Flash and any character he draws making them less heroic and uglier with stretched expressions and twisted bodies that pervert the elegance of the simple body of athletic figures like super heroes. There is a lot of dynamism in his work, but it does not always look aesthetic. Read Full Review

Reed Strongs Good Read: This was Metal #3.5, and thats great. While this issue does round around what Barry is doing and his greater piece in the woodwork of, ironically enough, Metal, it manages to feel like it matters. Its taking the Justice League to their next steps in this struggle, dropping the characters off where they need to be. This still works as an issue of the Flash, but it strikes that rare balance between tie-ing in and complete derailment. The Dark Knights themselves are still simple fun to read about, and getting a few more ideas about exactly what the dark multiverse is remains one of the whole mysteries of the event as a whole. Metal has had great success so far in not taking over DCs whole line, but managing to leave a strong impact and a well told story. Flash continues that streak as surely the next chapter of Metal will as well, and the more Metal, the better. Read Full Review

This issue starts the Bats Out of Hell story and it's not a great Metal tie-in issue and even less of a Flash issue.  I would avoid this either way as the one or two big moments here are bound to be recapped in the main book or resolved by the end of this crossover and the this book will get back to it's own story in two weeks. Read Full Review

Unless you're a huge Metal fan or a Flash completist, please do yourself a favor and skip this. But if you love brainless action without meaningful characterization? This is the book for you. Read Full Review

While the Gotham Resistance crossover felt more "street level" while still being a good, well made story arc, the Bats Out Of Hell already feels like the main course in this whole Metal event. Having the Justice League fighting the evil Batmen is pretty much what we were waiting for and with the main issues of Dark Nights : Metal being few and far between, this certainly help the craving. Like almost every Metal issue so far, the art is unbelievable, despite being extremely packed in this particular case. a LOT is going on in every page, but the panels a laid out well enough to prevent confusion. I can't wait for the next chapter in this arc and the wait impatiently for my Metal fix every week!

This was definitely needed as far as tie-ins go to the main story. The art was solid and gave a lot of new information into the metal event. If you are with Metal so far, this is a must read.

Yeah, I dunno, I don't wanna hate, but, I didn't really like this...I didn't really dislike it either, I just am not very into it. There's too much going on for me to care about much of it. But Porter's art was pretty good.

This is an average book that setups some interesting things. Only get it if your all in on metal.