As a whole, if youre interested in the new Forces, this issue is the ground floor of getting answers to your questions. If youre not interested in that, there is still the exploration of Barry Allen and his demotion from being the fastest man alive. Williamson has laid the groundwork for plenty of new concepts to explore with his recent Flash War story, and this is the issue where all of that starts to pay off. So, if you like what hes been doing the last few months (and any Flash fan probably would), then you should enjoy sticking around for the fallout. Read Full Review

THE FLASH #52 sputters a bit with its plot. However, writer Joshua Williamson takes the characterization into overdrive. He points out some of the most annoying foibles Barry's had in prior issues, and finally takes steps to remedy them. Plus, whenever he writes Iris, it's just a treat to read. Christian Duce's more realistic, less stylized artwork looks downright stunning. Read Full Review

While visually, this wasn't the strongest issue, this was another strong installment of The Flash. Williamson has so much creativity and he's taking Flash in some fresh directions while losing none of the heart that's made the title work so well since Rebirth. Read Full Review

A good chapter that continues to reveal more about the strange new forces in the DCU. Read Full Review

I'm excited to see Iris entrenched and back in Barry's world. The book feels like it has more depth with her involved because of the history she has with Barry and her lost and returning memories of the pre-Flashpoint world. The biggest questions created by this issue are: How much will Central City change by the new forces and how much more will Barry and Iris remember about their past? Read Full Review

Are we going on a Force Quest? How will Barry figure out all these new forces? How will he work with Commander Cold? What is Iris remembering and how will this impact her relationship with Barry? Barry thinks things in Central City always stay the same, this issue definitely proves the opposite. Pick up the newest arc for the Flash if you're interested in Barry's journey to figure out these new challenges ahead. Read Full Review

This title gets the most attention for its big stories, but I really enjoy what Williamson has done with its core relationship and letting Iris in on the secret. Trickster showing up at the end as the Hulk courtesy of the Strength Force"I dunno. But this title has earned my faith and I'm excited to see where it goes next. Read Full Review

With the waves of change sweeping across Central City, The Flash must learn to work alongside his partners if he is to face the new forces emerging. Read Full Review

Duce has some great art in this issue as well with some really well-done action scenes and fights. The shot of Commander Cold on his bike was great. Definitely a highlight of this issue. What also really worked was the entire domestic sequence between Barry and Iris. It was well done and helped to humanize Barry in a story that featured some pretty big moments. Read Full Review

The Flash #52 continues the momentum from "Flash War," and while the stakes aren't as high, the action is still as entertaining. Read Full Review

If you haven't been reading The Flash, this issue marks a good point to start. Joshua Williamson is one of the best writers I know of when it comes to delivering exposition in a smooth and natural fashion and the current storyline has a lot to unpack. Read Full Review

The Flash #52 is a solid jumping on point for new readers and continues the trend of quality storytelling that Joshua Williamson has been delivering over the past couple years. As with any start-of-the-arc story we've got more of a launchpad here than a story with any resolution, but I'm intrigued to find out what's coming next. Read Full Review

The Flash's newest story opening sets the stage for an intriguing ride. Read Full Review

Overall The Flash #52 is a pretty solid issue.As noted, I am not the biggest fan of these new Forces. But then again, it does add something new to Barry Allen's world. The art fits the story well, giving The Flash a good “superhero” feel and delivering some good action. The odd body proportions do drag it down, though. Barry Allen never gets to rest and it is back to the grind in The Flash #52 as new and old threats combine to take down the Scarlet Speedster! Read Full Review

I have a feeling that, as this arc develops, the focus and magnitude will grow, but for now, its a fun arc that doesnt feel quite as powerful as weve grown accustomed to lately. Weve clearly been spoiled. Read Full Review

This issue is a lot of set up. It establishes what is happening across all the characters involved in this book at the moment. The book jumps around a lot which doesn't allow any of these storylines to really progress but I don't dislike any of them. I'm legitimately interested by almost every subplot but I just didn't get a lot of any of them to really sink my teeth in. However, this is an issue to just set up where things go from here. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and look forward to seeing how this book goes forward. Read Full Review

Meanders a bit, with several simmering plots, and it all feels a little unsatisfying. Read Full Review

Following the excellent Flash War story, The Flash #52 is sub-par filler that hopefully leads to something more interesting in the future. Read Full Review

Solid issue with some really good moments. Excited to see what Williamson and his team do with this new arc. Should be a fun ride

Excellent issue with great moments in it.

Reed Richards had his Council of Reeds and now Flash has his Council of Flashes.
This a great issue.

The dust has settled after the Flash War and the search for the New Forces has begun.
Flash is fighting bad guys, balances his work and superhero life and teams up with a sort of unlikely ally.
But I think my favorite part is on those couple pages Barry spends with Iris. Finally, we see them without bickering or blaming Flash for all the world problems. They are just spending time together as two people who are rather fond of each other, albeit still talking about superhero stuff.

Christian Duce's art is just a pleasure to look at and the ending just leaves you wanting more.

Flashes from other worlds were great!

I... really didn't like this. Why did he need to call all the Flashes together to their fancy meeting hall to ask one simple question? I still don't really care for the many forces idea. Why are they writing Trickster like this? Trickster isn't like this. Leave Trickster alone, you dicks.