Flash #58

The Force Quest is off to a brilliant start. Taking the Flash out of Central City and on a tour of the wider DCU is a refreshing change of pace for the title. And it's great to see Barry once again moving towards a goal rather than just reacting to the crises around him. Barry's quest looks to be a great new direction for the title. Read Full Review

THE FLASH #58 is a superb issue. It changes the feel of the book by placing the Flash in a new setting with a new mission. It's the perfect jumping-on point for the series. Joshua Williamson writes some fantastic characterization as well as a truly interesting plot. Rafa Sandoval draws a beautiful looking book. Read Full Review

Williamson goes a little old school in introducing another problem for The Flash before addressing the current one. I like that as not every villain should be so quickly handled. The Flash continues to be the model of consistency and remains a must-read every other week. Read Full Review

The Flash storyline has been resuscitated from a stupor caused by over-reliance on tropes and themes that have been overly-explored in his recent books. The storytelling of Joshua Williamson has always had deep emotional connections between characters that feel organic and earned. However, in this current arc, Williamson is putting The Flash in the position of being a student of The Speed Force and has included Iris as an equal partner in the venture. I'm excited to see what they learn together and how it will impact the character moving forward. Read Full Review

This is the beginning of another great chapter in Barry Allen's story. Read Full Review

Barry Allen may be "out of step" butThe Flashis back on its feet after a rough couple of months. "Force Quest" has all the potential to put this series right back among the elite DC books. Read Full Review

This first issue of "Force Quest" is an enjoyable status quo change that gives some much-needed focus to Barry and Iris. Read Full Review

Hopefully he becomes the permanent artist. This is really a good start to a new storyline. I'm loving it. It's only getting a B+ though because it needed more gorillas. Read Full Review

The Flash Quest begins with Barry and Iris being led to across the world to figure out these new forces. They run into various shenanigans only to be led to another city where there are more questions than answers. Join Barry and Iris as they try to understand the wacky new world we live in. Read Full Review

Sandoval's art is amazing in this issue. Everything from Barry navigating through streets filled with people to the confrontation Barry has with Gemini is drawn beautifully and the panels are filled with movement as you read them. Read Full Review

The Speed Quest has been interesting thus far. With some quirky art and great character interactions, it's really something fresh. Read Full Review

The visuals keep the train moving full speed ahead, and despite not being extremely interested in some of the familiar locations, we're definitely giving this quest the benefit of the doubt. Read Full Review

In the end, if youre just picking up this book for the first time with this issue...apologies are in order. Its normally a much better read. Stick around to see what happens with that cliffhanger, because its pretty much guaranteed to be uphill from here on out. And, if youre a longtime reader of Williamsons Flash, you know he has been building to something big with Barry for a while now, so it will definitely be worth waiting to see that plan unfold. Read Full Review

The Flash runs in place, despite the location change. Read Full Review

With this issue I'm officially reading this for the sake of reviewing it. I no longer care about anything happening here. The potential is there but Williamson is constantly shooting himself in the foot when it comes to getting me excited about this book. He has a great idea here but it's truly sad that he isn't doing it justice. Read Full Review

Do you like to have a recap every issue for no reason? How about the Flash breaking up petty crime? How about covers that have nothing to do with the actual issue? If you said no to any of those, this isn't the issue for you and frankly, it's hard to think of someone that this issue is actually for. At least the art is great. Read Full Review

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Jan 31, 2019

Whenever anyone asks who my Favorite DC Hero is The Flash is usually in my Top 3. I shuffle them sometimes but it's always been Superman, Batman, and Flash. So it's pretty ironic that I've never consistently followed the character or collected his series for any length of time.  I picked up this issue solely the strength of the Karl Kerschl variant cover. The last Flash book that I actually read was during "The Button" crossover with Batman over a year ago now.  Flash #58 is a solid comic that seems to be a reasonable jumping on point for the series. Barry Allen is on vacation with Iris. While there they run into a pair of super-powered criminal's calling themselves "The Gemini" The two manage to distract Flash for a second and u se the opportunity to get the better of him and escape.  Gemini's power-set allow them to absorb the powers of their enemies. Having a taste of Flashes powers they vow to hunt Barry to the ends of the earth to obtain it.   The comic ends with the Speed force pulling Barry to Gorilla City where a bigger mystery is developing.  Flash #58 is an example of where a reread can make a comic better. When I first read the comic I walked away feeling meh but upon a second look, I can't really find any fault in the comic.  If you have any measure of interest in the character or seeing Flash in action you can't go wrong here. The story is fun, the villains are intimidating and the art is glorious.  Plus it seems that the lore surrounding the "Speed Force"  is being expanded similar to the color variants of the Green Lantern rings.   The art direction from Rafa Sandoval and Tomeu Morey is stunning. The action is fluid and dynamic. They cover a lot of real estate as the story moves from the fictional Port of Trueno, Badhnisia to Gorilla City. The colors are upbeat and combined with the well paced script by Joshua Williams this is a very well constructed single issue.  For more Reviews, Subscribe: https://www.gtmediareviews.com/ more

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Nov 17, 2018

Some decent banter between Iris and Barry, great art, and interesting villains.

egonnn244

Nov 18, 2018

"I always try to stay polite" Finally! A good looking issue of The Flash. After couple last issues this one is a nice change of pace. The art is good, characters aren't looking funny or awkward and visuals for the speed and lightning are great. And Barry is smiling again. He's still full of self-doubt and uncertainty, but with a smile on his face and positive outlook on the future and mysteries surrounding him. The dialogue is pretty good, with some little humor here and there and the story starts to get interesting. I think that I might be getting excited about this book again.

waltgator93

Nov 13, 2018

Never quite understood why they went to Badhinisia in the first place. The run in with Gemini and Santiago seemed a bit force. Really hope this story arc doesn’t bounce around, each issue is a different city. The art was ok but pretty bad in some of the panels.

Psycamorean

Nov 16, 2018

I really dread this series now.

Spacey Medicine

Jun 02, 2019

I haven’t cared for this comic in a long time and I still don’t.