Not every story is a rock ’em shock ’em big deal and a huge universe-spanning event. The first five issues (in terms of the story) were not absolutely awesome and amazing (or whatever words are used today to describe really cool things), but the story was solid and readable. The Flash #3 variant cover – Jim Lee DC Comics I also am really impressed by each individual issue’s splash page – the title pages are actually “artistic.” Go figure! Real design in a comic book! I love the covers – and the variant covers. The Flash, however, definitely succeeds – and probably the best of all that I have read. Not all of the New 52 series have accomplished this goal with a seamless and non-confusing presentation. The DC New 52 was supposed to be able to introduce and draw in new readership who have not been involved in comics or who are unfamiliar with DC’s universe. Everything works well in these first eight issues. This series, so far, has had creators Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato and I think they have done a fantastic job. This is a neat thing because frequently these hardback/tradeback volumes only collect five or six issues.

The first volume, entitled Move Forward, collects the first 8 issues of the series. This volume is really good and I do wish I had gotten on board and put it on my pull list with issue #1. The next volume I read through was The Flash. So far, I read Animal Man, which I thought was a bust, and Demon Knights, which was really good, but as of issue 23 or 24, it’s been canceled. I have been working my way through a number of the first volumes of DC’s New 52 comics series – the ones that I do not have on my pull list. 1: Move Forward – DC Comics Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato

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