This was an odd issue for me. I expected after the cliffhanger of the last issue we would see Flash and Reverse Flash meet, but I guess that’s next issue. It’s been awhile since I read a bad issue of this series (to me anyway, as long as the book is a fun read then I don’t consider the issue “bad”) but I feel like this issue lacked something from the previous ones.

The story mainly revolves around Flash chasing Kid-Flash around the World all day long to question him about a murder. We come into the story as they doing this, but I wish we could have actually seen the beginning of it, just to counterbalance them running around repeatedly. At the end, neither make a connection with the other, neither really learn anything (SPOILERS: Kid Flash wasn’t behind the murder), so basically all the character development comes down to Iris and Sprint in the last 2 pages. Disappointing. I don’t recall any Flash story that revolved around him just running around the world, and I guess this is why: It is BORING. It really is; imagine a story where Superman just flies around for 9/10 of the book, or Aquaman just swimming in the ocean.

Art-wise, it’s cool as always. I think this is the first time I’ve seen Kid Flash’s (new) costume and actually liked it. The visuals of the 2 Flashes running to different locals is neat and would look cool in a movie but it doesn’t really add anything to the story.

I think this was a “Filler” episode, something to just tied us over because something is taking longer behind the scenes or the team has run out of ideas (please no!). Or maybe editorial said to hold off on anything big for the Flash until after Trinity War I don’t know. Usually the story gives us little crumbs that come into play later, or we see some fun interaction with the other characters but none of that here. My favorite part was when Kid-Flash was running so fast he approached escape velocity (the speed it takes for an object to leave Earth’s gravitional pull) and Flash broke out the science and saved him. Cool moment, kinda the only interesting thing that happened story wise.

I don’t understand how people are still complaining about this series; “It drags too long” or “I’m dropping it after this arc”, or “The art is the only good thing about this book”. Look, the story is what it is, it’s not for everyone I get that. To me this book is meant as a light fun book starring my favorite character, that’s why I buy this book every month. And if you’re buying this book for the art, why? C’mon, comics are about mixing story with pictures. If the story’s not doing it for you find another book that looks as pretty. I don’t mind if people disagree with me about if this book is good or not but stop griping about it every month.

All that said, if the next few issues are like this one I’m dropping it. It’s that simple.