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The Flash #18 Review

4 / 5

Thank the Lord! We've escaped all of the crazy, complicated arcs and can finally just have a fun issue! Flash #18 is a lot of things. It's the first issue in which we get to see Barry in his relationship with Patty while also being the Flash in front of her (something of a first in the New 52 as well I think?). It's the first issue with Barry in his new job. He's temporarily suspended from police duty until his status as deceased is resolved with the paperwork. So where does a guy like Barry Allen go to work? None other than Keystone Saloon, local watering hole for all of the rogues. When you think about it, it's kind of perfect. While he's not oblivious to the opportunity it provides in any way, it never feels like he's picked out that job specifically for the clientele. It feels like it's just supposed to be fun - or a plot device because very conveniently it leads into his next adventure. The Trickster is arrested for murder - a no-no in the rogue handbook. Barry realizes this is fishy and promptly begins investigating the situation. Before he can get too far, Trickster escapes the police leaving the Flash to capture him. Along the way things get complicated, however, as Albert and Gomez (two of the people Barry saved from the Speed Force) have decided they're ready to be superheroes. 

It's a fun issue. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and it doesn't feel like it's trying to build into something huge and important. It's just a fun book, which is really what I want out of this series.