Thanks to the New 52, DC has opened me up to a whole new world of DC characters including The Flash. I never put much stock in his character. I mean, a superhero who can just run really fast? Doesn't seem too exciting to me. However, I heard some good things about this book, so I thought I'd give it a shot! 
 Little did I know how many amazing qualities the Flash has, at least in this new incarnation. 1) He's super hot. And by super hot I mean, I don't care much for blondes usually, but he takes the cake! 
 2) He's not only athletic, but he's smart and charming. His job is a scientist. How cool is that? I'm used to superheroes being photographers or news journalists, but scientist is way cooler in my opinion. 
 3) He's not just super fast. He can think fast. He can vibrate his molecules to go through objects. He can become temporarily invisible. He can create vortexes with his hands. He can create a wormhole and go through time-space. I can't think of any other superhero that can do all of this, so The Flash is cool in my book. 
 As for the story itself, it's not bad. I liked how it begins with The Mob, and I found their backstory really interesting. Basically, they are clones, but they are slowly dying, and instead of quietly accepting death, they will kill anyone or do anything to stop their own death from happening. Basically, they're selfish goons, but I can somehow understand that. Death is a scary thing, and sometimes it's so scary you'd do anything to avoid it, even if it means the cost of others. 
 The next villain is ridiculous beyond measure, Mr. Freeze, I mean, Captain Cold. Wait...Captain Cold? How fricking ludicrous is that name! But I suppose if you have a company that puts out such superheroes as Captain Atom and Animal Man, Captain Cold doesn't seem so silly after all. 
 All in all, I strongly recommend The Flash if you're looking for something different to read from your standard Batman or Superman. Plus, the art style in this book is amazing! There is one page in #4 in particular, where a character lies down on the floor crying, and his tears leak out onto the page, forming the memories of a tragic part of his life. It's a beautiful watercolor cartoon-style masterpiece. Expect to see bright, vibrant colors on every page, well, except flashbacks, which makes identifying a flashback really easy. The Captain Cold issues are kind of blah, but issues like #4 more than make up for it! :)