Cross overs can be really bad. Hardly do we get good ones. I usually believe "events" aren't very good (Infinite Crisis/Civil War ect...) but every once in awhile we get some good stuff. Flashpoint decides to make it grand yet small. Where there's stakes but it focuses only on a few characters like Thomas Wayne (Batman) and Cyborg, and of course our main lead Barry (The Flash). Barry has screwed up and now he needs to fix it, so is this event worth checking out? Yep!

What I liked: The art is very solid. It has a lot of dower moments but filled with hope (mostly cause of flash) also this is pretty bloody. This is def a interesting outlook on the DC world. The story is also pretty solid. Flash is a great main lead here (and deserves it) as he is always the MOST hopeful of all the heroes. Watching him get the spotlight was fun. Thomas Wayne is great as Batman. A radically different Batman yet still holds true to his style. I also gotta say the final issue is outstanding and hits a lot of emotions that the series needed before jumping into New52.

What I didn't like: You miss a lot of backstory. I would have liked another 100 pages to get the emotional connection of characters like Superman, Wonder Women, Aquaman and so on. I know can collect the others but it should have been included here in the big style version of this book.


Overall this is very much worth reading. You can read it without any real past knowledge. Also giving the flash the spotlight (even though he's to blame actually haha) is nice. I'ma go with a 3.5-4/5.