The Flash #37 Review

 

The Flash #37 Review

Writer: Ryan North

Artist: Gavin Guidry

Colorist: Adriano Lucas

Letterer: Buddy Beaudoin

Cover Artists: Gavin Guidry & Adriano Lucas

Variant Cover Artists: Juni Ba & Ejikure

Editors: Chris Rosa & Paul Kaminski

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: September 23, 2026

 

Wally West has a cool boss. Mr Terrific lets him follow his initiative, even if that means Wally rarely visits his office. And lately, Wally has been using the Speed Force to predict the future. This helps Mr Terrific build reliable weather models. Even better, it helps Wally foil crimes and prevent accidents in Central City and Keystone City.

 

But not everyone is a fan of The Flash's actions. Worse, not everyone trusts Wally with the power he assumes over people's lives. Is Green Arrow right to refuse Wally's offer to protect Star City? And how will the Justice League rule when Green Arrow asks them to weigh in on Wally's actions? Let's leap into The Flash #37 and see what happens!

 

Story

Wally has used his Flashes of Insight to prevent accidents and crimes in Central City. Anxious to build on what he's learned, Wally has gained Jon Kent's permission to prevent anything bad from happening in Metropolis. But lately, he's gotten pushback from his Justice League counterparts. When Wally considers extending his protection to Gotham, Red Tornado orders him to keep away. And when Wally offers to help Star City, Green Arrow also says, "No, thank you."

 

In The Flash #37, Wally is peeved by his friends’ lack of faith in him. So although he respects Red Tornado's explanation that Gotham is a war zone, he refuses to recognize Green Arrow's authority. As he gains experience using the Speed Force, Wally is protecting individuals from injury and death, and families from pain and anguish.

 

Yet in Ryan North's story, Wally is so excited by this new ability that he forgets how it unexpectedly manifested when he needed it. He also forgets that these Flashes of Insight aren't perfect, as one competitor in the "Easy Money in a Flash" contest ended up in the hospital. Wally even forgets how he overlooked a catastrophic threat while racing around a single city to ensure nothing bad happened to anyone.

 

So, Green Arrow is calling for an intervention. He wants someone to get Wally to sit still and think through what he’s doing. Moreover, with all the changes and shifting standards the Justice League is adopting, Green Arrow wants his fellow heroes to recognize that Wally is heading into murky waters. As for Wally, he may ask himself, "What would Batman do?" Yet Wally never recognizes that Batman is a skeptic in The Flash #37. The world's greatest detective would need a lot of convincing before he embraced such new abilities wholeheartedly.

 

Art

As Wally races across three cities, a local in Central City waves to him before a bridge. Like the vertical panels of the front page, three vertical panels show a bridge exploding in each city. Wally observes two people operating blasting machines with joy suffusing their faces. Then he appears multiple times in panels, operating computers while the person at the desk looks away. Later, Wally and his family gather within sight of the Central City Municipal Bridge. Yet Gavin Guidry pairs this scene with a panel of a super family gathering atop Mount Everest.

 

As Adriano Lucas paints The Flash #33 with a vibrant palette, red links Wally with the bridges and the terrorists' blasting machines. As the yellow-and-orange Speed Force blazes in his wake, yellow-and-orange explosions rock cities, while yellow tinges the office scenes. After a red-and-white close-up of Wally's eyes, he glimpses scenes tinged with yellow and orange. Yet as heroes gather on the white, snowy peak, their costumes and the flags fluttering around them celebrate this international monument to Human achievement.

 

Buddy Beaudoin fills white dialogue balloons with black uppercase letters, while Wally's small white lowercase thoughts fill red narrative boxes. Words grow bold with intonation and shrink for lowered voices, while building signs underline Wally's reverence for libraries. Sound effects accompany Wally's attempts to emulate Batman, rapid departures, and the air he displaces when he vanishes in the blink of an eye. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Green Arrow may belong to the swelling ranks of the Justice League. Yet he's one of the few who lack superpowers. Suspicious of Wally's new abilities, Green Arrow wants help restraining Wally's exuberance. Yet the people he looks to for help invade people's privacy, advocate working with villains, and build interstellar empires while wielding unchecked, godlike abilities in The Flash #37.

 

Rating 9.2/10

 

To look inside see The Flash #37 Preview. 

For Wally's team-up with Jon Kent, see The Flash #36 Preview. 

For Wally's battle with Heat Wave, see my preview of The Flash #35. 

For Wally's confrontation with Gorilla Grodd, see my preview of The Flash #34. 

For a villain who doesn't stroke a white cat but likes James Bond, see my review of The Flash #33. 

For Wally's team-up with Captain Cold, see my preview of The Flash #32. 

 

For how Wally's Flashes of Insight began, see my preview of The Flash #31. 

 

The Flash #37 Preview

 

Wally West has a cool boss. Mr Terrific lets him follow his initiative, even if that means Wally rarely visits his office. And lately, Wally has been using the Speed Force to predict the future. This helps Mr Terrific build reliable weather models. Even better, it helps Wally foil crimes and prevent accidents in Central City and Keystone City. 

But not everyone is a fan of The Flash. Worse, not everyone trusts Wally with the power he wants to assume over people's lives. Is Green Arrow right to refuse Wally's offer of protection for the inhabitants of Star City? And how will the Justice League rule when Green Arrow asks them to weigh in on Wally's actions?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

The Flash #37 Preview

Writer: Ryan North

Artist & Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Variant Cover Artists: Ejikure & Juni Ba

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: September 23, 2026

 

 

More Flashes Of Insight!

 

 

Wally West is now the savior of three cities, depending on how you count: Central, Keystone, and Metropolis. And for once, it’s going great! In fact, it’s going better than great, because Wally’s Flashes of Insight are now letting him see even further into the future, so he can stop accidents (and crimes!) well before they happen—including a simultaneous attack on three bridges in three cities! But there are some forces that really don’t like what Wally is up to—and they intend to stop him whether Wally likes it or not.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For Wally's team-up with Jon Kent, see The Flash #36 Preview. 

For Wally's battle with Heat Wave, see my preview of The Flash #35. 

For Wally's confrontation with Gorilla Grodd, see my preview of The Flash #34. 

For a villain who doesn't stroke a white cat but likes James Bond, see my review of The Flash #33. 

For Wally's team-up with Captain Cold, see my preview of The Flash #32.

 

For how Wally's Flashes of Insight began, see my preview of The Flash #31. 

 

The Flash #36 Preview

 

Everyday accidents. Quirks of fate that leave people injured or dead. Criminal acts that endanger cities and their inhabitants. Wally West wants to prevent all of them. After his attempts to reliably predict the weather, Wally has a new plan. He wants to foil accidents and crimes before they can harm others. 

Mr Terrific may think Wally is overambitious. Still, his wife, Linda, is impressed. But does a successful test in Central City ensure future success? And is Wally biting off more than he can chew by extending his experiment to another city?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

The Flash #36 Preview

Writer: Ryan North

Artist & Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Variant Cover Artists: Claudio Castellini & Juni Ba

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: August 26, 2026

 

 

Wally In Metropolis!

 

 

Wally is saving both Central and Keystone cities from everything bad, and he’s ready to scale up. So now he’s running to Metropolis…where he engages in a series of shenanigans and adventures as Wally shows what he can do! Yes, this special issue of Flash features Superman villains going up against the Fastest Man Alive! And maybe even a Battlemech or two. Do all of them get punched really fast? Some of them, absolutely! But surely things can’t keep going perfectly forever, can they?

 

Probably they can! Let’s read this book together to find out!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Flash #35. 

For what happened before that, see my preview of The Flash #34. 

For what happened slightly before that, see my review of The Flash #33. 

For what happened a little more before that, see my preview of The Flash #32.

 

For how Wally's Flashes of Insight began, see my preview of The Flash #31. 

 

The Flash #35 Preview

 

When a contest encouraged people to risk their lives for money, Wally West sensed those in jeopardy, and saved most of them before they died. But after preventing a villain from reenacting James Bond cinematic history, Wally wanted to understand how his Flashes of Insight worked. Mr Terrific's suggestions, and a trip to the library, helped Wally protect his city from another hairy situation. But how will Wally react when a villain turns up the heat? And can Wally prevent Central City from getting trapped in the sauna?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

The Flash #35 Preview

Writer: Ryan North

Artist & Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Variant Cover Artists: Riley Rossmo & Juni Ba

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card stock)

Release Date: July 22, 2026

 

Wally peers into 

The Future!

 

Flash confronts Heat Wave on the sea floor—and in doing so has a breakthrough about how he can help the most people with his Flashes of Insight! After consulting with Mr. Terrific, Wally begins using the Speed Force—in combination with lightspeed passes throughout the city—to gather more data than he’s ever done and begins using it to help people before they get hurt! And best of all: It works.

 

Even peeking just a second into the future lets the Flash give Central City its first day where nothing goes wrong, and not a single accident occurs—and not even an attempted bank robbery by one of his Rogues can stop that! All that’s left now is to scale it up…to a level the world has never seen!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Flash #34. 

For what happened before that, see my review of The Flash #33. 

For what happened even before that, see my preview of The Flash #32.

 

For how this story arc started, see my preview of The Flash #31. 

 

The Flash #34 Preview

 

When Wally started glimpsing the future, his visions helped him save lives. Yet as he concentrated on rescuing the people needlessly risking their lives, Wally missed the thefts of nuclear materials occurring in Central City. A team-up with Captain Cold helped Wally save the people he loves, along with the millions of people he doesn't. (Hey, if he knew them, he might learn to love them, albeit platonically).  

Now that he's saved his city from annihilation, what's next for Wally West? Can he hone his new ability to ensure he doesn't miss someone building another bomb? And while he's learning new skills, will Wally remember to put Linda's casserole in the oven on time?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

The Flash #34 Preview

Writer: Ryan North

Artist & Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama & Joe Quinones

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

 

Gorillas Attack!

 

 

Mr. Terrific is helping Wally understand the new superpower he’s been experiencing and has come up with a way to test it. But when that results in the Flash seeing a vision of a dark future—okay, maybe not that dark but at least “concerning”—Central City overrun by a Gorilla Army!—he knows precisely where he needs to go to stop it. Can one man, even if he is objectively pretty fast, survive in the middle of enemy territory when all those enemies are really strong, super-intelligent gorillas? You’ll find out in this issue! Plus: It all leads to a second experiment, with even greater consequences!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of The Flash #33. 

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Flash #32.

For how this story arc started, see my preview of The Flash #31. 

 

The Flash #33 Review

 

The Flash #33 Review

Writer: Ryan North

Artist: Gavin Guidry

Colorist: Adriano Lucas

Letterer: Buddy Beaudoin

Cover Artists: Gavin Guidry & Adriano Lucas

Variant Cover Artists: Juni Ba & John Timms

DC x Sonic Variant Cover Artist: Dan Hipp

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: May 27, 2026

 

While competitors in the Omega Tournament receive visions of tasks they must complete, Wally West also receives glimpses of the future. But instead of learning how to prepare for Darkseid's return, Wally sees people falling to their deaths.

 

With the website www.easymoneyina.flash awarding $10,000 each day for videos of fantastic saves, these Flashes of Insight keep Wally occupied. But while Wally rescues people from danger, he can't save everyone, and it takes a villain to tell Wally that someone has played him. How did the uranium thieves send Wally his Flashes of Insight? And can Wally and Captain Cold locate the thermonuclear bomb before it detonates? Let's leap into The Flash #33 and see!

 

Story

When Wally West and Captain Cold reached a private airport hangar outside Central City, they discovered that the thieves had already constructed their bomb and departed. As Wally searched through the building, he discovered the timer. Realizing that he only had twenty minutes until his city vanished in a mushroom cloud, Wally raced back and frantically searched Central City. But after fifteen minutes elapse, Wally realizes he needs to take a different approach to finding the bomb.

 

In The Flash #33, Wally’s thoughts race as fast as his feet. He ponders the ethics of his revised approach to finding the bomb. But just as his desire to save people led more people to endanger themselves for money, Wally remains uneasy about searching businesses and residences. Family is everything for Wally. He dislikes intruding on other people's turf. But if he can't find the bomb in time, the consequences will be infinitely worse than for the boy standing before an oncoming train whom Wally failed to notice.

 

In Ryan North’s story, Wally thinks increasingly like a detective. When the bomb proves elusive, he wonders who might construct it and why. His wife, Linda Park-West, draws on her journalistic skills to lend a hand. And just as the Justice League is relying on villains to prepare for Darkseid’s return, Wally looks to Captain Cold for help. But as the timer ticks down to zero, it’s up to Wally to determine why a villain might set off a bomb, and what might inspire their actions in The Flash #33.

 

Art

Wally's body starts to blur as he races through traffic on a splash page. He runs through circles laid atop a double-page overview of Central City. When Wally reaches the office that coordinated the contest, he finds it empty of people and equipment. Red-yellow lines trace along streets and into buildings from overhead. Thicker yellow-red bands of light follow Wally and wander through interiors like ribbons. Captain Cold stands still, his expression frozen, as Wally approaches. But when Wally halts behind him, the villain's body and face burst with life and energy.

 

As Gavin Guidry packs pages with horizontal panels separated by white space, interspersing them with occasional square or vertical ones, Adriano Lucas paints The Flash #33 with a palette of pastels. While yellow links Flash with the glowing windows of buildings, the blue interiors have more in common with Captain Cold. When Wally makes a crucial deduction, he arrives in a room filled with yellow. And when he gets the Flash of Insight he awaited, Wally sees himself in a scene colored yellow and red.

 

Buddy Beaudoin fills white dialogue balloons with black uppercase letters, while Wally's small white lowercase thoughts fill red narrative boxes. Words grow bold with intonation and shrink for lowered voices, while emotional intensity deforms balloons. Sound effects enhance Captain Cold employing his powers for good, Wally confronting a villain, and capitalizing on an unexpected insight. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Fiction can inspire us to help or hurt people. As Wally seeks one villain's aid to protect the public, he discovers how a great story has prompted another to harm them in The Flash #33.

 

Rating 8.8/10

 

To look inside, see my preview of The Flash #33.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Flash #32.

For how this story arc started, see my preview of The Flash #31. 

The Flash #33 Preview

 

 

While competitors in the Omega Tournament receive visions of tasks they must complete, Wally West also receives glimpses of the future. But instead of learning how to prepare for Darkseid's return, Wally sees people falling to their deaths. 

With the website www.easymoneyina.flash awarding $10,000 each day for videos of fantastic saves, these Flashes of Insight keep Wally occupied. But while Wally rescues people from danger, he can't save everyone, and it takes a villain to tell Wally that he's being played. How did the uranium thieves send Wally his Flashes of Insight? And can Wally and Captain Cold locate the thermonuclear bomb before it detonates?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

The Flash #33

Writer: Ryan North

Artist & Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Variant Cover Artists: Juni Ba & John Timms

DC x Sonic Variant Cover Artist: Dan Hipp

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: May 27, 2026

 

 

Can the Flash avert Nuclear Disaster?!

 

Someone has hidden a nuke in Central City, and the Flash has minutes to find it before it goes off! Just one problem: Wally’s already checked everywhere. In fact, he’s been checking everywhere repeatedly for days due to the “putting yourself in danger” trend that’s been making his life a huge pain! But if the Flash can’t find the bomb alone, at least he’s got the help of his brilliant wife Linda, along with the aid of…Captain Cold? That can’t be right—can it? The clock is ticking. Plus: Wally’s mysterious Flashes of Insight escalate!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us. 

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Flash #32.

For how this story arc began, see my preview of The Flash #31. 

The Flash #32 Preview

 

Wally West feels blessed, and he's always willing to lend a helping hand. But lately, people have been taking advantage of his determination to protect them. Not only are they endangering themselves, but he's constantly on alert for the next person who risks death to win money and fame. Can Wally stamp out the viral craze sweeping Central City? And what happens when an emergency or disaster calls him away?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

The Flash #32 Preview

Writer: Ryan North

Artist: Gavin Guidry

Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Variant Cover Artists: Karl Kerschl & Giuseppe Camuncoli

April Drools Variant Cover Artist: Ben Caldwell

Things To Come Variant Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99 US/Variant Covers $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: April 22, 2026

 

The Flash and Captain Cold…Team Up?!

 

Okay, so maybe Flash’s world has gone crazy, and maybe he’s having to run around the city several times a minute just to save people from themselves, but at least things can’t get worse, right? I don’t know why people still use that rhetorical construction. Every time you say, “At least things can’t get worse,” you’re just setting things up to get way worse, Wally! In this issue: escalating stakes! Flashes of insight! And a strange and unexpected team-up that brings Flash and Captain Cold together…with the fate of Central City hanging in the balance! Told you things could get worse. Sheesh, Wally. Come on.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

The Flash #31 Preview

 

The death of a loved one. A mass shooting. The war that devastates your country. If you could go back in time and prevent those tragedies from occurring, would you? Wally West followed Bart Allen on a race through time to prevent Darkseid's domination of reality. Instead, they found the Omega Legion waiting for them at every port of call. And far from preventing the Omega Tournament from occurring, the speedsters faced danger, battle, and death at every turn. 

The Omega Tournament has finished, and the Earth has been reborn. What differences will Wally West discover? And amid this time of renewal, what new challenges will he face?  

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

The Flash #31 Preview

Writer: Ryan North

Artist: Gavin Guidry

Cover Artists: Gavin Guidry, Brian Bolland & Gerald Parel

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Brian Bolland

Corner Box Variant Cover Artist: Gavin Guidry

Also Available: Symbol Variant Cover

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: March 25, 2026

 

Ryan North and Gavin Guidry begin a new era for the Scarlet Speedster!

 

Wally West: father, husband, and fastest man alive. And now with DC K.O. in the rearview mirror, Wally can finally relax and live his best life. Or can he? Because an awful lot of people are suddenly relying on the Flash to save them—and intentionally putting themselves in danger to ensure that he does! Something sinister is happening behind the scenes…and Wally is right in the crosshairs. Also in this issue: shenanigans! Science! And the debut of an all-new all-star creative team for the Scarlet Speedster! 

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of The Flash #30.