Thursday, October 2, 2003

The Flash | Comics

Being known as the world’s fastest man alive, Barry Allen is the superhero scarlet speedster known by the name The Flash, who is from the Keystone City. As a child he received a severe trauma from his mother’s untimely demise at the hands of an unknown killer. Later his own father was convicted of the crime. This event however, changed him and also psychologically affected him.

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The Flash | Comics

An adult Barry Allen becomes a forensic scientist with his previous fondness to chemistry, solving cases on his desk-bound life. But all of this only continued till a freak accident in the lab that changed everything. Hit by a lightning bolt in a nearby shelf in his lab and he bathed by all the chemicals there.

Blessed by the “Speed Force” that gives him lightning fast speed, he chooses to fight evils and protect the innocents with his power. As so, he soon became a costumed crime fighter with an alias; The Flash. Like the Green Lantern Corps, the Flash also have their own generations going on and Wally West is the third Flash in the line.

Barry himself was not the first one to become the "Crimson Comet". Before him, there was Jay Garrick, the first Flash. They have a young successor too, named Bart Allen who now goes by his superhero name ImpulseThe Flash is also a proud founding member of the Teen Titans before joining the ranks of JLA along with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman.

For more information on The Flash comics series, you can check out these links below.

The Flash (Comics) Wikipedia


The Flash (Comics) DC Wikia



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The World of Flash

Here is your links to buy "The Flash" comics from DC Comics on Amazon.

All Star Comics Archives Vol 0


The Golden Age Flash Archives Vol 01


All Star Comics Archives Vol 01


The Golden Age Flash Archives Vol 02


JSA – Strange Adventures


The Flash Chronicles Vol 01


The Flash Archives Vol 01


JLA – Year One


The Flash Chronicles Vol 02


The Flash Archives Vol 02


Showcase Presents – The Flash Vol 01


The Flash Archives Vol 03


The Flash Archives Vol 04


Showcase Presents – The Flash Vol 02


The Flash Archives Vol 05


The Flash Vs. The Rogues


Teen Titans – Year One


Showcase Presents – The Flash Vol 03


Crisis on Infinite Earths


Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths


DC Universe – The Stories of Alan Moore


The Flash – The Return of Barry Allen


The Flash – The Greatest Stories Ever Told


The Flash – Terminal Velocity


Justice League of America – The Nail


The Flash – Blood Will Run


The Flash – Rogues


The Flash – Crossfire


The Flash – Time Flies


The Flash – Blitz


The Flash – Ignition


The Flash – The Secret of Barry Allen


The Flash – Rogue War


Infinite Crisis (Softcover)


Infinite Crisis (Hardcover)


DC – World War III


The Flash – Rebirth


Created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert, The Flash is one of the most notable superhero of the DC Universe. For generations, the mantle of these super heroes has been passed to Barry Allen from Jay Garrick. Then after the death of Barry during Crisis on Infinite Earths, his nephew Wally West became the newest Flash.

It features some incredibly awesome artworks by the late penciller Mike Wieringo (Fantastic Four, Tellos) and also many talented artists. In the afterwards of the "Flashpoint" crossover, the entire timeline of the DC Universe was changed by The New 52 wave and just like all other DC Comics characters, The Flash also received altered origin in the Prime Earth timeline.

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Flash and Substance

The character of Flash is adapted to animated shows like Superman – The Animated Series, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Batman – The Brave and the Bold and Young Justice. The live-action series aired on The CW network is helmed by Grant Gustin.

The first-ever live-action cameo was made in the 2016's superhero film Batman v Superman – Dawn of Justice by actor Ezra Miller, also scheduled to reprise the role in upcoming Justice League (2017) and The Flash (2018) movie from the DC Extended Universe film series.
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