It’s a big week for Flash comics and collections.
Flash: Futures End ties into both the New 52 line-wide five-years-later theme and the current storyline. Future Flash continues his journey back in time, and reaches a critical turning point: the death of Wally West. Can he change the past, or is Wally doomed? Preview at Uproxx.
Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion TP collects the miniseries, along with the Rogues Villains month issue. The Crime Syndicate issues the Rogues an unthinkable order, and the Rogues refuse. Of course, the all-powerful Syndicate can’t have that, now can they? Can the Rogues survive against the world’s villains? Written by Brian Buccellato with art by Andre Coelho, Scott Hepburn, and Patrick Zircher.
The Flash Omnibus Vol.1 The latest format in DC’s reprint series covering the Silver Age. Written by Gardner Foxx, John Broome, and Robert Kanigher with art by Murphy Anderson, Joe Giella, Frank Giacoia, Joe Kubert, and Carmine Infantino.
This massive title collects the earliest Silver Age adventures of The Flash, including the origin of the Scarlet Speedster, the first appearances of his sidekick, Kid Flash, fellow detective The Elongated Man, plus his battles against the Trickster, the Weather Wizard, Mirror Master, Mr. Element, Reverse Flash, Captain Boomerang, Captain Cold and Gorilla Grodd. Collects SHOWCASE #4, 8, 13 and 14 and THE FLASH #105-132.
Wally’s costume is ugly as heck.