The results are in, and Speed Force readers’ favorite Flash story of 2012 was….
Young Justice: Bloodlines! This episode of the animated TV series featured for the first time ever four generations of Flashes in the same episode: Jay Garrick and Barry Allen as the Flash, Wally West as Kid Flash, and Bart Allen as Impulse.
The top comic book story was Flash #0, retelling the origin of Barry Allen.
Here are the full results of the poll.
| Story | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Justice: Bloodlines | 30 | 23% |
| Flash #0 (Origin) | 23 | 17% |
| Young Justice: Coldhearted | 17 | 13% |
| Flash Annual (Rogues) | 13 | 10% |
| Earth 2 #2 (Jay Garrick’s Origin) | 11 | 8% |
| Flash #6-7 (Captain Cold) | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 8 | 6% |
| Flash #13-14 (Gorilla Warfare) | 8 | 6% |
| Flash #10 (Weather Wizard) | 4 | 3% |
| Flash #12 (Glider) | 3 | 2% |
| Flash #11 (Heat Wave) | 3 | 2% |
| Flash #9 (Gorilla Grodd) | 2 | 2% |
| Flash #8 (Turbine) | 2 | 2% |
The “Other” choices were interesting, including two write-in votes for DC Universe Presents #12 (Kid Flash), which I literally thought of adding about 30 seconds after the poll went live, and several expressing dissatisfaction with the current book.
- The one where Wally West was re-introduced in the New 52, exactly the same way as he appeared pre-Flashpoint.
- They all made me sad and unhappy.
- Comixology reprints Flash 48-50 Wally west stops Vandal Savage and gets “the Shiny Suit” that he would wear icionically until Flash #107
- Absolutely Nothing; No Wally West Flash means no favorite story of 2012.
- Didn’t like any of it.
It’s much more varied than last year’s poll, though since 2011 was dominated by Flashpoint and the launch of the New 52, that’s understandable.