The history of Henry and Nora Allen (best known as Barry Allen’s parents) can be a bit confusing thanks to a long history of retcons. For those new to comics, a retcon is short for “retroactive continuity”, and refers to the changes inserted into a character’s or an event’s history by later writers. Here’s an explanation of the elder Allens’ histories to date, with an emphasis on their interaction with the Rogues and other Flash villains.
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Bronze Age Barry Allen in Convergence: The Flash
DC Comics has announced the titles that will make up the third week of Convergence’s miniseries that will take the place of the New 52 line for two months next April and May. Convergence tells the story of what happens when Braniac takes all the fragments of different realities he’s collected from across the multiverse…and allows them to interact.
The first week was all about the 2000s versions of DC’s characters (including the West family) interacting with worlds like Flashpoint. Week two is all about the 90s right around the time of Zero Hour. Week three, not surprisingly, seems to be focusing on the early 1980s pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths heroes.
And there’s this solicitation and art at Nerdist:
THE FLASH
Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: Federico Dallocchio
Colorist: Veronica GandiniTrapped in Gotham, Barry Allen has nowhere to run. He fights on, seeking justice as well as a way to save the city. But he faces a Tangent Universe foe that thinks faster than the Flash could ever move.
I’d guess that’s the Tangent universe’s Superman he’s up against. I really hope somewhere in all this they do a Flash of Two Worlds cover. Anyway, here’s a splash page from the book, via @dccomics on Twitter:
You love the Flash TV Show. Wanna read some comics?
The Flash TV show is here! Can’t wait for more? You’re in luck: there are decades worth of comics that you can read right now. But where to start?
We’ve got some recommended reading for The Flash, focusing on comics that are available digitally and in book form to make them easier to find.
DC offers digital comics through a number of portals including ComiXology, which has apps to read your comics on your tablet (iPad, Android and Windows), phone, or computer. You can also go through the Kindle, iTunes, and Google Play stores.
You may want to take a quick look at our 5 differences between the TV and comic book Flashes before continuing. Continue reading
Annotations: The Trial of The Flash, #350 – Part Two
Welcome to the final installment in our annotations of the collected edition of The Trial of the Flash! A while back, we analyzed related stories leading up to the release of Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash. In addition, we interviewed author Cary Bates about the buildup and the Trial itself, plus showed you what wasn’t included in the collection.
IN THIS CHAPTER: Adventures of Psychic Iris!
This is it: the final chapter! Thank you very much for reading along. Links to original artwork, scans and research are included throughout this post. For definitive legal analysis of the story by Bob Ingersoll, go here. Tom vs. Flash Podcast links here, including these issues. As always, huge thanks to the DC Indexes. See you after the jump!
Annotations: The Trial of The Flash, #350 – Part One
Welcome to the latest installment in our annotations of the collected edition of The Trial of the Flash! A while back, we analyzed related stories leading up to the release of Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash. In addition, we interviewed author Cary Bates about the buildup and the Trial itself, plus showed you what wasn’t included in the collection.
IN THIS ISSUE: Sympathetic Vibrations!
We’ve reached the final issue! Thank you very much for reading along. Links to original artwork, scans and research are included throughout this post. For definitive legal analysis of the story by Bob Ingersoll, go here. Tom vs. Flash Podcast links here, including these issues. As always, huge thanks to the DC Indexes. See you after the jump!
Flash and Bizarro Flash HeroClix Previewed At HeroClix.com
Hey Speed Readers,
So in anticipation of the upcoming Flash-themed HeroClix set aptly named, The Flash, HeroClix.com has began previewing some of the updated dials and new characters that we will be seeing come November. First up we have a new version of Barry Allen based on his interpretation in the New 52: