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.
