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u/Austounded · 5 pointsr/theflash

Howdy there, this is a common question but by no means a shunned one.

u/Daredevil99 recommendations are fantastic, the current book is being written by a die-hard Flash fan and has been knocking it out of the park with every issue. If you can find that I would suggest getting that in tandem with u/Jayesar pointed out with New 52 Vol 1 "Move Forward" that book is a great introduction into Barry Allen as the Flash

You mentioned you're a show fan trying to get into the comics, well I thought I would let you know a little bit about the legacy of the Flash. There have been four Flashes to date: Jay Garrick (Flash I), Barry Allen (Flash II), Wally West (Flash III), and the short lived Bart Allen (Flash IV). There are also members of the Flash family that go by different names like Max Mercury and Jesse Quick; additionally Bart Allen originally went by Impulse.

A small bit of history that may be helpful if you go and read some of the Pre-52 Flash books is that Barry Allen is dead. He sacrificed his life in Crisis on Infinite Earths to save the universe. That's all you need to know from that event, you may even recognize this homage from the finale of season 2. The effect of his death weighs really heavy on Wally for the first part of his time as Flash. However, Wally's time as Flash is the one with the most well regarded stories. Barry does eventually come back in another event 25 years later, those events are detailed in Flash: Rebirth (2010)

The rest I'll let you learn, but we love answering any questions you may have. Moreover, to find the official list of our recommendations check out the subreddit's sidebar. Most of them feature Wally West (It is currently out of chronological order so bare with us. sorry).

Here is a synopsis I love to steal from u/Dredeuced from when I first joined the sub.

Born to Run by Mark Waid: #62 to #65. Modern retelling of Wally's origin. Quintessential retcon and character definition arc.

The Return of Barry Allen by Mark Waid: #73 to #79. Wally deals with the shadow of being the "unworthy" successor to the great Barry Allen.

Impulse's Debut + Terminal Velocity by Mark Waid: #91 to #100 (you might want to read a couple issues prior to understand what the "Speed Formula" is and why Wally has it). Wally gets his own side kick and the Speed Force is introduced to DC.

Dead Heat by Mark Waid (this one is a little weird, order wise): #108, #109, Impulse #10, #110, Impulse #11, #111 for all six parts. Impulse is obviously a spin off of The previous Terminal Velocity arc and a side run to Wally's The Flash run. Speed Force Lore + Sidekick stuff, again, but it's good so read it!

Race Against Time by Mark Waid: #112 to #118. Fun time travel shenanigans.

The Human Race by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar: #136 to #138. Absolutely insane racing and time travel shenanigans.

The Black Flash by Mark Millar: #139 to #141. The nasty side of the Speed Force.

Chain Lightning by Mark Waid: #145 to #150 (Another time I suggest you read the previous 2 issues or so to know what's going on). BEYOND RIDICULOUS INSANE TIME TRAVEL STUFF. Things get really, super crazy in this part.

The Dark Flash Saga by Mark Waid: #152 to #160. Alternate Future Wally comes back in time, but he has a DARK SECRET and blah blah. If you're reading Venditti's current Barry run then this will seem familiar to you.

Johns run starts at #164, and I guess I can break it up into arcs as well.
Basically, from #164 to #191 Johns does a series of loosely connected one shots, usually focusing on either a team up or, more importantly, focusing on all of Wally's individual Rogues -- some of which are new characters Johns makes himself (Johns is MUCH better at making villains than Waid, whereas I think Waid's strength is in writing Wally's demeanor and his supporting cast). There is no arc here, but this is all setup for later arcs involving The Rogues and Wally's own Reverse Flash. It's basically impossible to separate until we get to:

Grodd Returns by Geoff Johns: #192 to #194. It's not actually called that but that's basically what it is. This is pretty important, not just because of Grodd, but because this and some following issues are the origin of Hunter Zolomon, AKA Zoom, who is Wally's Reverse Flash and he gets two of his own arcs later.

Blitz! by Geoff Johns: #197 to #200. Enter Zoom. This is probably the most shocking arc in Wally's entire run for how it upends so many things that have been consistent with Wally in the past Flash runs. In a lot of previous arcs, things do change, but by and large the status quo on major things stays the same -- some things get upgraded (like Wally's abilities or his relationship with Linda going from GF -> Fiancee -> Marriage), but that's about it. At the end of this arc, Wally's life has been...well, it's been pretty drastically altered, in part by his villain and in part by his own decision. Just read it, might be the most impactful arc in Wally's history short of The Return of Barry Allen. You'll note that both of those arc have a Reverse Flash in them, too!

Ignition by Geoff Johns: #201 to #206. Kind of a glue arc, connecting Blitz to Identity Crisis to Rogue War.

Identity Crisis: Flash by Geoff Johns: #207 to #217. Technically, it doesn't start at #207 but those pages are basically the same story and were just released slightly before everyone was getting official "Identity Crisis tie-in!" labels.

The Rogue War by Geoff Johns: #220 to #225. The end of Johns run, and what a heck of an ending -- a little compressed, but pretty great none the less (though I have a specific problem with it, it's not a big one and it's not worth tinting your view when you read it yourself).

Note: these are all about Wally's time as Flash.

Barry's resurrection and takeover of the Flash solo titles begins with

Flash: Rebirth (2010) by Geoff Johns 1-6. This story flings Barry back into the forefront of the Flash Family revealing secrets about the his origin, powers, and the Speed Force. This can be very confusing so its best understood with the knowledge from the previous books.

The Dastardly Death of the Rogues by Geoff Johns. Barry is back! but a group of people from the future calling themselves the Renegades have appeared attempting to arrest Barry for a crime he hasn't even committed yet? It's Rogues vs. Flash vs. Renegades.

Flashpoint (2011) by Geoff Johns 1-5. Following the devastating news revealed in Flash Rebirth, Barry attempts to go back in time only to find out by doing so he has changed the entire world. With no powers Barry must find a way to undo his most desired wish.

The fallout of Flashpoint leads to the creation of The New 52. a line wide reboot, making Barry the only Speedster in the Flash Family.

New 52 Vol 1-4 by Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul. See a young Barry once again have to learn the ropes of being a super hero and the Fastest Man Alive!

Flashing* forward to today, a new event has spawned, and the information revealed explains the absence of members such as Jay and Wally. Wally has been trapped in the Speed Force! and the entire world forgot who he was. His return to the DC landscape was accompanied with certain people recovering their lost memories and discovering a new threat, the one who stole them!

All this is detailed in DC Universe: Rebirth followed by Flash: Rebirth #1 (2016) and the current run with issue 3 coming out this Wednesday.

> "A new storm brews over Central City and disproves the old adage about lightning never, well… you know. Just as Barry begins to feel overwhelmed fighting crime, a new speedster debuts—but just where did this amazing new friend come from?"

Meet Godspeed.

A quick little side note. During the New 52 a different Wally West is revealed to be black (I call him Young Wally, others call him Chocolate Wally). In DC Universe: Rebirth he is also revealed to be the white Wally's (as I call him Adult Wally, others Strawberry Wally) cousin! Today the Flash Family is 3 members strong once again!

Happy Reading! Ebay, Amazon and sites like NewKadia are great resources to pick up collected volumes or single issues. I'm personally a single issue kind of guy. Hope this wasn't an information overload! If you need clarification, ask away or you can always consult the ever useful Comicstorian or the humorous Comic Pop on YouTube.

The Flash has had some of the best artist come through his book so don't let those old collected volume covers sway you, the interiors are amazing. Also it may be fun to pick these up as single issues rather than trades. It really feels like a collection that way. If you do buy issues online, be sure to check for their grading. Can save you from buying a book that looks brand new and one that looks like a rag.

NM- Near Mint

VF- Very Fine

FN- Fine

VG- Very Good

GD- Good

FR- Fair

PR- Poor

u/xkjeku · 2 pointsr/theflash

This is my full list and explanations for each. I recommend the Wally stuff over the Barry stuff because it's so much better.

The Flash by Mark Waid
The Flash by Morrison/Millar (This takes place in the middle of Waid's run)
The Flash by Geoff Johns

These books do not have Barry as the Flash, they feature Wally West as the Flash. Barry was dead at this time due to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths. Wally West was the Flash at this time. The Flash by Mark Waid and the Flash by Morrison and Millar all feature the introduction of the Speed Force and use evil speedsters the most. Geoff Johns uses the Rogues more than evil speedsters but the stories are still great. Mark Waid's run has 2 books out (With a third coming out later this year) and will be around 7 or 8 books long, Morrison's run is 1 book long and Johns has 3 books out but it will be about 5 or 6 books. Reading in the right order is not essential. I read Johns run before Morrison/Millar and Waid and understood everything.

For Barry Allen all I can recommend is

Flash Rebirth (2009) by Geoff Johns

Flash Dastardly Death of the Rogues by Geoff Johns

[Flashpoint by Geoff Johns] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1401233384/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1480633753&amp;sr=8-1&amp;pi=SY200_QL40&amp;keywords=flashpoint&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=61e0-Dt31zL&amp;ref=plSrch)

New 52 Flash volumes 1-4 by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccelato

The rest of the New 52 is really bad, do not get it. Flash Rebirth (2016) has been pretty fun, but a bit disappointing at the start, but it's gotten a lot better. But still, I heavily recommend getting the Wally West volumes above.

Bart Allen

Impulse by various authors is a great series from what I hear. Personally I haven’t read it but various well informed Flash redditors have said it’s great. Just don’t read Flash Fastest Man Alive. It’s not good.

A few miscellaneous stories include

The Brave and The Bold by Mark Waid a story about Barry Allen and Hal Jordan for 6 issues at different points in their life. I haven’t been able to find a physical copy.

This whole series is a team book that features Wally as the Flash

The current Titans by Dan Abnett heavily features Wally. Especially this first trade.

Green Lantern v3 issues 66-67 a short arc between Kyle Rayner Green Lantern and Wally West. It’s their first one on one team up and it’s a cool story that ignites their rivalry.

All-Flash #1 sets up Wally as the Flash after Bart’s tenure as the Flash (Do not read it) and is a cool, cool story that shows Wally at one of his lowest points.

The Wild Wests by Mark Waid (Flash vol 2 #231-237) is a story that isn’t close to as good as Waid’s initial run but it’s still good in my opinion. First story with Wally as a dad and it tries to establish a new status quo for the Flash. Then Waid leaves DC. Also, it has cool art.

Both Young Justice by Peter David and Teen Titans by Geoff Johns feature Bart in a main role

u/debaucheddrunk · 2 pointsr/theflash

Since you've already read New 52 there isn't really a defined order to follow... but there is some recommended reading on the sidebar. Of all those definitely, definitely read Flashpoint, not just the Flash main story but Project Superman and Knight of Vengeance are great one-offs for those characters too. I also really like Born to Run And if you read Flashpoint and liked Flash interacting with other big namers read Crisis on Infinite Earths it's one of the biggest DC events and features some epic Flash action

u/CptObviousRemark · 2 pointsr/theflash

Mark Waid's bibliography is useful for showing his trades (tpb in the listing). Geoff Johns' is less useful, but still has all the information there.

I highly recommend Manapul's New 52 run to all new Flash fans. It is amazing, and easily the best art on any of the Flash runs.

u/NotHideyoshi · 2 pointsr/theflash

Aww, then in that case I highly suggest you pick up Born to Run, that's a good one to start you off with. Maybe The Return of Barry Allen (this one will be better to get on Comixology actually), too for a really good story with every speedster introduced succinctly.

And if you want some good Caitlyn, look for her Villain's Month issue. It's a pretty good New 52 introduction of the character and what she's all about.

u/klaguerre97 · 3 pointsr/theflash

The Flash Season Zero is a comic that literally has the CW version of the Flash. But as a long time comic Flash fan I highly recommend getting him into other Flash comics like the ones others have already recommended. A great starting point for new readers is Flash Volume 1: Lightning Strikes & it's super affordable so you can also gift some subsequent volumes.

u/kastroescobar · 2 pointsr/theflash

I'd recommend starting out with the first trade paperback of The Flash (New 52). The New 52 rebooted DC's entire comic line in an attempt to make it easier for new readers to jump on board. This will keep you up to date with what's currently going on in the comic verse. It's deffo been one of the better comics I've read from the N52 too.

Here's the Amazon link for you

If you get up to date with the current stuff you could also go back and read some of the classic stuff like Flashpoint - Set before the reboot of all of DC's titles though so things aren't technically canon anymore (most of the time)

u/Psymorte · 4 pointsr/theflash

If you want a fresh start without worrying about prior continuity, go with the New 52 run. If you're wanting to start reading because of the Flash TV show, start with either Mark Waid's run or Geoff Johns's Flash Rebirth mini-series since the show pulls most of its inspiration from those two.

u/Deadmeister · 2 pointsr/theflash

Quantum Mechanix The Flash Q Figure https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014V91LIA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_A6FuzbFDV9NQM you're welcome

u/xwallywest · 2 pointsr/theflash

https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Born-Run-Mark-Waid/dp/1563895048/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1466645584&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+flash+born+to+run
would this cover issues 62-65 like recommended? im new to comics and general and understand there are issue numbers but not how they work with different stories

u/Slingdash · 5 pointsr/theflash

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League:_The_Flashpoint_Paradox

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u/[deleted] · 5 pointsr/theflash

They are all derived from the nu52 Flash number 1 cover.

Francis Manupul is the artist.

https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Vol-Move-Forward-New/dp/1401235549

u/JPM11S · 3 pointsr/theflash

The Flash by Mark Waid Book One

The Flash by Mark Waid Book Two

The Flash by Mark Waid Book Three

The Flash by Mark Waid Book Four

The Flash by Mark Waid Book Five

The Flash by Mark Waid Book Six

The Flash by Geoff Johns Book One

The Flash by Geoff Johns Book Two

The Flash by Geoff Johns Book Three

The Flash by Geoff Johns Book Four

The Flash by Geoff Johns Book Five

The Flash by Geoff Johns Book Six (stars Barry Allen)