Next up on our Required Reading series, it’s DC Comics‘ transformative 2011 event, Flashpoint, by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. When Barry Allen wakes up in a dark reality, he has to figure out what went wrong, and most importantly, how he’ll get things back to normal. We break down the big, historical significance of the series, as well as what it all means for Warner Bros.’s upcoming The Flash movie.
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Episode Rundown:
Flashpoint
Written by Geoff Johns
Pencils by Andy Kubert
Inks by Sandra Hope and Jesse Delperdan
Colors by Alex Sinclair
Letters by Nick J. Napolitano
Background
Plot Overview
Review of the Book
Discussion Questions
- Does this work as a standalone story?
- Would you make the same choices as Barry?
- Is the book the Trolley Problem?
- What is the lasting impact of the series?
- Is Flashpoint actually required reading?
Movie Speculation and Info
Wrap-up
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Flashpoint Official Synopsis:
The red-hot, sold-out five-issue miniseries from Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert is back in a new hardcover!This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It’s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war – but where are Earth’s Greatest Heroes to stop it?It’s a place where America’s last hope is Cyborg, who hopes to gather the forces of The Outsider, The Secret 7, S!H!A!Z!A!M!, Citizen Cold and other new and familiar-yet-altered faces! It’s a world that could be running out of time, if The Flash can’t find the villain who altered the time line!
