The Flash In Five Seasons, Season 4: Flashpoint

Carlos Williams requested a Flash comics chronology. Personally, I'm not a big fan of reading a comic about someone who runs fast. The character is much better suited for TV, and the CW is doing an incredible job with the current Flash TV show, and its spin-off,   "Legends Of Tomorrow". "Arrow" sucks, though.

We made it nearly four entire seasons without Barry Allen! But now, here he is all dressed in red and yellow and running quickly towards and away from things. Season four is named for a major event in the DC Universe. An event that made for a really interesting season of the actual Flash TV show on the CW, but made for a lackluster comic event. Not unreadable but certainly more eyerolly than your average Geoff Johns book.

I spend most of this entry yelling at Barry Allen (because he fucken deserves it), do not mistake this as me criticizing Francis Manapaul's run on The Flash. I think he did an admirable job, given what he had to work with.

Idiot.


Season Four: Flashpoint
​(showrunner: Francis Manapaul)

Serial 1: Flash The Dastardly Death Of The Rogues
written by Geoff Johns, art by Francis Manapaul and Scott Kolins

Welcome back to continuity Barry Allen. Isn't it nice and calm he---Barry, Did You Murder Someone In The Future? Did you? Did you? Did you murder a rogue? Are you a rogue murderer, Barry? I know you're all like post-iceberg Steve Rogers right now, but Jesus, man, you can't just kill a rogue in the future! I'm going to have to ask you to step outside the timeline.

Rogue Future. 2 episodes


Serial 2: The Flash Road To Flashpoint
written by Geoff Johns, art by Francis Manapaul

Y'all need to stop messing with the timeline, right now, ok? Just because a girl doesn't like you, doesn't mean you go back in time and try and make a better first impression. If your mom's death was an important factor in you becoming the person you are, you can't go back and save your mom. It's real simple, assholes. Time moves forward.  If you don't stop messing with timelines, they're going to break, and we're going to end up in a complicated, overwritten crossover, and nobody wants that.

Don't Cross The Timestreams! 2 episodes


Serial 3: Flashpoint, Flashpoint The Flash
written by Geoff Johns, art by Andy Kubert and others

Are you happy now, Barry? You broke the universe. Now Bruce Wayne is dead, his dad is Batman, his mom is The Joker. You Really Fucked Up.  And you don't have powers now. Wait. What are you doing? You're trying to recreate the accident that gave you your powers? Barry, that's a terrible idea. Barry, watch out for the lightning. Barry! Ugh. Idiot.

Flashpoint. 4 episodes


Serial 4: The Flash Move Forward
written by Francis Manapaul and Brian Buccellatto, art by Francis Manapaul

Good going, Barry. Now we're in a Different Wrong Universe. We undid all that Flashpoint stuff, but what is this New 52 crap? I miss Wally West. You really suck at this Barry.  I get that it's difficult when you're fighting an opponent who can be everyone all at once, but you deserve this. This is all the fans of comics, trying to punch you in the head for being a jackass and ruining continuity twice in a span of three years. You're lucky you've had an amazing artist drawing your adventures because you suck.

Mob Rule. 2 episodes
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Episode 11: The Flash Rogues Revolution
written by Francis Manapaul and Brian Buccellatto, art by Francis Manapaul

Of course the rogues are mad at you, Barry, you've ruined Everyone's lives. Especially DC comic readers. You couldn't be more of a disappointment if you ripped off your mask and revealed you were Dan Didio all along. Now Captain Cold is being targeted by the rogues? What have you done, Barry, you sonofabitch?

Cold War. 1 episode


Serial 5: The Flash Gorilla Warfare
written by Francis Manapaul and Brian Buccellato, art by Francis Manapaul

Apes, Barry. Damn, dirty apes. And all because you dicked around with the timeline. Now the same rogues that were just trying to kill you are going to have to help you, or the whole city will be killed by non-human primates. Good, going, jackass. Charlton Heston would have kicked you in the teeth.

Kneel Before Grodd. 2 episodes



Serial 6: The Flash Reverse Flash
written by Francis Manapaul and Brian Buccelato, art by Francis Manapaul

Oh, look, another fast running dick in a brightly colored suit. I hate you Barry Allen. You and the rest of your treadmill destroying speedwalkers. Why don't you just go to Gotham and fuck up their city for a while, too. Prick.

The End Of An Error. 2 episodes

Season four is fifteen episode of Barry Allen being a complete and utter toolbag.