"There Are No Other Flashes": DC Is Getting Ready to Wipe the Slate Clean for The Flash

DC is making a major shift in their Flash narratives by wiping the slate clean, with Wally debuting as the FIRST speedster in the Absolute Universe.

February 17, 2025 · 1 min · 46 words · Daniel Curtis

Jeff Lemire: Wally is THE FLASH.

There is no Kid Flash in this universe.

There are no other Flashes before Wally.

Snoopy and Woodstock hugging over Earth in space suits.

He is a teenager, but he is very much THE FLASH.

Absolute Flash #1is available on March 19, 2025, from DC Comics!

Source:Jeff Lemire (Substack)

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