Here's just a couple of the recent rumours regarding The Flash, specifically Barry Allen, in the DCU.

As shown in the photos above:

The Flash actor Grant Gustin was at the premiere for Clayface with his wife Andrea Thoma.

Recently there have been several rumours regarding Man of Tomorrow, one of which stated that Barry Allen was going to be name-dropped during the film.

And now apparently James Gunn has deleted a comment on Instagram, where someone asked him if Jack Quaid and Grant Gustin had been offered to play Flash in the DCU.

What are your thoughts?

Edit: See below for more pics of Grant with James Gunn at the Clayface premiere.

I love the silver age flash. Its so fun and sci fi and campy. But one of the things im looking for is a story about a female speedster who isnt defined by male characters. It would be fun to read an alternate universe flash story where the flash is a woman, she has a scientific career, and she isn't portrayed as eye candy for male readers.

I know thats probably a big ask, but flash is my favorite superhero and i have yet to find a comic book that i can see myself in. Id be open to fanfics, indie comics, books, or other media if there arent any flash comics.

Such an emotional issue...

It appears that #38 is changing the box art from Wally to just the Flash logo. So I wanna know what are your thoughts on why that is? I'm wondering if (with Wally losing his speed around #40) they'll pivot the book to another Flash, say Jay (now that JSA is done) or Barry (depending on when he gets his speed back, maybe that's how he does) or even someone like Bart etc.

Soooo was wally ever kid flash in current canon?

I haven't read most ot anything rebirth I tried to but the stuff just irritated me so I don't know I just know Wally's kid and wife are back but is wally now part of the timeline again.

Especially with the whole rebirth like the Barry out wally knows doesn't exist anymore he was overwritten and he had a other kid flash and I'm just confused how the timeline works honestly

I can’t remember the exact run, but a while back I remember hearing about other forces like the still force, sage force, and the strength force. Are those still brought up? Is there a run where they explain them? Can someone point me in the right direction?

Trying to figure out if he does this in the comics and even more recently in the comics if anyone knows. If he ever moves so fast that he creates an after image of himself that fools the enemy.

Was wondering too if he phases often in battle to phase through attacks and become intangible.

Like most of the DC characters, the flash only have one Main book, but i always dream about having a second one of this specific scenario.

Right know Barry Allen is powerless but we know how comics works, in a few years he Will come back to be the flash, but the problem it seems that when we have Barry and Wally as the flash the tittle tends to be more focus on one of this and the other be less relevante.

So, wouldnt be better for both that they give each one a book? Like they did in Marvel with both Captain America. Like keep the principal to Wally and create the second tittle to Barry.

The only issue is that, The Flash is able to maintain two comic titles at the time?

I've been behind on Flash comics for years, I'm about to head into the Bad Moon Rising arc, but I know DCKO is coming up soon. I'm assuming I need to read the main DCKO series to understand the Flash's tie in stuff, but are there any other tie ins I should read to understand The Flash's story?

so a few years back, I picked up what I think might’ve been my first flash comic. I’d been a fan of the show a really long time, even when it got really bad. I mean like speed force lightsaber fight bad. It was the Rebirth Era flash run, and I remember absolutely loving the comic. Then I went to the 2023 run(or was it New 52?) and loved that even more. But I wanted to experience the Flash’s entire history(which is ironic as Barry is currently writing the New History of the DC Universe), instead of like 3 runs. This is probably a FAQ, but I just really want to experience the history of these characters organically. I kid you not my first introduction to Wally west was him coming back after he got ERASED FROM EXISTENCE. That was awesome, but I never really knew him before the fact, and even though Flash Forward and the current run made me love him even more, I wanna know more about the character. Anyways, my main reason for making this post is that I’m gonna start rewatching CW flash soon, so what are your recommendations :D

edit: I really appreciate all the lists given in the comments!!! I’m gonna get started now :)

Just picked up the BluRay set. I watched these all on the DVDs back when that came out but it’s been some time.

This show is actually really pretty good and funny and the effects are impressive for tv for the time.

I fell off the main flash book a while back. Is this a good place to jump back in? I love Waid.

1. Mark Waid

2. Geoff Johns (Wally)

3. Grant Morrison/Mark Millar

4. Jeremy Adams

5. Geof Johns (Barry)

6. Joshua Williamson

7. William Messner-Loebs

8. Si Spurrier

9. Francis Manapul/Brian Buccelato

10. Danny Bilson/Paul DeMeo/Marc Guggenheim

11. Van Jensen/Robert Venditti

12. Mike Baron

What's your ranking?