Where marvel has the norse gods, dc has the olympians. See more ideas about the flash, superhero and dc comics. Im looking for an independent comic book series published in the mid1990s about two 1940s era golden age speedsters who worked for their government. That beginning is actually detective august heart the name really says it all, a good cop in the central city police department who, like barry allen, faced some heartbreaking family tragedy. Theres plenty of speed to go around in the dc universe, so were taking a look at the fastest.
Primary abilities shared by all speedsters include running at speeds far in excess of human capability to varying degrees and resistance to the side effects air resistance, inability to breathe, dynamic shock resulting from contact with objects at high speed, etc. A secretary at state university, who while reading aloud a sheet of equations accidentally spoke the formula used by johnny quick. Speedsters just dont seem to be in marvels wheelhouse. During his time in the 25th century, hunter zolomon studied the history books there. Sep 06, 2017 the speed force is an invisible, omnipresent field in the dc universe. Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. Max mercury and the rest of the dc speed crew johnny and jamie quick, impulse, jay garrick help the flash stop him. In terms of both the sheer quantity of speedsters that dc has to offer and the realitysplitting power of those speedsters, marvel just cant keep up. All the messy details so far on dcs the flash movie the complete list of upcoming dc comics movies justice league.
Several speedsters have merged with it, usually at the time of their. There are a lot of speedsters in dc comics, mostly coming from the flashs publication history. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. I know that marvel isnt really into speedsters as much as dc but why are marvels speedsters so lacklustre. Red trinity and blue trinity, for instance, or doralla kon, or the many future flashes. Speedsters whos who in comic book movies wikia fandom. In truth, any character who thinks, moves, and acts fast qualifies as a speedster. Collected from crossovers in flash and impulse comics, the art is a distraction. Bart allen, iris west ii, and wally west all matured quickly, taking on increasing amounts of responsibility in a short span of time.
The most famous of these is the flash, also known as the fastest man alive. Sep 21, 2017 in general, comic books are always open to reaching through mythologies to find their heroes. After melting the typewriter, she eagerly began exploring her powers, working with the more famous speedster to collect escaped animals. Jay garrick was the original flash of the golden age, and a founding member of the justice society of.
Heres a list of all speedsters in the comics, in case you. His biggest moments using his powers come from the xmen movies where his character is so different. One of the reasons for this is that unlike some of the other speedsters, shes developed comparatively slowly. Feel free to link to this page, but please dont link directly to the images last modified january 10, 2010 kelson vibber. Those who ride the lightning its been around since the early days of the internet, but the information. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. He is a character whose claim to fame has less to do with his speed and more to do with the fact that he was magnetos son. The term speedster refers to any comic book character that possesses the gift of super speed. For good references to all things flash comics related, check out. Sep 05, 2017 wally west all joining the cast of the flash this season, it seems like the popular cw show might run out of dc speedsters to introduce. The flash or simply flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in american comic. The multiverse consists of multiple universes existing in the same physical space, kept separate by differing vibrational speeds. To celebrate dcs illustrious history of superfast characters and the ongoing flash war, weve decided to take a. Discuss anything and everything about the show here.
Who do you think will appear in the flash season 2. Hey guys, dont i deserve a mention lia nelson here. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. By george marston, newsarama contributor november, 2019 06. I was starting to feel that we were stuck in a new 52 loop with yet more speedsters popping up as the main plot. Jesse is one of those speedsters that tend to pass under the radar when considering dc s top speedsters. Flash has some of the best villains in comic books, second only to batman in terms of dc. Is flash truly the fastest character in all of comic books. The energy field that grants all speedsters their power. Mercuryhermes has been seen in dc comics on occasion.
You can call me flash i mean i might not be as widely recognized to some of you, but where i come from the dc imprint tangent universe, i. A new villain appears, savitar, who is obsessed with reaching the essence of all dcs speedsters powers, the speed force. Marvel dc comics batman detective comics dc comics art marvel vs flash comics comic book covers comic books art eobard thawne thomas wayne 7,754 points 357 comments nobody kills the flash 9gag has the best funny pics, gifs, videos, gaming, anime, manga, movie, tv, cosplay, sport, food, memes, cute, fail, wtf photos on the internet. Welcome to rflashtv, a subreddit about the comic book tv series starring grant gustin. He is the protector of central city and keystone city, fighting against evil using his superspeed and a dedicated sense of heroism. The wild romantic history of vision and scarlet witch. Dcs rebirth gives flash a team of speedster sidekicks. See more ideas about dc speedsters, wally west and kid flash. These days, the term is synonymous with the flash family from the dc universe. Jan, 2016 the fastest mouse in all of mexico made his comic book debut in 1955 and has his own place in the legacy of comic book speedsters. This article is a disambiguation page for speedsters the following is a gallery of links to pages that might share the same title. Jun 04, 2015 here are all the speedsters in dc comics.
A speedster is a character whose powers primarily relate to superhuman speed also known as superspeed. The flash or simply flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Wally west all joining the cast of the flash this season, it seems like the popular cw show might run out of dc speedsters to introduce. On top of all that, his death isnt even mentioned in the main flash book until the postdc rebirth flash comics ongoing subplot about the younger wally west trying to find out more about his father, including his time as reverseflash but that only ended up. Age first print 1996 mark waid castrillo rodriguez comic book characters. Rebirths flash to mentor next generation of speedsters.
The rebirth deluxe edition book 1 the flash rebirth hardcover august 1, 2017. Comic book artists comic books art comic art flash comics arte dc comics comic book characters comic character univers dc hq dc instagram post by marvel and dc facts sep 26, 2016 at 11. For the sake of paying it forward, since i myself know the frustration of there not being a definite list of speedsters out there, with the most successful index ive seen so far being found at this link speedsters who ride the lightning page 1. Of course, nothing is permanent in comics, and she may rise from the dead to actualize. Jan 22, 2016 im looking for an independent comic book series published in the mid1990s about two 1940s era golden age speedsters who worked for their government. Luckily for the flashs showrunners, there are plenty of. May 27, 2016 welcome to sl made lightning fast facts. With power beyond comprehension, the olympians hail from the same region as wonder woman, and hermes is the fastest of them all. The scarlet speedsters the flash is one of the most iconic, recognisable characters in all of comic book lore and is a founding member of the justice league alongside dc superpowers such as batman, superman and wonder woman. Dcs 10 greatest speedsters of all time comic book news, tv. Rebirths flash to mentor next generation of speedsters after. Dcs greatest heroes hit the big screen together this fall.
Captain marvel undergoes a major change in new comic. In dc comics, the flash family of speedsters derive their abilities from an. Three men have held the title of the fastest man alivejay garrick, barry allen and wally west. The fastest mouse in all of mexico made his comic book debut in 1955 and has his own place in the legacy of comic book speedsters.
This site is in no way affiliated with dc comics and is provided as a reference guide for fans, by fans. Speedsters is an unofficial group of users of the speed force that arose out of the flash volume 2. The mysterious power known as the speed force is an energy field that has, over the centuries, granted incredible powers of velocity to certain heroes. Nicknamed the scarlet speedster, all incarnations of the flash possess super speed, which includes the ability to. Jay garrick dc speedsters, comic art, comic books, justice society of america. Its one of the areas where theyve undoubtably got their rival, marvel, beat. Speedsters is a loose group of speed endowed individuals who derive their abilities from an extradimensional energy source generated by barry allen and known as the speed force.
Aug 27, 2016 for those who may have missed out on the dozens of new speedsters to join the dc universe in the flash. On top of all that, his death isnt even mentioned in the main flash book until the post dc rebirth flash comic s ongoing subplot about the younger wally west trying to find out more about his father, including his time as reverseflash but that only ended up confirming daniel was killed off for real. Feel free to link to this page, but please dont link directly to the images last modified january 10, 2010. See more ideas about female speedster, quick image and comics. All characters are the property of dc comics and are used here without permission. See more ideas about female speedster, quick image and. The speed force is an energy field that grants all speedsters their power.
Welcome to rflashtv, a subreddit about the comicbook tv series starring grant gustin. A staple of the comic book dc universe, the flash has been adapted to numerous dc films, video games. Primary abilities shared by all speedsters include running at speeds far in. Individuals who have the power to move at superhuman speed. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The speed force is an invisible, omnipresent field in the dc universe. There was a rogues gallery established for a reason back in the day which happened to be my childhood reading in order to give us. For those who may have missed out on the dozens of new speedsters to join the dc universe in the flash.
The surprisingly few superspeed women of dc comics. There are a lot of dc speedsters who havent come up on this blog, or only in passing. It was reformatted into the original multiverse by the source with perpetua sealed behind the source wall. He may not be fighting captain cold or gorilla grodd, but speedy has been stealing cheese from nasty cats to feed the hungry mice of mexico for generations. Also my favorites, fastback the fastest turtle alive from earthc and his earthcminus counterpart, the crash.
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