Flash dc comics comics kid flash justice league of america wally west young justice marvel bat family. Under the mantle of kid flash, wally was depicted as a teenage sidekick to his uncle and a founding member of the teen titans. Newest dc comics superheroes you need to know screenrant. Using his superspeed powers, he wields the speed force and became a costumed crimefighter. I find that sometimes, its hard to pinpoint and easily explain personalities as human and wellrounded as barry and. May 23, 2019 before yesterdays bombshell that he will be stepping away from batman 20 issues early, tom king had spent much of the last few months finalizing heroes in crisis, the miniseries set at sanctuary. Tapping into this field, wally can pull off a variety.
He was the nephew and former sidekick of barry allen. West took the name kid flash and became barrys sidekick and the member of the teen titans. While wally wests comic book history has been problematic recently. The flash wally west character profile wikia fandom. Its a lot to take in, so here are the best of the best.
Written by scott lobdell and illustrated by brett booth, generation zero will be included as part of dc comics free comic book day offerings on may 2. One summer, he went to stay with his aunt iris in central city, who was dating barry allen at the time. They have distinct voices, but also have different sides to them that can be accentuated at different times and in different contexts. Please keep in mind that the silver age reiteration of characters are not the beall, endall. For other uses of wally west, see wally west disambiguation. Wally grew up in a small town called blue valley with emotionally. Content was moved to wally west so that its in line with the rest of the superherosuper villain characters who have their on page under the comic book namespace. Originally, wally existed in the rebooted timeline after the events of. His mentor was the second flash, barry allen, who took him on as a sidekick after accidentally duplicating an experiment that had given him powers.
A week later, jay and hal jordan the green lantern visited barry. Wallace rudolph west is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder. If enough of your clients are asking for it, how about giving it a whirl. Wally i and wally ii are just two close relatives with the exact same name and powers. You have to remember that there are people older than dirt like me who grew up reading about barry allen. The reading orders you will find here are different than your standard reading order.
And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. Check out which comic book heroe made it to number 1. Mar 05, 2020 when darth vader saved a jedi survivor after order 66canon star wars comics explained duration. Creating red links in 0 articles abandoning 380 inbound links you may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. Originally, wally existed in the rebooted timeline after the events of flashpoint. Wally west unmasked wally west, comic villains, the flash. He adopted the name the scarlet speedster after reading a comic book featuring the golden age flash. The flash or simply flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Wally west as kid flash is, in fact, the cousin of wally west, who is another adult flash. Originally, when the flashpoint rewrote the dc universe history, dc took the opportunity to add diversity by altering a number of characters to be different races, genders, or sexual orientations. Feb 05, 2020 dc comics spoils ending to wally west the flashs flash forward series and picks up threads from doomsday clock finale with event called generation zero. Wally was initially a shameless womanizer and a jerk to most people, but some character development and his relationship with linda park made him a much more mature hero, even surpassing his mentor in ability. Wally west the flash made it all the way to number 8 on igns top 100 comic book heroes. Wallace rudolph west is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics as the original kid flash and the third flash.
He married a woman named linda park and had two kids, jai and iris west ii. A hyperactive 15yearold speedster, he was always quick to joke and comment lightly upon any situation that the team found themselves in. Wally west is the fastest man alive, and the third speedster known as the flash. This biracial character resembled wally only in name and attraction to the flash legacy.
Much like dick grayson, wally west is a character that has seen major growth since his inception. Fast times with wally west and the speed force dc comics. Either way look for the cw wally west to take his queues the current, new 52 version of the character. Firstly, all my picks in this list were comic book characters first. Eventually, wally became the flash to honor his uncles memory, who died saving the universe. Wally west reading order comic book reading orders. At one point, he was erased from existence by abra kadabra and completely forgotten by. Welcome to our list of dc character reading orders. Wallace west is a fictional character in the dc comics universe. This new flash was barry allen, a police scientist who gained superspeed when bathed by chemicals after a shelf of them was struck by lightning. As a member of the flash family he has also worked with the other flashes, jay garrick and.
When you flip through a comic book, youre looking at a medium that has existed for less than a century. Wally s address is a nod to his first appearance in the comics. Why does dc hate wally west redhead, despite him being the. It still doesnt make an enormous amount of sense how dc has explained why there are two wally wests running around.
He was once the sidekick of another flash where he was known as kid flash, but he has since grown up as his own hero. The best thing about our beloved comic book characters is that they feel like real people. Dc comics kills fanfavorite characters in heroes in crisis. Within those approximate 80 years, comic book stories and the avatars within have. Although not usually regarded as a religion, the speed force is the religion this has the most meaning and import in wally west s life. In 20, wally west placed 11th on igns top 25 heroes of dc comics, also ahead of other speedsters. Struck by the same lightning bolt that turned his uncle barry allen into the flash, wallace rudolph wally. Comic villainscomic book characterscomic bookswally. Rebirth has brought plenty of new superheroes to dc comics for fans to enjoy and idolize. Wallace rudolph west, more commonly known as the flash, is a quickfooted superhero from dc comics.
In addition, this free sampler includes sneak peeks at exciting dc middle grade titles, my video game ate my homework and primer, which feature allnew original characters. Wally west born 19951996 is the son of joe west and the late francine west, and the younger brother of iris westallen. But superman can fly at the speed of 2000 miles per second, which ranks him among the fastest heroes in comics. Wally was initially a shameless womanizer and a jerk to most people, but some character development and his relationship with linda park made him a much. Wally is studying automotive mechanics at midwestern university. His personality in the popular series influenced all speedster characters, such as quicksilver from the xmen movies and his mentor barry allens modern interpretations. Kid flash real name wallace rudolph wally west, november 11, 1994june 20, 2016 was a founding member of the team. Wally west was the nephew of iris west, fiance of barry allen, who was unknown to her at the time the flash of central city.
Struck by the same lightning bolt that turned his uncle barry allen into the flash, wallace rudolph wally west took the name kid flash and became barrys sidekick and the member of the teen titans. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. Originally introduced as a new interpretation of wally west, as part of dcs the new 52. Hes grown up, gotten married, had two kids, and discovered the speed force, the psuedoscience explanation for where the speedsters powers come from. He was born after francine had separated with joe, having left him and iris, so he was brought up without a father or sister. Before yesterdays bombshell that he will be stepping away from batman 20 issues early, tom king had spent much of the last few months finalizing heroes in. At the same time, he formed a sort of flash family, consisting of himself, jay garrick, max mercury. Tom king on heroes in crisis, the fan reaction, and wally. Wally west is a speedster, the original superhero known as kid flash and the third character known as the flash. Years later, jay was succeeded by police scientist barry allen, until barrys former kid partner.
One day when visiting his aunt, iris west and barry allen, wally was struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals, which granted him access to the mysterious energy field called the speed force. A hyperactive 15yearold speedster, he was always quick to. Dc comics spoils finale of wally west the flashs flash. Like all of the flashes, wally can tap into an energy field that encompasses the multiverse. As someone knocks on the door, everybody is shocked to see barry allen alive and saying hi.
Rather than contain a chronological list of every appearance a character has made these lists only contain issues that are important for that characters development or issues that are recommended reading. Kid flash i flash iii wally west as a child, young wally west was the biggest fan of the second flash. As for wallys comic book counterpart, it would be an understatement to say. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including. May 12, 2014 when you flip through a comic book, youre looking at a medium that has existed for less than a century. On christmas eve, wally and linda enjoyed a get together at jay garricks house, with jay and his wife joan. Wally west, the flash thomas branch wally west flash by tsbranch on deviantart not too much of a departure from my first try at barry allens flash and something vastly different from his kid flash look but all in all, i think its very classic, but. Wally west is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by dc comics. Serving with wally west on the teen titans, grayson would become wests best friend and act as best man at his wedding. I had my 12yearold son orion yes, named after the new god. And with wally poised to receive another power boost by the end of flash forward, the scarlet speedsters importance through the dcu is only going to get even bigger moving forward.
Flash comics, hero, flash dc comics, comic art, drawings, wally west, supergirl, book drawing, wolfman superheroes eat too. May 06, 2014 now last week, i did an interview on london go which is a sky tv channel arts programme to discuss black comic books and characters. After wallys accident, he then became the flashs sidekick, and would become known as kid flash. Ive seen this discussed several times in different forms, so i thought id try and visually recreate the concept to spur discussion. Both samplers will be available for free at participating retailers on free comic book day, saturday, may 2, 2020. With regards to his religious affiliation, wally west appears to be a protestant, but only nominally so.
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