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The Black Flash is a fictional comic book character from DC Comics. Created by writers Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, and artist Ron Wagner, the character had cameos in The Flash vol. 2 #138 (June 1998),[1] before appearing in full in The Flash vol. 2 #141 (September 1998).
Fictional character background
Original depiction
The Black Flash essentially fulfills the same role as
The specter speedster came for
The Black Flash appears to
Most recently, the Black Flash is revealed to represent the Speed Force's dark aspect which is responsible for the empowerment of Wally's children. His connection to death is limited to those connected to the Speed Force. While an issue[volume & issue needed] of Captain Atom suggests Death of the Endless, the Black Racer, and Nekron are all aspects of the same force, Neil Gaiman (creator of Death of the Endless) disagrees with this idea, stating that his creation is the ultimate personification of Death.[citation needed]
During the Final Crisis, Wally theorizes that the Black Racer pursuing himself and Barry is in fact the Black Flash.
A charred corpse, appearing to be the Black Flash, was found in Iowa by two boys in The Flash: Rebirth.[2]
When the Force Barrier was destroyed and the other forces were unleashed, the Black Flash was sent to hunt down the unleashed forces' conduits. The Black Flash arrives in the Speed Lab within the Flash Museum and attacks Steadfast, the Still Force avatar.[3] Hunter Zolomon (now as "The Flash") takes Barry into the timestream (called the "Forever Force") built by the Speed Force to which the Black Flash continues to chase the two speedsters in order to kill (in the hopes of healing the Speed Force). Zolomon sacrifices himself to the Force Barrier in order to finally heal the Speed Force and keep the Black Flash from going after Steadfast and Fuerza, as Zolomon had already killed Psych. Due to the sacrifice, the Forever Force broken down which traps the Black Flash inside while Barry escaped.[4]
Barry Allen
The second Black Flash is Barry Allen due to Professor Zoom altering the Speed Force for a time.[5][6][7]
Eobard Thawne
The third Black Flash is the reanimated corpse of
Other versions
The
In other media
Television
An original incarnation of the Black Flash appears in TV series set in the
Video games
- The original Black Flash appears in Justice League Heroes: The Flash. When the player dies, Wally West / Flash is chased by the Black Flash. After each death, escaping the Black Flash becomes increasingly difficult.
- The original Black Flash appears in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
- The Eobard Thawne incarnation of the Black Flash appears as an alternate skin for Barry Allen / Flash in Injustice: Gods Among Us.
- The original Black Flash appears in DC Legends.
Miscellaneous
A demonic Black Flash, also known as the
References
- ^ "Flash #138 at the Grand Comics Database". Comics.org. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ The Flash: Rebirth #1 (April 2009)
- ^ The Flash vol 5. #76 (August 2019)
- ^ Williamson, Joshua (2019). The Flash vol 5. #81. DC.
- ^ The Flash: Rebirth #2 (May 2009)
- ^ The Flash: Rebirth #3 (June 2009)
- ^ The Flash: Rebirth #4 (August 2009)
- Blackest Night: The Flash#1 (December 2009). DC Comics
- ^ Blackest Night: The Flash #2 (January 2010). DC Comics
- ^ Blackest Night: The Flash #3 (February 2010). DC Comics
- Reis, Ivan (p), Albert, Oclair (i). Blackest Night#8 (March 2010). DC Comics
- ^ Ame-Con Girls: Featuring Duela Dent #3
- ^ Mitovich, Matt (January 8, 2017). "The Flash's Zoom to Resurface as Black Flash, on Multiple CW Shows". TV Line. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (April 4, 2017). "DC's Legends of Tomorrow: "Aruba" Review". IGN.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "The Flash: "The Race of His Life" Review". May 24, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ^ Smallville Season 11 #12