Fixed points are events that are so important to the timeline that they cannot be changed. Due to the lack of evidence, his father Henry Allen went to prison for her murder.Įven though Nora wasn’t originally supposed to die, her murder has become what some people in the DC universe theorize as a “fixed point” in time. The Flashpoint comic story tells us what happened when Barry Allen decided to go back in time and save his mother Nora, who had been murdered by Eobard Thawne a.k.a. Barry Allen’s decision to save his mom changes everything The third version is coming this summer with The Flash film starring Ezra Miller, where the Flashpoint timeline will combine elements from other DC movies like Zack Snyder’s M an of Steel and Tim Burton’s Batman.Įach version of Flashpoint begins with a different prologue, but let’s start with the first and most important interpretation of the event: the comics. The first was the 2013 hit animated film Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, followed by the second adaptation in a 2016 arc of Grant Gustin’s The Flash TV series. The timeline reset was such an exciting idea that it quickly inspired three different adaptations. The appeal of the New 52 was that the new universe gave comic writers more room to create new stories, new origins, and new versions of old characters.

More than ten years later, fans and industry insiders still debate whether relaunching the universe was a good editorial move, but there is no doubt that Flashpoint presented exciting potential for the DC Universe. This led to the creation of the New 52 universe, which canceled and rebooted every DC comic series (even Superman and Batman). To this day, Flashpoint is considered one of DC Comics’ biggest events because it changed everything so much. The giant story was told as a 5-issue event series with over 50 tie-ins showing how the new timeline affected the other DC characters. When Flash (Barry Allen) goes back in time to undo a personal tragedy, the repercussions affect the entire DC universe. Flashpoint is a special 2011 comicbook crossover by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert.

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