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The story is a sort-of follow-up to 2009's ''The Flash: Rebirth''.

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The story is a sort-of follow-up to 2009's ''The Flash: Rebirth''.
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''Flash War'' is a 2018 storyline in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'', written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson, with art by Howard Porter, Christian Duce and Scott Kolins. The story takes place in ''The Flash (2016)'' #46-51, with a prelude also contained in the series' first annual, although issue #45 also leads into the story in a big way.

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''Flash War'' is a 2018 storyline in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'', ''ComicBook/TheFlash2016'', written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson, with art by Howard Porter, Christian Duce and Scott Kolins. The story takes place in ''The Flash (2016)'' #46-51, with a prelude also contained in the series' first annual, although issue #45 also leads into the story in a big way.

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'''"Flash War"''' is a 2018 storyline in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'', written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson, with art by Howard Porter, Christian Duce and Scott Kolins. The story takes place in ''The Flash (2016)'' #46-51, with a prelude also contained in the series' first annual, although issue #45 also leads into the story in a big way.

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'''"Flash War"''' ''Flash War'' is a 2018 storyline in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'', written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson, with art by Howard Porter, Christian Duce and Scott Kolins. The story takes place in ''The Flash (2016)'' #46-51, with a prelude also contained in the series' first annual, although issue #45 also leads into the story in a big way.






!!In addition to usual ''Flash'' tropes, "Flash War" provides examples of:

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!!In addition to usual ''Flash'' tropes, "Flash War" !!''Flash War'' provides examples of:



* WhamLine: When Hunter appears to Wally in the first issue, he says, "Together we are going to save your children!"

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* WhamLine: When Hunter appears to Wally in the first issue, he says, "Together we are going to save your children!"children!"
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Since his return to the DC Universe in ''[[ComicBook/DCRebirth DC Universe: Rebirth]]'' #1, Wally West has struggled to adjust to a new world that isn't the one he remembers. While he has been able to awaken pre-Flashpoint memories within Barry Allen, he hasn't been able to do this with anyone else, including his former wife, Linda Park, and decides to keep his existence a secret from his aunt, Iris West, for fear of another rejection. Wally's own memories began adjusting to fit the new timeline not long after his return.

Meanwhile, Barry Allen has been remembering some strange things as well, and even encountered Jay Garrick, the original Flash who had been removed from the DC Universe's timeline, although he couldn't remember him. Afterwards, Barry and Iris West travelled to the future and fought Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom, Barry Allen's Reverse-Flash. The confrontation ended with Iris killing Eobard, before she and Barry returned to their own time. Wally and Iris did eventually reunite, and he restores some of her pre-Flashpoint memories. However, this is also followed by ''all'' of Wally's pre-Flashpoint memories solidifying in his mind, and they now threaten to overwhelm him.

Now, to make things worse, both Barry and Wally will be brought into a conflict orchestrated by an enemy they’d forgotten they even had -- Hunter Zolomon, the second Zoom and Wally’s own Reverse-Flash. Hunter also remembers the pre-Flashpoint timeline, and with his powers restored and having studied the history of the Flashes thoroughly, he plans to use his knowledge to bring the Flashes to war.

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Since his return to the DC Universe in ''[[ComicBook/DCRebirth DC Universe: Rebirth]]'' #1, Wally West has struggled to adjust to a new world that isn't the one he remembers. While he has been able to awaken pre-Flashpoint memories within Barry Allen, he hasn't been able to do this with anyone else, including his former wife, Linda Park, and decides to keep his existence a secret from his aunt, Iris West, for fear of another rejection. Park. Wally's own memories began adjusting to fit the new timeline not long after his return.

Meanwhile, Barry Allen has been remembering some strange things as well, and even encountered Jay Garrick, the original Flash who had been removed from the DC Universe's timeline, although he couldn't remember him. Afterwards, Barry and Iris West travelled to the future and fought Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom, Barry Allen's Reverse-Flash. The confrontation ended with Iris killing Eobard, before she and Barry returned to their own time.
return. Wally and his aunt Iris did eventually reunite, and he restores some of her pre-Flashpoint memories. However, this is also followed by ''all'' of Wally's pre-Flashpoint memories solidifying in his mind, and they now threaten to overwhelm him.

Now, to make things worse, both In the wake of these events, Barry and Wally will be brought into a conflict orchestrated by an enemy they’d forgotten they even had -- Hunter Zolomon, the second Zoom and Wally’s own Reverse-Flash. Hunter also remembers the pre-Flashpoint timeline, and with his powers restored and having studied the history of the Flashes thoroughly, he plans to use his knowledge to bring the Flashes to war.
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* EvilCounterpart: the story re-positions Hunter as one for Wally, in addition to being one for Barry. He explicitly mentions his similarities to Barry, in that both have dead mothers and have been haunted by their mistakes, but he also wants to recreate the world and restore the life lost to him, like how Wally wants his family back and is the oen who warned Barry about someone altering the DCU.

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* EvilCounterpart: the story re-positions Hunter as one for Wally, in addition to being one for Barry. He explicitly mentions his similarities to Barry, in that both have dead mothers and have been haunted by their mistakes, but he also wants to recreate the world and restore the life lost to him, like how Wally wants his family back and is the oen one who warned Barry about someone altering the DCU.
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** At the beginning of the story, Wally gets what Commander Cold identifies as "Temporal Seizures". His memories of both Pre-Flashpoint and New 52 are clashing and actively damaging his body.
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'''"Flash War"''' is a 2018 storyline in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'', written by Joshua Williamson, with art by Howard Porter, Christian Duce and Scott Kolins. The story takes place in ''The Flash (2016)'' #46-51, with a prelude also contained in the series' first annual, although issue #45 also leads into the story in a big way.

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'''"Flash War"''' is a 2018 storyline in the pages of ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'', written by Joshua Williamson, Creator/JoshuaWilliamson, with art by Howard Porter, Christian Duce and Scott Kolins. The story takes place in ''The Flash (2016)'' #46-51, with a prelude also contained in the series' first annual, although issue #45 also leads into the story in a big way.
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* {{Both Sides Have a Point}}: Wally is right that it was Barry's fault that he lost his children and the Speed Force might bring them back but Barry also has a point as well considering he did the same thing to save his mother from being killed by Thawne but it lead to ''Flashpoint'' so while Wally is in the right to call out Barry for what he did, Barry also has experience from doing the same thing just as Wally is trying to do as well so there is wisdom in what Barry is saying to Wally.

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->''"I can see all the cracks in your legacy... and how to turn those '''cracks''' into the '''end''' of the Flash Family."''

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->''"I can see all the cracks in your legacy... and how to turn those '''cracks''' into the '''end''' of the Flash Family."''



* AHouseDivided: Promotion for the series heavily pushes that Barry and Wally will fight, and the first page of the story proper has Wally seething with rage and threatening Barry. Turns out that this is because Hunter told Wally that he could save his kids by breaking the Speed Force, which he believes. Barry doesn't and thinks that they should find a different way.



* BigBad: Hunter Zolomon is orchestrating the events of the series. It's revealed that he's been setting things up for quite some time.

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* BigBad: ArcVillain: Hunter Zolomon is orchestrating the events of the series. It's revealed that he's been setting things up for quite some time.



* ConflictBall: Even before Zoom gets involved, in issue 47, Barry and Wally are already pissed at each other... over basically nothing but difference of opinion. Over really minor things.

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* ConflictBall: Even before Zoom gets involved, in issue 47, Barry and Wally are already pissed at each other... over basically nothing but difference of opinion. Over really minor things.



* FaceHeelTurn: Without his TimeMaster powers clouding his mind, Hunter was always a good person in the Johns comics. After his time in the future, however, he's gone full villain.



* HazyFeelTurn: Without his TimeMaster powers clouding his mind, Hunter was always a good person in the Johns comics. After his time in the future, however, he's gone full villain.
* AHouseDivided: Promotion for the series heavily pushes that Barry and Wally will fight, and the first page of the story proper has Wally seething with rage and threatening Barry. Turns out that this is because Hunter told Wally that he could save his kids by breaking the Speed Force, which he believes. Barry doesn't and thinks that they should find a different way.



--->'''Iris West''': He looks up to Barry. Barry was HIS Flash. But for an entire generation, even if they've now forgotten... he was theirs.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Flash once again tangles with the 25th Century Anti-Reverse-Flash Task Force, aka the Renegades, despite both being on the side of justice, due to Hunter Zolomon's machinations.

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--->'''Iris West''': He looks up to Barry. Barry was HIS Flash. But for an entire generation, even if they've now forgotten... he was theirs.
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Flash once again tangles with the 25th Century Anti-Reverse-Flash Task Force, aka the Renegades, despite both being on the side of justice, due to Hunter Zolomon's machinations.



** Wally's memories include are also their own can of worms, including:

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** Wally's memories include are also their own can of worms, including:
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-->'''Iris West''': He looks up to Barry. Barry was HIS Flash. But for an entire generation, even if they've now forgotten... he was theirs.

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-->'''Iris --->'''Iris West''': He looks up to Barry. Barry was HIS Flash. But for an entire generation, even if they've now forgotten... he was theirs.

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