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Flashpoint reading order

Covers DC's 2011 Flashpoint event: the five-issue main series, the tie-ins worth reading, plus optional lead-in and follow-up material. Start with Flashpoint #1.

  1. Road to Flashpoint2010–2011

    12 issues · about 4 hours0 essential issues · about 0 min

    Geoff Johns's Flash series restarts Barry Allen's solo career and builds up to the event. Background only: Flashpoint #1 explains everything you need.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. The Flash: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues (2012)Covers The Flash #1–7Find it
    2. Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus (2021)Covers The Flash #8–12Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. The Flash (2010)#1–77 issues, optional
      1. #1June 2010
      2. #2July 2010
      3. #3August 2010
      4. #4September 2010
      5. #5October 2010
      6. #6November 2010
      7. #7February 2011

      Barry's return as a solo hero; pleasant but not needed for the event.

    2. #8–125 issues, optional
      1. #8January 2011
      2. #9April 2011
      3. #10June 2011
      4. #11June 2011
      5. #12July 2011

      A Reverse-Flash spotlight, then the four-part Road to Flashpoint that leads straight into Flashpoint #1.

  2. Start here

    Flashpoint begins2011

    2 issues · about 40 min2 essential issues · about 40 min

    Barry Allen wakes in a world where he has no powers, Bruce Wayne died as a boy, and Aquaman and Wonder Woman are at war. The first two issues set up the altered world and Barry's push to fix it.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus (2021)Covers Flashpoint #1–2Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Flashpoint (2011)#1–22 issues
      1. #1July 2011
      2. #2August 2011

  3. Core tie-ins2011

    13 issues · about 4.5 hours4 essential issues · about 1.5 hours

    The miniseries that feed most directly into the main story. Read them after Flashpoint #2 and before #3.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus (2021)Covers Flashpoint: Batman Knight of Vengeance #1–3; Flashpoint: Reverse-Flash #1; Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1–3; Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1–3; Flashpoint: Project Superman #1–3Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Flashpoint: Batman Knight of Vengeance (2011)#1–33 issues
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Thomas Wayne's story as this world's Batman; the strongest tie-in.

    2. Flashpoint: Reverse-Flash (2011)#1August 2011

      One issue showing the villain's side of the altered timeline.

    3. Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      How the Atlantean side of the war started.

    4. Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      The Amazon side of the war; pairs with Emperor Aquaman.

    5. Flashpoint: Project Superman (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Background on this world's Superman, glimpsed in the main series.

  4. Around the world at war2011

    24 issues · about 8 hours0 essential issues · about 0 min

    Side stories filling in other corners of the altered world. Pick the characters you like; none are needed for the main plot.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus (2021)Covers Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1–3; Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #1–3; Flashpoint: Abin Sur - The Green Lantern #1–3; Flashpoint: Hal Jordan #1–3; Flashpoint: Citizen Cold #1–3; Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1–3; Flashpoint: Secret Seven #1–3; Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #1–3Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Lois Lane trapped behind the lines in Amazon-held Britain.

    2. Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Bart Allen's view of the changed timeline.

    3. Flashpoint: Abin Sur - The Green Lantern (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Abin Sur survives his crash on Earth in this world.

    4. Flashpoint: Hal Jordan (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Hal Jordan as a military pilot without a ring.

    5. Flashpoint: Citizen Cold (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Captain Cold as Central City's celebrated hero.

    6. Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Boston Brand and Dick Grayson as circus performers.

    7. Flashpoint: Secret Seven (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      A magic-based team in the altered world.

    8. Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint (2011)#1–33 issues, optional
      1. #1August 2011
      2. #2September 2011
      3. #3October 2011

      Anthology-style look at the resistance and the wider world.

  5. Flashpoint concludes2011

    3 issues · about 1 hour3 essential issues · about 1 hour

    Barry and his allies race to set history right before the war destroys everything. The ending leads directly into DC's 2011 relaunch.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Flashpoint: The 10th Anniversary Omnibus (2021)Covers Flashpoint #3–5Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Flashpoint (2011)#3–53 issues
      1. #3September 2011
      2. #4October 2011
      3. #5October 2011

  6. Aftermath: The New 522011–2012

    7 issues · about 2.5 hours0 essential issues · about 0 min

    The world Flashpoint leaves behind, as DC restarted its whole line. Optional first looks at the new continuity.

    Read this stretch in 2 books
    1. Justice League: The New 52 Vol. 1 (2024)Covers Justice League #1–6Find it
    2. DC Comics: The New 52 10th Anniversary Edition (2021)Covers The Flash #1Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. The Flash (2011)#1November 2011, optional

      Barry's first issue in the relaunched timeline.

    2. Justice League (2011)#1–66 issues, optional
      1. #1October 2011
      2. #2December 2011
      3. #3January 2012
      4. #4February 2012
      5. #5March 2012
      6. #6April 2012

      The relaunched Justice League's first meeting, set years before the rest of the line.

  7. Flashpoint Beyond2022

    7 issues · about 2.5 hours0 essential issues · about 0 min

    A later sequel returning to Thomas Wayne and the Flashpoint world. Best read after you know DC's Rebirth-era stories, but it follows on from Knight of Vengeance.

    Read this stretch in 1 book
    1. Flashpoint Beyond (2023)Covers Flashpoint Beyond #0–6Find it

    Fewest books first; newer printings are preferred because they're likelier to be in stock.

    1. Flashpoint Beyond (2022)#0–67 issues, optional
      1. #0June 2022
      2. #1July 2022
      3. #2August 2022
      4. #3September 2022
      5. #4October 2022
      6. #5November 2022
      7. #6December 2022

      Picks up after Justice League Incarnate #4 and leans on Doomsday Clock and Batman (2016); background helps.

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