There are countless Flash Comic courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward (The New 52) (2013)
- Flashpoint (2012)
- The Flash: Rebirth (2011)
- The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice (Rebirth) (2017)
- The Flash: The Silver Age Vol. 1 (2016)
- The Flash: Season Zero (2015)
- The Flash Vol. 8: Flash War (2018)
- The Flash Rogues: Reverse Flash (2019)
- The Flash Vol. 2: Rogues Revolution (The New 52) (2014)
- The Flash Vol. 6: Out Of Time (The New 52) (Flash (DC Comics Numbered)) (2016)
- The Flash Vol. 4: Reverse (The New 52) (2015)
The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward (The New 52) (2013)
Struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals, Central City Police scientist Barry Allen was transformed into the fastest man alive.
Flashpoint (2012)
Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It’s a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war—but where are Earth’s Greatest Heroes to stop it?
The Flash: Rebirth (2011)
The epic story of Barry Allen’s return from the dead to reclaim his title as The Fastest Man Alive is collected in hardcover.Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, the writer/artist team behind the blockbuster Green Lantern: Rebirth and The Sinestro Corps War, create an explosive, jaw-dropping epic that reintroduces Barry Allen, the modern–age Flash.
The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice (Rebirth) (2017)
As Barry Allen, a.k.a.
The Flash: The Silver Age Vol. 1 (2016)
The earliest adventures of the Flash—police scientist Barry Allen and star of the hit TV series The Flash on the CW! These classic stories from the 1950s tell the origin of the Flash, his discovery of his incredible super-speed, and the introductions of the first of his “Rogues Gallery” of super-villains—including Captain Cold, Gorilla Grodd and Weather Wizard, the Pied Piper, Mirror Master and Mr. Element.
The Flash: Season Zero (2015)
You’ve seen the hit TV show on The CW, but those episodes are only part of the story! Barry’s adventures continue in The Flash: Season Zero, chronicling even more of the early adventures of the Flash and the crew at S.T.A.R. Labs.As Barry, Cisco, Caitlin and Dr.
The Flash Vol. 8: Flash War (2018)
One of the biggest Flash adventures starts here, with a special story starring the classic Wally West, who’s conflicted over whether to let Iris West know he is alive–and he’ll need the help of the Flash to figure out what to do! But when Magenta, Wally’s old love, needs his help, the Flash returns home to Keystone City, where he is confronted with violent memories of an unknown world.
The Flash Rogues: Reverse Flash (2019)
Jump on the Cosmic Treadmill and discover the untold origin of Reverse-Flash! Who is he, and what is his relationship to Barry Allen? Secrets are revealed and questions answered as DC Comics races through the history of Reverse-Flash. Starting with the very first appearance of Reverse-Flash that happened in 1963!
The Flash Vol. 2: Rogues Revolution (The New 52) (2014)
A New York Times Bestseller!Struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals, Central City Police scientist Barry Allen was transformed into the fastest man alive. Tapping into the energy field called The Speed Force, he applies a tenacious sense of justice to protect an serve the world as The Flash!The Flash’s Rogue’s Gallery are back—but they are more powerful than ever and they’re each looking to take down the Fastest Man Alive!
The Flash Vol. 6: Out Of Time (The New 52) (Flash (DC Comics Numbered)) (2016)
BACKTRACK! Now that the Crime Syndicate’s reign of terror is finally at an end, the Fastest Man Alive is more determined than ever to catch the countless criminals they released from Iron Heights—and stop the killer who’s using weapons stolen from the Flash’s rogues gallery to commit his crimes. In between, he’s even trying to guide a troubled kid named Wally West back to the right path.
The Flash Vol. 4: Reverse (The New 52) (2015)
The fourth volume of Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul’s New 52 breakout hit – The Flash!A mysterious and powerful Speed-Force killer has left a trail of bodies in his wake and only Barry has the power to stop him. But when the killer stays one step ahea Barry finds himself face to face with the Teen Titans and Kid Flash for the first time.
Best Flash Comic Books Everyone Should Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some flash comic books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
The Flash #6, Jan 2011
Author(s): Geoff Johns, Francis Manapul
ID: 542120, Publisher: DC Comics, Year: 2011, Size: 15 Mb, Format: pdf
The Flash #7 Feb 2011
Author(s): Geoff Johns, Scott Kolins
ID: 499403, Publisher: DC Comics, Year: , Size: 23 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are absolutely record-breakers according to USA Today, others are written by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.