Flash Idea: Wally West is Harmless, Framed By [SPOILER]
Warning: SPOILERS for Heroes In Disaster #9 and Doomsday Clock #10.
Might Wally West be harmless of the killings for which he was jailed within the finale of Heroes in Disaster? Not solely does it seem to be the youthful Flash was framed for the a number of murders that shocked the DC Comics universe, however the conspiracy that put him behind bars could tie into the story of Doomsday Clock.
Heroes In Disaster detailed the existence of Sanctuary – a secret clinic which gives the specialised psychological well being care that superheroes typically require. After a number of sufferers have been killed regardless of Sanctuary’s top-notch safety, each Harley Quinn and Booster Gold have been accused of the crime. Nevertheless, it was in the end revealed that Wally West was the killer, with the murders brought on by an uncontrolled burst of Velocity Power power. However for the followers who lengthy to imagine Wally West is in some way harmless – or are upset to see The Flash be made a killer – there could also be proof he is been arrange all alongside.
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Heroes In Disaster #9 ends with a group of heroes unraveling simply how Wally West induced the deaths and faked his personal demise. On the finish of the problem, Wally surrenders himself into the custody of his fellow heroes. The difficulty ends with the youthful Flash imprisoned and an odd picture of the The Flash image enveloped in blue lightning.
Whereas Wally West’s present costume options silver-white lighting bolts as a substitute of the same old golden ones, his lightning has maintained the same old golden-white hue we see when The Flash and different Velocity Power customers run… besides throughout the Velocity Power explosion in Heroes In Disaster #eight and Wally’s subsequent try to border Harley Quinn and Booster Gold for his crime. This implies that somebody was answerable for triggering the sudden launch of Velocity Power power. However what being may probably be highly effective sufficient to rearrange such a factor and have a motive for doing so?
The reply lies in Doomsday Clock #10, which reveals how Dr. Manhattan has manipulated the fact of DC Comics. The largest revelation to return out of this subject is that Dr. Manhattan had not been manipulating one side of DC Comics’ Multiverse, however a Metaverse – a actuality indifferent from the multiverse that determines the established order of actuality and sure key constants. For example, whereas the yr through which Superman is first revealed to the world and the exact date when his foster mother and father died could change, Superman will basically stay the identical particular person as a result of the Metaverse dictates that Superman act a sure means.
By altering the Metaverse in order that The Kents died whereas Clark Kent was nonetheless a young person, and stopping the Legion of Superheroes from ever present, Dr. Manhattan eradicated each touchstone that humanized Superman as a younger grownup. This created a brand new Superman (i.e. The New 52 Superman) whom Dr. Manhattan associated to higher.
Doomsday Clock #10 additionally revealed that the Metaverse was not a passive actuality and that it had begun to battle again towards Dr. Manhattan’s alterations. A technique it did this was by bringing Wally West – essentially the most highly effective model of The Flash to have ever existed and one of many few heroes with the ability to probably match Dr. Manhattan in a straight-up battle – again into the Metaverse, after Dr. Manhattan had eliminated him together with many of the basic Teen Titans.
Whereas Wally West didn’t keep in mind his first encounter with Dr. Manhattan as soon as he resettled into actuality, it was clear that Dr. Manhattan didn’t neglect him. Creating an influence surge that induced Wally to lose management of his powers could be effectively inside Dr. Manhattan’s capabilities, as would utilizing his energy to see the long run to search out one of the best level at which to assault Wally West and make the surge seem like a results of Wally’s shedding management in a second of weak spot. This may additional serve to undermine Wally’s confidence in himself and his standing as an avatar of Hope – a drive Dr. Manhattan appears to carry in each concern and disdain.
It is usually price noting that Dr. Manhattan’s power is blue – the identical coloration as Wally West’s lightning in Heroes in Disaster. This principle offers a motive, a method and a chance for Dr. Manhattan to have framed Wally West for homicide, however this principle will stay simply that till the subsequent subject of Doomsday Clock is launched.
Doomsday Clock #10 and Heroes in Disaster #9 can be found now at your native comedian e-book retailer.