I’m by no means a stranger to Aquaman, I’ve got a lot of love and respect for the character and know an alright amount of the basic lore and have checked some of his comics out before here and there but I think this is the first real time I’m checking out a full Aquaman trade, looking forward to reading through it
Hey everyone, long time lurker, occasional commenter/poster, today’s my birthday and because it is I made it a personal goal to actually go through with making this post. I wanted to spend a little time sharing information and artwork for my own version of the Flash. This is “The Flash Forever”, and it’s essentially a multi-book series of stories involving Barry Allen and his adventures as the Flash. My version and the mission statement is that this is a hero built from the ground up. A lot of traditional things we know from the Flash mythos are similar in this version, but there’s also a decent amount of things that are different. I’ve had this version of the scarlet speedster running laps in my head since 2021 but I’ve only really put the pen to paper within the past two years. I wrote two very large story treatments for what are essentially the first two books in this series.
Book One is called Running to Stand Still:
Bumbling college student Barry Allen has a secret. He’s been operating as a superhero called the Flash after a freak lab accident granted him super speed a few years ago. When a string of peculiar elemental-based attacks start happening, it's up to him to save the day. Meanwhile Barry's friendship with classmate Lisa Snart blossoms, causing his path to cross with her older brother: an ex-convict named Leonard, and his crew of colorful characters. With Barry’s world now entwined with theirs, it puts him at odds with his best friend: Detective August Heart. As this all goes down, the elemental attacks grow larger, with possible ripple effects for all of Central City.
Book Two is called On The Run:
Fresh out of college, and fresh out of luck! Six months after the last catastrophe, Barry Allen faces a brand new challenge in the form of five killers who all have their eyes set on one person: the Flash. What follows is a globe-trotting race against the clock to find out who's really calling the shots and to keep Central City safe from its biggest threat yet.
I’m now currently working on Book 3. This story has been very important for me over the years and it’s a story I’ve become pretty determined to tell. This is a superhero that’s so great and I wanted to put my own spin on him and I really hope that you all enjoy it and follow along for the ride!
I’m planning to read Ram V’s Detective Comics run, I ordered the books and they’re on the way. I thought this specific cover would be awesome to toy around with and so I re-made it but with my own custom design of the Flash. I’m not a professional artist by any means whatsoever I’m still just learning, but if I have a reference image then I can usually do a decent drawing in that style. No AI used. Original comic cover I based my drawing on is Detective Comics #1064.