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{{quote| ''Everything you know will change in a flash!''}}
What would you do if you woke up one morning and discovered that everything around you had changed, so much so that even the familiar is so alien, they are almost unrecognizable? And not only that, but this new world is teetering on the brink of superpowered war? This is the world which [[The Flash|Barry Allen]] finds himself in; this is the world of ''Flashpoint''.
[[Superman]] is nowhere to be found; in his place, [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Cyborg]] is the world's greatest hero. Likewise, Barry's enemy Captain Cold -- or rather, ''Citizen'' Cold -- has filled his spot as Central City's protector. Hal Jordan never became [[Green Lantern (Comic Book)|Green Lantern]]; Abin Sur remains the protector of Sector 2814. [[Batman]] is uncharacteristically brutal. And most pressingly, [[Wonder Woman]] is at war with [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]] with the former conquering the United Kingdom and the latter sinking the rest of Western Europe into the sea; if left unchecked the Amazons and Atlanteans will devastate the world.
''Flashpoint'' is a [[Crisis Crossover]] published by DC Comics, written by [[Geoff Johns]] and penciled by Andy Kubert; the series details an altered DC Universe in which only Barry Allen seems to be aware of very significant differences between the regular timeline and the altered one he awakes in. Consisting of a limited five issue run, the series will also involve sixteen 3-issue mini series, four one-shots, and a tie-in arc in ''[[Booster Gold]]''. It was preceded by four issues of "The Road to Flashpoint" in ''[[The Flash]]'' #9-#12. This event led to [[New 52|a complete relaunch of the DC universe]] starting with Justice League #1 on August 31st 2011.
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== Flashpoint Titles ==
=== Main Titles ===
* [[The Flash]] #9-12
* Flashpoint #1-5
* [[Booster Gold]] #44-47
=== Three-issue miniseries: ===
* ''Whatever Happened to Gotham?''
** [[Batman]]: Knight Of Vengeance
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** [[Green Lantern (Comic Book)|Hal Jordan]]
=== One-shots: ===
* [[Maniac Monkeys|Grodd]] [[Just for Pun|of]] [[God of War (Video Game)|War]]
* [[Flash|Reverse Flash]]
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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: ''Flashpoint'' allows for Abin Sur's character to be expanded upon significantly, unlike his regular universe counterpart who [[Posthumous Character|died in his first appearance and was only seen in flashbacks following afterwards]].
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: This series is for Flash what ''[[Blackest Night]]'' was for [[Green Lantern (Comic Book)|Green Lantern]]. Other than that, though, many of this universe's major heroes are second stringers ([[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Cyborg]] is practically this universe's Superman), or in the case of the [[Green Lantern (Comic Book)|Green Lantern]] Abin Sur are dead in the main DCU.
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