The Official Flash Thread

[flash13]

Mirror Master is definitely my choice.

 

[Webhead2006]

mirror master would be a great visual effects foe to tango with.

 

[Timstuff]

Mirror Master can actually pretty well hold his own against Flash without the help of the other rogues, because his power kind of negates Flash's when it's utilized correctly. He'd be a good solo villain.

 

[The Overlord]

Mirror Master can actually pretty well hold his own against Flash without the help of the other rogues, because his power kind of negates Flash's when it's utilized correctly. He'd be a good solo villain.

But would his costume work in live action?

 

[cerealkiller182]

I always liked the Rogues when they work together. Its their chemistry that makes them work as villains IMO. And their costumes would work in live action if they are treated as if they are supposed to be dumb looking. I think of the line in The Crow "...a group with jolly pirate nicknames." They are dangerous but their is a dumb aspect to them. I think it would work very nicely

 

[ChickenScratch]

But would his costume work in live action?

Doesn't have to even have the costume. I think he's one of the villains who actually works without one. Let him have his gadgets. Kinda like how they did it in the TV series.

 

[Webhead2006]

i dont see why his costume or let alone a few other of the "Rouges" villains cant have costumes. Sure there would probably be a few changes in the look. But with the right people on board and all that i think they could pull off good looking costumes and not make it look cheesy.

 

[Jahu-Momus]

But with the right people on board and all that i think they could pull off good looking costumes and not make it look cheesy.

I think that would be cool to see the Rogues costume done well. But with all the colors, it is very easy for them to slip into ridiculous territory. Plus, they would have to be explained because unless they are intense attention ****es, they wouldn't wear bright uniforms like that

 

[Evil Twin]

I kind of think that Captain Cold and Heat Wave would work fairly well since there's a practical element to their costumes. I wouldn't touch much of Boomerang's either, since he's supposed to be someone you can underestimate, and really you just need a bandolier with boomerangs for him.

Mirror Master probably just needs a costume with lots of pouches on it for his mirror gadgets.

I don't know necessarily what you do with Weather Wizard. He probably needs some sort of holster for his wand. Other than that, I think you're free to reinterpret. Just speaking visually, I'd probably go with something less skin tight so that you can see the fabric blowing in the wind. I think that's an advantage of his Silver Age costume.

 

[Evil Twin]

FWIW, months ago before Geoff Johns was attached I put together a rought outline for a Flash movie. If people are interested, I'm willing to share it here as a starting point for discussion.

 

[Flash Facts]

Well that kinda poses a problem in regards using time travel in a Flash movie doesn't it? Seriously time travel poses all sorts of problems in fiction, so unless you really know what you are doing or its the central premise of the story, you should really consider not using it.

Well though I haven't been one of the proponents of time travel in this thread, I will say that it all depends on the tone of the movie and how they use it. Also the fact that the movie will not be a part of the comics kinda of automatically avoids some the problem you linked to.

Personally I think Mark Waid handled time travel well.

FWIW, months ago before Geoff Johns was attached I put together a rought outline for a Flash movie. If people are interested, I'm willing to share it here as a starting point for discussion.

I'm interested.

 

[Kevin Smith]

Mirror Master can actually pretty well hold his own against Flash without the help of the other rogues, because his power kind of negates Flash's when it's utilized correctly. He'd be a good solo villain.

Very true. He was considred to be Flash's arch nemesis in the early silver age stories, btw, before Thawne debuted. And I think he is one of the most unique villains in comics.

.....and it would be cool to see Barry try to solve the crimes done with the mirrors in the forensics lab, IMO.

@Overlord:

I think the costume will work fine, you have that same "problem" with The Flash. As long as they treat it seriously and it looks cool (not like a crappy haloween spandex suit with bright technicolors), people will dig it.

 

[Kevin Smith]

Well though I haven't been one of the proponents of time travel in this thread, I will say that it all depends on the tone of the movie and how they use it. Also the fact that the movie will not be a part of the comics kinda of automatically avoids some the problem you linked to.

Personally I think Mark Waid handled time travel well.

I'm interested.

I agree.

 

[The Overlord]

Very true. He was considred to be Flash's arch nemesis in the early silver age stories, btw, before Thawne debuted. And I think he is one of the most unique villains in comics.

.....and it would be cool to see Barry try to solve the crimes done with the mirrors in the forensics lab, IMO.

@Overlord:

I think the costume will work fine, you have that same "problem" with The Flash. As long as they treat it seriously and it looks cool (not like a crappy haloween spandex suit with bright technicolors), people will dig it.

Are you sure the baggy looking mask Mirror Master wears would look good in live action?

 

[Evil Twin]

Since there's some interest in the rough outline I put together for a Flash movie, I'll share. And I realize that this is a very rough draft which is inconsistent in formatting, syntax, etc. If that makes the reading hard, I apologize.

part 1

THE FLASH

Opening: A bank robbery in Central City by Pied Piper (Hartley Rathaway, rebellious rich kid, has sonic pipes which can perform hypnosis or emit shattering blasts). Cops are on the scene getting ready to storm the place and so is a fancy police van. The Pied Piper is toying with the police, sending out shattering blasts sending cop cars flying and preparing to make his escape. After one of Piper's blasts the police scientist inside the van, Barry Allen, is shown analysing the soundwaves and programming something into a counter sonic device. The police then storm the building and one brave officer overcomes Piper with the aid of that device which emits counter sound waves to Piper's sonic blasts, thereby cancelling them out.

The hero cop, John Gardner, is a media darling. Proclaimed a hero. He's given the opportunity to give credit to Barry, but Barry shakes him off, letting him bask in the glory. Iris is of course covering this and notices. During this press conference it's established that Central City is overrun with these rogues after they knocked off S.T.A.R. labs and stole a host of scientific equipment. The police promise that this is the first Rogue capture of many and Piper is packed off to Iron Heights penitentiary where they have a special wing for costumed crooks.


After the press conference, Barry gets a call from Jay. Jay congratulates Barry and the Central City Police. Says, he looks forward to hearing a story from his number 1 fan for a change. Barry laughs at that and is modest about it all. Jay says the only one he’s fooling is himself. Barry’s modest saying that he’s only part of a team doing their job. Jay says that the team has gotten a whole lot better since Barry’s joined them. Barry asks him if that’s so, why do I have a ton of reports to review today?

A day at work for Barry Allen. A huge stack of reports. Barry sits at his desk. And reads. And makes comments in the margins. And the world speeds by around him. But the pile on his desk slowly gets smaller and smaller.

Lunch. Barry sits at his desk with a bag lunch. But his eyes dart across the page of the comic he’s reading. We following along at high speed as he reads about the adventures of a speedster with a costume like Hermes. The Flash.

Back to work for Barry. The hour gets late. He doesn’t budge from his desk. The world speeds by. And the task gets done.

Barry’s getting to leave, the cops are going to go out to celebrate and invite Barry along. They want him to at least celebrate with them. He thinks about it, but then remembers he's late for a date with Iris and tosses some last bits of paperwork, and the sonic device, in a drawer, locks it up, and hurries off.

His first words to Iris are, of course, "Sorry, I'm late." Her reply is that she's used to it and anyways, she knows that the department had a big day. And that she knows Barry had a little to do with it. She then asks him why he didn't step up and take credit? And he explains that he was just doing his job, it was science that defeated the Pied Piper and someone would have thought it up sooner or later, and, besides, it wasn't his life on the line if it didn't work. He was just Q to James Bond. She thinks he doesn't give himself enough credit, particularly that anyone else would think it up. She says Jay would agree with her. But, she's not going to argue, she knows how special Barry is, even if noone else, including Barry himself knows. But, she cautions Barry not to take her for granted.

Later that night, John Gardner arrives home from his celebration. But someone is watching from the bushes down the road. Mere moments after Gardner locks up, when he's taunted and then attacked by Mirror Master - Sam Scudder. Master of mirrors, illusions, holograms, and with the ability to use mirrors as a gateway to another dimension that he can use to travel from place to place. This time, Mirror Master uses every reflective surface to attack and brutally beat Gardner to death.

We then fade in a transition to the crime scene with Barry Allen investigating personally. No signs of entry. No signature. Just a brutal attack. Barry will eventually figure out that Gardner wasn't reaching for his gun, which he couldn't see from his angle, but instead pointing towards a mirror, identifying his attacker.

But, of course, Barry has no proof. Which the Police Captain points out. It’s not like Mirror Master isn’t wanted for a ton of crimes anyway. Yes, but Gardner deserves justice for his murder. There’s no argument to that. But you have to find the proof. Barry promises he will.


That evening, a non-descript warehouse in a seedy part of town. Inside, there are two henchmen, in parka-like outfits. Henchman 1 (Don) says “Boss sounds pissed, doesn’t he Rob?” Henchman 2 (Rob) replies “Darn right. Kicking ass, Don.”

Inside the room the henchmen are guarding, the Rogues, Mirror Master (Sam Scudder, scumbag, master of illusions and able to use reflective surfaces as a gateway to travel), Weather Wizard (Mark Mardon, mercurial, controls weather through his weather wand), Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness, disgrace to the continent of Australia, untrustworthy, has high tech boomerang weapons), Heat Wave (Mick Rory, hot head and obsessed with fire, has fire based weapons) and Captain Cold (Len Snart, cold blooded, smart, has ice based weapons), are arguing. Cold, all business and logic, says Mirror Master's attack on the cop was "stupid". It's just going to rile up cops. People have romantic notions about bank robbers, Jesse James, Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, but they can't abide cop killers "You didn't kill a hero, you created a martyr." He might as well have killed off a lab tech while he was at it. CC suggests that they shouldn't bust Piper out of prison now because it would just implicate them as accessories. Say that they need to be "smart" and they all can retire early. Of course there's an argument. Boomerang, of course, doesn't care about anyone but himself. Weather Wizard sides with the voice of reason. Heat Wave of course argues on the side of Mirror Master, but in the end, they decide to just leave it be. Who's out there to stop them anyways and it's just a bigger share for them. At one point, Weather Wizard offers to do something about the thunderstorm brewing outside, but told not to bother as it is insignificant in the big picture.

Back at the Central City crime lab, Barry is sifting through the evidence. Trying to find something tangible to tie Mirror Master to the murder. Iris calls.

“You have a good excuse this time for missing our date. Are you all right?” They talk. Barry says he has everyone working on the case, but so far hasn’t come up with any evidence. He’s convinced they’ll find it though. “I don’t believe in the perfect crime. These guys aren’t that smart. They always forget something. Like the fact that their victims are intelligent and aware of what’s going on, not mere pawns. He’ll have left something. I just don’t know where it is yet. Science will find an answer.” “You’ll find an answer.” Iris corrects him. Iris suggests if there’s something Barry can’t talk about with her, that he give Jay a call. “He practically was a cop. He’ll understand.” They say their goodbyes. Barry puts the phone on a charger, right in front of the chemical rack. And pauses a moment.

Lightning strike. Chemicals. Barry Allen knocked unconscious and covered with chemicals. Which seep into him as he’s sprawled on the ground. Moments pass and he’s awakened by the janitor who asks him what happened. Barry honestly doesn’t know as there’s not a sign of chemicals although there’s glass everywhere. The janitor shoos Barry out and begins to clean up.

Shaken, Barry goes to a nearby diner and gets a cup of coffee. Everything seems to be all right. But, he discovers his new powers when a waitress slips, threatening to spill a platter of food all over a customer. In Flash time, Barry rights it, without quite believing it. He hurriedly pays his bill and steps outside. Where rain seems to be falling in slow motion. He literally steps in between the raindrops and then outraces a bus like it’s standing still. Yahoo, he yells as he builds up speed and races through the streets.

Barry calls Jay to arrange a meeting from a nearby payphone. Hurries off by a sign signaling Keystone City (Home of The Flash) featuring the classic Jay Garrick image and is there practically before Jay has the phone back on the hook.

Jay and Barry meet in a back room of his house full of Flash memorabilia. I'd suggest Jay use a cane. Barry fills Jay in on what's happened to him. Asks why the world picked himself to give these wondrous gifts to? Jay, responds, that he can think of no one better. Barry's his biggest fan, knows all his tricks, and even tracked him down after he retired from his run. Mentions that millions of men in WWII thought they were ordinary men, but when called they beat back the threat of the Nazis. Rifles through his things and pulls out a ring and give it to Barry. Barry says “I already know to drink my Ovaltine.” “Very funny” exclaims Jay who then explains that it contains a costume which expands on contact with air. “Yeah, I read a paper on that cloth by a guy named Palmer” Barry butts in “Only problem is that it takes hours for a normal person to fold it back down right.” “But less than a second at superspeed” replies Jay. Invented by a Princeton guy named Infantino, who's also one of his biggest fans. Could never bring himself to wear it, it just wasn't his style, but he reckons it will suit Barry to a t. He also comments that it has a mask. Criminals these days aren't like they were in Jay's time. They had a code of honor. Heck, the Shade even sends him Christmas cards to this day. That recent killing in Central City is why it's a good idea to keep your identity secret. Keep them guessing. Tells Barry to think it over, but if he wants to take up the mantle of the Flash he has Jay's blessing.

The next day is like any other. Barry goes to work and cleans up the last traces of the accident in the lab at superspeed. A radio call goes out of a robbery in progress by a criminal, gunshots. Barry clears out his lab to send people to the crime scene. And then, in a blur, changes into The Flash. A costume that’s not fake rubber armor or leather, but more akin to a track suit. It’s bright red, yellow wings on the head, extra padding on the hands to cushion blows, yellow boots with extra thick treads, and goggles to protect the eyes. And he’s off in a blur.

A robber, The Turtle, gets out of a car with a bag full of loot. The car speeds off with the police in fast pursuit, while he gets into a rowboat and slowly rows away.

Flash speeds after the getaway car and runs across the same lake the Turtle is rowing across. Right through a swarm of bugs. Which stops him at the other side as he spits out bugs and clears his goggles.

At that point The Flash notices the Turtle and his bag of loot. “Clever.” The Flash then takes out the rowboat and Turtle in a tornado whirlwind and deposits him and the loot by a pair of park cops.

Then after the getaway car. The camera will cut to slow motion as a bullet is fired from a bandit’s gun. And we'll track it to see that it's zeroed in on the officer driving the car. And we'll track around to see The Flash closing on the bullet. But will he reach it in time? The scene will speed up as we follow the Flash as a blur past the police car and then see him skid to a stop. Where he'll open his fist to reveal a bullet. "Way faster than a speeding bullet."

The Flash then speeds off as the bullet falls to the ground. The getaway car will then slam to a sudden stop, with a crimson blur around it, as the robbers find their car suspended on blocks with the wheels off. The Flash stops to admire his handiwork as he sees the cops catch up to the bewildered crooks. But there are more sirens, for something else, and The Flash speeds over to a store window to see reports of a breaking robbery at the Central City Art Museum. Seems the Rainbow Raider is busy.

We pan through the museum. Guards are knocked out. Others are restrained by rainbow colored bands of energy. Still others are trapped in side rooms with rainbow colored bands of energy blocking the door. Finally, we come across the Rainbow Raider (Roy G. Bivolo, frustrated artist, able to emit blasts of energy and create solid light barriers with his goggles) admiring a painting in his possession, Duchamp's Nude Descending a
Staircase (No. 2).

“Put the painting down. Let’s not damage it.”

The Rainbow Raider turns and sees The Flash for the first time. At the ready at the doorway of the main gallery.

“Nice outfit.” the Rainbow Raider replies. “It’s elegant in its lines and simplicity.”

The Rainbow Raider slowly sets the painting down, never taking his eyes off The Flash. Showdown at the Central City Museum.

The Rainbow Raider fires first. And again as he tries to keep up with The Flash, and not hit any paintings, as the Flash builds up speed. Flash runs into a corner, gets sideways on a wall, bounds to another wall, and then accelerates before the Rainbow Raider can get his head turned and delivers a devastating superspeed punch to the jaw. The Rainbow Raider goes down in a heap.

A moment passes. “Oww.” The Flash shakes his hand which hurts like the devil. He’s learned that he’s not immune to Newton’s Third Law of Motion and that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In short, punching someone at superspeed hurts. He takes a moment to gather himself, hangs the painting back where it should be, and then speeds off.

We'll then cut to an evening newscast. Which recounts the adventures of the mysterious human thunderbolt. Jay watches with a smile. Which will be interrupted when The Flash comes onto set. And announces who he is, full of blurs and lightning and verbal distortion. He's The Flash, just an ordinary citizen of Central City gifted with powers and here to help. He asks the people of Central City just to think of him as a friend, not a hero like the police officers who put themselves on the line every day. And he tells the Rogues that he's coming after them and that they can't outrun him. "And, if they want to come after me, well, catch me if you can." He then speeds off.

With a cut to Iris who's watching it in a restaurant bar. Who's startled when Barry arrives with a "Sorry, I'm late." line. She corrects him, he's early.

At which point, we'll cut to meeting again of the Rogues. Heat Wave wants to
go after The Flash hard and fast. Cold encourages them to use their head, remain calm, and put together a plan before going in half cocked. Don't rise to the obvious bait. Use your head and we'll be rid of this upstart in no time. The topic is brought up as to whether they bust the Rainbow Raider out of prison. Boomerang says that they shouldn't bother as he's sure that the Rainbow Raider will be a very popular prisoner. They all have a laugh about that.

After the meeting, the Weather Wizard pulls Boomerang aside and says he has
a job planned and doesn't want to wait out Cold. Says he has an ex-wife and kid that want their money. What are the odds of the Flash actually arriving in time anyways? That said, there's no reason to be stupid and he'd like backup. Boomerang asks “How much is my share?”

And we'll cut back to Barry and Iris getting back from a full night on the town. Full of passion. Iris asks what's come over him? And, Barry, defensive, asks why, does he seem different? "No, not really, just... fuller. Like something missing was added. You'd call it a catalyst, I suppose." Barry smiles and then gives her a big kiss.

End Part 1

 

[Evil Twin]

Part 2

Next day, morning. An armored truck pulls up to a bank. Clouds form, turning the bright day dark as the guards remove sacks of money. Before they know it, they’re whipped to the ground by strong winds. It’s the Weather Wizard pulling his job. He scoops up a full duffel bag full of money. Police cars come. And are stopped by giant hale which smashes the cars. Weather Wizard is showing off, cutting off routes of attack with dense fog and ice. WW spots a red blur coming his way, and sends a blast of wind in its direction. Momentarily stopping Flash in his tracks. But, it’s only momentary and Flash bears down and speeds right through the hurricane force winds. And, creates his own wind gust, knocking the Weather Wizard back and separating him from his two sacks of dough.

“Hands where I can see them” Flash orders. Weather Wizard looks around, and apparently disappointed in the absence of his backup complies. Reaching straight up in the air with his wand pointed to the sky. Which explodes in a series of lightning strikes which The Flash narrowly avoids as he zig zags out of the way.

The Weather Wizard starts enjoying himself. He waves his weather wand like a conductor leading an orchestra. Confident that sooner or later, Flash will zig when he should have zagged. Every time Flash attempts to approach his foe, he’s turned back by a wave of lightning. But, instead of continuing to attempt a direct attack, Flash zooms around and carries up a wave of Weather Wizard’s oversized hale in his wake. This time, Flash turns aside, but the hale continues through the wave of lightning. Striking and knocking out the Weather Wizard. And leaving the duffel bag by his side.

Flash stops and admires his work. Spectators come out and start cheering. Suddenly, there’s a thunk to the Flash’s right. He glances over and sees a boomerang embedded in the pavement. He starts to speed away, but is caught in an explosion and hurled across the street into a car, momentarily stunned. Spectators scatter. A second boomerang whirls through the air and a hook snags the duffel bag of loot. Jets fire and the boomerang carries the bag of loot up to the top of a nearby building where Captain Boomerang waits for it. “Sorry, but a full share beats a partial share anytime.” Another explosive boomerang is thrown towards Flash, who speeds out of the way as the boomerang impacts and blows up the car he was next to.

Having lost the element of surprise, Captain Boomerang sends out a flurry of boomerangs. Razor sharp ones which cut through lamp posts after the Flash dodges them. Heat seeking ones, which Flash shakes off his trail by standing in front of the burning car and then dodging out of the way. And a boomerang which unleashes a swarm of smaller boomerangs. Flash dodges them all and accelerates towards and then straight up the side of the building that Captain Boomerang sits atop. Captain Boomerang is so astonished to come face to face with The Flash that he drops the next boomerang he was preparing to throw. Flash says “By the way, you forgot that boomerangs return to their thrower.” And speeds out of the way at the last second, leaving Captain Boomerang to catch a face full of miniature boomerangs.

Flash drops Captain Boomerang and the bag of loot by the Weather Wizard and starts scanning for more Rogues. Is that it? Laughter behind him as he turns and sees Mirror Master grabbing the duffel bag of loot through the reflection of a plate glass window above Weather Wizard and Captain Boomerang. The Flash reacts, smashing the window, but too late, although part of the duffel bag and money that didn’t make it through are severed from the rest. From another window, the Mirror Master laughs at him. And thanks him for the easiest money he’s ever made. “It’s going to be a shame, when I kill you.”

The Mirror Master then vanishes. Leaving The Flash with the two Rogues and a block of destroyed property.

The Rogues are arguing again. How long are they going to sit around and not do anything about The Flash. Captain Cold reluctantly agrees that they don’t have time to waste, not with two more of their number gone. So, what are they going to do about it. Do we bust out Captain Boomerang? Heat Wave says leave him, he’s sure he’s going to be very popular in prison.

But, what about the Weather Wizard? Too valuable to be locked up, even if he didn’t listen, says Cold. Heat Wave and Mirror Master both agree. Then, we’re settled. We bust out the Weather Wizard and kill The Flash. And, burn Central City to the ground, adds Heat Wave. Let’s make sure that no one even thinks about challenging us again, adds Mirror Master. And Captain Cold says, here’s the plan….

Captain Cold comes out of the meeting and signals Don and Rob to come with him. “Preparations to make. We’re heading downtown.” They get into a nondescript van with tinted windows and drive out of the warehouse. It’s quiet. Captain Cold awkwardly makes small talk with his employees. “Hope you’ve been spending the money I’ve paid you wisely.” Don replies “Oh sure, I got my mother that operation she needed.” And Rob chimes in “And I’ve paid off my student loans.” Cold is amused by this. “And I hope you haven’t bought anything extravagant that would draw attention to yourselves.” Rob, sheepishly, “Uhh, I bought a PS3.” And Don “Sorry, I bought an X-Box.” Cold laughs.


Lunch in the park – Fox Gardens, Iris and Barry

Iris: How’s work?

Barry: Slow actually. Apparently The Flash has taught the criminals a lesson and they’re keeping low.

How’s work with you?

Iris: Good. I’m almost done with my latest article.

Barry: What’s it about?

Iris, with a smile: The banality of evil. A background piece on how the Rogues are just ordinary and petty criminals, just with better guns.

You won’t believe how ordinary they actually are. Abusive homes. Family rebellion. Heck, the Rainbow Raider is color blind, if you can believe it.

<Both chuckle>

Iris: Some are even compensating for their underdeveloped equipment.

Barry, smiling: Who?

Iris, in mock surprise: Barry! The guy with the large bent weapons of course!

<Both laugh hard.>

Barry, turning serious: Iris, seriously, why did you ever choose to go out with me?

Iris mulls it over, then responds.

Iris: You really don’t know, do you?

<beat>

You wouldn’t know this, but after my mother died, my father pretty much disappeared. He’d always been absent-minded, but it was like he forgot he was among the living. He barely ate. He didn’t smile. He barely even acknowledged his family. Everything was rote. Nothing I did to jog him out of that worked. I thought for sure that his next semester of teaching would be his last.

<beat>

But on the first day of class, he came home and I’d never seen Professor Ira West so angry. Some new graduate student had the temerity to question one of his theories. And hadn’t backed down one inch when taken to task for it. He swore he was going to teach that uppity student a thing or two and then checked the data. And discovered you were right.

<beat>

But the fire you lit in him stayed lit. I can remember coming home late and hearing you two debating some esoteric theory that I could barely comprehend. But I could comprehend that the life was back in my father. You were a challenge and a point of pride for him. And he loved you for it.

<beat>

And I loved you for it. Just by being you, you brought my father back to me. And that’s something that I can never, ever repay you for.

Barry, now awkward: Iris… I…

Iris’s cell phone rings. She looks at it. Annoyed.

Iris: Sorry, it’s my editor. I have to take this.

Hello.

<beat>

What do you mean the cover’s ready? The article isn’t written yet!

<beat>

O.k. I’ll get right on it.

I’m sorry, I have to go. Deadline has been pushed up. Apparently, my editor is concerned that the Flash will catch all The Rogues before the next edition. And, unlike you, I’m never late.

Barry: Can I help? Do you have a lot to do?

Iris: No. I’m almost finished. Just have to visit a few places that I understand the Mirror Master used to hang out at. Get some information, finish the story, and get it to my editor before morning. I’ll be working late for sure. Why don’t we catch breakfast in the morning.

Barry: You be careful that you don’t run across one of these guys.

Iris: Honestly, you worry too much. They’d have to be really stupid to come back to their known hang outs.

End Part 2

 

[Evil Twin]

Part 3

They say goodbye and Barry is back to the lab. Pouring over the Gardner murder scene photos. Trying to figure it out. Jay calls. Says he was expecting a call by now telling him all about how The Flash brought in the Weather Wizard and Captain Boomerang. “And about how he let Mirror Master pull a fast one on him?” Barry asks. Jay encourages him not to be too down on himself. He’s not perfect and he’ll learn. “Next time I’ll hit them hard and fast.” When the chips are down, Jay is confident that Barry will figure out a way to come through. Barry says that he wishes he could share that confidence, because it looks like Mirror Master has him stumped. No matter how closely he’s looking for some evidence to tie Mirror Master to the crime scene, he just can’t find it. Jay suggests that instead of looking closer, perhaps Barry should step back and look at the big picture.

Iris on a series of interviews. A seedy flophouse, the Bates Hotel. A parole officer interview. Finally, a seedy bar.

Mirror Master, cooling his heels waiting for Cold to get back. Decides to go out and get a drink. Heat Wave tells him Captain Cold won’t approve. Mirror Master asks him what does he care? Heat Wave merely says that he doesn’t, but Mirror Master should be aware of the fallout.

Barry Allen at the Gardner murder site. Same old living room. He zooms out to a nearby hill overlooking the neighborhood. Looks down and spies a grove of trees overlooking Gardner’s house. Barry zooms down. He looks around. Spots something near a bush. He smiles. “Gotcha.” We see a bunch of cigarette stubs and a bottle.

“A 40 ouncer of malt liquor and a pack of Lucky Strikes” is ordered by Sam Scudder at the bar. Iris looks up and recognizes him. A small moment of fear. Scudder takes a long pull from his bottle, refreshed. A seedy patron of bar gets Scudder’s attention. “There’s a girl reporter asking questions about you. She’s been here a few hours.” “Where?” asks Scudder. “Over there.” They turn and look, but Iris has already fled.

Out in her car down the street, Iris is crouched low. Hiding. It’s getting late and the shadows are getting long. She sees Scudder come out of the bar, look around, then head down an alley. She pulls out her cell phone and starts dialing. 9 – 1 – and she never reaches the third number as Mirror Master’s hand comes shooting out of the rear view mirror grabbing the phone. Iris bolts from the car and its mirrors. An arm reaches for her from a nearby window, but she avoids it and runs down an alley. Mirror Master chuckles. He pulls a grenade out of one of the pouches on him. And then turns on a device. Iris, crouching in fear. Gets rid of everything reflective she can find. And why does her purse suddenly feel so heavy? She looks into her purse, remembering her compact, and sees it wedged open like a clamshell with a grenade inside it. She throws her purse down the alley and ducks into a doorway. Boom. Scudder laughs at the mouth of the alleyway. Too easy. “Scudder!” yells Captain Cold, pissed. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” “Getting rid of a nosy reporter.” They argue in front of their headquarters as Iris peeks around the corner spotting their headquarters. Heat Wave joins them and they step through one of Mirror Master’s mirror doorways and disappear.

Iron Heights penitentiary. Just another routine day. We check in on the Pied Piper and Rainbow Raider who are proving to be very popular. Piper is teaching a music class and Rainbow Raider an art class.

And all hell breaks loose. Heat Wave sets part of the building on fire, complete with explosions, while Cold is taking out the rest of the building. And Mirror Master is infiltrating via reflective surfaces, taking out the guards, and letting the prisoners out in a full scale riot. Except for Boomerang who is stuck in his cell.

The alarm goes out.

At police headquarters, “And the DNA samples match the file results for Mirror Master.” Barry explains to the police captain. It’s good work. Suddenly, the alarm from Iron Heights comes in. The Captain orders all available units to head towards Iron Heights. But doesn’t want anyone to approach until the tactical units are fully deployed. Which will likely take at least a half hour. Still, it’s better than a slaughter as cops try to play hero. The Captain heads out himself. To have his car quickly passed by a scarlet blur.

A news helicopter arrives to see what’s going on at Iron Heights. Television cameras show the mayhem. “He’s on his way!” we hear from one of Cold’s henchmen who is monitoring some sort of seismic device.

Cold: Places, everyone.

Inside the penitentiary, the rioters stop as Mirror Master steps out.

Mirror Master: Everyone listen. If you want out, here’s the plan.

Iris reaches a phone booth. Dials 911. All circuits are busy. She calls Barry. No answer. She runs to her car.

Flash coming out of Central City at the speed of sound. A news helicopter arrives overhead, catching everything in its camera lens.

Captain Cold points his gun at the ground and the road freezes from that point for 1,000 feet towards the city.

Flash hits the unexpected ice, slips, and starts sliding out of control…

Towards a wall of fire created by Heat Wave.

The Flash skids throwing up some frost from humidity in the air freezing. Closer and closer to the wall of flames the Flash gets. Suddenly Flash’s arms whirl creating a wind and frost vortex that knocks a hole through the flames. And he’s instantly back on his feet.

The Flash races towards the Rogues, dodging ice blasts, from Cold’s henchmen, who he zig zags and takes out, and flame blasts from Heat Wave. He zigs and zags and finally bears in on Captain Cold and Heat Wave to deliver a devastating attack.

Only to swing right through Cold and Heat Wave. Holograms created by Mirror Master.

From a safe distance.

Captain Cold: You’re not as smart as you think Flash. Running in here like this.

The hologram further drops, and Flash finds himself now surrounded by hundreds of escaped prisoners. The Rogues steered him right into the center of them all. Shoulder to shoulder with no room to maneuver through. And they attack.

The Rogues laugh. Rob and Don high five in the background. Weather Wizard comes over to join the Rogues. They tell him that he has to earn his freedom, just like every other common criminal. The Weather Wizard reluctantly joins the fray.

A big brawl. Flash fights, trying all sorts of superspeed tricks, bodies fly everywhere, but he’s being overcome through sheer numbers and mass. The sun is going down giving everything a reddish hue.

Captain Cold: That’s what you call irony. The super hero brought low by ordinary criminals. And we don’t even have to get our hands dirty.

Mirror Master is annoyed by this. He sends a hologram through the fight to taunt The Flash.

Mirror Master: And you thought you were something special. Something better than us.

When you’re dead, we’ll unmask you. And reveal just how ordinary you were. Flesh and blood that thought he was a hero.

And I’m not going to stop there. I’m going to make you a lesson to everyone that even thinks about rising against us. Your friends. Dead. Your co-workers. Dead. And, if you happen to have a pretty girlfriend, she’s going to be very dead. And on the one year anniversary, I’m going to dig up your grave. And laugh.

This seems to be too much for Flash. He goes down under the pile of onrushing prisoners. The television camera of the overhead helicopter shows it happening and Jay, overcome with fear, sits down with a stricken look on his face. It all seems over. Suddenly, dust comes whirling up. Tons of it, obscuring everything in the field all the way to the gates of Iron Heights. It roils and clears. The camera goes down to the center, where there’s a hole. And follows it through a tunnel that The Flash dug under the prisoners. Who are all back in their cells. Except for Pied Piper and Rainbow Raider who never left their classes. Jay’s back on his feet.

The Rogues look on stunned.

Then one of Cold’s henchmen goes down in a blur.

Then the other.

Then Heat Wave as Cold grabs a radio transmitter.

Then Mirror Master as Cold presses a button.

Captain Cold: Stop!

Flash (with his fist inches from Cold’s face): Make it quick.

Captain Cold: There are 6 bombs situated in Central City in very public locations. If you touch me, they’ll explode. If you wait 60 seconds, they’ll explode. The choice is yours.

Flash, races off to find the bombs.

Cold gets Mirror Master up. Orders him to get them out of here. Mirror Master opens up portals and Captain Cold and Heat Wave step through to their headquarters. Mirror Master doesn’t step through with them. Back at Iron Heights, Rob and Don come to and notice no one is around. Don says “Let’s go, Rob.” “Where to?” asks Rob. “How about Gotham? I hear there’s no superpowered heroes there.” replies Don. Rob responds “Good idea Don. Maybe Mister Freeze is hiring.” They get out of there.

We follow The Flash around Central City as he finds 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bombs. But he can’t find 6. And time is growing short. Until it hits him. There were only 5 bombs. He ditches the 5 bombs in a fountain located in front of police HQ and then circles around it propelling the bombs high in the air.

Where the bombs explode. Creating snow in July in the early night air.

Flash stands there admiring his work. Iris arrives in her car. And runs to tell the Flash about the Rogues’ HQ.

And, Mirror Master appears and taunts Flash again with a hologram. Flash races off after the hologram leaving Iris behind him. Iris sees the tracks in the snow and races after the Flash in her car.

Flash follows the hologram to a dark, broken down Hall of Mirrors. “Figures.” he mutters. He then speeds back the way he came. Passing Iris in her car. Not knowing what’s going on, Iris starts to turn around. Barry arrives at police HQ and pulls the sonic device from the opening scene from his drawer, straps it to his wrist, and races back. Past Iris who has turned around. With irritation, she turns around again to follow.

The Flash pauses. Takes a deep breath and goes over his plan as a reminder. “Don’t get cocky. Lure him out of the mirrors, cut off his escape, and biff, pow, zap the Mirror Master to jail.” The Flash then walks into whatever the Mirror Master is planning for him.

Past a row of distorting mirrors. Big head Flash. Fat Flash. And, following without distortion in the mirrors is the Mirror Master himself. Flash works his way to the center of the hall. The Mirror Master gloats, his reflection appearing in hundreds of mirrors. Mirror Master tells Flash that he’s tired of all of this supposed cleverness. There’s alive and there’s dead. And, he’s all for the direct approach.

One of the mirror images behind Flash deviates from the rest. A knife is thrown and Flash catches and throws it back, shattering the mirror it came from. “Is that the best you’ve got?” Flash asks. “Naah, I’m just getting warmed up. I expect that you’ll be just a trifle bit harder than that girl reporter this afternoon.” The Flash loses it for a moment. Mirrors are shattered in rapid succession. Mirror Master retrieves his knife through a shard of mirror lies close to it. While smashing a mirror, Mirror Master leaps out of another one, slashing at Flash with his knife, although Flash blocks the attack with the sonic device, cutting some of the straps. They grapple momentarily.

Flash spins Mirror Master off him and sends him flying towards a mirror. Flash reaches for his sonic device and sees it came off in the struggle. Mirror Master passes through the mirrored surface without a ripple. Flash looks around and spots the device by the entrance. A hand reaches out of a mirror shard at his feet toppling Flash, hard, as he makes a break for the device. And before he knows it, Mirror Master is all over him. Giving him a beating from all angles. Finally settling on strangling the Flash, half in and half out of a nearby mirror.

When someone sets off the sonic device shattering every mirror in the place and killing Mirror Master. Turns out it's Iris. Flash, half hidden in shadows, says she's a hero. She says she just pushed a button, he came up with the plan and put his life on the line. Also, she asks the Flash to take the credit, I wouldn't want these thugs to target me or my boyfriend. She also tells Flash where to find the Rogues.

Back to the Rogue meeting place, where Cold and Heat Wave are grabbing the loot,
arguing over who's to blame, and preparing to run. "Going somewhere gentlemen?" they hear, and they turn to see the Flash relaxed against the door frame. They both turn to fire, cancelling out each others weapons and creating a wave of fog. Cold takes off his goggles which are covered with moisture, blinding him while we hear Heat Wave being taken down somewhere in the fog. Cold clears his vision just in time to see a red fist headed right to his face. Next, they find themselves stripped to their skivvies, tied back to back to each other, and delivered to the front of the police station. With a note "I'm sure these two will be very popular with the police. – The Flash"


Back at Barry’s apartment, he gingerly cradles the phone with his chin. Iris finally has gotten ahold of him. They converse quickly and Barry tells Iris he loves her. “That’s because you’re smart.” Iris replies. They say good night. Barry gingerly puts the phone down. Sticks his feet in a tub of water and salts. And sticks each of his hands in a bucket of ice. It’s been some day.

Later, Iris finishes her article with some thoughts on the banality of good. How throughout history, heroes have emerged from the unlikeliest and commonest of places. David slays Goliath. Joan of Arc leads the armies of France. Joshua Chamberlain holds Little Round Top. Ordinary people, but in the right place, at the right time. No pop psychology explanation necessary, just with a sense of right and wrong and some courage.

Jay reads the papers about Flash's triumph. A new picture frame goes on the wall next to Jay’s newspaper clippings. And, a new brighter day is dawning in Central City. Barry heads out of the lab to meet Iris, who’s waiting for him on the police HQ steps. They maybe catch a slight glimpse of each other when suddenly, there's an explosion and smoke coming from downtown. Police cars race off as Iris and Barry look on. Then there's a crimson blur and the Flash races ahead of them. Iris looks back to where Barry was just standing. And smiles.

Last line of the film, from Iris, with a smile, "Barry Allen, you're not as smart as you think you are."

The End

 

[Webhead2006]

sounds pretty good man. i enjoyed the read. Though i do think its a bit much to throw in for a single/first film.

 

[NotFadeAway]

My stance on a Flash film remains the same, although I admit to being a biased Wally West fan.....

If you just want to see a regular, traditional superhero more about Flash, with quality of course, go ahead and make an origin flick about Barry Allen. I've gotten to the point in which I will be fine with that.

BUT, if you want to see something truly unique, make the film about the legacy of The Flash, with Wally West taking up the mantle of The Flash from Barry Allen. Include Jay Garrick, the speedforce, a combination of all the reverse flashes as the villian, Tina McGee as the initial love interest but a set up for Linda Park (how often is the initial love interest in a comic book film not the ONE, looking at your mistake Spidey franchise).

Adam Brody is still my top choice for Wally despite not looking like the comic book version with Peter Krause as my choice for the older Barry Allen. Amy Acker would play Tina McGee, Linda Park would play ummm, Linda Park, and Moira Kelly would be the older Iris Allen. I would go after somewhat of a name actor to play the Reverse Flash, along the lines of Eric Bana with Star Trek. And I'm still kicking around ideas for Jay Garrick.

 

[Webhead2006]

well there is many ways they can go about flash, and whos to say even if they started with barry which as i said i would like to see it happen, they could still have jay play a part in things, and set up wally to be come flash down the road and all that. what i would hate is if they just skip over certain characters, or do what jl/jlu did and merger characters together. I would like to see each character be who they should be and not be a mixture of different guys.

 

[Evil Twin]

Well I did want to aim big, especially for Act III, figuring that it's easier to cut than add. And do things that other comic book movies haven't, like lots of supervillains. Basically have the hero seriously outnumbered as a way of equalling the odds. As well as throw in as many classic bits for the Rogues/Flash as well. Because, let's face it, the Rogues would likely be put away for awhile after the first movie in favor of the likes of Reverse Flash, Grodd, Vandal Savage, etc. No sense in saving bits for a later date that may never come.

But, anyways, just an idea of things that I'd like to see in a Flash movie. Jay as mentor, the Rogues and their relationship, the battles between the Flash and the Rogues being as much about wits as powers, etc.

 

[NotFadeAway]

well there is many ways they can go about flash, and whos to say even if they started with barry which as i said i would like to see it happen, they could still have jay play a part in things, and set up wally to be come flash down the road and all that. what i would hate is if they just skip over certain characters, or do what jl/jlu did and merger characters together. I would like to see each character be who they should be and not be a mixture of different guys.

If they start with Barry, my dream scenario for that situation would be for the film to be enough of a success that we could get a spin off television show about Wally as the Kid Flash.

I'm afraid that there going to go down the character merging route and like you, I will hate that. Wally West, with his personality amd love interest, but Barry's origin, job, and general life.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Well I did want to aim big, especially for Act III, figuring that it's easier to cut than add. And do things that other comic book movies haven't, like lots of supervillains. Basically have the hero seriously outnumbered as a way of equalling the odds. As well as throw in as many classic bits for the Rogues/Flash as well. Because, let's face it, the Rogues would likely be put away for awhile after the first movie in favor of the likes of Reverse Flash, Grodd, Vandal Savage, etc. No sense in saving bits for a later date that may never come.

But, anyways, just an idea of things that I'd like to see in a Flash movie. Jay as mentor, the Rogues and their relationship, the battles between the Flash and the Rogues being as much about wits as powers, etc.

Personally, my first flash film would be a super speed affair, with the Flash vs. Reverse Flash/Zoom/The Rival. My sequel to my Flash: Legacy idea would be Godfather: Part 2-esque in that Wally West battling the super powered rogues would be coupled with flashbacks of Barry Allen bringing them down when they were just getting started, and it would feature parrallels between Wally and Barry's life as The Flash.

 

[flash13]

If they do Barry then they should at least introduce Wally and then have him appear in the Teen Titans film.

 

[Evil Twin]

If they do Barry then they should at least introduce Wally and then have him appear in the Teen Titans film.

That's kind of putting the cart before the horse isn't it? Who's to say that a) there's going to be a Teen Titans film, b) it's going to include Kid Flash, and c) there will be no time to include background information in that film? Also, is your idea that they should cast Wally for another director in the Flash film or just carry over the character? I don't see the point in planning a series of films without knowing for sure that the first is going to be a success.

I'd like to see Wally in a Barry Allen Flash film if he's organic to the plot of the film. But, if not, you can save Wally until he's relevant to the story. I don't see any reason for Nolan to foreshadow Dick Grayson in his Batman films if it doesn't specifically add to the story being told either.