Part of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling, all-new line of volume one graphic novels, DC Universe Rebirth! His name is Barry Allen, and heโs the Fastest Man Alive. But heโs also so much more. As he learns more about the Speed Force that fuels his incredible powers, the Flash is also discovering secrets about his past beyond anything heโd ever dreamedโhow he created a Flashpoint that changed history and helped create a new world, watched over by forces unknown. And when the same Speed Force that flows through him is unleashed all over Central City, striking cops, criminals and ordinary civilians alike, itโs up to the Flash to train this new wave of speedsters to use their amazing abilities wisely. But while some may become his partners in crime-fightingโforming a true โSpeed Forceโโothers will use their godlike powers for a more sinister purpose. And the Flash is about to learn that thereโs some evil even he canโt outrunโฆ The race is on as writer Joshua Williamson (DEATHSTROKE) and artist Carmine di Giandomenico (All New X-Factor) present THE FLASH VOL. 1: LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICEโthe starting line of a bold new era for the Scarlet Speedster, bursting from the blockbuster DC Universe Rebirth event! Collects THE FLASH: REBIRTH #1 and THE FLASH #1-8.