Things get weird when Si Spurrier takes over the reins of the Flash‘s ongoing adventures! Wally West is about to find himself very much out of his comfort zone by testing his ability to fully understand the Speed Force and the impact it has on other planes of existence!
While Wally’s dealing with other levels of reality, Kid Flash and the Flash of China are busy uncovering a threat to the teenagers of the DC Universe.
Related Events: This story arc begins in the final issue of the previous volume of the Flash, which launches his new series; the events of ‘Speed Force’ and ‘Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City’ loosely relate to the arc; the ‘Action Comics’ story ties more closely to the ‘Speed Force’ mini-series than the events taking place in ‘The Flash’.
Title: ‘Strange Attractor’ isn’t an official crossover, so the Omniverse Comics Guide have named the event after the title of the collected edition that collects the Flash issues of this arc – see the Key Collected Editions section.
Must-Reads: Issues in bold in the Core List or marked with a ✔ in the Full Reading Order are must-read stories from this event; in the Fallout section, issues marked with a ✔ are the stories that are most heavily impacted by this event.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Spoilers: The issue descriptions and fallout section contain spoilers, so be warned!
Previous events that directly impact this story:
- INFINITE FRONTIER (2021) – Wally West becomes the primary Flash
- BLINK OF AN EYE (2021) – Introducing the Timepoint
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the chronological reading order without story descriptions, or spoilers:
- The Flash (2020) #800 [5/5]
- Action Comics #1057 [3/3] (tie-in)
- The Flash (2023) #1-2
- Speed Force (2024) #1-5 (tie-in)
- The Flash (2023) #3
- Speed Force (2024) #6 (tie-in)
- Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 (tie-in)
- The Flash (2023) #4-6
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis |
| ✔ | The Flash #800 [5/5] While on a date with Linda Park-West, Wally West senses a ripple in reality. As the Flash, Wally investigates and falls into a unique trap and narrowly escapes being cut to ribbons by the tech-enhanced Mirror Master. After dropping the criminal off at Iron Heights, the Flash speeds back to Linda but finds himself passing through other dimensions. And he’s unable to hide the fact he left the date with Linda to deal with trouble as the Flash. Elsewhere, Mirror Master’s new ally removes him from prison. 1st appearance: Arc Angles (unnamed), Mathshrooms (unnamed), Meat Balloons (unnamed), Mirror Master/Evan McCulloch, SpectraVerse (unnamed) |
| Action Comics #1057 [3/3] (tie-in) Conner Kent ignores Martha Kent’s worries and rushes off to meet his girlfriend, Miss Martian! He tells her about his recurring dream of dying while saving Metropolis from Doomsday, but the funeral is for Superman. He ignores Miss Martian’s problems and flies off, angry about his own issues. Also see THE MAN OF TOMORROW | |
| ✔ | The Flash #1 A month after the Flash’s run-in with Mirror Master, Max Mercury and Impulse experience a disruption in the Speed Force. The Flash deals with Gorilla Grodd’s brief and confusing attack on Central City. Linda Park-West struggles with the loss of her Speed Force powers. While at work at TerrifiTech, Wally West sees a vision of something calling itself ‘the Uncoiled‘, but doesn’t tell Mister Terrific. At school, Irey West finds Jai West shirtless and crying in the dark boiler room. Flash faces Gorilla Grodd and his Askari warriors, but Grodd has gotten faster! The mysterious Indigo Streak helps Flash again but something emerges from the Speed Force which contorts and reforms his body into the Uncoiled! Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: Askari/Guerilla Gorillas, Cosmic Spiders, Deep Change (cameo, unnamed), Indigo Streak/Chad, Inspector, Nahodha, Uncoiled (cameo) New identity: Gorilla Grodd as Mwenye, Timepoint as Ickto Identity revealed: Mister Terrific’s son is called PJ Holt |
| Speed Force #1 (pp.1-6) (tie-in) Superboy leaves STAR Labs after gaming with Kid Flash (Wallace West) and the Flash of China (Avery Ho). The two Flashes see Wally West’s clash with the Guerilla Gorillas and the Uncoiled, but focus on finding the missing STAR scientists… Also see DAWN OF DC | |
| ✔ | The Flash #2 (pp.1-3) The otherworldly horror tears through Grodd’s Guerilla Gorillas… Also see DAWN OF DC |
| Speed Force #1 (pp.7-8) (tie-in) Kid Flash and the Flash of China agree to leave STAR Labs to find the scientists… Also see DAWN OF DC | |
| ✔ | The Flash #2 (pp.3-11) One of the apes activates their tech and accidentally send Flash into space in a cocoon. He’s saved by beings called the Stillness who return him to Earth and defeat the Uncoiled. The Stillness explain they’re searching for the Arc Angles before departing… Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: The Stillness (full), the Uncoiled (full) |
| Speed Force #1 (pp.9-22) (tie-in) The young Flashes are attacked by Mas y Menos who appear possessed! Mas y Menos escape before they can be defeated. The Flashes return to STAR Labs and find Mister Terrific handling things. Kid Flash takes a shine to his assistant, Cadence LaCroix. At Symphonee HQ, Symphonee is using Mas y Menos to power his very own Cosmic Treadmill! Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: Cadence LaCroix, Mas, Menos, Symphonee, Symphonee HQ |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis |
| ✔ | The Flash #2 (pp.12-13) Wally West returns home and notices someone watching him, outside his house… Also see DAWN OF DC |
| Speed Force #2 (tie-in) Superboy takes Kid Flash to the Fortress of Solitude to find a clue as to Mas y Menos’ whereabouts. Going solo, Kid Flash finds a hidden base in the Atlantic. Everyone else looks for clues to the lost scientists inside STAR Labs, only for Mister Terrific’s T-Spheres to turn against him, Roundhouse and Avery Ho! Symphonee CEO Isaac Bowin (formerly known as the Fiddler) makes his public debut to announce his music festival! Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: Wendy the Werewolf Stalker | |
| Speed Force #3 (tie-in) Avery Ho and Roundhouse separate Mister Terrific from the T-Spheres before they blow! Kid Flash gets advice from Blue Beetle then heads to Metropolis to join Superboy in confronting the Fiddler. He ends up being are overpowered by Mas y Menos. Music Meister’s abilities convince Superboy to switch sides! Also see DAWN OF DC | |
| ✔ | The Flash #2 (pp.14-21) The Flash figures out the target of Grodd’s next attack and uses his new ability to ‘step out’ to defeat and capture him. Barry Allen – the former-Flash – sits in the park, facing a strange phenomenon at what may in theory be the centre of Grodd’s intended next target. Also see DAWN OF DC |
| Speed Force #4 (tie-in) Avery Ho tells Kid Flash how frustrated she is that he didn’t call on her until Superboy had already been corrupted! The Flash of China, Kid Flash and Roundhouse take on Superboy and Mas y Menos. But it’s all part of the Fiddler’s plan to turn the teen heroes against their elders! Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: Speed Force/Team Speed Force | |
| Speed Force #5 (tie-in) The Flash of China, Kid Flash and Roundhouse – now known as Speed Force – overpower Superboy, though Mas y Menos are nowhere to be seen! Mister Terrific helps deprogramme Superboy. Avery, Roundhouse and Blue Beetle uncover Music Meister’s hidden base containing the missing scientists. Kid Flash heads to Fiddler’s music festival to shut it down. But Klarion the Witch Boy’s alliance with the Fiddler may prove to be the real challenge. Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: Speed Force/Team Speed Force, Twisted Dives New identity: Mod/Neil Richards as Mad Mod |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis |
| Speed Force #6 (pp.1-17) Mad Mod and Music Meister flee the festival, while Superboy helps Speed Force take down the magically-enhanced Symphonee Rap-Avi! The scientists are saved. Sebastian Stagg announces retooling for Symphonee, with Mad Mod and Music Meister on board, stealing the company from Fiddler… Also see DAWN OF DC | |
| ✔ | The Flash #3 Days after capturing Grodd, Mister Terrific observes the phenomenon in the park which he refers to as a ‘strange attractor’ – a chaotic set of fractal calculations whose solutions adhere to a non-chaotic pattern. In this case, Speed Force energy is forming visible patterns. Max Mercury tries to help the Flash with his issue of coming unstuck from reality. Impulse’s arrival allows them to see the damage their powers are doing to the sideways realities. Suddenly, the Folded Man sends Flash and Max hurtling through the other layers of reality, landing in a realm of no time with lost speedsters! The Flash is only barely able to escape, leaving Max Mercury behind and emerging briefly at the tranquil Gallery of Moments before returning to Earth with the bad news about Max. Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: Mathshrooms (named), Meat Balloons (unnamed), ‘Blobshere’ (named), ‘Gallery of Moments’ New identity: ‘Realm of Lingering Death’ as ‘Spirit Realm’ |
| Speed Force #6 (pp.17-20) Superboy and Speed Force catch up on a gaming session, along with the unbrainwashed Mas y Menos! Also see DAWN OF DC | |
| Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 [1/7] (tie-in) Thunderheart (Irey West) rushes to Barry Allen & Iris West’s home to warn them Godspeed is back! He’s been transformed into a hornet-hybrid and is dragging victims back to Iron Heights. Irey suggests contacting the entire Flash Family. Also see… DAWN OF DC BEAST WORLD | |
| Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 [2/7] (tie-in) Kid Flash and the Flash of China defeat the squirrel-Fadeaway Man. His spore jumps to Avery transforming her into a gecko-hybrid. Wallace shakes her free. They rush off to answer Barry Allen’s call! Also see… DAWN OF DC BEAST WORLD | |
| Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 [3/7] (tie-in) Former-Flash Barry Allen uses the Cosmic Treadmill to contact the other speedsters. Irey senses Iris West is in danger! Also see… DAWN OF DC BEAST WORLD |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis |
| Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 [4/7] (tie-in) Surge (Jai West) and Animal Man’s daughter Animal Girl (Maxine Baker) have their awkward date interrupted by Godspeed. He stings them both but they fight back and shoo him away. Irey tracks them both down. Also see… DAWN OF DC BEAST WORLD | |
| Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 [5/7] (tie-in) Barry Allen returns home to find Iris West is now a cuttlefish hybrid. The spore jumps to Barry, seeking a more powerful host. Surge, Animal Girl and Thunderheart arrive and crush it. Also see… DAWN OF DC BEAST WORLD | |
| Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 [6/7] (tie-in) Pied Piper saves Circuit Breaker from rat-hybrids. They then contain Impulse who’s been turned into a lizard! Also see… DAWN OF DC BEAST WORLD | |
| Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 [7/7] (tie-in) The Flash Family round up the transformed escapees of Iron Heights and clash with hornet-Godspeed. Animal Girl convinces the Family to allow the spores to take them, transforming them into bees and becoming the Swarm. Animal Girl controls them through Iris West as their Queen. They defeat Godspeed and go help other transformed humans. Also see… DAWN OF DC BEAST WORLD New identity: Flash Family as the Swarm | |
| ✔ | The Flash #5 Jai West’s evolving powers now generate quantum homunculi and ‘fast travel’ him to Iron Heights where the Flash is questioning Gorilla Grodd to find out why he cloned the Ultra-Humanite’s brain – a brain which is causing realities to squeeze together! Soon after, a man called Inspector Pilgrim explains to Jai how his new powers work. Impulse travels to the Speedsters’ Sanctuary at Timepoint. The Stillness destroy the TerrifiTech scientists’ efforts to understand the anomoly on the park. Thinking they’ve killed Jai, the Flash retaliates against the Stillness, obliterating them! Jai reforms from his homunculi, and tells his dad he doesn’t want to be a superhero. An extradimensional tentacle is left stuck between realities. Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: ‘Calculator’/Cloned Ultra-Humanite Brain, Inspector Pilgrim (full) |
| ✔ | The Flash #6 The Flash takes Linda across the world, discovering Barry Allen back as the Flash and dealing with Meat Balloons and Uncoiled who’ve bled through to Earth’s plane. The Stillness grant Barry – instead of Wally – the D-Brane to protect Earth and stop time from rotting. But someone takes control of Barry, claims Wally is poisoning the Speed Force and stabs him with the D-Brane. The power behind the manipulation is the Crown of Thawnes who’ve been employing Mirror Master, Folded Man and others to turn Wally West into a weapon that will halt time! Also see DAWN OF DC 1st appearance: Crown of Thownes/Corona Contrarium, Eobard Thawnes of Hypertime (unnamed), D-Brane |
| Must Reads | Issue & Fallout | Event / Crossover |
| DC Power 2024 #1 (2024) Sebastian Stagg returns, pitting his Staggatron against Mister Terrific. | ||
| ✔ | The Flash #7-8 (2024) The Flash 2024 Annual (2024) Abra Kadabra, the Folded Man, Gorilla Grodd and Mirror Master are revealed to be working for the Arc Angles; Wally West remains in the Gallery of Moments while his family wonder where he is. | DAWN OF DC UNTIL TIME STANDS STILL |
| DC Pride 2024 #1 (2024) Circuit Breaker is pulled further into the Flash Family when he proves to be an asset against the Uncoiled. | UNTIL TIME STANDS STILL | |
| ✔ | The Flash #9-12 (2024) Inspector Pilgrim is revealed to be an adult Wade West from a future timeline; the Crown of Thawnes is revealed to be an amalgam of the Reverse-Flashes of the multiverse; Abra Kadabra, the Folded Man, Gorilla Grodd and the Mirror Master turn against the Arc Angles; the lost SPeedsters are freed; Wally West continues to experience a skewed version of reality; the effect of the Speed Force on other realities is revealed to be a ruse; the Deep Change is revealed to be the source of the Speed Force, Sage Force, Still Force and Strength Force; the Deep Change is born, resetting Wally West’s otherwise confusing modern history as he’s restored as the primary Flash. | DAWN OF DC UNTIL TIME STANDS STILL |
| The Flash #14 (2024) The people Gorilla Gross sent into space are finally recued. | ALL IN AS ABOVE |
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| The Flash vol.1: Strange Attractor | The Flash #800 [part] The Flash #1-6 Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 |
| Speed Force | Speed Force #1-6 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Superman – Action Comics: To Hell and Back | Action Comics #1057 [part] |
| Titans: Beast World Tour | Titans: Beast World Tour – Central City #1 |
Reading Order © Omniverse Comics Guide 2026
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