As Barry Allen, a.k.a. the Flash, learns more about the source that fuels his incredible powers, this same Speed Force that flows through him is unleashed all over Central City, striking cops, criminals and ordinary civilians alike, its 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-fightingforming a trueSpeed Forceothers will use their godlike powers for a more sinister purposeAnd the Flash is about to learn that theres some evil even he cant outrun  Meanwhile, the Scarlet Speedster is also discovering secrets about his past beyond anything hed ever dreamedhow he created a Flashpoint that changed history and helped create a new world, watched over by forces unknown. The race is on as writer Joshua Williamson (Justice League vsSuicide Squad) and artist Carmine di Giandomenico (All New X-Factor) present The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twicethe starting line of a bold new era