The Flash: The Road to Flashpoint

In 2012, DC Comics and writer Geoff Johns, alongside artist Francis Manapul, laid the groundwork for a major status quo shift with The Flash: The Road to Flashpoint. This single-issue prologue serves as a direct precursor to the "Flashpoint" event, setting the stage for a world-altering crisis that would reshape the DC Universe. It's a concise but essential piece of Flash lore, capturing the tension and stakes just before everything changed.