Flashpoint Beyond Vol 1 0

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"The Clockwork Killer: Prologue"
Flashpoint Beyond Vol 1 #0
June, 2022
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Cover Artists	Dexter Soy Alex Sinclair
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Eduardo Risso Patricia Mulvihill
Cover Variant #2	Max Dunbar Hi-Fi Design
The Clockwork Killer: Prologue
Writers	Geoff Johns
Pencilers	Eduardo Risso
Inkers	Eduardo Risso
Colourists	Patricia Mulvihill
Letterers	Rob Leigh
Editors	Andrew Marino Katie Kubert Marquis Draper
Next Issue	Flashpoint Beyond # 1

This is wrong. Barry changed it back. I remember... I was ripped out of time by the Reverse-Flash. Thawne turned me into a living paradox that shouldn't exist. Yet I did. I tried to force Bruce to quit... but I was cruel. And I was wrong. I realized the world needed my son. That he made the Batman into something good, unlike me. I remember Darkseid. His eyes glowing... I should be dead.

— Batman (Thomas Wayne)

Flashpoint Beyond #0 is an issue of the series Flashpoint Beyond (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2022. It was published on April 12, 2022.

Appearing in "The Clockwork Killer: Prologue"

Featured Characters:

• Batman/Bruce Wayne (Prime Earth)
• Batman/Thomas Wayne (Flashpoint Timeline) (Revealed to be alive) (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Marionette/Erika Manson (Watchmen Universe)
• Mime/Marcos Maez (Watchmen Universe)
• Wayne Company
  • Oswald Cobblepot (Flashpoint Timeline)

Antagonists:

• Aquaman (Flashpoint Timeline) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Scavenger (Only appearance; dies) (Unnamed)
• The Clockwork Killer (Flashpoint Timeline) (Behind the scenes)
• Harvey Dent (Flashpoint Timeline) (Dies)
• The Joker/Martha Wayne (Flashpoint Timeline) (Dies in flashback) (Also in a vision)
• Time Masters (Prime Earth) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Bonnie Baxter (First appearance) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Corky Baxter (First appearance) (Cameo)
  • Rip Hunter (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
  • Dr. Smith (First appearance) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• "Abra Kadabra" (Flashpoint Timeline) (Only appearance; dies) (Appears only as a corpse)
• Bruce Wayne (Flashpoint Timeline) (Dies in flashback)
• CCPD (Flashpoint Timeline)
  • Cpt. David Singh
  • Barry Allen (Only appearance; dies)
• Cyborg (Flashpoint Timeline) (Cameo)
• Prof. David Clinton (Flashpoint Timeline) (Only appearance; dies) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Debbie Dent (Flashpoint Timeline) (Only appearance; dies) (Flashback only) (Grave)
• Dexter Dent (Flashpoint Timeline) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
• Element Woman (Flashpoint Timeline) (Cameo)
• Fiona Webb (Flashpoint Timeline) (First appearance)
• The Flash/Barry Allen (New Earth) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• GCPD (Flashpoint Timeline)
  • Commissioner Gigante (First appearance)
• Gilda Dent (Flashpoint Timeline) (Flashback and main story) (Cameo)
• Mr. Godfrey (Flashpoint Timeline) (First appearance) (On a TV or computer screen)
• Green Lantern/Abin Sur (Flashpoint Timeline) (Cameo)
• Henry Allen (Flashpoint Timeline) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Prof. Jeffery Smith (Flashpoint Timeline) (Only appearance; dies) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Matthew Ryder (Flashpoint Timeline) (Only appearance; dies) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Nora Allen (Flashpoint Timeline) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Per Degaton (Flashpoint Timeline) (Behind the scenes)
  • Nazis (Cameo)
• Roger Hayden (Flashpoint Timeline) (First appearance) (Cameo)
• The Sandman/Wesley Dodds (Flashpoint Timeline) (Cameo)
• Super-Man (Flashpoint Timeline) (First appearance as Super-Man) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
• Wonder Woman (Flashpoint Timeline) (Deceased) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
• Amazons (Flashpoint Timeline) (Mentioned only)
• Anita Maez (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Anita Maez (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
• Clark Dreiberg (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Darkseid (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
• Deathstroke/Slade Wilson (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
• Doctor Manhattan/Jon Osterman (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Flash Family (Mentioned only)
  • Dawn Allen (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
  • Don Allen (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
  • Iris West (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
• Frederick Chyre (Flashpoint Timeline) (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Henry Allen (New Earth) (Mentioned only)
• Iris West (Flashpoint Timeline) (Mentioned only)
• Commissioner James Gordon (Flashpoint Timeline) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Janey Slater (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Jared Morillo (Flashpoint Timeline) (Mentioned only)
• Joe Chill (Flashpoint Timeline) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Justice League (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
  • Arthur Curry (Mentioned only)
  • Barry Allen (Mentioned only)
  • Clark Kent (Mentioned only)
  • Diana of Themyscira (Mentioned only)
  • Hal Jordan (Mentioned only)
• Justice Society of America (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
  • Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (Mentioned only)
  • Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden) (Mentioned only)
• Kryptonians (Mentioned only)
• Legion of Super-Heroes (Post-Rebirth) (Mentioned only)
• Nora Allen (New Earth) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne (New Earth) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)
• Sally Dreiberg (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Selina Kyle (Flashpoint Timeline) (Mentioned only)
• Sarge Steel (Flashpoint Timeline) (Mentioned only)
• Unknown Deathstroke Imposter (Prime Earth) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• "Beyond Omniverse" (Mentioned only)
  • "Omniverse" (Mentioned only)
    • Hypertime
      • Flashpoint Timeline (Rebirth) (Flashback and main story)
        • Earth
          • Europe
            • London (Flashback only) (Cameo)
          • South America (Cameo)
          • United States of America
            • Central City
              • Central City Citizen (Mentioned only)
            • Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
              • Arkham Asylum
              • Crime Alley (Flashback only)
              • Gotham City Cemetery
              • Wayne Manor
                • Batcave
              • S.T.A.R. Labs (Mentioned only)
            • Ivy Town (Mentioned only)
              • Ivy University (Mentioned only)
            • Metropolis (Mentioned only)
            • San Francisco (Mentioned only)
          • Atlantis (Mentioned only)
        • Krypton (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
      • Limbo (Mentioned only)
      • Timestream (Mentioned only)
      • Vanishing Point (Mentioned only)
    • The New 52 Multiverse
      • Earth 0/Prime Earth/Metaverse
        • Gotham City (Flashback and main story)
          • Wayne Manor
            • Batcave
        • Central City
          • Flash Museum (Mentioned only)
      • Speed Force (Flashback only) (Cameo)
      • Earth-5G (Mentioned only)
      • Post-Rebirth Legion's Future (Mentioned only)
      • Sphere of the Gods (Mentioned only)
    • 52 Multiverse
      • New Earth (Mentioned only)
    • Dark Multiverse (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Batcomputer
• Batman's T-Rex (Cameo)
• Giant Joker Card (Cameo)
• Janey Slater's Watch (Cameo)
• Joe Chill's Gun (Cameo)
• Mime's Invisible Gun (Cameo)
• Rip Hunter's Chalk Board
• Rip Hunter's Journal (Cameo)
• The Snow Globe (First appearance)
• Thomas Wayne's Letter (Cameo)
• Trident of Poseidon (Flashback only) (Cameo)

Vehicles:

• Kryptonian Rocket (Mentioned only)
• Thomas Wayne's Batmobile
• Time Sphere

Concepts:

• The Divine Continuum (Mentioned only)
  

Notes

• It is revealed that the Flashpoint Timeline is somehow still existing out in the Hypertime despite being erased by Doctor Manhattan in Batman (Volume 3) #22.
  • The new timeline seems to be slightly different than its original version as Wonder Woman is stated to have been killed by Aquaman.
  • Another consequence is the appearance of Barry Allen's Flashpoint counterpart that didn't exist in the original Flashpoint as he was replaced by the New Earth Barry Allen.
• It is also revealed that Batman/Thomas Wayne was also sent back to his own timeline as he was hit by Darkseid's Omega Beams in Justice League Incarnate #5.
  • This is very similar to how Batman/Bruce Wayne was sent back in time to the Stone Age and was thought to have died in the Final Crisis.
• It is implied that the Prime Earth events take place, at least, nine months after the events of Doomsday Clock #12 as Erika Manson has already given birth to Anita Maez whose birth was foretold by Doctor Manhattan before returning to his reality.

Trivia

• In the Time Masters' lair, Rip Hunter's Chalk Board refers to many recent events, including:
  • "Deathstroke" murdering Ra's al Ghul in Shadow War: Alpha #1 as well as Batman suspecting and investigating Slade Wilson's innocence from Batman (Volume 3) #122;
  • Jade rejoining the Justice Society of America in Infinite Frontier #6;
  • The "fall" of the Justice League from Justice League (Volume 4) #75;
  • The Legion of Super-Heroes traveling back in time in Justice League vs. the Legion of Super-Heroes #1.
  • One of the notes also mentions the averting of 5G which is a reference to the supposed 5G relaunch that was replaced by the Future State storyline.
    • In-universe, it may be a way to state that the events of the Earth-5G timeline, which were also foreshadowed by Doctor Manhattan, will never come to pass on Prime Earth.
• Many past events are referenced or featured in flashbacks, including:
  • New Earth Barry Allen going back in time to save his mother from the Reverse-Flash and causing the Flashpoint;
  • Flashpoint Aquaman and Wonder Woman causing a global war between the Atlanteans and the Amazons;
  • Barry Allen having his powers restored in the Flashpoint Timeline after being hit once again by a lightning;
  • Thomas Wayne killing New Earth Reverse-Flash before Barry was able to restore the timeline;
  • The supposed undoing of the Flashpoint Timeline (at the hands of Doctor Manhattan);
  • Post-Flashpoint Reverse-Flash displacing Thomas Wayne to Prime Earth as a revenge for his past self's death;
  • Thomas Wayne allying himself with Bane in order to force Prime Earth Bruce Wayne into giving up the mantle of Batman;
  • Darkseid killing Thomas Wayne during the final clash between him and the Justice League Incarnate on Earth 7.
• A note on Rip Hunter's journal mentions "Clark" and "Sally". This is a reference to Clark Dreiberg, who is the new host of Doctor Manhattan's Anti-Crisis energy, and Sally Dreiberg from the Watchmen Universe that were first seen in Doomsday Clock #12.
• While in his Batcave, Thomas Wayne says that "Nothing matters". This may be a reference to Doctor Manhattan's famous line, "Nothing ends", from the epilogue of Watchmen #12.
• Flashpoint Barry Allen's address is 1956Showcase Drive Apt. #4 which is a reference to Showcase #4 and its release in 1956 which Barry Allen first appeared in.
  • His death is heavily inspired by the death of his Dark Multiverse counterpart from a nightmare world. In this reality, as Barry Allen was not able to survive being hit by the lightning that restored his powers in the original Flashpoint Timeline, the dark timeline was never undone so Eobard Thawne became the ruler of this Earth as the Flash.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Flashpoint Beyond series
• Images from Flashpoint Beyond Vol 1 0

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