Arthur ketch won in the end, though the supernatural writers put up a pretty good fight. Ive seen a lot of complaints on the internet concerning the depiction of iris west in the flash. Yo guys it zopreme here and in todays video i will be explaining how iris is still alive. To keep themselves tethered to the real world, they have people they care about, the one thing more important than anything else that allows them to keep their identity and return home. The flash movie characters could include captain cold. A rumored list of the flash movie characters includes iris west, baddies reverse flash and captain cold, and other notable names from the comics. She is also the daughter of joe west, and the adoptive sister, best friend and love interest of barry allen. Joe west, father of iris west, wasnt originally a character in the comic book series. Dc comics art dc comics characters read comics comic book artists comic books art comic art female furies dc couples big barda. Links and references iris west at, iris west at flash. Actresses from the flash and riverdale talk playing.
Weird to think that in the comics iris and barry were engaged. Jackson is nick fury in marvel studios movie machine. So then a few months pass and wally west is now a black kid, and there is a new flash tv show where iris is black in it, and thats okay. Before the new 52, she ultimately became barrys wife. The flash tv series makes changes to comic characters. This issue is famous as many consider it the beginning of the silver age of comics. Comic book characterscomic book heroescomic charactercomic books artcomic artflash charactersthe flash comic. Barry then introduced the flash to him, and the flash then told wally how he got his powers by setting up a cupboard of chemicals the exact way they were.
Favorite female comic book character favorite heroantiherovillain hello all you geek enthusiasts and nerd aficionados. Surely there are very few comic book characters that are defined by their ethnicity. Her children are the tornado twins, don and dawn allen. Candice patton as iris west iris west is a major character in the 2014 the flash tv series, which takes place in the same universe as arrow. Iris wests first appearance was in the same issue in which. The flash finally realized iris west is black, and now the. Comics story dc comics flash characters iris west allen dinah laurel lance flash arrow fastest man flashpoint. She is also the daughter of joe west, best friend and foster sister of barry allen, and the girlfriend of eddie thawne.
One shots around iris west interacting with other comic book characters. Although this character was originally introduced during dcs earthone era of. Whether they are just a disappointing adaptation of a more accomplished comic book figure, someone who is poorly writtenacted, or all of the above, the arrowverse has seen nearly as many terrible characters as great ones. This is 2017 where there is much more diversity in pop culture. But its the other changes to iris wests character, and the introduction of detective west that have our attention.
The tv show features candice patton who takes the role of iris west as an africanamerican character. The twins would not reappear in comic books until the 1990s, when they met the wally west incarnation of the flash for the first time. She has been the main love interest and later wife of barry allen, the alter ego of the silver age version of the superhero the flash, and the aunt and grandmother, respectively, of the modern age variations of the characters wally west and bart allen. See also iris west disambiguation for a complete list of references to clarify differences between these closely named or closely related articles. Almost nobody in the arrowverse is like how they are in the comics. The flashs girlfriend iris in her suit that will protect her from the forces of traveling at superspeed with him. Impulse at the comic book db archived from the original impulse at curlie. She is based on the dc comics character of the same name. With a legacy that spans over 70 years and thats just realtime, and practically drenched in legacy characters, its no surprise the the flash family has a ton of major and supporting characters. Some will be relationship centered, others wont, all. Do the flashs children become dc heroes or villains.
Iris west is black in the comics and no one notices. Labs and one of the main characters of the tv series, the flash. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Iris west comics whos who in comic book movies wikia. Impulse kent shakespeare at the comic book db archived from the original impulse bart allen at the comic book db archived from the original impulse iris west at the comic book db archived from the original impulse at the grand comics database.
Iris west screenshots, images and pictures comic vine. Lawrence fishburne played daily planet editor perry white in. She is a reporter working in central city, although she was originally born in the. The way that heroes relate to one another, the ways we see characters interact on the page. The impending death of iris west is a big part of season 3 of the flash. Iris boyfriends name is similar enough to the flash comic book characters that we cant classify him as an original creation with 100 percent certainty. Candice patton iris ann westallen portrayed by candice patton. In the comic book series, we note that iris west who plays the character of a journalist is the love to barry allen flash. The silver age of comic books is overwhelmingly full of white characters. Here are the 15 worst characters from the arrowverse. Iris west was a classic dc comics character debuting in.
Iris westallen is the wife of the second flash, barry allen, and aunt to the third, wally west. She had to face a lot of controversy when she was first cast as iris west in the flash, since the characters comic book version had a white iris, but, her brilliant work and hot looks have now made her the fan favorite. Lets begin with the comic book character who first debuted in. He is also engaged to iris west while in the tv show the two are younger and are just friends. But perhaps the difference that would most surprise readers of the 1956 story mystery of the human thunderbolt concerns barrys female friend iris west. That matters because its the clearest and most pure. So, you know, comic book fans are very opinionated. Christina sits down and talks with candice patton about the flash season 2, iris west, her relationship with barry allen, patty spivot, joe west, and more. A lot of these characters have been around for 4060 years. Iris west is the wife of barry allen, aunt to wally west and wally west, and grandmother of bart allen, related to multiple generations of the flash legacy.
Even after barrys comic book death in crisis on infinite earths, she gave wally west sage advice and rescued her grandson bart from the governments clutches in order to keep the flash family. Last week saw the fight for favorite cw villain you love to hate or hate to love. A toughasnails journalist from central city, who has a long and complicated history with barry allen. How candice patton on the flash got past the controversy and. In this episode of dc tales from the vault, ben leclear dives into jason todds comic book history, as he reveals the story behind batmans second robin. We take a look at how the first iris died in the comics in a much different manner. Specifically, there is nothing about iris west that means she has to be white. In 2014, iris west and her father, joseph, were among the victims of the particle accelerator explosion. Theres no such thing as comic book accuracy, especially character personalities.
The flash showrunner teases big reveal for mirror iris. Her connection to the speed force has caused her to age rapidly. These are some of my thoughts on iris, the cw, and female lead characters in general. Obviously the idea of changing the ethnicity of a comic book character is going to raise the same old arguments that were not particularly interested in addressing for those interest, weve already made our opinions clear. Iris allen superfriends wiki fandom powered by wikia. Supergirl season 2,legends of tomorrow season 2 and arrow season 5. Iris west comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of iris west with sound clips and images. So it seems like her death is set in stone, but as we know about comic books and comic book tv shows, there is no such thing as a death set in stone. What you are about to read is the definitive list of the 100 greatest black comic book superheroesvillains of alltimeall ranked. In the comic book series, west drawn appears as a caucasian woman who has reddishbrown hair. Her silver age origin is that she was born a thousand years in the future. Theyve all been written by so many different writers.
Iris west is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Already her byline in the future newspaper that flash has at star labs has changed from a byline of iris westallen to someone else entirely. Despite their lack of physical appearances, information about them might still be relevant or interesting or at least worthy of documentation. For me, iris west was traditionally white in the comic books, said patton, who plays iris on the flash, as quoted by. This character has been mentioned only and never actually shown in a comic book or onscreen. Curran walters rebellious performance as jason todd on titans has brought one of dcs most provocative characters back into the spotlight. The two of them view a video that she left in her book thanking her for.
Its a bigger question with bigger answers than simply iris west and barry. Actors of color had taken on white comicbook roles before. In the alternate world of earth22, iris west is the daughter of wally west and angela margolin, rather than linda park. Iris west died 2014 was the daughter of the late joseph west. In almost every iteration of the flash whether it be the comics, animated films like flashpoint paradox, or the cw series you can find iris westallen holding barrys world together. While all of the other characters around iris dont know about. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Anything known about them is to be considered second. This is iris in the start of the book as a white red head woman. In this version, iris has grown up to be the fourth flash, although she is.
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