Reverse-Flash Officially Becomes DC's Most Important Villain
Warning: contains a preview of Flashpoint Beyond #3!
He may have tormented the Flash for years, but the Reverse-Flash just became Thomas Wayne's last hope at saving the DC multiverse from the twisted Flashpoint timeline. A preview for Flashpoint Beyond #4 reveals that Eobard Thawne is more use dead than alive to the alternate universe 'Doctor Batman.'
Few villains have the level of hatred for their enemies that the Reverse-Flash has for his noble counterpart. Once an avid fan of the Scarlet Speedster, Eobard Thawne turned to villainy upon realizing he was destined to be the Flash's greatest enemy. In order to make his nemesis suffer, the Reverse-Flash has changed history for the worse, killing Barry Allen's mother and framing his father for the crime. While he can't kill the Flash as this would erase his own history, he shows no qualms about otherwise altering the timeline as he pleases, twisting the events of the DC Universe to suit his sick desires.
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Now, in a sudden twist, it seems that the Reverse-Flash could actually help restore the proper timeline for once. In a preview of Flashpoint Beyond #4 (by Geoff Johns, Tim Sheridan, Jeremy Adams, Xermánico, and Mikel Janín), the Reverse-Flash is dead, the latest victim of a mysterious villain known as the Clockwork Killer. The Flashpoint reality’s Batman Thomas Wayne finds the body of Eobard Thawne at the morgue and notes their similarities as living paradoxes. Knowing that time is running out for Thomas to return the DCU to normal, the former doctor performs an autopsy on the time-travelling rogue. Piece by piece, the Dark Knight removes cogs, gears and other various clock pieces from the
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