The Flash #28

All Fight Month – Round Six: The Flash vs. Green Lantern

Mark Waid & Christopher Cantwell Writers

Vasco Georgiev Art

Matt Herms Colors

Buddy Beaudoin Letters

Dan Mora Main Cover

Chris Rosa Editor

Paul Kaminski Group Editor

As our cover indicates, DC declared the month of December 2025 as All Fight Month, with nearly every title pausing their stories to feature a battle in the DC KO event. Luckily, Waid and Cantwell were still able to sneak in a little bit about Bart and Wally, while devoting the bulk of the issue to Jay Garrick's fight against Guy Gardner. And speaking of whom, they both look great on Dan Mora's cover. However, I do have to roll my eyes at Jay's lightning sword, as it reminds me too much of some of the worst bits of the CW Flash show.

Our story opens with Wally reluctantly racing through the time stream once again. Since Bart has lost his connection to the Speed Force, this trip is taking a lot out of him — even with Wally carrying Bart in his arms and extending his protective aura around him. Wally arrives at Central City on April 23 (year unknown) at 5:59 p.m. — precisely 15 minutes before that fateful lightning bolt would hit Barry Allen. Wally lays Bart down on a park bench and tries to revive him, but is unable.

Meanwhile, Jay Garrick, who agreed to participate in the Heart of Apokalips' tournament, finds himself in a three-round battle against Guy Gardner. Each round is technically a fight to the death, but the heroes are promptly revived after each round and even are allowed to change their form between rounds. Guy goes from Green Lantern to Red Lantern to the Warrior version that dominated his run in the '90s. Anyway, Guy wins the first and third rounds, with Jay bravely telling Guy to "beat the tar out of Darkseid" before he accepts his defeat.

Back in Central City, at 6:04 p.m., Wally shows up at his Aunt Iris' apartment. He apparently spent the past five minutes finding some civilian clothes for himself and Bart, although he didn't bother getter any socks or shoes for Bart. Iris naturally doesn't recognize the adult version of her nephew or the unconscious teenage boy in his arms.

Wally tried to stammer out a half-hearted cover story before giving up and simply barging through the door and plopping Bart down on Iris' couch. He asks Iris to watch over him, let him rest, and maybe give him some food when he wakes up. Wally shrugs off all of Iris' objections and questions, promising he'll be back soon and that Barry Allen is in grave danger.

I am sad that Impulsepoint got derailed after just two issues, but I get it. The main DC KO even takes precedence. And it was nice to see Jay Garrick get the spotlight, even if he disappointingly lost his match. And while the interaction between Wally, Iris, and the unconscious Bart was brief, it was still pretty funny.

So that's it for Bart Allen comics and stories from the year 2025. Next time, I'll do my Year in Review and hand out some awards!