The CW has struck gold when they decided to bring the scarlet speedster to the small screen. After the 90s show proved unsuccessful after only one season, the current run of The Flash is currently on its 6th season and not showing any signs of slowing down any time soon.
With a long history of comics, it's only natural that the writers and showrunners gain some ideas and adapt them into the show, even including the current arc Crisis on Infinite Earths. With season 7 pretty much a given, here are 10 comic arcs that should be adopted for season 7 of the show.
The Human Race
This comic was written by the great Mark Millar and deals with Barry doing what he does best, racing. Except in this particular race, Barry has to run across all space and time, including running around Krypton moments before its destruction. The kicker? Barry has to race against Wally's not so imaginary friend who is literally made of speed force energy so the task is nearly impossible.
Although it can be seen as almost comedic, it's a high stakes race and a surefire way to show that Barry Allen really is the fastest man alive.
The Flash: Rebirth
One of the most current storylines deals with introducing Barry in a whole new light. The show has already drawn a lot of influence from the comic, including Reverse Flash killing Barry's mother and Barry spending time in the speed force. The comic takes place shortly after his return after vanishing for over 20 years and leaving his mantle to Wally West.
There are a lot of weird occurrences, such as Barry doubting his return and wondering why he made it back, that it seemed too simple. The comic's plot intensifies when Barry discovers that he is somehow becoming the Black Flash when several speedsters vanish just by touching him.
It's up to Wally and Barry to figure out how to make him the hero once again.
Rogue War
Geoff Johns is arguably one of the best comic book writers and he really understands the Flash and his lore. It shows in his comic arc Rogue War. Although the story involves Wally West Flash instead of Barry, we have seen the show steal villains, stories, and even love interests from Wally so adapting this story shouldn't be a hard thing.
The story deals with exactly what its title suggests, an all-out rogue war between the new team of rogues and the original team of rogues, with the Flash getting caught up in the middle of it trying to protect his city.
This would be a unique, season-long take on the show as it would deal with Barry taking on several big bads instead of just one and it would really put his heroics to the test.
The Death Of Iris Allen
As one of the most defining and saddest Flash stories, Barry investigates the death of his beloved wife, Iris. It shows just how important Iris was to not only Barry but the superhero Flash himself. Without Iris, Barry becomes depressed, distant, and cold, pushing all those away from him similar to his future self in season 3.
When he finds out the killer is his archnemesis Reverse-Flash, Barry goes crazy and nearly kills Eobard in his enraged state.
We normally see Barry as pretty level-headed and optimistic and seeing him as anything less could be a pretty good story arc that could make for a great season 7.
The Trial Of The Flash
This story sees Barry Allen do the unthinkable, kill. That's not the only unique factor of this comic as it sees Barry stand trial and actually have to pay for his sins in a way we've never seen in comics before.
Following the tragedy of Iris, Barry finally moves on and is set to marry a new woman before Reverse-Flash rears his ugly head in and threatens to kill his new soon to be wife. Barry, refusing to let him kill his second wife breaks his neck in an attempt to save her and is in turn arrested for his crimes.
We see a glimpse of this in season 4 when Barry is framed for killing The Thinker but his stint in jail is short and the story isn't as intriguing.
Flash of Two Worlds
Before Into the Spider-verse, before multiverse travel, there was Flash of Two Worlds. This story is the first to explore multi-verse travel and serves as an explanation of what happened to the heroes of the golden age of comics.
We've seen Jay Garrick serve as a mentor to Barry and even help him take on Savitar and help him understand his role in the Crisis.
Seeing Jay fight alongside Barry in a season-long multiverse dilemma would make Flash fans rejoice and it could make for some interesting stories to tell.
The Return Of Barry Allen
This story deals with the aftermath of Barry's disappearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths and Wally's attempts to fill in the shoes of his long-time mentor. In a surprising twist, Barry comes back, seemingly out of nowhere and has the superhero community shook as he was presumed dead. Wally and Barry's closest friends soon realize that Barry is very different and acts colder, and more ruthless.
Wally soon discovers that "Barry" is actually Reverse-Flash and that the real Barry is actually dead and long gone.
Seeing as Barry is set to disappear in the Crisis in the current season, adapting this story for season 7 could be very fitting.
Terminal Velocity
A story very similar to season 3 of The Flash, where Wally does everything in his power to prevent Linda Park from dying in the future. The arc deals with the dark side of Wally West and how far he's willing to go and the things he's willing to do to save his loved one. He keeps his intentions to save her a secret and in turn, proves to be costly for those helping him.
Although it's been done before, the show could easily replace Iris with any other of Barry's loved ones and it could be a great intro to other speedsters that were in the arc like Max Mercury, Johnny Quick, or a reintroduction to Jessie Quick and Jay Garrick.
Lightning Strikes Twice
It starts with the return of Wally West. While he's dealing with helping his former sidekick and helping him regain his life, Barry is met with another huge problem. That problem is that a huge lightning storm takes over Central City and grants everyone in the city super-speed like Barry.
Although not everyone abused their newfound speed, and we got introduced to new characters like Godspeed, Meena, and Avery Ho who use their powers to be heroes and we see the new Wally West work alongside Barry for the very first time.
In this comic we see Barry train a new set of speedsters and we see him transform from the young and comical Barry Allen to the seasoned veteran hero. This could very well happen for Barry in the show as well.
Flash War
One of the most current Flash storylines, this story puts Barry at odds with his former protege and longtime friend Wally West. After being erased from existence after Flashpoint, Wally somehow makes his way back from the speed force only to discover he's been completely forgotten by his family and friends.
In an attempt to get his family and life back, he does some pretty shady things which Barry feels the need to stop and this is when Barry discovers he's not the fastest man alive and is nowhere close as fast as Wally.
Barry has a very similar relationship with Wally on the show and seeing him take on his half brother could be both heartbreaking and intriguing to watch.