Absolute Flash #1 diverges a lot from the usual Flash lore, but it also emulates some elements of how the classic version of Wally West is portrayed.

Barry Allen isn't the only Flash in his family tree, as Wally West - the nephew of Iris West-Allen, Barry's love interest - has also held the mantle. Wally got his own super powers after being ...

Iris is accidentally given Barry's speed when Team Flash fights a new bus meta who can swap people's DNA. Barry must act as the team leader while Iris faces the foe.

Barry and Team Flash try to figure out a way to change the future to save Iris from her inevitable death. The only way for them to do that is to go back to the future.