The multifaceted and confusing universe of DC comics, and in particular Flash. Many issues, reprints, branches, and individual episodes can drive the unprepared reader crazy. And if you add here also the television, as well as the cinema universe, then you can finally get lost and not be found. The story of one character can be rewritten many times, but one way or another, next to the name of the main "speedster" Barry Allen, the beauty Iris West is always mentioned.
Comics
The first mention of this character dates back to 1956. For the first time they learned about Iris West as the reporter of the News News newspaper from Central City and part-time girl Barry Allen, who at first did not even suspect that she was meeting with Flash. The mystery was revealed only after the wedding on the first wedding night, and it soon became clear that her nephew Wally West is also a city hero - Kid Flash. The fate of the heroine is truly fantastic.
The ups and downs of the plot
The comic book Iris West was killed, she turned out to be a stranger from the future, was reborn, returned to the past, reunited with Barry, gave birth to Gemini Tornadoes, returned to the past again, took care of her nephew Wally, fought with villains, experienced the death of her husband and his return, etc., etc.. When you restart the comic in 2011, the heroine was made in love with Barry, but without reciprocity. But in the alternative offshoot mini-series Flashpoint, she was not familiar with Allen, but she defeated Captain Cold, avenging him for the death of Wally West.
Animation and Iris West 2
This popular female character was mentioned in the Young Justice League, a two-season animated series. Her appearance was episodic, but with significant references to the original story. The main character Iris has already become in the full-length animated film "Justice League: The New Barrier."
Few people other than true comic book fans know that there was another Iris West, another speedster named Kid Flash (yes, the number two appears in both versions of the name). She was the daughter of Wally and the great-granddaughter of the same Iris, her adventures are also described in the Flash comic book series.
First time on tv
In the early 90's, they decided to transfer the story of the great speedster to the blue screen, releasing the eponymous series. At that time, there were clearly not enough special effects, and the show did not get much popularity. But in this interpretation, the unforgettable Iris West also appeared. Actress Paula Marshall embodied in the series the girl Barry Allen, but not a canonical reporter, but a computer graphics artist. However, in this version, marriage did not come to marriage. Although the proposal was, the girl did not agree to him, having left for France. Well, Flash struck out the treacherous lover from his life.
A New Look: African American Beauty
To a wider audience, Iris West, whose photo is in the article, is known as the heroine of the now very popular series of the television universe DC on the youth channel The CW. Most know her as a beautiful African American, which, of course, is not a canon, but the modern world of show business dictates its own conditions. Played a new serial version of Flash's girlfriend Candice Patton. At the moment, the role of the girl’s reporter Barry is the most significant in the filmography of the American actress, where there are mainly minor and episodic roles in more or less well-known television projects.
The biography of Iris West in the series, as expected, has undergone significant changes, compared with comics. Actually, not only her. The scriptwriters of the show take from the comics only the basis, adapting and changing it at their discretion. Fans of the original story can praise or scold the series, but the main storyline is preserved here - Iris is a reporter (though she started with a blog about a superhero in a red suit) and girlfriend of Barry Allen, who grew up with her in the house of her father - detective Joe West. The bright childhood feeling grew into something more, and already in the third season Flash made an offer to his lover. The twists and turns of the plot are such that while the wedding is technically impossible due to the groom being in the Speed Force. How the relations of the heroes will develop further is still unknown. But in addition to journalism and personal privacy, Iris is actively involved in the Flash team, helping to fight supervillains. Kid Flash Wally West in this universe is her brother.
