What Did DC Just Do To The Flash in Future State? DC fans have had quite a lot to process in Future State, as the two-month event has revolutionized a lot of what readers are expecting from their favorite heroes and villains. Nowhere is that quite as evident as in the pages of Future State: The Flash, which has offered some drastic takes on the publisher's various speedsters. At the center of it all has been Barry Allen/The Flash, who went to some great lengths to try to hold out hope -- only for things to end in a very unexpected way.