We all have trade paperback (TPB) collections we'd like to see. Here's one of mine:

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Before Barry Allen shuffled off of this mortal coil, in Crisis on Infinite Earths #8, he had a tough couple of years, and it was just as tough on the fans. Arrested for the apparent murder of Professor Zoom, Flash's ordeal wasn't over with until the series ended with #350. Going by the covers, the battle that led to Zoom's death looks like it started in Flash #322, and the rest of the issues have to do with the battle, Flash's arrest, the reaction of citizens and the Justice League, and him trying to clear his name. I really like the cover of #326 (Flash in handcuffs) but I think I would use #325 for the cover of the TPB. This trade would be a good lead-in to the TPB that I really want to get to... The Trial of the Flash.

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At last, the neverending trial of the Flash! That's what it seemed like at the time, and really, it lasted for eleven freakin' months, people! That's just as long as the O.J. Simpson trial (but without the annoying daily updates). Every month that another issue came out, and the trial wasn't ended, it just made you roll your eyes and go, "Really?!" Still, this was the last Flash story, before he died destroying the Anti-Monitor's cannon, in COIE. The Tangent Comics title, Trials of the Flash, was a nod and wink to this story.

I think this should be reprinted, along with the TPB above, which collects the story of Professor Zoom's apparent death. Especially now that Barry Allen's back from the dead - a look back at his last acts before his death wouldn't be out of line. I would use the cover of #340, #344, #345 or #349 for the TPB, with just the title - no word balloons or other text. The covers of #344 & #345 are the only ones that show a judge or anything resembling a court. Of those two, #345 is in full color, but it focuses more on Flash being unmasked. I think I'd go with #344 for the TPB cover, even though a good portion of it is in black-and-white.

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#3: Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash.

Update 9/4/14: I moved this blog to the Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash forum. :)

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Love love love The Flash and buy literally everything he's in... so I would get this... but I don't want these to come out in trades because if someone picked these up they might get a bad impression of The Flash. >_<

" Love your avatar, btw. :D "

" I would by it.Barry Allen forever "

"@daredevil21134: lol  Awesome.  It really was weird that this was the last Flash arc before killing him off in COIE.  In retrospect, perhaps that's what the pained and tortured look on his face was, when he appeared to Batman and others throughout the DCU, before the anti-matter wave hit. ;) "

Without a doubt my friend.  Its a good read and I have most of the issues, and I would buy them over again.  YES!

"@daredevil21134: Those're cool. :) "

We're actually getting the Trial! Maybe Murder too, I dunno. It's in a Showcase.

"We're actually getting the Trial! Maybe Murder too, I dunno. It's in a Showcase."

I would SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO buy this!!!

Make it happen, DC!!!

Um, just curious what DD21134 thinks of Flashpoint now? :}

Showcase Presents: The Trial of The Flash

@mr.obvious said:

Showcase Presents: The Trial of The Flash

Well, that probably rules out full color TPB's, doesn't it? Bummer. ;}

@cbishop: Yeah, im kinda dissapointed that the trade wasn't in color either =( Maybe in a few years time...

@mr.obvious: Maybe. If the response is good to a Barry Flash series again, I could see them revisiting it for color printing, but probably in a hardcover first.

I was interested in another showcase, for Captain Carrot, and they cancelled that, so I wonder if a color version of that is coming?