This Flash Cosplay Is Better Than Anything DC Has Achieved in Live Action

The Flash‘s iconic red costume has been adapted a few times into live action, but despite the attempts that have been made, none of his on-screen looks have quite done the Fastest Man Alive justice. Given his popularity, the DC Universe’s resident speedster deserves better. Now, a cosplayer just unveiled a jaw-dropping Flash costume that puts every other live action iteration to shame.

Cosplayer Caleb Weeks (@calebweekss) shows off an incredible Flash suit in photos that look official enough to be straight out of a DC movie. This cosplay reinvents Flash’s costume by giving it a heavy-duty twist, with Weeks sporting fingerless gloves and armor-like plating. These subversive touches elevate the cosplay from being nothing more than a fun homage into something entirely new that any Flash fan can appreciate. Even the Flash’s most dastardly villains would know better than to mess with him in this battle-ready costume.

This cosplay embodies the Flash so well that it’s easily his best live-action costume so far, exceeding the quality of his film and television portrayals. The next time the Flash speeds into theaters, fans can only hope he wears a suit as cool as this one.

The Flash’s Costume Hasn’t Been Perfected On Screen Yet

This Epic Cosplay Combines His Live Action Looks to Surpass Them

With the Flash’s forays into movies and TV shows have come various attempts to translate Barry Allen’s costume into live action, producing mixed results. In The CW’s The Flash, Grant Gustin’s cowl is about as comic-accurate as it gets, and it even includes the lightning bolt indents that glow when Barry harnesses his speed. However, the rest of the costume is unremarkable with its plain red bodysuit. Ezra Miller’s Flash costume for the DCEU seems to be the opposite, as it appears more visually exciting at a glance but is held back by a stiff cowl, once again failing to embody the Flash.

Weeks’ cosplay is the best of both worlds, as it fixes the problems with these costumes by combining their best qualities into one, with a few creative changes to make it unique. The costume takes the armored suit originated by the DCEU’s Flash and pairs it with a cowl that bears a close resemblance to one from the Arrowverse. Additionally, it draws inspiration from the Flash’s hardcore costume in Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One by Tom Taylor and Jheremy Raapack. With influences ranging from live action to comics, this cosplay proves to be an awesome reimagining of the Flash’s signature style.

The Flash Deserves a Live-Action Suit as Good as This Cosplay

The Creativity of Cosplayers Proves It’s Possible

The Flash’s most recent live action outing left much to be desired for fans, not helped by the titualr hero’s costume falling short of expectations, but this cosplay shows that it’s possible to do right by him in the real world. It’s unique, yet still recognizable as the costume of DC’s fastest speedster. Weeks masterfully captures the Flash’s essence with this cosplay in a way that past adaptations have been unable to. If the Flash ever makes his triumphant return to the big screen, this cosplay sets the example that costume designers should follow in order to bring the Scarlet Speedster to life.

Source: Caleb Weeks

The Flash

The Flash is the superhero name given to the DC Comics character who utilizes unparalleled speed tied to a dimensional power known as the “speed force” to overwhelm their opposition. Premiering in 1939, the original Flash arrived as Jay Garrick. Still, it would be superseded by Barry Allen in popularity and featured status, but the Flash is one character that has met many of their alternate selves. The character is typically seen as a part of the Justice League in nearly all incarnations.

Created By

Gardner Fox , Harry Lampert , Carmine Infantino

First Appearance

Flash Comics

Alias

Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, Bart Allen, Avery Ho

Alliance

Justice Society of America, Justice League, Teen Titans