Tom Welling's Older Superman Suits Up And Joins Grant Gustin's The Flash For The Smallville And Arrowverse Crossover We Always Wanted In Stunning DC Art

Grant Gustin's The Flash enters the DC multiverse through a team-up with Tom Welling's Superman from Smallville. While The CW's time with the DC brand has come to an end, the network began its superhero era with Smallville all the way back in 2006, which paved the way for the Arrowverse franchise. Even though all of The CW's superhero shows may be over, it is not stopping fans from still celebrating their respective legacies.

While Smallville did get its moment in the Arrowverse back in 2019 when Welling reprised the role of Clark Kent in Crisis on Infinite Earths, fans never got to see his Superman team up with any of the other DC TV heroes. To show what that could have looked like, Esh-El recently shared new artwork of Welling fully suited up as Superman, standing ready to team up with Gustin's version of Barry Allen, a.k.a. The Flash. Check it out below:

Tom Welling as Superman and Grant Gustin as The Flash

What The Tom Welling's Superman & Grant Gustin's The Flash Art Means For Smallville & The Arrowverse

Ever since the Arrowverse began to build out its universe, there has always been a lot of support for the idea of seeing Smallville's Superman with Welling, in one way or another, cross into the franchise among the audience. That's why it was such a big deal when it was announced that Welling would come back as his Smallville character for Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, the end result was a shocker, given how it was revealed that Clark had given up his powers and retired from being Superman in order to raise a family with Lois Lane.

With fan-art pieces like this one with Gustin's The Flash and Welling's Superman, it just indicates again, even long after their ending, that this is a crossover that many would have been thrilled to see come to fruition. If Smallville had never been successful, The CW would likely never have an interconnected superhero franchise like the Arrowverse, which would have meant The Flash's 9-season run wouldn't have happened. But in the end, even if they didn't get to actually meet in Crisis on Infinite Earths, it was still a big tribute to even have Smallville be included in the massive crossover.

Our Take On The Tom Welling's Superman & Grant Gustin's The Flash Art

Seeing how great the Smallville and The Flash crossover art is, it would have been a huge moment if Welling and Gustin had been able to share the screen together as Superman and The Flash, especially with both of them being stars of the two longest-running DC TV shows on The CW. However, the door isn't closed on the two CW veterans joining forces down the line, as there could always be Smallville and Arrowverse crossovers through revivals if DC Studios ever wants to revisit them as part of the Elseworlds brand. But until then, fans can relive both Smallville and The Flash through Blu-ray/DVD and streaming.