Spoilers for The Flash #790 by DC ComicsThe Flash comics are teasing a major death to the Flash-Family, as the latest issue of the current DC series seemingly shows Iris West being killed. In The Flash #790 by DC Comics, after an attack from mysterious aliens cause the world to freeze for everyone but speedsters, Iris West is badly injured in an explosion that leaves Barry Allen absolutely devastated.
In The Flash #790 by Jeremy Adams, Roger Cruz, Matt Benning, Wellington Dias, Luis Guerrero, and Rob Leigh from DC Comics, the different Flash's currently in the main DC Universe continue their day-to-day life, with Barry Allen having dinner with Iris West. However, after Iris proposes to Barry, the speedsters are stunned to see that everyone besides them has somehow been frozen. The cause is revealed to be aliens identifying themselves as The Fraction, who set up a giant tower into the Earth, with its leader calling for a "culling" to begin. Tragically, in the explosion subsequent explosion caused by the alien's attack, Iris West is seemingly killed as Barry holds her and screams in horror after digging out her body from underneath the rubble.
Iris West's Death Kicks Off Flash's One Minute War
The "One Minute War" is the newest storyline for The Flash, as Barry Allen, Wally West, Jay Garrick, and more speedsters are dealing with an attack from speedster aliens who are looking to conquer the planet. The whole arc is set to take place over 60 seconds, which is a lot of time for heroes and villains with super-speed powers. DC Comics is teasing that the arc is the "most intense battle the Earth" has ever waged in just 60 seconds. The opening issue certainly lives up the billing with the seeming death of Iris West.
Iris West being killed in The Flash #790 is one of the more shocking moments from the current arc of The Flash. However, the cliffhanger doesn't definitively state that she is dead, even if it sure appears to be the case. Considering the time-travel shenanigans of The Flash, it would be surprising to see Iris West actually die in any permanent way. She's too important to the Flash-Family to be killed off for good.
If Barry Allen ever needed a reason to stop a group of villains, the death of Iris West will certainly give him more than enough motivation to stop The Fraction and end the "One Minute War" before more of the Flash-Family falls to the aliens attack. The Flash #790 by DC Comics is in comic book stores now.
