Warning: Potential SPOILERS for The Flash #794West family fans can rejoice: the Flash's daughter, Irey West, is finally getting a new codename and costume of her own. Wally West's daughter is a speedster just like him, and she's been helping him save the world. In an upcoming issue of The Flash, Irey will debut a full-fledged costume and hero name of her own.
DC revealed that Irey would be getting a new codename in the solicitation information for March's The Flash #794. Along with that teaser, the main cover for the issue—which is part of the Flash family's latest event, "One Minute War"—shows a side profile of Irey preparing to run alongside her father, Wally West. With her red hair free, she's wearing a brand new costume featuring the Flash's classic red and gold color scheme. The full solicit reads as follows:
- Written by JEREMY ADAMS
- Art by ROGER CRUZ and WELLINGTON DIAS
- Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
- Variant cover by MARCO D’ALFONSO
- Variant cover by GEORGE KAMBADAIS
- 1:25 variant cover by ELEONORA CARLINI
- 1:50 foil variant cover by TAURIN CLARKE
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods movie variant cover by
- JERRY ORDWAY and ALEX SINCLAIR
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US (card stock)
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- The Fraction is moments away from victory, but they forgot about one thing…an almost-10-year-old with red hair and the power to turn things around. Finally, Irey West has found her new superhero name, and she intends to use it while saving the Flash Family from certain doom!
Thought this is a new costume for Irey, this isn't the first time she's worn a superhero costume in DC history. Wally West's family originates in the pre-Flashpoint universe, where both Irey and her twin brother Jai both had superpowers. Irey was a classic speedster, like her father and much of her extended family. She briefly took on the name Impulse and wore a costume that looked much like Bart Allen's, the original Impulse. Though the New 52 era erased Irey, Jai, and even Wally West himself from history, the Infinite Frontier era has completely restored Wally, his children, and his marriage to Linda Park. Irey has been clamoring to be more involved in the hero life, and it looks like she'll get her wish in "One Minute War."
The Flash's Daughter Irey West Deserves Her New Costume
This is a long-awaited and exciting development for Irey and the whole West family. The Flash has been one of DC's most consistently fun books, and that's partly because of how much the story focuses on Wally West's family life—especially Irey and her developing powers. Though fans don't yet know what her new codename will be, it's likely she'll be getting something brand new, as both Impulse and Kid Flash are currently taken.
Irey is a bright light in DC's current line up, and she completely deserves this new costume and a superhero codename to call her own. The "One Minute War" promises to shake up a lot in the Flash's corner of the DC Universe—this particular and exciting change for Wally West's daughter is only the beginning.
Check out The Flash #784, available March 2023 from DC Comics!