SPOILER ALERT: If you have not read THE FLASH #15 and do not wish to know what happens, stop reading this post now (major spoilers ahead!)

Earlier this week, we showed you an exclusive preview of THE FLASH #15 and mentioned that Barry Allen would have to go to extreme measures to defeat Grodd while the Gorillas take over the Gem Cities. Well if you picked up the issue when it hit stores this past Wednesday, you know exactly what we were talking about!

In the acclaimed series’ current arc, “Gorilla Warfare,” King Grodd and his gorilla army invade Central City in order to steal the Speed Force from The Flash. But when all of these gorillas are too much for Barry Allen to handle on his own, he finds unlikely allies to help him defend the city: the Rogues!

Leaving the Rogues to defend the city, The Flash battles Grodd, who is not only a giant talking gorilla with advanced technology and super strength – he has now also harnessed the Speed Force’s energy! Has The Flash finally met his match?

On the other side of town, Turbine promises Patty (the love of Barry Allen's life) that he will help her find Barry if she helps him find a certain someone first. Together, they visit Solovar, a time traveling gorilla, who promises to help save the city from Grodd’s reign. Meanwhile, the just released from jail Daniel West searches for his sister, Iris, in the midst of the battle. Little does he know, she’s trapped in the Speed Force.

Just as Grodd is about to end Barry’s life, Solovar and the humans arrive via teleportation, and he sacrifices himself to save the life of the fastest man alive. And as if that’s not enough shock for one day, Patty discovers that Barry is The Flash in that very same moment!

Flash forward to the events of this week’s issue, FLASH #15. Thanks to Turbine and Patty, Grodd has now lost the energy of the Speed Force. But the gorilla king is the least of their worries, as Barry still lies unconscious while the city falls to the power of Grodd’s merciless army.

There is only one thing that can save them all: Speed Mind. When Barry’s body lies paralyzed, his thoughts race forward revealing possible scenarios that all lead to the defeat of the humans and triumph of the gorillas.

In a true act of selflessness, Barry can only think of one solution that can save Central City and perhaps the world: He has to give himself over to Grodd!

Below, take a look at the final page of THE FLASH #15 as Barry Allen awakens and realizes the sacrifice he must make, and place your bets for what that means for the future of The Scarlet Speedster in the comments section below.

THE FLASH #15 is in stores now and comes to you from the creative team of Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato, Marcus To, and Ryan Winn.

In bookstores everywhere today, THE FLASH, VOL. 1: MOVE FORWARD is the premiere collection of the acclaimed DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 series!

In THE FLASH, readers were reintroduced to Barry Allen, a scientist who was struck by a bolt of lightning and was doused in chemicals to become the Fastest Man Alive. Boldly written and breathtakingly illustrated by the team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, THE FLASH, VOL. 1: MOVE FORWARD is the high-speed adventure that became one of the most acclaimed super hero comics of the year.

Collecting the first eight issues of the series, THE FLASH, VOL.1: MOVE FORWARD also includes various layouts and interior sketches done by Manapul. To celebrate the publication of this hardcover, we’ve been putting up some of its bonus material right here on THE SOURCE everyday leading up to today’s wide bookstore release. Check out day five below and don’t forget to pick up your copy of THE FLASH, VOL. 1: MOVE FORWARD!

This morning, COMIC BOOK RESOURCES announced that THE FLASH #17 would introduce one of the Scarlet Speedster’s greatest foes into DC COMICS-THE NEW 52: Reverse-Flash!

“This Reverse-Flash is going to be a complete re-imagining of him in the same way that we kind of tinkered with what the Speed Force is,” series co-writer and artist Francis Manapul told COMIC BOOK RESOURCES. “We're going to be explaining what the opposite side of that is. He's the Yin to [Barry's] Yang.”

“We've stated what Flash's mission is and why he runs,” continued co-writer Brian Buccellato. “Reverse-Flash is going to flip that on its ear. For astute people that have been following our book, they can already get an idea of what Reverse-Flash's mission is going to be.”

THE FLASH #17 speeds into stores on February 27, 2013. Head on over to COMIC BOOK RESOURCES to read their full coverage and to see their exclusive reveal of the issue’s cover.

In comic book stores now and in bookstores everywhere next week, THE FLASH, VOL. 1: MOVE FORWARD is the premiere collection of the acclaimed DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 series!

In THE FLASH, readers were reintroduced to Barry Allen, a scientist who was struck by a bolt of lightning and was doused in chemicals to become the Fastest Man Alive. Boldly written and breathtakingly illustrated by the team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, THE FLASH, VOL. 1: MOVE FORWARD is the high-speed adventure that became one of the most acclaimed super hero comics of the year.

Collecting the first eight issues of the series, THE FLASH, VOL.1: MOVE FORWARD also includes various layouts and interior sketches done by Manapul. To celebrate the publication of this hardcover, we’ll be putting up some of its bonus material right here on THE SOURCE everyday leading up to its wide bookstore release on Tuesday. Check out day two below and don’t forget to pick up your copy of THE FLASH, VOL. 1: MOVE FORWARD!