Who is professor zoom?

Who Is Professor Zoom?

The CW's Flash was a dream come true for me. I have fond memories of being a child, sneaking into the living room after my mom passed out on the couch with the TV on, in  hopes of catching the 90's Flash show staring John Wesley Shipp. The Flash is also the one Comic book that i have faithfully bought each and every month, for as long as i can remember. I am proud to say that i am obsessed with all things Scarlett speedster! A big part of that is his rogues gallery. The Flash has one of the brightest and diverse group of villains out there, in my opinion second only to Batman. But the most menacing of the bunch is Professor Zoom, not to be confused with the Reverse Flash. The TV show has further muddied these waters by switching names around, but that will be a write up for another day. I want to focus on the comic version of Zoom and all his terrifying glory!


Hunter Zolomon was a close friend of Wally West.

Wally is the third Flash to take up the mantle after Barry Allen died during the epic 1980's 12 issue DC comic series Crisis on Infinite Earths.

In that series Barry sacrificed himself, along with Supergirl, to save the DC universe from the Anti Monitor. Wally before taking the Flash mantle, was Kid Flash, Barry's sidekick and partner.

Hunter, like many comic villains and heroes had a life filled with tragedy. His father killed his mother, and also was a menacing serial killer. Hunter joined the FBI to help take down monsters like his father. After his wife left him because of an incident involving her father being killed during a shootout with super villains hunters life was in a downward spiral. Hunter was then fired from the FBI, and then moved to Keystone city, home of Wally West, the Flash. He befriended wally after getting a job in the police department. Gorilla Grodd, another one of the flashes big time villains invaded keystone city, and during the battle Hunter was left with a broken left. Wally West decided early on to not keep a secret identity, so the world knew he was the Flash, but he still wore the mask and suit in honor of Barry Allen. Hunter begged Wally to use his powers to travel back in time, but Wally, knowing the danger of time travel, couldn't do it in fear of screwing up the time line. So Hunter takes things into his own hands by trying to use the cosmic treadmill to do it himself. Doing so, the treadmill explodes and leaves Hunter with  powers that let him alter relative time. So Zoom doesn't truly move fast, but it appears that he is moving fast, but that is just him moving through time, and our eyes perceive it as him moving at super speeds. 

Zoom is an evil man, a whole different breed of evil. His ultimate goal was never to kill Wally West (The flash of the time). Unlike Barry Allen, Wally never had any personal tragedy that helped transform him into a hero. So Hunter (zoom) decided that it would be his job to torment wally by taking loved ones away from him, and killing anyone he loved. He believed this would transform him into a better hero, there for he would be responsible for the Flash being a hero. Pretty twisted, right?

The current Flash TV series is having a field day with mixing up the comic history. We recently learned that Jay Garrick (The first flash from the golden age of comics) who is from earth 2, has a doppelganger on our earth named Hunter Zolomon. So the show explains this by saying Jay's real name is Hunter Zolomon, he was just adopted and had a name change as a child on his earth. That's a pretty big and interesting twist on the mythology. So who knows where the show will take Zoom. I'm going to bet that it is either our Jay, or his doppelganger Hunter Zolomon.

I hope this sheds a little big of light on the DC Comics version of Professor Zoom..... I can't wait to see what the CW series chooses to do with the iconic character!

Wonder Woman #36 Review

By M. Finch and D. Finch

   Wonder woman 36 is a fresh new start for Diana! The previous run was fantastic but this is a book  i have been waiting for. The new team of Finch and Finch have already given us a very different WW book, and i couldn't be more happy about it. The last team delved into the mythology of the Amazons, and Greek gods, this time around were getting more personal with Diana. Were also going to see more of her on our world. This issue shows the JL dealing with a catastrophic enviomental issue, and WW gets sent right into the mix. We get a fantastic fight scene with WW and Swamp Thing, which was really a misunderstanding, but it was a beautiful scene none the less. Diana is clearly bothered by something here, and it isnt just all the lives being lost. Somethings going on with her, and most of the issue is Diana acting irrationaly and being short with everyone, acting out physically and not thinking things through.

   The art is top notch, and right up my alley. This team has my attention 100%. Go get this book!

^^ incredible splash page!

5/5

Supergirl #36 review

   SuperGirl #36 Clark aka super jerk

   Supergirl has been a title that I've had a special place for, for a long time now. And the new creative team has started off this new direction in a decent way. Since the New 52 universe started, Kara has been struggling to find her place on earth, the new team seems to be tackling that front and center. Kara is now a Barista in a coffee shop. Its fun seeing her struggle with rudimentary tasks, since she is supergirl after all. I hope this continues in some way, its refreshing.

   The one thing that bothered me is Clark visiting her. At first i was excited to see Clark showing an interest in catching up with his cousin. But the joy was short lived for me. In the past, every time they cross paths Clark aggressively tries to tell Kara what she should do, and it always ends with Kara telling Clark that he should leave her alone and let her live and make her own decisions. And that is exactly how this exchange went. It left me disappointed that this new team just said what all the other teams did before them, all over again and its getting very tired. Dc is forcing this Kara Clark "drama" and its been going on for far too long.

   Other than that i have all positive things to say, the art is beautiful and perfect for a Supergirl book. The new direction seems to be a bright one. Kara is abducted by what seems to be some kind of aliens and they are looking to recruit her for some kind of "super academy". Its completely out of left field but i liked it, if its going to give Kara something to focus on and some place to be and make a difference, im all for it. And the surprise on the last page is interesting, if left me a bit confused since it was 100 percent random, but hey at this point im just happy to be enjoying supergirl again.

4/5

Supergirl #28 Review

 Crip walking in the wrong hood!

   What could possibly be more scary than a kryptonian with a power ring? NOTHING. Untill this issue, Ive been unsure of the direction dc has been taking supergirl. For the entire run of the new 52 thus far supergirl has been fighting to find her place on earth. Everywhere she goes she is either not trusted, attacked or just misunderstood. Clearly all of that has been a build up for this issue and the red/green lantern flip book. Kara becoming a red lantern and exploring the universe with Guy Gardner's newly reformed sect of the red lanterns all of the sudden has become such an exciting thought. It will give validity to the fact that Kara has been so up and down this whole run, especially emotionally, shes been full of rage since the start of the run and that's highlighted in this issue. It SUCKS to be Lobo in this issue, kara just whips his butt this entire issue, i really was digging seeing her finally just let loose and show that no one can mess with her when she is mad. Im also really  digging the art in this issue. Supergirl seems to be a loved or hated title, and right now im loving it and i can't see what is going to happen. Will Kara join Guy, or Atrocitus?

4/5

BatGirl #28 Review

BatGirl #28

Silver...eh VanHelsing ?!

Hi ho Silverrrrrrrrrrr....sorry lol Silver is a new vampire hating Gothamite! The most interesting part about him is the fact that he is a bit crazy, he thinks the Bat family are blood suckers of the night. He even sees BatGirl, in his distorted vision, sucking the blood of some bad guys that Strix put a beating on, but this guy is truly off of his rocker! The back bone of the issue is that Strix and Batgirl are strolling around town looking for a little girl that has been kid napped. What kept me interested as i was reading through the panels was Silver, he is clearly a man of money who has a mansion and drives around in nice cars but why is he convinced that the bat family are vampires? What is his back story? Why does he seem like he is absolutley insane? Inside silvers mansion he has a wall labeled Freedom Fighters with pictures of the joker, harvey dent and the penguin, so this guy has to be a bad guy, but he seems to think hes doing right?! Im confused, im not sure if i like it or not, i dont know if i want to know more about him or i want him to go away.

   Over all it was a solid issue, i like seeing batgirl and strix running around town getting into all sorts of situations and mishaps, but im not completely sold on Silver. I also LOVE the cover art, i bought this issue on the strength of that.

3.5/5

X Force #1 Review

 

   X Force 1 in short, is a uninspired bore fest. I was excited to buy this book, who doesn't want to read about some crazy mutant action? If this was the only mutant marvel book out there i dont think i would care to much for them. The story arc that is started, isn't interesting at all, its bland and not written at a level we would expect from a marvel book. The art is good at times, but i find the textures and colors to be the opposite of what attracts my eye. I wanted to love this book, as a kid i loved Cable and i thought i would be re living some of those memories, but i didn't. I found it hard to even pay attention to what i was reading because my mind kept wondering off and i found my self re reading the speech bubbles over and over. I could barley make it to the last page, and when i did i sighed in relief. I'm going to go re read She Hulk #1 to make up for this time lost.


SAVE YOUR MONEY

1/5

Deadpool #23 Review

C'mon Deadpool i didn't mean to forget your money!

   Why would anyone who knows Deadpool, not pay him the money they owe him?! He's only the best merc in all of the Marvel U, he will surely give me a break...right??.... WRONG! This issue is all about revenge and justice for deadpool. This issue delivers everything an avid deadpool fan wants to see in an issue. It remains playful, with all the playful bantering between bad guys, and Deadpool arguing with the lady in his head, and murder, lots and lots of murder. In the end this is a typical deadpool book, but i don't say that in a bad way, its entertaining from the first panel to last. If you want a straight to the point book to read with great art, action, murder and blood, swords and well done humor, this is your book.

4/5