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 Zoom, from the cover to The Flash #197 (June 2003). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Art by Scott Kolins. Scott Kolins is an American Illustrator, writer and creator for multiple different Superhero and Science fiction Comic books. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Flash: Secret Files & Origins #3 (November 2001) as Hunter Zolomon, The Flash #197 (June 2003) as Zoom |
| Created by | Geoff Johns Scott Kolins |
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| Alter ego | Hunter Zolomon |
| Team affiliations | Injustice League Secret Society of Super Villains Keystone Police Department F.B.I. |
| Abilities | Time manipulation in his reference frame |
Zoom (real name Hunter Zolomon) is a fictional comic book supervillain from the DC Comics universe. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Scott Kolins is an American Illustrator, writer and creator for multiple different Superhero and Science fiction Comic books. The Injustice League is the name of two Fictional teams of Supervillains in the DC Comics Universe. The Secret Society of Super Villains ( SSoSV) is a group of Comic book Supervillains that exist in the DC Universe. Keystone City is a Fictional city in the DC Comics universe Specifically it is the home of both the original Flash Jay Garrick, and the third Flash In generalDO NOT ADD INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT CONCERN COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place He is primarily associated with the superhero Flash and is the third of the Reverse-Flashes. Reverse-Flash is a title that has been taken by three Supervillains in DC Comics. As Hunter Zolomon, he first appeared in The Flash: Secret Files & Origins #3 and was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins. Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for Scott Kolins is an American Illustrator, writer and creator for multiple different Superhero and Science fiction Comic books.
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Fictional character biography
Origins
Hunter Zolomon had a troubled relationship with his parents, who rarely spoke to each other or to him. On the day Hunter was to leave for college, he came home to find the police laying siege to his house. His father was a serial killer who had killed six young girls, and when his mother told the police, he murdered her, and was subsequently killed by the police after refusing to give up. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based
Hunter became obsessed with understanding the criminal mind to stop people like his father, studying psychology and criminology in college, then joining the F.B.I. along with his girlfriend Ashley, whom he later married, specialising in low-level costumed criminals. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Schools of thought In the mid-18th century criminology arose as social philosophers gave thought to crime and concepts of law One case resulted in Ashley's father being killed (Hunter had thought the criminal they were after was incapable of facing his adult life, and thus would not use an 'adult' weapon such as a gun). Ashley left him shortly thereafter, and the F. B. I. terminated his employment. Hunter was also left with a damaged knee due to the case, requiring a cane for walking and unable to ever run again.
After arriving in Keystone City, he got a job as a profiler, working with the police in their Department of Metahuman Hostilities. Keystone City is a Fictional city in the DC Comics universe Specifically it is the home of both the original Flash Jay Garrick, and the third Flash His work put him in constant contact with the Flash, Wally West, and the two became good friends. Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the His insight was critical in solving a number of cases, but he always resented being stuck behind a desk.
Transformation into Zoom
Hunter was severely injured in an attack by Gorilla Grodd in Iron Heights, when Grodd staged a mass prison break, and was left paralyzed from the waist down. Gorilla Grodd is a fictional Supervillain appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. Iron Heights is a Fictional setting a maximum-security Prison which houses the many Flash rogues and metahuman criminals of Keystone City He asked Wally West to use the time-travelling cosmic treadmill in the Flash Museum to prevent this from occurring, but West refused, saying that he could not risk damaging the timestream. In DC Comics publications the cosmic treadmill is a Time travel device that was invented by Barry Allen, the second Flash. The Flash Museum is a fictional Museum that appears in stories published by DC Comics. Zolomon, feeling that Wally should be prepared to disregard such fears for the sake of their friendship, then broke into the museum and attempted to use the treadmill himself. The resulting explosion destroyed the museum and shifted Hunter's connection to time- described by Jay Garrick as him being 'derailed' from the timeline by the explosion-, thus allowing Zolomon to alter the speed at which he could move in time, giving the effect of super-speed. Jay Garrick is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the first to use the name
Zolomon decided that West had refused to help because, unlike the previous Flash Barry Allen, West had never suffered personal tragedy, and thus didn't understand how terrible it could be. Bartholomew "Barry" Allen is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash Zolomon decided that if he became the new Zoom and caused a great tragedy in Wally's life, this would help the Flash become a better hero. After borrowing speed from the other speedsters to even the playing field, briefly allowing him to match Zoom's near-light speeds, Flash succeeded in defeating Zoom, and prevented his former friend from killing his then pregnant wife Linda Park. Linda Park (also Linda Park-West) is a Fictional character in the DC Universe. However, Zoom's attack caused a miscarriage of their twin children. Thanks to Wally using the slight 'rips' in Time that were being created by the use of Zoom's powers, Zolomon was forced into a temporal anomaly- being shoved into the rift essentially tied a 'knot' in his timeline- and ended up in a comatose state, continually watching the death of his father-in-law. In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness.
Zolomon's ex-wife, Ashley Zolomon, replaced him as profiler and spent a lot of time attempting to communicate with him. Due to a car accident, Ashley was hospitalized for some time. It is around this period that Zoom awoke from his coma, out of concern for Ashley. He cautiously chose to remain in his cell, however.
Rogue War
Zoom was driven out of his self-imposed imprisonment by Cheetah (a. The Cheetah is a Fictional character, a Supervillainess appearing in DC Comics publications and related media k. a. Dr. Barbara Minerva) in an attempt to both harness super-speed and induct him into the growing Secret Society of Super Villains. The Secret Society of Super Villains ( SSoSV) is a group of Comic book Supervillains that exist in the DC Universe. The two shared a minor romance, but nothing serious happened as Zoom considered himself to still be married to Ashley.
Zoom later infiltrated the already-growing "Rogue War" between Captain Cold's Rogues, the Trickster's reformed Rogues, and the Top's brainwashed rogues. Captain Cold, also known as Leonard Snart, is a comic book villain created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino and the Archenemy of Flash for The Trickster is the name of two Fictional characters DC Comics supervillains that are both enemies of the Flash. The Top is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the DC Universe. Quickly spiriting his estranged wife Ashley out of danger to the home of Linda Park, Zoom returned to the battlefront to dispatch Captain Cold, claiming that the "Man Who Mastered Absolute Zero" was wasting the Flash's time with his longstanding, self-aggrandizing methods of villainy.
As the Flash and Kid Flash (Bart Allen) attempt to contain the battle, Zoom throttles Kid Flash and threatens to snap his neck in a manner reminiscent of what Barry Allen had done to Eobard Thawne (Professor Zoom). Bartholomew "Bart" Allen is a superhero in the. Allen first appeared as the superhero Impulse. Professor Zoom is a comic book super-villain in the DC Universe. Before Zoom can kill Kid Flash, however, Professor Zoom himself arrives on a cosmic treadmill, with Jay Garrick chained to the front end, Zoom having earlier captured Jay and forced him to take him back to the day of Professor Zoom's death to recruit his assistance.
A battle ensues between the two Flashes and Kid Flash against the two Zooms (during which Kid Flash escaped Zoom by vibrating to become intangible, the only speedster power Zoom couldn't duplicate), but in the end, the two Zooms accomplish what they intended, grabbing the Flash and jumping onto the treadmill. Zoom then forces the Flash to watch their first fight, in which Linda was severely injured and miscarried. Zoom feels that Wally West should be made to focus on the feelings of sorrow and loss from this experience and told Professor Zoom to rewind it so that he could watch it again. But as the scene starts to rewind, West's uncle and mentor Barry Allen appears, riding his own cosmic treadmill and saying that he had been looking for Professor Zoom.
Barry Allen removes West from immediate danger, telling West that he was here to return Thawne to his proper place in time, and that no matter how bad it seems, West could win this if he "just pushes himself a bit". He and Thawne then disappeared through time. Zoom, enraged, begins to run around the world, building up speed with the intention of killing Linda by colliding with her. Wally rushes to catch up, but he is a step or two behind. At the last minute, he realizes what Barry's advice means and puts on a final burst of speed, pushing himself, and hitting Zoom in the back. Zoom falls forward and is caught in the sonic boom which he himself used to kill Linda's babies (this ended up creating a “fissure in time” that restored Linda’s pregnancy as Zoom's future self took the brunt of the sonic boom his past self created, thus preventing her original miscarriage just in time for her to give birth in the present). Zoom runs for the treadmill, but West forces them back to their mutual present. Along the way, they view scenes of Zoom's life. Zoom realizes his mistreatment of Wally and briefly apologizes before slipping into the timestream. He is later seen as a ghost-like figure apologizing to his wife. With his recent epiphany, a phase of his life as a character has ended. He was last seen saying sorry to Ashley, unknown to her.
Zoom returns in Infinite Crisis as the Society's chief speedster, claiming that their adversaries would all be stronger heroes if they survived. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George The Secret Society of Super Villains ( SSoSV) is a group of Comic book Supervillains that exist in the DC Universe. In Infinite Crisis #1, he is part of the Society strike force responsible for massacring the Freedom Fighters. Freedom Fighters is the name of a DC Comics Comic book Superhero team made up of characters acquired from the defunct company Quality Comics. Zoom himself scarred Damage by pummeling him with punches at super-speed. Damage is a DC Comics Superhero who first appeared in a Comic book of the same name during the Zero Hour crisis.
One Year Later
- See also: Bart Allen, One Year Later, and Iris West Allen
Zoom later appears, having been approached by Bart Allen's grandmother, to help her protect Bart from a great tragedy that the villain Inertia was setting up. Bartholomew "Bart" Allen is a superhero in the. Allen first appeared as the superhero Impulse. One Year Later was a 2006 event running through the DC Universe. Iris West Allen is a Fictional character who appears in various DC Comics publications Bartholomew "Bart" Allen is a superhero in the. Allen first appeared as the superhero Impulse. Iris West Allen is a Fictional character who appears in various DC Comics publications ]]|caption=Inertia in art from Flash The Fastest Man Alive #5 by Ron Adrian. [1] However, this attempt failed and Bart was subsequently killed by the Rogues after Inertia attempted to steal his speed.
He was also pursued by the Justice League in an attempt to locate Sinestro after Batman and Hal Jordan learn of the existence of the Sinestro Corps. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Sinestro is a Fictional character, an alien Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Harold "Hal" Jordan is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero. The Sinestro Corps is a group of Fictional characters a villainous analogue to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe.
Zoom is pursued by the Justice Society of America into Atlanta. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history Damage is banned from the city, but enters anyway seeking revenge. During a scuffle, he ends up taking Zoom hostage until being talked down by Liberty Belle. Disappointed that Damage is not "improving" he throws a sharp pipe to kill him. Liberty Belle uses her superspeed to catch it and toss it back, knocking Zoom unconscious.
In DC Universe #0 he can seen as the member of Libra's Secret Society of Super Villains. Libra is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the DC Comics universe.
Powers and abilities
Zoom has the ability to alter time relative to himself, as opposed to utilizing the Speed Force like most of the DC Universe speedsters do. The Speed Force is a fictional concept presented in various Comic books published by DC Comics. He can apparently use this ability to move at "speeds" rivaling those of even Wally West, and usually "faster" than the speeds that even Wally can muster in most cases; rather than actually time travelling, Zoom is controlling the speed at which time flows around him, allowing him to go faster or slower in time than everyone around him. Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the Since Zoom isn't actually moving at superspeed (rather, he is greatly slowing down Time relative to himself, and can make himself so "fast" that even most of the Flashes look to him to be moving in slow motion), the temporal nature of his speed allows him to avoid the usual problems encountered by other Flash-type speedsters (friction, seeing and hearing at such near-light speeds, et al), whose automatic and unconscious use of the Speed Force overcomes those problems. As he is moving at a normal velocity, and the rest of the world is "slow", those hindrances simply do not affect him. This aspect also means that he is unable to become intangible like other speedsters can by vibrating their molecules at certain frequencies, giving them a distinct advantage. As of Fastest Man Alive #10, this no longer seems to be the case, as he becomes intangible and passes through Bart and a wall (However, it should be noted that Bart was also vibrating at the time, suggesting that Zoom retains his inability to vibrate and simply got 'caught up' when Bart turned intangible while fighting with him).
Other Media
Although officially Zoom never appeared in the DC animated series Justice League Unlimited, there is a direct reference to him. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on In the episode "Divided We Fall", the merged Brainiac/Lex Luthor creates artificial replicas of the Justice Lords and pits them against their counterparts in the Justice League. The Justice Lords are fictional Anti-heroes who first appeared in the two-part Justice League episode, "A Better World" (airdate Since the Flash was deceased in the Justice Lords' universe, Brainiac/Luthor creates his own version of an "evil Flash" whose costume design is identical to Zoom's.
References
- ^ The Flash: Fastest Man Alive #10-#??, 2007
- Action Comics #828, #831, Gail Simone (August 2005–November 2005)
- The Flash v2 #181–200, #210, #211, #213, #217, #219–225, Geoff Johns (February 2002–October 2005)
- The Flash: Secret Files and Origins #3, "Rogues", Geoff Johns (November 2001)
- Infinite Crisis #1, Geoff Johns
- Superman v2, #221, "Jimmy's Day", Mark Verheiden (November 2005)
- Wonder Woman v2, #211, #213, #214, Greg Rucka (February 2005–May 2005)
External links
- Profile on Hunter Zolomon
- Profile on Zoom
- Crimson Lightning - An online index to the comic book adventures of the Flash. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term Gail Simone is an American writer of Comic books Best known for penning DC's Birds of Prey, she is the writer of Welcome Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Mark Verheiden is an American television movie and comic book writer Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American Writer of novels and Comic books He is married to fellow comic writer
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