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Lying in the Gutters this week sez that Geoff Johns denied Zoom's involvement months ago. Plus, Zoom has not even shown up in IC.
Here's a theory that looks worthwhile, also from Lying in the Gutters:
>> While T Rath tells me, "I think the Calculator is behind it all. But I don't think the Calculator is doing the killing, just the mastermind. I'm guessing it's Boomerang that's doing the killing. Merlyn is a possibility, as there's a great deal of focus on him, but I think that's just Meltzer trying to use an 'archer' theme with both sides of the narration.
"Take a look at who has been tageted so far: Elongated Man, Atom. We are all guessing, based on the cover to issue no. 5, Robin suffers the next loss. So what about those three is the link to the Calculator? There is none.
"But what if Jack Drake is the intended victim, but not to hurt Robin? What if he's the victim to hurt Black Canary? Jack Drake could be the brother, cousin, nephew et al to Canary's mother Dinah Drake. The bonus is in hurting Batman, though indirectly.
"Plus we have Green Arrow as the narrator, which means, I'm guessing, that Connor is in danger. That would put the victims right in line with the back-up series in Detective that introduced the Calculator. The only one I'm at a loss for is Hawkman. Up to this point, all victims have been introduced. Any connections to Hawkman would have to be brought in now, and that's not murder mystery cricket.
"On the issue of motive/means:
"* Who benefits? Calculator gets the dual benefit of additional revenue plus revenge on the Leaguers he fought in his debut (Atom, Elongated Man, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Black Canary, Batman). Boomerang needs his star to rise again in the villain community, as he's currently looked on as a buffoon. Add to that the conversation between Calculator and Boomerang where Calc says "not after you...", Boomerang owes Calculator for finding Boomerang's son, and Boomerang was a member of the Suicide Squad so it's a simple matter to use the m.o. of fellow operatives.
"* Who has the means? Boomerang claims to have Miraclo - maybe he actually does or something similar enough to boost strength. He'd need it to overpower Sue, who's been shown to be competant in self-defense and Boomerang is, well, a putz, which explains the half-assed attack on Jean. If Calculator is being established as the anti-Oracle, it would be a relatively simple matter to get secret ID's for Canary, Hawkman & Green Arrow.
"* How could the attacker get past the security? A couple of ways - use of the Shadow Thief's belt (he's strung out) or use of the teleporter in the Injustice Gang satellite. I think it's the teleporter. Remember, that was one of the first things the heroes talked about after the killing of Jean, which teleporters were still at large, and we know it works because we saw Dr. Light 'port in.
"I know the Drake connection between Robin and Canary was floated by Dixon and dismissed by DC honchos but I think for a special mini like this, that's getting press coverage, they will reverse course and allow Meltzer to make that tie. However we won't learn that until issue six or seven. Jack Drake's death will be looked at by the heroes as a Batman attack when really it's a Canary attack. The Lois note is a red herring to take the heroes away from Drake. I also think that the killer will be caught when he tries an attack on Green Arrow's kid.
"Remember, Meltzer said he wanted to amp up the bad guys, make them feared. So I don't see a rogue hero, even if s/he's mind controlled. By the end, I'm guessing Boomerang is caught (probably dies before he can give up the information on who the mastermind is), Merlyn may help in his capture/demise to halt the hunt for mask killers, and Calculator is set-up as a premier bad guy.
"All the other 'suspects' - Zoom, Key, Snapper Carr, aren't the way proper murder mysteries are constructed. No suspects that weren't introduced early. So if you didn't see them in issues 1 or 2, they are not the killer." |
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