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| Zola | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Wonder Woman Vol 4 #1 (September 2011) |
| Created by | Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Supporting character of | Wonder Woman |
Zola is a fictional DC Comics character, created by writer Brian Azzarello and artist Cliff Chiang. She first appeared in Wonder Woman Vol 4 #1 (Sept 2011), and since then as played an integral part in the series. Zola is featured as a young woman carrying Zeus' child, thus entering dangerous situations, the first one being of Hera aiming to punish her for sleeping with her husband. Wonder Woman takes Zola under her protection and tries to fight off forces that might try to harm her or her baby.
Fictional Character Biography
First appearing in Wonder Woman #1, Zola is portrayed as a young blonde woman who lives and owns a barn in Virginia. Her barn is visited by Hera, who silently enters the stable and transforms two horses into centaurs. Inside the barn house, Zola is seen aiming her shotgun at the god Hermes, whom she believes to be a house invader. Hermes tries to reason with her and informs her that they must leave the house as her life is in danger but Zola refuses to hear him until they are attacked by the centaurs. A projectile thrown by one of the centaurs pierces Hermes, but he manages to throw Zola a key which instantly transports her to an apartment in London when she touches it. The resident of the apartment is revealed to be Wonder Woman, who asks Zola to call her by her real name Diana, and agrees to help her, asking her for the key. Instead of letting Wonder Woman go alone, Zola transports herself to the barn with her, where she fights the centaurs and protects Zola at the same time. After the centaurs' defeat, Hermes reveals that Zola is pregnant with Zeus' child and that her life is important.
Wonder Woman takes Zola and Hermes to her home Paradise Island, where Hermes narrates the birth story of Diana to Zola- that she was sculpted out of clay by her mother Queen Hippolyta and granted life by the Gods. However, the presence of the trio on the island directs Hera's wrath towards it, who sends her cruel and bloodlusted daughter Strife there. Strife uses her powers to cause chaos and discord amongst the Amazons, who battle each other and end up slaughtering many of their own kind. Strife even reveals Diana's own true parentage to her- that Hippolyta conceived Diana when she slept with Zeus after a long battle, making Diana one of Zeus' many illegitimate offspring, like Zola's baby. This leaves Diana heartbroken, who along with Zola, Hermes and Strife returns to London, and chooses never to return back to the island. Zola later discussed with Diana her meaning of home, saying that "it's just a word"; Zola also tells Diana that her father has been in jail ever since her birth and that her mother died. She manages to convince Diana to reconcile with her mother, who arrives only to find that Hera has already exacted her revenge on Hippolyta for sleeping with her husband, turning her into stone and the other Amazons into snakes.
References
- ^ Brian Azzarello (w), Cliff Chiang (a). "The Visitation" Wonder Woman, no. 1 (November, 2011). DC Comics.
- ^ Jacob, Seth. "Review: Wonder Woman #1". Comic Booked.com. Retrieved September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Chester, Kristine. "52 Catch Up: Wonder Woman". Fanboy Comics. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- Brian Azzarello (w), Cliff Chiang (a). "Home" Wonder Woman, no. 2 (December, 2011). DC Comics.
- ^ Brian Azzarello (w), Cliff Chiang (a). "Clay" Wonder Woman, no. 3 (January, 2012). DC Comics.
- Brian Azzarello (w), Cliff Chiang (a). "Blood" Wonder Woman, no. 4 (February, 2012). DC Comics.