Moreover, he can transfer his powers to another, as he did with Mary Marvel during DC’s Countdown to Final Crisis event, allowing her to draw power from his gods instead of her usual benefactors. He’s also virtually immortal, having survived over 5000 years after being banished to deep space. He gains strength, speed, and invulnerability on par with Shazam or Superman. In the comics, however, the Egyptian gods make Black Adam supremely powerful. Thus, he may not draw power from the same deities.
Shazam comic movie#
Although Black Adam’s “Shazam” cry originally drew power from the same gods as Billy Batson, he later gained the following Egyptian deities:Īs with many movies adapted from comic books, Dwayne Johnson’s movie version of Black Adam may not be identical to his comic book counterpart. Teth-Adam became the hero Black Adam, before being corrupted and becoming a villain (and later anti-hero) for Billy, Mary, and the rest of the Marvel family. Whether he's sending flying saucers back into space or freeing victims from debris, the sequences feel consistently wondrous and effortlessly evoke smiles.Before Billy and Mary, the Wizard Shazam imbued an ancient Egyptian, Teth-Adam, with his powers. Joy radiates from The Captain in a fashion that distinguishes the character from Superman due to his childlike nature. Yet he elides this with careful expressions that bring the innocence of Billy to the face of such an absurdly proportioned man. His vision of The Captain manages to capture the inflated power of iconic comics strong men with swelling muscles and a strapping chin in every panel. While Waid's appreciation for superhero themes and history is apparent throughout the issue, it's Mora's presentation of these concepts that guarantees the success of their "neo-Silver Age" approach. There is nothing inherently exciting about an adolescent boy narrating a podcast about himself (albeit as a demigod), but Waid uses the concept to explore self-image and establish Billy's identity as both teen and superhero, while Mora ensures the issue remains a vibrant visual story. Much of this work is narrated by Billy in captions juxtaposing rich splash panels and propulsive action sequences ensuring there's always some excitement to capture the eye. That appreciation for the weird and wondrous sets a tone that even subsequent recap pages honor when explaining Shazam lore, events from "Lazarus Planet," and a wink about why "The Captain" is Billy's newest alter-ego. It opens with The Captain riding a Tyrannosaurus Rex through the jungle and manages to build upon that striking image in unexpected and delightful fashion. Captain Marvel The Captain is tasked with establishing itself while simultaneously catching readers up on recent continuity and does an admirable job of balancing the tasks without ever losing its momentum to exposition.
Shazam comic series#
The newest series featuring Billy Batson a.k.a. Given that success it seems all but inevitable that their next project would arrive in the guise of Earth's mightiest mortal and Shazam! #1 does not disappoint. The series continues to receive ecstatic reviews from fans and critics alike for embracing the wild imagination of classic comics while telling them with greater complexity and three-dimensional characters.
Writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora's first collaboration at DC Comics summoned the spectacle and sheer joy of Silver Age superhero comics with modern storytelling technique in the pages of Batman/Superman: World's Finest.
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