Today’s post is on Shazam!: Origins by Geoff Johns, illustrated by Gary Frank. It is 190 pages long and is published by DC Comics. The cover has Zachary Levi from the new movie on the cover as Shazam. The intended reader is someone who is interested in the comic book origins of the character. There is some mild foul language, no sex, and some violence in this comic. The story is told from third person close of the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the blurb on Hoopla- Brought to the feet of the magical wizard Shazam at the Rock of Eternity, Billy Batson is imbued with powers beyond any mortal man. By shouting the wizard's name-Shazam!-the young teen is mystically transformed into the powerhouse known as Captain Marvel! Now given abilities that make him Earth's Mightiest Mortal at the utterance of a simple phrase, will Billy make the right choices and do what it takes to become a hero? Or will he succumb to the poor choices of youth-and the villainous Black Adam?
Review- An engaging coming of age story about a kid from a rough background. Billy Batson is a great main character, he is flawed but with a good heart, he has had a few hard knocks but he still gets up, and he still hates bullies without becoming one himself. Billy is not the first choice for the role of Shazam as he is a kid with some very rough patches but he is the only choice left to the wizard with Black Adam banging on his door. At times the story moves a little slow with lots happening but not a lot of understand about what and why it is. That is off set by the interesting and engaging characters so it is only a minor complaint. If you are looking for a good comic introduction to the world and characters of Shazam then you should read this collection.
I give this comic a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this comic from my library’s Hoopla account.
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