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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401214661
ISBN: 1401214665
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: October 17, 2007
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: October 17, 2007
Sales Rank: 91522
Studio: DC Comics
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, tells the story of young orphan Billy Batson who finds himself transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal whenever he says the magic word "Shazam!" after being granted the magical powers of the gods by an ancient wizard.
Now, Billy must use these extraordinary abilities to face an invasion of alien creatures as well as stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
This collection of the 4-issue mini-series is highly enjoyable. The story retells Billy Batson's transformation to Captain Marvel in a modern-day setting, and puts Sivana at the head of the Dept. Of Homeland Security. Initially I was put off by how young Billy and his sister, Mary, were drawn, but it ends up working out well for the story. The art is colorful, the plot simplistic, and the writing minimal.
Enjoyable, but you don't get a lot for your money.
Rating: -
Cute, with Tigers.
Jeff Smith here appears to have taken Captain Marvel back to his roots, and maybe even further, although the art style may make Billy Batson look younger than he is actually supposed to be, given how short and stumpy Smith displays these characters.
These is absolutely designed to be for the very young comics readers, so the actual story isn't going to thrill the non-kids, but they should find some amusing bits in it nonetheless.
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Rating:  -
This is a vast improvement over some of the junk being kicked out by DC lately, and it's a good read (Jeff Smith has such a clean, easy to view brush style). It's not perfect, and it's still not quite a childrens book (Billy Batson being kicks to unconscienceness by a thug isn't kid-friendly) but it's vastly better than the latest Infinity Whatever kicked out by DC lately.
The story is rather hollow, and has virtually no substance other than zippy entertainment. Which can be good for a fun Shazam ... Read More
Rating:  -
I'm just adding my voice to that of a few others. Jeff Smith's art is unique and perfectly suited to this type of story. The book looks very good, nobody can deny that. But Smith made a few choices that I can't agree with personally and that I think hurt the story objectively. First, I like Billy Batson and Captain Marvel as the same person. I like the idea of a ten year old boy with that kind of power. Definitely gives the character a different perspective than most heroes and provides an anodyne for many ... Read More
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This graphic novel puts together the entire story-arc presented in SHAZAM!: THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL 1-4, retelling the story of Billy Batson and the origin of Captain Marvel. Billy Batson is a homeless boy, on the mean streets of New York City. But, when he rides a fantastic train he meets a wizard named Shazam, and he unleashes the power of Captain Marvel. But, when Billy's curiosity gets to be too much for him, and he travels beyond the beginning of the universe, he unleashes a power from beyond time. ... Read More
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