

While the suit is the same one from Henry Cavill's portrayal, Cavil himself isn't in it. It hasn’t been officially confirmed but it certainly seems that way based on the film’s ending. That all changes when his friend, Billy Batson, aka Shazam, decides to join him in school during his lunch along with Superman. right before he grabs him by the throat and proves once and for all that HE is the more powerful of the two. In the DC Comics, Shazam/Captain Marvel certainly exists in the same universe as Superman and even fought Supe on more than one occasion.

DC simply can’t and won’t have its strongest Superhero suffering defeat unless it’s by the hands of an emo billionaire who dresses as a bat and whose mother is named Martha. Billy's newfound powers are put to the test when the nefarious Black Adam returns. DRAWN BY : JACK KIRBY Man of Steel's closest rival, Captain Marvel.
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Billy claims that he was freed, and he let's Superman know it. There are times where Shazam has beaten Superman but of course, the latter being the Golden Boy of DC puts Shazam at the mercy of the writers most of the time. Chosen the world's protector against the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man pride, envy, greed, hatred, selfishness, laziness and injustice young Billy Batson accepts his destiny as Captain Marvel. Shazam is set in the same universe as Man of Steel, Batman V Superman, and Justice League, and it establishes just how commercialized superheroes have become.From T-shirts to action figures to battle souvenirs, a whole industry has built up around them and the members of the Justice League are basically viewed as celebrities - especially by Billy's foster brother, Freddy Freeman. 00 Superman was a being so powerful that, in essence, he was a god among mortals. Shazam, the hero who used to be known as Captain Marvel, is about to make his full length motion picture debut and viewers will get to marvel at the feats of the superhero who was once more popular among comic book readers in the 1940s than Superman Not only that, but Shazam actually beat Superman to live action films, with The Adventures of. He reveals himself in Batman/Superman #1-but he hasn't come to ask for help, or act ashamed of who he is becoming. Shazam, also known as the young boy Billy Batson, was one of those sleeper agents, targeted by The Batman Who Laughs to tear the world apart. He's not alone, either, as DC's heroes are turning evil one by one after they are infected with darkness.

In just the first issue of DC's new Batman/Superman series, the magical hero Shazam has proven that he really can kick Superman's ass! And in far easier fashion than fans of either superhero would probably have expected.īilly Batson has always been one of the most inspiring heroes in the DC Universe, but he has recently been turned to the dark side to become the monstrous villain known as King Shazam in the pages of Batman/Superman.
