SuperHeroBooks - Trials of Shazam: Volume 1 (Shazam)
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Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401213312
ISBN: 1401213316
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2007-06-06
Publisher: DC Comics
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 2007-06-06
Studio: DC Comics
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Summary: It doesn't really seem Captain Marvel-ish.
Comment: I read this series in Comic book form rather than in Trade Paperback Collection form, but I can't say that it was all that great. I'm a huge Captain Marvel fan, and there's so little comic book material out there related to him that I just had to snatch this series up, but I have to say that it didn't really feel like it fit the "motif" and the "feel" of Captain Marvel and his particular brand of superheroism. It just felt like a genericially "edgy" story about a boy going through trials to get powers, only they stuck it into the Captain Marvel universe with the old SHAZAM characters.
Not a totally bad read, and the art was pretty decent, but it didn't measure up to the stuff that's been done with Captain Marvel in the past. Like another reviewer said, it really just seems like DC doesn't know how to get Captain Marvel/SHAZAM right a lot of the time. They just seem to pigeonhole him into stories that don't work for him instead of playing to his strengths.
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Summary: Great read. Looking forward to Volume 2
Comment: Shazam is not a title which I read very regularly but I've always liked him as a character.
The Trials of Shazam is a good introduction to those who are not familiar with the title, although previous knowledge of the character and his history, particularly his relationship with the wizard will give the story greater depth.
The storyline involves the death of the wizard and how this affects Shazam and his protege. Its a coming of age story.
All in all a great read. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because on principle I don't like multi-part graphic novel stories. I think if you go to the trouble of buying a graphic novel it should be a complete story.
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Summary: Sad,sick,.
Comment: The twisted irony of this is D.C.(the company that constantly sued Fawcett in the Golden Age)still to this day can't figure out how to do Captain Marvel. Yet another poor retread to a character that they don't or won't understand. You can update the feature without raping it of it's orignal charm and class. But bringing Judd Winick is a bad move,and the art is just too unsteady,Howard Porter was never that good an artist.
The story's needlessly elongated,late and not worthy the wait.
Buy Jeff Smiths book instead.
I'd have giving it no stars,but you can't do that here.
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Summary: A rush job, incomplete, and unworthy of the character
Comment: I don't dislike what they are doing with Captain Marvel. The former Billy Batson/Captain Marvel is taking over after the original Wizard Shazam has died and Captain Marvel, Jr. is taking his place as the new Captain Marvel of the DC Universe. In order to get his new powers he has to earn them one at a time, fine.
The problem I have is DC rushed to get this out. It isn't even complete you only get half of the story. Instead of waiting and publishing the whole mini-series you get half way through a fight scene and it ends. The comic book industry is plagued right now with late books. Marvel is actually FAR worse than DC about this at the moment, but this is DC worst aggression so far, putting out half a series while they wait for their artists and writers to slowly churn out the rest. Now, in order to get the whole story, DC is going to milk TWO thin graphic novels out of this instead of one.
Don't buy it, it's not worth it, wait until DC actually finishes the story and then releases it as a whole. Shame on you DC.
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Summary: verdict guilty!!
Comment: A worthless comic, created by people who show a complete lack of understanding of what Captain Marvel was, and what made him special. If people really wanted to be true to the heritage, Captain Marvel would be similar to say Spongebob, and not Alan Moore's Swampthing, reworkings are fine, but sheesh, this was bad reading.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Given powers by an ancient and mysterious wizard, boy reporterBilly Batson need only say the word "Shazam!" and he is transformed intothe powerful adult hero Captain Marvel.Magical turmoil in the aftermath of INFINITE CRISIS force Captain Marvel togive up his role as Earth's Mightiest Mortal to keep the supernatural undercontrol.Freddie Freeman, also known as Captain Marvel Jr., has been leftpowerless by these events, but is given the opportunity to take over themantle of his mentor if he can pass tests administered by the godsthemselves.The only catch is that he has to earn each of hissuper-abilities from scratch.Red-hot writer Judd Winick (OUTSIDERS) teams with fan-favorite artistHoward Porter (JLA) to redefine the iconic hero for a new generation ofaction and adventure.
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