The wisdom of Solomon. The
strength of Hercules. The stamina of Atlas. The power of Zeus. The courage of
Achilles. The speed of Mercury. Together with these powers, Billy Batson is…not
a very nice kid. The back ups in Justice League these past few months have
shown a Billy that isn’t the nicest of kids and not one who deserves the powers
to become Captain M…I mean Shaz…I don’t know.
The months of build up have
been well spent because everything comes to a wonderful climax. What is a
breath of fresh air from Geoff Johns is the attention brought to the fact that
underneath all the magic, Billy is still an adolescent. So when he gains his
powers, the first thing he does isn’t to make a pledge to fight crime(though a
scene features him doing good), but a pledge to make money off of his powers.
It’s reminiscent of other heroes in other universes, but the story plays well.
Something Johns does well is showing Billy’s potential as hero in a two
juxtaposed pages. On one are the reasons Billy shouldn’t be worthy of Shazam’s
blessing, and on the other, the reasons he IS worthy.
So in all, this has made for
the beginning of a great journey, and though Billy is returning to being a back
up feature, he will be joining the Justice League in just a few short issues.
Last Line…8.5/10
-Whoa! Baby Got Back-
Justice League has been the
testing ground for the upcoming event known as Trinity War with characters from
the Trilogy of Sin have popped up to lay some very interesting seeds.
Unfortunately, the back up lacks that power. Pandora is show fiddling with the
box that carries her name. The only sliver of interest back up generates is
with the introduction of a man with a questionable origin.
Last Line…6/10
