#CAPTAIN MARVELS MAGIC WORD TV#

Gail Simone has expressed interest in the past, and while that’s be kind of cool to see, I think no one has a better handle on the Marvel Family that Nate Cosby and Evan “Doc” Shaner. Sometimes, I think the only hope Captain Marvel has for the future is for passionate fans to take the reins of the character. Couple that with the fact that even character Johns seems to reboot has to have some sort of tragedy to define him or her, It just doesn’t hold water for me. Mary is his actual sister though, and in many stories, Billy is adopted by her foster family. Sure, Captain Marvel has a sort of an extended family with Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. I would be happy to read Captain Marvel stories where Billy uses his wits to get the best of the bad guys or whatever. The second part of that, I have no problem with. Captain Thunder, whose name was derived from Captain Marvel's original moniker, was a thinly veiled pastiche of Marveldown to his similar costume, his young alter ego named 'Willie Fawcett' (a reference to Fawcett Comics), and a magic word ('Thunder'), which was an acronym for seven entities and their respective powers. That’s what Billy Batson, that’s what Shazam really allows him to do, is you’ve got to make the best of the situation that you’re in.

I think it’s something that’s at the core. And tied into his wish fulfillment, even if he won’t admit it, is a surrogate family.īut it’s making the best of every situation you’re in.

Well, the core of the character, obviously, is surrogate family. On the other hand, from he Newsarama article, this is in Johns’ own words what makes Billy Batson tick. He’s also made Black Adam a fine anti-hero. Johns has written Captain Marvel and his family well. The second reason that this seems like a bad idea is John’s own treatment of the character. Because Marvel Comics copyrighted the name “Captain Marvel” during the original’s time in comics limbo, DC could not use that name on a cover, toys, DVDs, or other media, so in that case it does make a certain sense, except… The other reason for the change is now DC can actually use the character’s new name on covers and cross media. On said shows, he’s always referred to as “Captain Marvel”, because hey, that’s his freaking name. Elvis Presley was a fan of Captain Marvel, Jr. The most notable user of the word 'Shazam' in this form was Gomer Pyle from the 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Nowadays though, Cap is relegated to guest appearances on shows like Justice League Unlimited and Batman: The Brave and the Bold. In pop culture, Billy Batson/Captain Marvel's magic word, 'Shazam', became a popular exclamation from the 1940s on, often used in place of an expletive.

#CAPTAIN MARVELS MAGIC WORD TV#

That may have been true in the 70’s when Cap was on TV and the shows had to be called Shazam. First Johns says it’s because everyone calls him Shazam anyway. The justification for the change is twofold. Previously, this was the name of the wizard who gave young Billy Batson the power to transform into Cap by invoking his (the wizard’s) name. In an attempt to be able to brand the character better, he’ll be actually known as Shazam. I hate to say this, because it sounds fanboy-ish and whiny, but Geoff Johns does not “get” Captain Marvel.įirst off, the character will now no longer be known as Captain Marvel. I was hopeful that this would be a great way to invigorate the franchise, given how ruined it became during the tail end of the old DC Universe. While we’ve known that some version of Captain Marvel would be appearing in a Justice League backup entitled “The Curse of Shazam”. The idea that he would use, as his name, the magic word that. On the other hand, the information that has leaked out makes me wonder if Captain Marvel even has a place in the DCU post the recent relaunch. Thankfully, we dont have to worry about any of that. Of course, I am happy to see my favorite character return to the comics page. Being a dyed-in-the-wool Cap fan, I am of two minds about this. So, thanks to Newsarama, we’ve finally got some information on the New-52 version of Captain Marvel.

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