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Shazam! Review – Sparklefingers Rides Again

April 8, 2019 by Dave Leave a Comment

It feels regressive, and frankly boring, to talk about the degree of “fun” in a comic book movie. For me, any movie reviewer honing in on the fact that Shazam feels light, positive, and joyously heroic, is just more of the lazy baseline assumptions that the world is fatigued of “serious” superhero movies.

Taking a step back, though, it is mildly interesting to note the overall darkness at the heart of comic book movies. DC’s Synder-verse has gotten the most attention of course, but it doesn’t take too much analysis of Avengers: Infinity War to assert that a film ending in unmitigated tragedy isn’t a particularly happy-go-lucky affair. [Read more…] about Shazam! Review – Sparklefingers Rides Again

Filed Under: Comic Book Movies, Featured Tagged With: Captain Marvel, dc movies, shazam

The Best of Shazam – Essential DC Captain Marvel Comics!

March 20, 2019 by Dave 4 Comments

Shazam! The Big Red Cheese! Billy Batson! And Captain Marvel!

However you know him, the DC powerhouse is one of the longest running heroes in the superhero genre, with worthy reads from 1940 to today.

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Shazam! (DC’s Captain Marvel & The Marvel Family) Reading Order

July 18, 2018 by Dave 2 Comments

Billy Batson, aka Shazam, aka Captain Marvel (but, no, not that Captain Marvel) is one of the more beleaguered heroes in all of superhero comics. Lawsuits, alleged infringement (with the Man of Steel himself!), and copyright issues have kept the world’s mightiest mortal from never quite reclaiming his title as the most popular hero of the 1940’s (or so I’m told). [Read more…] about Shazam! (DC’s Captain Marvel & The Marvel Family) Reading Order

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