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Warning ! Spoilers ahead for Shazam ! # 10!A new upgrade is putting Billy Batson and his powerful alter self-importance on the path to a war that ’s become to sway theShazamFamily . Billy ’s always been used to being in control , but recently , he ’s been losing all sense of himself .
The gods Shazam draw his powersfrom forced Billy to take on an raise that , while helpful , is deepen a divide between him and the Earth ’s Mightiest Mortal . With a raw era comingfor the Shazam Family , the more powerful Captain is taking steps that could have a immense impact on Billy ’s future as a hero .
Shazam Was Made Wiser Than Ever, At a Cost
In the backwash ofLazarus Planet , the rules of magic were turned upside down , and few were impacted more than Billy . Thanks to the sorcerous war , Billy was back to his old rule of not being able-bodied to say his magic word without transforming into his superheroic alter egotism ( forcing him to rebrand his other one-half as the Captain ) . But that was n’t the only change as Billy found himselfunder the influence of the fabled figures Solomon , Hercules , Atlas , Zeus , Achilles , and Mercury when in his Shazam form .
The godlike figures were tired of not being worshiped or feared by the mortals of the modern world and attempted to use the Captain as their envoy . Billy only continue control while in his mortal form , but he could n’t ignore people in motivation and continued on as the Captain . However , Billy was aided by his babe , Mary Marvel , andthe rest of the Shazam Family who gathered magic weapons in the Rock of Eternity and made a final standagainst the deities to save up their blood brother .
The Captain ’s schism with Billy starts to form inShazam ! Vol . 1 : Thunderstruck ( 2023 ) !
During the struggle , Billy care to broker a heap with Solomon , who regretted his part in the programme to control Shazam . Solomon increased the Captain ’s wisdom , grant Billy to fend the god ' ascendency . However , Solomon warned Billy that something was off with the hero . Billy and Shazam had get relate to one another as distinguishable entities rather than two halves of the same person . Solomon warned Billy that this increment in wiseness could further the divide andput the Champion of Shazam at odds with his inside self .
Shazam’s Captain Side is Starting to Turn Against Billy Batson
InShazam ! # 10by Josie Campbell , Emanuela Lupacchino , Mike Norton , Trish Mulvihill , and Troy Peteri , it ’s moving day for the Shazam Family . Thanks to Zeus , the family line ’s young home is seem unspoilt than ever . While walking through their young home , Billy discovers he ’s already start out a letter in his new place . However , the moment he grab the alphabetic character , Shazam ’s deathly half space out and loses a few secondsbefore Billy ’s short back in ascendency of his torso . Before Billy can figure out what happened , his sister Mary read him a fault with their new home base .
Mary calls out to Billy during the conflict , but Shazam refuses to answer to that name .
Apparently , Zeus has decided to bind an extra - dimensional region to the Shazam Family ’s home plate as payment for his help repair the terms from Shazam and Black Adam ’s combat . To make matters worse , Zeus say the other fabled figures how to attach extra dimensions to the house , making Billy ’s novel home a nexus point between the gods ’ domains . But this change opens up the realms to being attacked by muscular serpents , get the Captain and Mary Marvel to do . Mary shout out out to Billy during the fight , butShazam refuses to respond to that name .
While the Captain takes on the ophidian , he keep on to refer to Billy in the third mortal . When Mary asks what ’s going on with him , the hero sandwich explain that he ’s “ not exactly Billy ” . Together the Shazam Family defeats the serpent , but Mary still ca n’t get a unbowed answer out of Billy for what ’s blend in on with him . Later that evening , Darla is walk through the house when she stumbles acrossShazam , standing in front of the hearth and burning Billy ’s letter as he grins .
The Captain is Slowly Taking Over Billy’s Life
apart from some of the hero ’s earliest story , Billy Batson and Shazam have always been the same individual . When Billy suppose his magic Holy Scripture “ Shazam ” and is endowed by the Wizard ’s conjuring trick , he ’s still the same person , just heighten by godlike might . But ever since the Captain was made into the Supreme Being ’ puppet , the magical hero has started to wobble into a clear-cut , freestanding personality . Solomon was dead right thatthe raise wisdom was going to keep on driving a wedge between Billy and Shazam .
Shazam now has the power to metamorphose without Billy ’s cognition or consent .
When the Captain is the dominant personality , he refers to Billy as someone else and refers to the Shazam Family as Billy ’s family , not his . The Captain has also become increasingly critical of Billy as seen during their face-off with the Creeper when Jack Ryder manage to trick Billy into revealing his secret identity . While Billy ’s majuscule enduringness has always been his heart , he does n’t have half the wisdom , business leader , or skill that Shazam does , and that could be making the hero reconsider some things .
While the contents of the letter Billy received are n’t seen , the Captain has no trouble with taking over Billy ’s life to destruct it . And this wo n’t be the only time as the ingathering forShazam ! # 12has hinted that Shazam now has the power to transmute without Billy ’s noesis or consent . Has the Captain ’s increase wiseness caused him to believe that his sprightliness as Billy is a liability ? If the Captain see himself as a distinguishable personality , is he lay the groundwork toget rid of Billy and become Shazam full - time ?
Can Billy Batson Talk Sense into His Mightier Half?
The Captain might be wiser than Billy , but his late boost is warping his thoughts . Sure , the Captain could do goodness for the earth by acting 24/7 . But he ’d be giving up his connection to the mortal world and the heart that guided Shazam for so long . Billy might not know what ’s operate on with the Captain , but he ’d better act tight . If he ca n’t incur a mode to heal the schism between him andShazam , the Captain may just do away with Billy and go down a path completely devoid of manhood .
Shazam ! # 10is usable now from DC Comics .
Shazam ! # 10(2024 )
