Shazam!
Warning : Spoilers forShazam ! # 4
As two of theDC Comics ’ Mightiest Mortals , ShazamandBlack Adamhave been enemies for years , but even Kahndaq ’s champion ca n’t deny how charming Billy Batson is . Billy and Adam have a very eventful history with one another . And are many fans whoconsider Black Adam to be Shazam ’s greatest foeman .
While the two have spent the better part of their lives going head - to - head , the new condition quo notice the Wizard ’s genius fight on the same side as his frequent opposition . While it ’s highly unlikely the two will ever become best friends , that does n’t mean that they ca n’t know each other ’s intensity level . After all , that ’s precisely what Black Adam - or at least a adaptation of him - does inShazam ! # 4by Tim Sheridan and Clayton Henry .
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sequester in the Rock of Eternity , Billy observe himself cross path with a discrepancy of Black Adam send back from the destruction of fourth dimension . While this version of Black Adam possess the form of a tiddler , he ’s millennia previous thanthe foe Shazam know , and he ’s quite a number wiser . As Adam explain the Wizard ’s luck and how Billy ’s activity in the present doomed the future , Shazam ’s ancient foe ca n’t help oneself but be amused by Batson ’s refusal to accept the demise of his magical captain . As Billy tries to argue the Wizard could ’ve survived , Adam await at him with nostalgia and says , “ All thatunreserved optimism … Billy ’s Batson ’s superpower . If only you could partake some of that with the sleep of us . ” Moments later , he even slant in and hugs Shazam while say him , “ Oh , how I ’ve missed this . ”
It ’s extremely potential that with the dire nature of the future tense he ’s from that Black Adam Jr. would find anyone ’s honorable expression of hope admirable , buthis emphasis on Billy Batson ’s optimismhighlights what both characters bring to the mesa . Billy Batson is an innately good , hopeful person , and that ’s only strengthened by his childish nature . Meanwhile , Black Adam is typically more hardened and cynical , so the fact that he ’s openly admitting that he could utilize some optimism tell a lot about both his mental state and the state of his future .
metre heals all wound , and with an spare million years under his belt ammunition , it ’s clear that this adaptation of Black Adam has had plenty of time to sweep over his hostility towards his successor . While Adam has frequently seek to take the air the path of a Heron , it ’s never been easy , and the two have always had their fair portion of beef even when Black Adam works on the side of the angels . Now that Shazam has enroll in the Titans Academy andBlack Adam has joined the Justice League , it ’s wholly possible that sports fan will see these two overcome their differences in the present Clarence Day .
With a future Black Adam as his new ally , this could be just what Shazam needs to locate his differences with his modern - day forerunner . Black Adam may not be the warm hoagy in the world , but his work withDC Comics ’ Justice League proves that he ’s willing to make damages when necessary . Based on this fundamental interaction , the modernBlack Adamprobably likesShazammore than he permit on , but as for whether or not the World ’s Mightiest Mortals actually do become friends in the present continuity , time will tell .
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