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Over the past yr , Shazamhas had a rough go of it , and now he is , unbeknown to even him , turn into a baddie . DC ’s recently concludedFuture Stateevent paint agrim picture for Shazam , and inShazam ! # 3 , on cut-rate sale now in print and digital , readers see the start of this glowering journey , all courtesy of the evil demon Neron .
When mirthful fan describe Shazam , they use words such as “ wholesome ” and “ child - similar . ” These are pertinent descriptors , but recent consequence in Shazam ’s life are pushing him to the edge . His powerfulness are not working properly — sometimes he is able to rally the magic , other sentence he can not . The undependability of his powers is not only bear on Billy , but the eternal sleep of the Shazam family as well . Freddy , whose condition was being carry in check by Shazam ’s conjuring trick , is now go . Ashamed and unable to look his surrogate mob in the center , Shazam has isolate himselffrom everyone around him , including his schoolfellow at the Titans Academy . In the previous issue , Shazam and Nevermore , Lucifer ’s Logos , arrive in Hell and are confronted by the demon Neron , who Shazam bested many year prior . look for retaliation , Neron seeks to crooked Shazam , and his dingy programme set about inShazam ! # 3,written by Tim Sheridan , with art by Clayton Henry , colors by Marcelo Maiolo and letter of the alphabet by Rob Leigh .
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Neron agrees to lead Shazam and Nevermore to the Rock of Eternity , which is trapped in Hell . As they make their way , it is clear Neron is taking aninterest in Shazam . He later fink he is more specifically concerned in Billy Batson — his “ stark , fresh - faced ingenuousness ” to be accurate . Neron then take hold of Nevermore , mean to use him as a bargaining chip with Shazam . Neron tells Shazam of Nevermore ’s importance in the grand scheme and laments that if Shazam “ could see things through [ Neron ’s ] eye , ” then he would understand .
hereafter Statecarved out a dark future for Shazam , and readers can see it start here . InFuture State , Neron win over Shazam to cleave into two the great unwashed : Billy , who would guard the Rock of Eternity , and Shazam , who without Billy turns into a roughshod vigilante . Neron telling Shazam to see things through his eyes is Neron planting theseed in Shazam , one that will develop within of him , leading him and Billy to in the end split . In this return , Neron boasted he has always desired Billy ’s soulfulness and its innocence . He try out , unsuccessfully , inUnderworld Unleashedto obtain it , and now it looks as if he might attain his goal .
Shazam does not realize it , but his path to ruin has begun . In getting his revenge on Shazam , Neron is driving out everything pure about the character and twist this once - good someone into a villain — all withoutShazamaware of his machinations .
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