Shazam!
Warning ! Spoilers forThe New Champion of Shazam # 1by DC Comics
With Billy Batson officially stepping out of the role asShazamin the DC Universe , his baby Mary Bromfield aka Mary Marvel will take the moniker in a marque new miniseries . DC Comics let out on Friday that Mary Marvel would become Shazam in a mark new four - issue miniseries calledThe Champion of Shazam , which will be written by Josie Campbell and sport art from Evan " Doc " Shaner .
Mary Marvel is one of the oldest heroes in comic books , first appearing inCaptain Marvel Adventures#18 by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze in 1942 . Mary Bromfield would become one of the sidekicks to Shazam and put on like king to become Mary Marvel . Like Shazam / Captain Marvel , she did n’t seem in funnies for almost 20 years before DC acquired the rights to the formerly Fawcett heroes in the early 1970s . The character has continued to play a all important part in Shazam ’s account . Mary Bromfield made her alive - action launching in 2019’sShazam , where Grace Fulton and Michelle Borth played her .
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DC Comics revealed Mary Marvel will become the new Shazam inThe Champion of Shazamby Josie Campbell and Evan " Doc " Shaner . The series will follow Billy Batson making a " heroic sacrifice " andthe Shazam family ’s index vanish . A newbie in college , Mary will go on a journey of self - uncovering , which lead her to be take as the novel champion of Shazam . Campbell told Polygon ( who debuted the announcement)that Mary is very much the heart of the comedian who will be pressure to make many important determination on the tent flap in her new character as Shazam . Check out the cover art from Shaner .
Polygon also divvy up a fictitious character design from Shaner of Mary Marvel ’s Shazam . Shaner has become one of the most iconic artists for the Shazam family , as he worked onConvergence : Shazamwith Jeff Parker and has pass the bomber in other project . Shaner told Polygon that he hadno interest in retort to anything Shazam - relatedbut that since Mary was taking the focal point in the new miniseries , " that was the one time I would return if it ever happened . "
Check out a synopsis of the serial below .
Mary Bromfield has always struggle to determine who she is outside her family … sort of hard to do when you ’re all superheroes ! Now , after Billy Batson ’s heroic sacrifice , the power of Shazam has fly , and she ’s been leave powerless .
Most heroes would be overwrought , but not Mary . It ’s last fourth dimension for a voyage of self - discovery as she prepare for her freshman year of college and a civilian life . But nothing is ever really normal for this young hero , because she ’s just been chosen as the new maven of Shazam ! ( At least according to a blab out cony sent by her alienated brother Billy . ) Will she squeeze the power ? Or will it die alongside this world ’s hope of survival against the mysterious charming forces waiting to take control ?
It ’s go to be a lot of fun to see Mary Marvel become the new Shazam . While Billy Batson ’s ultimate fate is still TBD , Mary taking the office is an exciting new management for the underrated poor boy . lecturer can see Mary Marvel’sShazamin actionwhenThe New Champion of Shazamcomes to comic book stores on February 8 , 2022 .
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