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admonition : contains spoilers forShazam#14!Shazamjust made a smashing confession that will change his business leader forever . In recent issue ofShazam , Billy Batson and his top-notch - powered alter ego have been at betting odds . The kinship between the two has deteriorate to the point where Billy refuses to change . InShazam#14,matters amount to a head as Billy and the Captain ’s human relationship changes , ushering in a new geological era for the reference .
Shazam#14 is write by Jose Campbell and drawn by Emanuela Lupacchino . King Kull and his legion are threateningthe surface human beings , and Mary Marvel and Uncle Dudley are assay to convince Billy to transform into the Captain . Billy is hesitant , mention the problem he was having with the Captain sooner .
Mary and Dudley continue to plead with Billy , but he is unphased .
Billy in conclusion announce that he does not trust the Captain , force Mary and Dudley to look for alternate ways of stop Kull .
The Relationship Between Billy and Shazam Has Changed Forever
Mark Waid and Josie Campbell Have Ended An 80-Year Debate
When Shazam return in a new ongoing last year , author Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora set out redefining the relationship between Billy and the Captain . This has carried over into Josie Campbell ’s running as well . Over Shazam ’s 80 - year - history , different creators have go about this relationship in differing ways : some viewed them as two separate the great unwashed and others experience the Captain as a more mature Billy . Waid and Campbell have point that Billy and the Captain are , in fact , two dissimilar people , seemingly ending eight decades of debate .
Billy has grown increasingly suspicious of the Captain and the effect he has had on his life-time , to the point where he is shirking his responsibility .
With this in brain , Waid , and afterwards Campbell , have shown what happens when this relationship fractures and time out down . Billy has spring up increasingly wary of the Captain and the effect he has had on his life , to the point where he is shirking his obligation . From his magical dimension , the Captain look out the fight with King Kull , implore Billy to set him loose . Kull and his legions are threatening Philadelphia , and Mary is outclassed . Even with him and his family ’s book binding against the paries , Billy refuses to say the word and transforms into the Captain .
Can Billy and Shazam Reconcile Their Differences?
Billy Has Done What Doctor Sivana Failed At
The metabolism of the relationship between Billy Batson and the Captain represent a Brobdingnagian change for Shazam move forward . If Billy can not trust his alter egotism , then he can not access his power , and thus no Shazam . Billy has effectively endedShazam’slegacy , and accomplished something Black Adam , Mister Mind and Sivana have been ineffective to do for over 80 year . While Billy and the Captain will no doubt finally reconcile , for now , the prospects of the two making up are bleak , and without them , the DC Universe is at a huge exit .
Shazam#14 is on sale now from DC Comics !
Shazam#14 ( 2024 )
