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    Shazam! #1

    Shazam! » Shazam! #1 - Volume 1 released by DC Comics on September 2013.

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    3.5 stars

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    SHAZAM!!!!! 10

    Prologue:If you know me then you know that i am no fan of Geoff Johns......but even I must take off my hat and applaud his work here....The Review:This is an absolute masterpiece. Johns made me care for Billy Batson and his entire family. This book is an adventure and an incredible one at that. The best thing about it is that its so innocent. Its such a real story. The word "genuine" comes to mind here. Geoff Johns does a fantastic job of making every character serve their purpose and making eve...

    3 out of 5 found this review helpful.

    Handle with care lest the dullness rub off on you 0

    I don't have much experience with the earlier versions of Shazam, but I don't imagine his story was quite so tedious as this. Billy Batson's story is so mind-numbing, we can't help but agree with him when he says he never wants to go back to being a kid again. I can't imagine how painful it must have been to read this in small doses as supporting stories to JLA issues. Like many New 52 revisions, clever ideas are squandered in mediocre writing, painfully obvious plotting, super-duper eye-rolling...

    3 out of 5 found this review helpful.

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