Warning! Accommodates preview pages for Shazam #4!The true mission of Shazam has been revealed, and it adjustments all the pieces followers know concerning the World’s Mightiest Mortal. As Billy Batson discovers a menace lurking on the moon, the Champion’s namesakes make clear the hero’s actual objective.
In a preview for Shazam #4 by Mark Waid, Dan Mora, and Alejandro Sánchez, the Captain has arrived on the moon and is greeted by the self-proclaimed emperor Garguax. The hero fights again towards Garguax’s forces and informs the ruler that the Captain has come on the insistence of Ted, a hyper-intelligent ape who warned him a few missile Garguax has been engaged on. Sadly, there is no such thing as a missile and the Large Pink Cheese has really been performed all alongside. On the Rock of Eternity, Atlas realizes that his affect has made the Captain extremely headstrong and gullible. Zeus chews out his fellow gods for negatively influencing the Champion. Zeus reminds everybody that the Captain is a logo of the six gods’ energy and earthly status. It’s vital that they not do something to make the hero be seen as lesser, lest they destroy what the Captain stands for and wind up forgotten and powerless like much less lucky gods.
The mighty being as soon as generally known as Shazam has had hassle together with his powers currently. After a routine patrol, Billy found that his highly effective alter ego (now generally known as the Captain) was performing in methods the younger man by no means would. Unbeknownst to Billy, the six deities from which the Captain attracts his powers (Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury) have begun vying for management of the hero. At any time when Billy is in his heroic kind, his habits is strongly influenced by whichever deity is in management.
Clearly, the wizard Shazam is the one who gave Billy Batson his powers and the Champion wasn’t created as an emissary for the gods themselves. However in a method, Zeus is right. Followers of the character know that when Billy shouts “SHAZAM!“, he’s calling out an acronym for the six legendary figures he attracts energy from. In his heroic kind, Billy is the best residing hero within the DC Universe who retains the names of gods like Atlas and Mercury alive and within the public consciousness. With out the Captain, the gods danger being forgotten and dropping their energy.
Canon DC tales like The Sandman set up that gods lose energy when mortals neglect about them. Whereas there’s most likely not a danger of greats like Zeus or Hercules being misplaced to time, having somebody just like the Captain round ensures that their names stay on. With each utterance of Billy’s magic phrase and the extra acts of heroism he performs, he continues to maintain the names of the gods alive, and thus, helps them retain their energy. Whereas this doesn’t change Billy or make him much less of a hero, it’s fascinating to contemplate that the Captain’s true objective is to make sure that his namesakes by no means die. Shazam #4 goes on sale October third.