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Shazam! #5 by Marco Santucci, Michael Atiyeh, Dale Eaglesham, Rafael Albuquerque, Geoff Johns
anthroxagorus's review
5.0
Always excited to see this title in my holds. Shazam! has consistently been really fucking good.
(Aside from a tiny plothole called JUST TRANSFER YOUR OWN CREDIT TO EUGENE)
(Aside from a tiny plothole called JUST TRANSFER YOUR OWN CREDIT TO EUGENE)
kadi_p's review
4.0
*Mild spoilers, read at your own discretion.*
Wow, it’s been a while since I read [b:the last issue|43599626|Shazam! #4|Geoff Johns|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553699043i/43599626._SY75_.jpg|67837183]! I keep putting it off but I shouldn’t because if any comic series I’ve read recently has been consistently great it’s Shazam!.
Here are my thoughts on this issue:
- Yes, Mary has been boring and bossy in previous issues but she’s super cool here. She’s feisty and Mary without rules is super cool.
- Backstory for Eugene. Nice!
- Dun dun dun!! is here! And he’s squashed a lizard creature in the name of magic! But, wait! He’s not the only bad guy to appear! Emerging from the shadows is...
- And it seems he’s in league with . Can’t wait to see battle it out in the next issue.
- Man, I really wanted to be a good guy.
- I’m kind of disappointed that the synopsis of this issue (and the cover) suggested something would be happening in the Gamelands but really nothing does. There’s no conflict. No confrontation. Just Eugene and Pedro getting Gameland IDs and talking about racing but not actually racing yet.
- The fact that the animal court is called Kangaroo Court is a hilariously clever pun that I am very appreciative of.
Check out my review for issue #4!!
Wow, it’s been a while since I read [b:the last issue|43599626|Shazam! #4|Geoff Johns|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553699043i/43599626._SY75_.jpg|67837183]! I keep putting it off but I shouldn’t because if any comic series I’ve read recently has been consistently great it’s Shazam!.
Here are my thoughts on this issue:
- Yes, Mary has been boring and bossy in previous issues but she’s super cool here. She’s feisty and Mary without rules is super cool.
- Backstory for Eugene. Nice!
- Dun dun dun!!
Spoiler
Black Adam-
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Dr Sivana!Spoiler
Mr MindSpoiler
Black Adam and Sivana- Man, I really wanted
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King Kid- I’m kind of disappointed that the synopsis of this issue (and the cover) suggested something would be happening in the Gamelands but really nothing does. There’s no conflict. No confrontation. Just Eugene and Pedro getting Gameland IDs and talking about racing but not actually racing yet.
- The fact that the animal court is called Kangaroo Court is a hilariously clever pun that I am very appreciative of.
Check out my review for issue #4!!
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