A review by kadi_p
Shazam! #5 by Marco Santucci, Michael Atiyeh, Dale Eaglesham, Rafael Albuquerque, Geoff Johns
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!!Black Adam 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...
-Dr Sivana! And it seems he’s in league with Mr Mind . Can’t wait to see Black Adam and Sivana battle it out in the next issue.
- Man, I really wantedKing Kid 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!!
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- Man, I really wanted
- 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!!