Remember Marvel owns Captain Marvel, DC has that Shazam guy. In any case, Marvel sent a teaser image about an upcoming Captain Marvel announcement that will happen this weekend at Wondercon 2012.
Category Archives: Captain Marvel
DC RELAUNCH: Shazam (Captain Marvel) now sports a hoodie
The New York Post has released the first image of the new look for Shazam! and he now sports a hoodie in his costume.
Major Spoilers Poll of the Week (POW!): What’s in a Name Edition
A lot has already been said about Geoff Johns announcement that DC is changing Captain Marvel’s name to Shazam.
But, we like to draw things out…
DC RELAUNCH: Captain Marvel gets name change to Shazam!
In an interview with Newsarama, Geoff Johns revealed that DC’s Captain Marvel will no longer be called Captain Marvel.
NYCC’11: SHAZAM! joins the New 52
DC Comics has announced that Captain Marvel and Billy Batson will be returning to the DC Universe as part of the New 52.
ART APPRECIATION MOMENT OF THE DAY: Evan “Doc” Shaner
What If… Evan Shaner was given free run with Captain Marvel and allowed to create a Power of Shazam monthly series for DC Comics? The artist has posted the results and even pitched the idea at Comic Twart.
RETRO REVIEW: Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (December 1942)
Or – “Her SHAZAM Was Different…”
One of the great shames of the last decade of comics is the seeming compulsion to break all the traditional taboos. Resurrecting Bucky, getting Aunt May some action, even the fate of poor Sue Dibny are unpleasant examples of this phenomenon, but no one has been quite as a big a target as young Mary Marvel. The need to somehow corrupt Mary with evil and/or sexuality has led to no fewer than three instances of Dark Mary Marvel, each of which utterly failed to feel like much more than schoolyard bullying, picking on the sweetest girl just to make her cry. Of course, to know why I feel so strongly about what’s happened to Mary, you probably need to know what she used to be like…
SNEAK PEEK: Captain America #1
Marvel has released an early sneak peek of Captain America #1 that sees Steve Rogers return to the old costume.
HERO HISTORY: Captain Marvel
Or – “Bahamut says ‘WHAT?’ “
In the 8 or so decades since Siegel and Shuster got shafted over the rights for the guy in the blue tights, there have been literally THOUSANDS of heroes from hundreds of companies, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. For ever Batman, you have Skateman. For every Green Lantern, you have a Blue Rajah. For every Marvel Girl, you have a Great And Powerful Turtle. And for every Captain Marvel, you have… another Captain Marvel. My rather limited research strongly implies that the first hero to stick a military rank in front of a random word was a Captain Marvel, giving the name serious Golden Age cache. Given that there are roughly ninety-seven different Captain Marvels extant, though, the question becomes: WHICH CAPTAIN GETS THE NOD?
REVIEW: Shazam! #1
A particularly nasty demonic entity known as Blaze is set out to eliminate Shazam!, known in the mortal plane as Freddy Freeman. Billy and Mary Batson (Mary Marvel & Captain Marvel Jr) are no longer endowed with their powers. How far are they willing to go to get them back? Quit your stallin’ and take the jump!
HOLY CRAP! Evan Shaner needs to work on Captain Marvel
It’s no secret that Evan Shaner love Captain Marvel, and his latest post over at ComicTwart is so stunning that DC needs to pay close attention to what he’s done, and sign Shaner up for a Captain Marvel mini-series right-frickin’-now!
SDCC’10: Rob Lowe is Captain Marvel
When the Young Justice animated series arrives on the Cartoon Network, Captain Marvel will make an appearance and will be voiced by Rob Lowe. That’s the word coming out of the San Diego Comic Con and more will be announced during the the Batman: The Brave and the Bold panel taking place Friday morning at the show.
Young Justice features a band of teenage sidekicks — Robin, Superboy, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Artemis and Miss Martian — who are eager to hit the superhero big-time, much to the dismay of their mentors in the Justice League of America. “This is a show about the lives of the young heroes and their need to prove themselves to their mentors, their families, to each other and most of all to themselves,” says producer Greg Weisman.
Even though Captain Marvel is an adult, Weisman says he should bond easily with younger viewers, since Billy Batson is a young kid. The good news is Captain Marvel will become a recurring character on the show.