Shazam

Download or read book Shazam! Vol. 1 written by Geoff Johns and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller! Young orphan Billy Batson has bounced from foster home to foster home, but he's far from the ideal child. Brash and rude, Billy is a troubled teen who just can't seem to find a calling. But after a fateful night on a subway car, that all will change. Brought to the feet of the magical wizard Shazam at the Rock of Eternity, Billy is imbued with powers beyond any mortal man. By shouting the wizard's name-Shazam!-the young teen is mystically transformed into the powerhouse known as Captain Marvel! Now given abilities that make him Earth's Mightiest Mortal at the utterance of a simple phrase, will Billy make the right choices and do what it takes to become a hero? Or will he succumb to the poor choices of youth-and the villainous Black Adam! Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, the team behind the New York Times #1 best-selling graphic novel BATMAN: EARTH ONE, unite to re-invent Captain Marvel as a part of DC Comics-The New 52. Collected here for the first time ever is the series of backups that ran in the pages of Johns' critically acclaimed JUSTICE LEAGUE. Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE #0, #21 and stories from JUSTICE LEAGUE #7-11, #14-16, #18-20.

Download or read book Shazam! written by Chip Kidd and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shazam made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn't long before a variety of merchandise was licensed--secret decoders, figurines, buttons, paper rockets, tin toys, puzzles, costumes--and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay and in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these artifacts are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geo Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World's Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was Shazam

Download or read book The Power of Shazam! written by Jerry Ordway and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the adventures of Billy Batson and the origin of Captain Marvel.

Download or read book The Power of Shazam! Book 1: In the Beginning written by Jerry Ordway and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A word is spoken, lightning strikes and out emerges young Billy Batson with the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury. The wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury with the sound of one word, SHAZAM! After a series of terrible events with no guidance left behind, Billy Batson was headed down a dark path until a new path magically appeared... a path that would change his life forever.

Download or read book Shazam!: The Junior Novel written by Calliope Glass and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shazam! is coming to theaters in Spring 2019 from Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, and more. Shazam: The Junior Novel is based on the upcoming New Line Cinema major motion picture. This edition contains exclusive scenes and a section of full-color images. We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out… By shouting just one word—SHAZAM!—Billy Batson, the street-wise fourteen-year-old foster kid from Philadelphia, can magically transform into the adult super hero Shazam, courtesy of an ancient wizard. Will Billy and his new foster brother, Freddy, learn to harness Billy’s newfound superpowers like flight and bullet immunity in time to fight the dangerous forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana?

Download or read book Introduction to Shazam! Fury of the Gods written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sequel to the 2019 film "Shazam!" is titled "Shazam! Fury of the Gods". Directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Henry Gayden, the sequel continues the story of a teenage boy named Billy Batson who transforms into a superhero named Shazam by uttering the magical word "Shazam". In this new installment, Shazam and his family of superheroes will face off against a new villain, Hespera, and her sister Kalypso, the daughters of Atlas. The first film received positive reviews and impressed audiences with its lighthearted tone and humor. "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" promises to continue this trend, with reports suggesting that the sequel will add more magic and mythology to the story. The film features a star-studded cast, with returning actors Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Marta Milans reprising their roles, alongside newcomers Rachel Zegler, Lucy Liu, and Helen Mirren. "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" is set to release on June 2, 2023, and fans of the first film are eagerly anticipating its arrival.

Download or read book Shazam and Its Creators written by Kristi Holl and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to Shazam’s services and products, we no longer have to spend hours wondering about the title of a song we heard in passing or wait to hear it again to find out who sings it. With Shazam, consumers can instantly find song, movie, or product information at the touch of a button, without even requiring a search engine. The foresight of the company’s four founders—which even anticipated smartphones—made possible one of the early smartphone apps now used by over 400 million people. Their stories and the development of this remarkable business are chronicled in this volume.