I don't remember exactly in what story it's from or if I'm just making it up in my mind, but I have a distinct memory of a Shazam(Billy) death. I know there is the injustice death where superman kills him with heat vision, but I for some reason remember someone bringing him into the air, making him say Shazam, then dropping him to his death. I've been looking for years and would love some help or to know if I'm just combining story lines.

How does this work for Cap and Black Adam (along with anybody else with the powers granted by the wizard Shazam)

As I understand it magic has a cost, although I assume that isn't the case for everybody. I imagine Constantine's life and the way he fucks other lives over, is because that's the cost for him to cast magic. Where as Zatanna, her Father, and similar people (I'm assuming it's the Homo Magus aspect of their descendancy) don't require to pay a cost. Like the Atlanteans.

So how does magic work? Being Magic's Champion, does Billy/Cap have special permissions others don't? I've heard before that he can alter how magic works because he's the champion but I don't know what the extent of this is.

Since Black Adam is no longer the Champion of Shazam, does his power get altered a bit? Will he have a cost? Or because he's touched by the power of the word, and is backed by his own pantheon of gods, is he capable of avoiding such things.

Thanks for the responses in advance. This stuff confuses me and I want to understand it.

Also yeah I'm aware that comics is basically just fanfiction at this point and that "writers gonna write" however they like.

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Now, the example I'm getting this from is a non-canon universe, but I'll put examples from other issues that aren't related to that universe to spark this convo.

It's the Injustice Universe. In the Comic issues regarding the years before the games, there was a time where Zeus was like "Alien wants to rule man? That's my job!" Flood, sporadic weather, etc. Anyway, he sends Hermes down to Earth with an army and some other gods, and a challenge is issued. It's the fight where Wonder Woman is selected by Batman to be their champion against Superman. She breaks his arm, is about to kill him, and Sinestro interferes, which sparks an all out brawl between both groups. When Flash starts running around, Hermes runs alongside him and says "Ah, another speedster" or something like that.

So my question is, is it feasible that Hermes himself is a speedster? Yes, I've considered that maybe he's just raced other speedsters before, but I don't think that's what he meant. Sure, he's the son of Zeus and is already a god, but maybe he's as fast as he is because he had found a way to access the Speed-Force. This would kind of make sense if the gods were in touch with such things, given that Black Adam kept up with Jay Garrick in a footrace. If I remember correctly, Garrick stole the speed from Adam to win the race, but if that's the case, then wouldn't that mean the god that gives Adam speed is a speedster as well? (I know Adam used to have the same gods as Billy but for the sake of this question let's just say it was the Egyptian god Horus)

I mean, there is also a comic where Captain Marvel had to catch Billy and say the word to prevent him from running himself to death.

Any input on this would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance!

Honestly, as I understand it, you need magic to over come CM's invulnerability. At the same time, I remember Black Adam saying that he and Superman were a physical match, but their critical difference was Superman's vulnerability to magic. So, does that mean CM and Adam are normally immune to magical attacks? Is it done by degrees? Like how DBZ's power levels differentiate whether or not a ki blast will incinerate an opponent, or blow up harmlessly in their face, resulting in that smoke dissipating to reveal the uninjured combatant shot? On top of that, if magic can hurt him, can he heal that injury as fast as he healed that one injury caused by that reality bomb that turned him inside out, which wasn't magical in nature? Cause he healed that near instantly.

Seriously, I know DC hates this character because he was out selling Superman waaay back in the day, but can they be fucking consistent with his powers. Seriously can't get a read on this guy. I'd much prefer knowing the answer for this character in the later years of his Captain Marvel run, before they had to retcon his name in New 52, because I don't like the New 52 version (of the transformed character, I don't mind the angle they were trying for with Billy himself.) So this question is about Captain Marvel before he became Shazam because I know Shazam is weaker than Captain Marvel.

Thanks in advance.

Howdy everyone! Shazam is on the list of characters I wanna get into, and I figured asking here was better than asking the general DC subreddit since Shazam isn’t exactly Batman or Superman where everyone on the main subreddit would have a good answer.

Anyway, unlike with most characters who I ask abt on this website I know next to nothing about Shazam! I just know I thought the first movie was fun and liked Kingdom Come a lot. So whatever yall have got I’d love to hear it!

I know Ross and Dini came out with a Shazam comic not to long ago, is that a good place to start? If so where do I go after that? I’d love to hear a good run to read that’ll make me fall in love with the character the way yall have! Is the current Dawn Of DC run a good place for starters?

I feel like Shazam is one of those characters whose stories vary wildly in tone and mood so I’ll give a few of my favorite comics I’ve read so y’all can get a feel for what type of vibe I generally like. My favorites are Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow, Superman Smashes the Klan, Jason Aaron’s Doctor Strange, Invincible, and The Walking dead. So maybe if that whatever you will/can lol.

Super looking forward to y’all’s reccomendations!

(Also please note I do not have the dc app thing so only comics that are currently in print or are likely to get reprinted please!)

Since DC Rebirth, Shazam is said to be still around his teenage years but is there a possibility that he will mature and become and become fully grown adult like Dick Grayson and Wally West