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Title: Shazam!: Power of Hope by Paul Dini, Alex Ross ISBN: 1-56389-745-8 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Holey Moley!
Comment: Captain Marvel deserved his own great story and this is it. Fortunately, for all us SHAZAM fans, Alex Ross has brought the character back in a big way - first in Kingdom Come, and now here. The only drawback for Cap fans in Kingdom Come is that the Big Red Cheese is mostly a pawn of Lex Luthor throughout the book. Here he has own story where he can be the hero. These oversized volumes by Dini and Ross can be quite touching at times. Here, the Captain visits kids at a hospital and befriends an abused child.
The art by Alex Ross is spectacular as usual - especially at the beginning where young Billy Batson visits the Rock of Eternity and the old wizard tells him, "Speak my name!"
Rating: 5
Summary: With One Magic Word...
Comment:
What can I say about this book? I've been a Captain Marvel fan all my life, literally. I've always cringed when I've heard the unknowing masses call the poor Captain "Shazam". The comics the character appears in are titled "SHAZAM!" for legal reasons that I won't cover here. On to the book:
"SHAZAM!: The Power of Hope" is the third in a series of four oversized comic-graphic novels by Paul Dini and Alex Ross. The stories are simple, focusing on a single aspect of each character: Superman's attempt to bring "Peace on Earth" for a single day. Batman's "War on Crime" and Captain Marvel visits a children's hospital for a weekend, trying to instill the "Power of Hope" in the patients there.
The story is, again, simple, clean and unsurprising not bad at all. The real star here is Mr. Ross's stunning artwork. The Captain has never looked so good! Alex Ross uses massive full page spreads to their best advantage, For the first time, you get a glimpse of what living in that wonderful, colorful universe must really be like. There, right before your eyes is Captain Marvel in all his blazing red and gold glory!
That's all you could ask for, and you get it, in abundance. For the length of this book, Captain Marvel -lives-. And for the time you spend turning those pages, you're 10 again, or 8 or 16 or whatever...the memories come flooding back.
"Good to see you again, Cap'n, don't be a stranger."
Rating: 5
Summary: Mightest Mortal finest Dini/Ross Book
Comment: Shazam! Once again, Alex Ross and Paul Dini take a look at the human side of DC's greatest heroes (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Cap. Marvel). I think that this is the best book of the series, even if it is dealing with one of the lesser known characters of the DC universe.
I had not been a Captain Marvel fan until I picked up Kingdom Come and was introduced to Billy Batson by Alex Ross. This is another great work with the character. I was impressed by the actions and thoughts of the character and I love the human take on him. What would a boy with super powers like Captain Marvel do with them? Being a hero is more then just saving people, it is also inspiring them and giving hope. The most touching moment in any of the books came at the hospital with Captain Marvel and the terminal girl, making her feel safe. Dini and Ross's best work so far, here's to hoping that the upcoming JLA work gets better.
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Title: Marvels by Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross ISBN: 0785100490 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross by Alex Ross ISBN: 0375422404 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Jla: Liberty and Justice by Paul Dini ISBN: 1563899116 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Supreme: The Return by Alan Moore, Joe Bennett ISBN: 0971024960 Publisher: Checker Book Publishing Group Pub. Date: 03 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title:Batman - Mystery of the Batwoman ASIN: B0000AQS7M Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.48 |
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