The Salvation of the Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family

[The Toyroom]

And his name is Jerry Ordway! Just read this quote in Wizard from Geoff Johns:

I'm leaving [JSA]....Jerry Ordway is coming on to the Black Adam storyline. He's going to be illustrating that and he'll be guiding the Shazam Universe again, which I think wil make a lot of fans happy.

Damn skippy! The last time the Marvel Family was handled well was in Ordway's "Power of Shazam!" series. Hopefully he can QUICKLY lay waste to the crap that Judd Winnick has forced everyone to go through the last year and a half and get the Big Red Cheese back on track with a monthly book. YET ANOTHER attempt at changing an established character that went NOWHERE IMO (see also The Atom, Aquaman, Blue Beetle, yada yada yada)

[thunderbolt]

Would love to see another Cap series.

[kingdom warrior]

Awesome!!!! I for one loved his power of Shazam! I think he truly understood the character very well.

[shazam7208]

Awesome!!!!!

We need more Captain Marvel!

[johnnystorm]

That IS Good News...Ordway's POZ series was great! Hopefully we'll get Mary back to her old sweet self, Cap back as Cap, Freddy back to being second banana where he belongs and the Wizard back in charge.

[Random Axe]

Very good news indeed. As a major cap fan, a monthly book again would be the highlight book of 2009. Now, I hope Ordway isn't on art duties this time. Shazam needs a contemporary artist to bring his adventures to those who aren't familiar or who have only experienced Winnick's stuff. One of the Kuberts or possibly Iam Churchill would be my choice if he can do a monthly.

I think this would work perfectly as All-Star Shazam. I'm stoked at the possibilites.

Scott

[saildog]

Anyone read the new DC Kids tile, "Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!". I'm sure it lacks continuity, but all of that DC Kids stuff seems to be very well done.

[The Toyroom]

Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam is the BEST Shazam book on the stands today, just as Tiny Titans is the BEST Titans book on the stands....these guys understand the nuances of the characters better than the mainstream universe guys IMO.

[saildog]

Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam is the BEST Shazam book on the stands today, just as Tiny Titans is the BEST Titans book on the stands....these guys understand the nuances of the characters better than the mainstream universe guys IMO.

Cool! Glad to hear that because my 7 year old niece is starting to get into comics. I knew Tiny Titans would be good for her and it didn't disappoint. My Niece loves it and my Sister even commented that she liked it. I already planned on a monthly subscription to Tiny Titans, Scooby-Doo, Superfriends, and the upcoming Supergirl as a Christmas gift. I was looking for a fifth (price break) and was considering Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam. Guess I have her fifth title!

[aquatroy]

Billy Batson is a really fun read and wonderfully illustrated. It's good for kids of all ages. I highly recommend it.

Regarding the MF in the DCU proper. Of coarse, The best thing would have been for DC not to have abused the MF the way the did. However, that bell has been rung. Unless the end of Final Crisis is going to be some huge universe wide reboot, how do they unring it? Also, while I haven't agreed with much of what DC has done with their second and third tier characters. I would respect them much more if they would stick to their guns, do what they can to bring in new readers, and stop bending over for us dinosaurs.

We are never going to have CC Beck again. If you want that, buy the archives or download scanned WHIZ, Captain Marvel Adventures (which is the greatest single comics run/title ever!), or Marvel Family comics. The next best thing is "Billy Batson and the Magic of SHAZAM!" If you want to let DC know the kind of MF that you want, then buy the hell out of that title. And don't just pick it up off the shelf. Let your LCS know that you want that title in your hold slot. That counts as a gaurenteed purchase and speaks loudly.

[jemboy2004]

I'm shocked at Mary Marvels change. I find her look Gross too.

I hope to see her and the rest of the marvels back and done well again.

[Riffster]

looks like Jr. is in the new Justice league offshoot in his Blue costume.. also hope they get Eclipso out of Mary, that's just wrong

[The Toyroom]

We are never going to have CC Beck again. If you want that, buy the archives or download scanned WHIZ, Captain Marvel Adventures (which is the greatest single comics run/title ever!), or Marvel Family comics.

I don't want CC Beck actually....I'm happy with Ordway. I like the way he took the Marvel Family characters and made them fit in the modern DC Universe WITHOUT sacrificing the integrity of the characters...unlike DC's recent attempt at modernizing things and bumping everyone up in position (i.e. Cap becomes Shazam and Jr. becomes Cap and Mary becomes evil).

[aquatroy]

looks like Jr. is in the new Justice league offshoot in his Blue costume.. also hope they get Eclipso out of Mary, that's just wrong

I think that money is on Desaad using MM as a host body.

[The Toyroom]

Originally I thought DeSaad might be the one behind Libra's mask....they did make reference in "Final Crisis" #5 though to seeing an old man in Mary's eyes.