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Binker
05-23-2006, 06:45 PM
http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/TrialsShazam/TOS01_t.jpg (javascript:;)TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #1
Written by Judd Winick
Art and cover by Howard Porter
Acclaimed writer Judd Winick (OUTSIDERS, GREEN ARROW) redefines the mighty Captain Marvel in a 12-issue maxiseries featuring a stunning new art style for fan-favorite illustrator Howard Porter (THE FLASH, JLA)!
The world is in magical turmoil as Captain Marvel tries to keep everything under control in the aftermath of the events of DAY OF VENGEANCE. And with the rest of the Marvel Family powerless, it's all up to him - unless some drastic changes occur fast. Luckily, everything changes by this issue's end!
On sale August 30 • 1 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

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Assassin
05-23-2006, 07:25 PM
you're a newsarama whore!
GoldenAgeHero
05-23-2006, 07:26 PM
very cool
Hades
05-23-2006, 07:33 PM
IT seems like the writer is trying to rip of Millars style.
marcofthebeast
05-23-2006, 08:37 PM
Bad Ass
Hush
05-23-2006, 09:17 PM
Very badass.
deathshead2
05-23-2006, 09:21 PM
I like but I quit buying minis so i'll wait for the trade.
Harlekin
05-24-2006, 12:28 AM
Badass? Yes. Billyish? No.
Binker
05-24-2006, 01:57 PM
you're a newsarama whore!

Thanks.
boywondernerdDC
05-24-2006, 02:39 PM
that looks really tight. i'll be picking it up
nite-owl
05-24-2006, 03:31 PM
I'll probably buy the trade of this, has Potter changed his style it looks different.
MaskedManJRK
05-24-2006, 04:26 PM
Badass? Yes. Billyish? No.

What do you mean? He's been hitting people with his lightning since Kingdom Come. :confused:
Stealth_Prime
05-24-2006, 05:10 PM
hella tight
Anubis
05-24-2006, 05:12 PM
Sweet :up:
Harlekin
05-24-2006, 05:33 PM
What do you mean? He's been hitting people with his lightning since Kingdom Come. :confused:
I'm talking about the monologue.
MaskedManJRK
05-24-2006, 05:37 PM
I'm talking about the monologue.

...I still don't see it. :confused:
Harlekin
05-24-2006, 05:48 PM
...I still don't see it. :confused:
"To feel the power of the Gods." felt just a tad too high-handed for Billy Batson to me. But that was just my feeling. This is just a preview anyway.
MaskedManJRK
05-24-2006, 06:10 PM
"To feel the power of the Gods." felt just a tad too high-handed for Billy Batson to me. But that was just my feeling. This is just a preview anyway.

You have to remember, Billy isn't a little kid anymore; I think with OYL, he's pretty much old enough to vote at this point.

Besides, it is true, he does have the power of the Gods.
TheCorpulent1
05-25-2006, 12:09 AM
You have to remember, Billy isn't a little kid anymore; I think with OYL, he's pretty much old enough to vote at this point.
Everybody at DC needs to start getting that through their heads. Billy, Robin, and all the other "kids" of the DC universe are old enough that they can draw them like adults now. I hate seeing Robin drawn like a little kid everywhere still, and it looks like Porter is doing the same for Billy.
GoldenAgeHero
05-25-2006, 01:39 AM
i think porter is drawing pretty well. he looks like a 16 year old.
Newb
05-25-2006, 03:53 AM
Make mine Marvel!

:up: to Black Adam in 52#3! Best. Dismemberment. Ever.
Harlekin
05-25-2006, 03:55 AM
I think Porter's got a good handle on Billy. He should be 17. That's how he looks to me.
BrianWilly
05-25-2006, 05:42 AM
I would have to agree, with what little scant amount of dialogue we've seen, that it doesn't feel very Billyish. I mean come on, "I wanted these guys to feel it"? Way to make him sound like a rapper, Judd.

Not that it's going to stop me from buying the hell out of this.
RAMORE
05-25-2006, 10:30 AM
looks really cool. I love winick miss him on exiles:(
TheCorpulent1
05-25-2006, 11:00 AM
i think porter is drawing pretty well. he looks like a 16 year old.
I think Porter's got a good handle on Billy. He should be 17. That's how he looks to me.
Wasn't he 17 before OYL? Either way, he still looks like 15 at the oldest to me. I guess he could just be a very underdeveloped 17 or 18, though.
Emerald Knight
05-25-2006, 11:16 AM
I think he was 16 in volume 7 of JSA, when Stargirl found out who he was. They were trapped in a dark place where the Wizard's magic had no power...and I think they revealed his age at that point...I could be wrong though. I'll check again at home when I get back from work in a couple of hours.
Purple Man
05-25-2006, 11:19 AM
Yep, they were both sixteen during Princes of Darkness.
Emerald Knight
05-25-2006, 11:20 AM
Yep, they were both sixteen during Princes of Darkness.

oh, thanks for saving me the trouble. :up: :)
Dr. Fate
05-25-2006, 12:00 PM
http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/TrialsShazam/TOS01_t.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:;)TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #1
Written by Judd Winick
Art and cover by Howard Porter
Acclaimed writer Judd Winick (OUTSIDERS, GREEN ARROW) redefines the mighty Captain Marvel in a 12-issue maxiseries featuring a stunning new art style for fan-favorite illustrator Howard Porter (THE FLASH, JLA)!
The world is in magical turmoil as Captain Marvel tries to keep everything under control in the aftermath of the events of DAY OF VENGEANCE. And with the rest of the Marvel Family powerless, it's all up to him - unless some drastic changes occur fast. Luckily, everything changes by this issue's end!
On sale August 30 • 1 of 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

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Looks cool.
Newb
05-25-2006, 02:36 PM
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I see in the credit there Porter did all the art, how did he render his pencils? Ink and paint or is this some pc tablet work?
Harlekin
05-25-2006, 03:16 PM
Was it really necessary to quote the first post with all the pictures twice, and in a row?
Newb
05-25-2006, 03:23 PM
There I cleaned it up. Got an answer to my question?
Harlekin
05-25-2006, 03:24 PM
I wish I knew, sorry.
Newb
05-25-2006, 04:17 PM
Boo.
TheCorpulent1
05-25-2006, 04:24 PM
I think it's computer colored.
Newb
05-25-2006, 04:40 PM
So he scanned his pencils then digitally inked and painted the rest on a tablet?
TheCorpulent1
05-26-2006, 12:15 AM
I guess. I don't know, different artists color things differently.
Green Lantern
06-01-2006, 02:38 AM
That art looks amazing. Definitely getting this :up:
Emerald Knight
06-01-2006, 10:24 AM
Yeah, his work in the Flash made me one of his fans :up:
Green Lantern
06-01-2006, 12:25 PM
This looks better than his Flash and JLA work though... damn.
Dope Nose
06-08-2006, 12:30 PM
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/000428628.cfm
EXCLUSIVE: THE EMERGENCE OF FREDDY FREEMAN

Marvel Jr. takes over Captain Marvel's mantle in Judd Winick and Howard Porter's 'Trials of Shazam!'

By Brian Warmoth

Posted June 7, 2006 10:30 AM

Judd Winick is handing out three promotions in August’s Trials of Shazam! , and all of them are going to redefine the DC Universe for the foreseeable future.

“Captain Marvel Jr. is no longer going to be called Captain Marvel Jr.,” said Winick. “This will be 12 issues about Freddy proving himself to be worthy of these powers and proving himself as in by the trials of Hercules.”

Billy Batson’s upgrade will be another key part of the story, as he takes on the role of the former wizard Shazam.

“The next step is concentrating again on Marvel,” stated Winick, who says that Billy Batson’s character will remain the same, only “kicked upstairs to management.”

Yet most surprising of all may be Winick’s wider ambitions in the book—to re-examine Shazam’s nature as a magical being in the DCU and delve into the roles of gods represented in his name.

“There are gods of magic—Solomon, Hercules, Mercury,” Winick explained, “and at the same time there are also the gods of Olympus which exist in the same universe for Wonder Woman. We’re going to make a line in the sand that says, ‘These are two different sets of characters.’ There is a Zeus, and there is a Mercury that exist in Wonder Woman.”

The formula comes down to Winick’s desire to modernize magic in addition to Captain Marvel, taking an approach he likens to “one part Neil Gaiman and one part Alan Moore” and “closer to James Robinson’s take on Starman.”

“I’m kind of a Goth kid, and I’d like to tap into that.”

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Emerald Knight
06-08-2006, 12:35 PM
Whoa! I'm digging the concept there, and the artwork. :up:

Fantastic find Dope Nose! :D
Harlekin
06-08-2006, 12:40 PM
Yay for Freddy Freeman! :D
chuckymack
06-08-2006, 12:41 PM
Freddie's a Goddamned gimp and he should go DIE! Neither he nor Mary should have the powers instead of Billy. This is effing ludicrous!

But, with Wizard's preview of the new JLA, the first they accept for membership is Captain Marvel. I wonder how all this will tie in.....
chuckymack
06-08-2006, 12:45 PM
Nevermind.....I....uh.....kinda freaked out too early. But Freddie should probably die.
Dope Nose
06-08-2006, 12:47 PM
Freddie's a Goddamned gimp and he should go DIE!

Nevermind.....I....uh.....kinda freaked out too early!

think so?
Dope Nose
06-08-2006, 12:49 PM
“There are gods of magic—Solomon, Hercules, Mercury,” Winick explained, “and at the same time there are also the gods of Olympus which exist in the same universe for Wonder Woman. We’re going to make a line in the sand that says, ‘These are two different sets of characters.’"

this has me worried.
chuckymack
06-08-2006, 12:52 PM
I'm not really sure I fully grasp this concept.
Maybe Billy's powers will those of magic and Freddie's those of Olympus?

Why are you worried?
TheCorpulent1
06-08-2006, 12:58 PM
“There are gods of magic—Solomon, Hercules, Mercury,” Winick explained, “and at the same time there are also the gods of Olympus which exist in the same universe for Wonder Woman. We’re going to make a line in the sand that says, ‘These are two different sets of characters.’"

this has me worried.
Yeah, I kind of like DC's magic side. A lot. Especially how they've treated the gods in Wonder Woman.
chuckymack
06-08-2006, 01:00 PM
You guys think the Olympian Pantheon will rescind the powers they've granted to the Marvels and bestow them solely upon Wonder Woman?
Dope Nose
06-08-2006, 01:06 PM
I'm not really sure I fully grasp this concept.
Maybe Billy's powers will those of magic and Freddie's those of Olympus?

Why are you worried?

I took it to mean that there will be two sets of gods, one Olympian, one Magic, but each with it's own Solomon, Hercules, Zeus, etc.
chuckymack
06-08-2006, 01:09 PM
Ah, so each will have a full pantheon, just different. Kinda like Black Adam's Egyptian pantheon, correct?
Ben Urich
06-08-2006, 03:06 PM
Looks cool. Not much into Shazam though...
Maybe I'll get the trade.
BrianWilly
06-08-2006, 03:38 PM
Yeah, I'm really not understanding his statement about the whole gods of magic thing either. I think this mini will end up just fine, but that statement -- along with some others -- has me worried.
TheCorpulent1
06-08-2006, 03:38 PM
I took it to mean that there will be two sets of gods, one Olympian, one Magic, but each with it's own Solomon, Hercules, Zeus, etc.
Well, the Olympian set wouldn't have a Solomon since he was a Christian king, but either way that sounds lame. I hope they don't go that route.
Ah, so each will have a full pantheon, just different. Kinda like Black Adam's Egyptian pantheon, correct?
Black Adam's got one "god" who's kind of out of place among his pantheon as well. Aton was the god whom one Egyptian king tried to replace the established pantheon with. He was supposed to be a singular deity who governed everything, like the Judeo-Christian God. It didn't take, and after that one king died they went back to the old pantheon.