#Wizard Shazam

[wonderjanga]

The Wizard

Marvel gets smacked so hard he thinks he’s Shazam. That’s it.

Superman: *helps Marvel up* “Oh my Rao, are you okay??”

Marvel: *confused as to who the man in blue is* “Yes, I am fine.” *brushes himself off and sees a giant space ship in the sky* “What in the world is that?”

Supes: “It’s the ship?”

Marvel: “What ship?”

Supes: “The ship that’s invading us- you know the drill. Aliens come to earth, and we take them out. Marvel are you okay?

Marvel: “I already said I am fine, and my name isn’t Marvel, I am Sha-”

*they get shot at by the ship*

Marvel: “Never mind. Let me take care of this.”

Supes: “Wait, Cap!”

Marvel: *proceeds to ram himself into the ship leaving a Cap sized hole*

Said ship proceeded to start falling on the city below. The heroes then immediately rushed to try and stop it from landing on the city.

And before anyone says this is out of character, this is young, kinda old, but still young Shazam. This man was a shepherd. From like 9000 years ago. This man prayed to the Gods so hard they were like, “here, take these powers. Go nuts, freaky bro.” To which he then went on to murder all the people who murdered his family. He could’ve been unhinged because I don’t think you understand how much hatred that man must’ve put into his prayers for the gods to notice him.

Back at the Watchtower…

GL: You were a shepherd? Like a dude that herds sheep type of shepherd?”

Marvel: “Yes.”

WW: “How does one go from herding sheep to being a super hero?”

Marvel: “A gang of thieves killed my family. So I prayed, and the gods blessed me, princess.”

WW: “Oh… I apologize-

Marvel: “Then killed off the bandits.”

GL: *chokes on spit and coughs a lot* “What?”

Marvel: “I hunted them down and killed them all.”

WW and GL: *share a concerned look before looking back at Marvel*

WW: “We were all under the impression that you refrained from killing anyone. Regardless of whether or not they were a bad person.”

Marvel: “What made you think that? In this strange future, have I stopped?”

GL: “As far as we know!”

Then there was the inevitable time Shazam had enough of being called Cap, or a Marvel, or even worse Captain Marvel.

Marvel: “Why do you all keep calling me that?”

Supes: “No offense, but you’ve… Never really told us your name.”

Marvel: “I haven’t? Do I not trust you? Aren’t you all my future comrades?”

Supes: “We are! We’ve known you for four, almost five years. It’s just, whenever we ask, you kind of just shut down.”

Marvel: “Really? Then I might as well get it out of the way. My name is Shazam.” *gets lightninged into little billy and sees how little he is* “WHAT IN THE GODS NAMES?”

[ledesaid]

Billy has nightmares

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Now, they are worse.

The other children have them too, but only Billy knows that his nightmares are not normal.

It starts when, in his dreams, he meets a man named Constantine and witnesses his struggle with terrifying demons. He is only four years old and is comforted by his parents, who belived on that those dreams are not real.

"They are only nightmares" Billy believes her words.

It continues when he is six years old and witnesses how Robin is massacred by the Joker. This time he can only cry in the solitude of the alley that shelters him on the cold night.

This episode leads him to seek a hug from his friend Bambi. It is the first time he witnesses something so crude.

It takes him a while to return to normal, but he is strong and manages to live with what he saw... However, he seeks to know how Robin is, just in case, but his access to information is limited and he must live with the doubt.

The third and fourth times occur on consecutive days. He is seven years old and now lives in the abandoned subway station. This time there is no one to comfort him for what he has seen.

He tries not to dissociate, but it is difficult... He has seen a pair of small ninja children, perhaps his age, ending the lives of many people.

He ends up being taken to the Rock of Eternity while he is lost in his own embrace.

The fifth time he is nine years old. This time he is in his room at the Watchtower and sees the third Robin, at Titan Tower, being stabbed by a man with a red hood.

This time, he cannot dissociate his nightmares from the real world and runs to help him...

But when he takes down the attacker, Billy realizes that it was his nightmare that brought him there...

Robin is barely scratched... And Billy feels very sick. Robin tries to hold him when he seems about to vomit.

He cannot explain to Batman what exactly happened. But... he is sure that he does not want to talk about his nightmare of the Joker and the second Robin.

He just wants a hug...

But like last time, he has to face it alone.

The sixth time, it happens when he is Captain Marvel... He daydreams and screams in the middle of a meeting.

Everyone backs away, he can only break down in tears in front of everyone and he is already tired.

They try to calm him down, Batman recognizes the signs and it is precisely for this reason that Billy leaves immediately after shouting that Flash was injured.

Billy does not want to say another loud word, he has faith that the wound in his chest is not fatal... And so, if he can reach him before it is too late.

The nightmares continue over the years until the responsible person appears.

He shouldn't be surprised. It is the wizard Shazam.

He still does not understand. Even after hearing why he gave him the ability to have these visions.

Billy does not understand why he did that to a child. He seals his own powers for a while to try to understand it.

But the world ends, as usual, and the Captain must return.

This time the League is ready to give Billy a hug, and Billy is ready to run and save the day one nightmare at a time.

[dcs-fkin-mystics]

DC’s Current Appointed Defenders of Magic + Patrons

Hauhet/Khalid Nassour - The patron and bearer of the Helmet of Fate. As the one bearing the title of Doctor Fate, 20-something year old Khalid is supported by goddess Hauhet as he is the chief universal mystic defender against the forces of evil and chaos.

Mamaragan/Billy Batson - The Keeper of the Rock & the Champion of Magic. While there are multiple champions, 15/16 year old Billy is the chosen Champion of Magic supported by Mamaragan, otherwise known as the Wizard Shazam. As Champion of Magic, he is set to inherit the Rock of Eternity, lead the next incarnation of the Council of Eternity, & protect the Seven Magiclands.

Fun fact: Both aforementioned characters’ role has been acknowledged by forces representing the creator of the DC Universe, be it archangels (Khalid) or the Spectre (Billy).

[browsethestacks]

Shazam

Art by Doc Shaner

[puffinpatrol]

scrapped Wizard and Billy idea that never got out of story boards

FOREVER YOUNG I WANT TO BE FOREVER YOUNG

[cosmicmordecai]

You know, for all the talk about the importance and coolness of adoption and found families, y’all sure love to sleep on the Shazam Family and relatives they got. I mean for real.

You got the Wizard Shazam/Mamaragan (let’s get some diversity in this bitch)

Then you have his found siblings:

His edgy bio demon children:

Another edgy kid he picked up (he’s actually called the “Son of Mamaragan”):

That edgy kid’s (second) family:

Edgy kid’s descendant:

Another kid (DC writers have stated they have a father son relationship so bite me);

That same kid’s legal, foster parents (I’m tired of y’all forgetting Victor/Rosa and their existence for Superman, Batman, Constantine, etc. Also Billy can have more than 2 parental figures)

And the Vanquez’s foster family

You got a very unique approach and connections with many characters to mess around, headcanon, play with, etc.

But like 98% of the time, people just wanna make Billy significant to Superman or Batman (because putting him with more black hair, blue eye kids that get treated interchangeably is smart) and Mary to the “Wonder Family” like they don’t got a family of their own.

[jaysshazamposts]

Posting shocked Shazam here because I'm proud of it.

[splooosh]

Quintessence

Howard Porter - John Dell

[coverpanelarchive]

Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil #1  (2007)

[donnatroyprincessofthemyscira]

[evilhorse]

Long live the queen!

[waezi2]

So... Black Adam in space...

So, the Wizard, realizing that Adam had been corrupted by power, couldn’t remove his powers and therefor banished him to the farthest star in the universe.

Adam spent 5000 years flying back to Earth to get revenge. ...

Anyone else finds it funny to think of Adam flying through space for thousands of years while being royally pissed  and looking for his planet? XD

Imagine you are an alien in your spaceship, just minding your own business as you fly through space.

And then a very angry dude flies up to you and demand that you tell him where to find Egypt. And you are scared shitless and have no idea what the fuck an “Egypt” is XD

[comicgeekscomicgeek]

The sheer, barely restrained anger in those panels.

“Who did this to you?”

when its just a little angry kid who needs help :(  Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder (2005—2006)

[dcs-fkin-mystics]

I like how Billy blamed the Wizard for the reason he can’t share the powers despite the fact he has yet to address this problem with him and this problem has been a thing since 2022.

But it’s par course for DC shitting on the Wizard with flimsy reason while having an arc showcasing the hardships of the same elders/gods that spent another arc using Billy’s body to be toxic & stroke their ego & in a later instance, Billy had to appeal to one of them to rebuild a fucking house they coulda done with a snap of a finger only to say “no” and Black Adam, of all people, had to stick up for him since he broke the house BUT then decided to use the house as a mystic getaway from responsibility and accountability.

But sure, Zeus is not a “bad guy under the ego” & Shazam is just a “dumb wizard”.

[hjbirthdaywishes]

April 24, 2023

Happy 59 Birthday to Djimon Hounsou. 

[cosmicmordecai]

It’s cool seeing various parts of fandom want Billy’s “Champion of Magic” direction to be explored but that would require people to think of Billy beyond being a “whimsical 10 year old whose a good boi”.

It would also mean stop ignoring & projecting negative inferences on his PoC mentor, put some focus on his supporting cast, and consider the canonical responsibilities in how it doesn’t intrude on other people’s stations because he isn’t the purveyor over ALL Magic but those connected to the Rock of Eternity ( That gives him 6 unique dimensions while respecting the current Doctor Fate’s Egyptian/Muslim derived ties, Vixen’s African ties, Aquaman’s ties to various other mythologies, etc.).