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| SHAZAM! THE MONSTROUS EVIL SOCIETY Jeff Smith Planeta de Agostini Hardback. P. 240. Color € 16.95 |  |
Billy Batson had no luck in life. Orphan with no family to turn to, rather bad life in a dilapidated apartment rather than spend another minute in the shelter. Accompanied by an old friend cockroaches and homeless, trying to raise enough money for food. To make matters worse, in addition to suffering the misfortune of living on the street, helpless, defenseless against the harassment is a neighborhood bully who comes regularly in search for the little one will pay a "tax" on what amounts to raise . But one night, a mysterious figure attracts your attention, Billy turns away from the fire and dives into a magical adventure that will turn his life after his encounter with the old wizard Shazam, acquire the character of Captain Marvel, the superhero who combines the virtues of the legendary Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury. With his powers can fight against all evil that plagues the world, the incarnation of the seven deadly sins, as the sudden appearance of an ominous robot that threatens to annihilate every living, the express wish of the ruthless Mr. Mind and Monster Society of Evil .
The Monster Society of Evil made its first appearance in the classic Captain Marvel Adventures # 22 (August 1943, Fawcett Comics), led by their leader Mr. ineffable Mind. The emergence of this group of villains was the first training in which its components had previously fought superhero protagonist. Furthermore, the saga of the Monster Society of Evil in the collection was extended for two long years to finish in the Captain Marvel Adventures # 46 . By the nature of Mr. Mind, to defeat Captain Marvel should be helped by this organization, relegating her figure to the background where the worst thinkers inhabit the world as malevolent fellow Dr. Sivan. Jeff Smith
honors both the origin of the character of Captain Marvel as this classic saga, a milestone in the comic book superhero. And it does so with full respect and fidelity to the original. In the recreation of the origin of Captain Marvel we can stop comparing bullet by bullet, and this new work with the glorious work Bill Parker and CC Beck . But beyond classic air and permeates the entire comic, each of its bullets and its pages, from beginning to end.
Originally, the Monster Society of Evil housed cruel and strange creatures of every kind. In this current Shazam! The monstrous evil society of humanoid crocodiles insect Marabunta devastate the city and bring misfortune to its inhabitants. Only the power of Captain Marvel can restore order after a neglect of the curious little Billy Batson. For this purpose will accompany her magical friends Talky Tawny and Mary Marvel, in an epic with a classic taste and childish tone dialing. Jeff Smith , honoring his work on Bone , build a soft and gentle superhero universe suitable for all audiences. Because the drama involving the invasion of Mr. Mind is garnished with a squad player with Disneyana certain air, if I neologism. Even supervillains graphics and storyline are built with a cast candid and somewhat naive, but the giant robots that predate the invasion, both Dr. Sivana like crocodiles and even insects humanoids reminiscent innocent cartoons. Which leads us to think ...
This is not the history of an indomitable superhero, but the fascinating adventure of little Billy Batson. In Shazam! The monstrous evil society the real protagonist is a boy who escapes from his misfortune due to the quasi-omnipotent power pure magic, fantasy feeding your dreams and then make them reality. Through Captain Marvel, Billy left the streets to take off and travel the world as the crow flies, in addition to giving you the power to settle scores with the criminals who populate the city ... and those coming from the end of the world. Billy The longing to escape, to escape their unhappy condition, do not you take to daydreaming? The figure of the superhero, with all its connotations of power and goodness and superiority, is it not a way of expressing their dissatisfaction, their anger about not being able to turn inside everything you dislike about your environment? Because, despite the bravery of Billy, still a child and as such, their dreams can become more vivid starring his days. Jeff Smith suggests at one point the book and one wonders at the end Shazam! The monstrous evil society if all you read is not just a fable in the mind of Billy.
Shazam! The monstrous evil society is a comic, as I said earlier, for all audiences. Only an adult can pick up the reminiscences of American politics in the 11-S in the acts of Dr. Sivan. And, of course, the evil doctor intended to kill some kids and a pair of giant robots intend to crush a city and then the known universe are not ideal for proposals plot a children's story. But what enables the reading of this comic is suitable for everyone is the master of Jeff Smith in tack and present these situations in a pleasant and exciting for a child. Smith gets to rescue the spirit of the first and classic adventures of Captain Marvel, with a dab of modernity and a touch cartoon, resubmit the superhero that he shared with a child body. An apparent confrontation of ideas that we can be misleading: the comic book superhero, and specifically the character of Captain Marvel from Fawcett, was designed for a young audience who wished to have an escape route, preferably magical and wonderful.
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