1. Black Adam: Hero Or Villain?
Though a lot of what we say here may have pained Black Adam as a villain, there’s a good reason why The Rock and those involved with the movie have so far emphasised his anti-hero persona.
Though he’s sometimes let his power corrupt him, Adam truly believes that he’s doing the right thing as he seeks vengeance against those who abuse their power and enslave people. It’s this sort of persona which has made characters like Venom and The Punisher so popular, and Black Adam has been seen in a heroic light on more than one occasion.
With The Rock taking on the role, it wouldn’t be at all surprising for Adam to be made the lead, or for the movie to end in a way which sets him up for his own solo spin-off. In fact, Shazam and Black Adam have been known to team-up, so this movie could turn out to be very different from how it appears on the surface…
One note: Superman does not have a weakness to magic. He just doesn’t have any special protection against it. He is as vulnerable to magic as any other person, but no more vulnerable.
Number 10 sounds like this is going to be a love-fest for Black Adam and a stroke-off to Geoff Johns’ ego.
Number 9 is complete and utter garbage. The only issue Marvel had with DC over Captain Marvel was the use of the name on comic book covers. Geoff Johns declared that “Shazam” was a “better known” name than Captain Marvel, which is crap. FYI, Johns GOT RID OF Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury, labeling them as “unnecessary to the mythos.”
Number 8: so what? I think, with some cosmetic appliances, Oded Fehr would make a better Black Adam. He can actually act. The Rock plays only one “character”: the Rock.
Number 7: ah, yes… ANOTHER book Johns “writes” (read: uses to PANDER to his fanboi base). FYI, if he has the “wisdom of Solomon,” it would COMPENSATE for any “inexperience.”
Number 6: THAT is NOT Billy Batson; he’s a pale, twisted imitation of Billy. Billy Batson was a GOOD KID who SAW the wrong path EVERY DAY and REFUSED to follow it.
I’m not even going to try to go through five through one. This whole article is proof that neither you, nor Johns, nor the people behind this crap knows the character (CAPTAIN MARVEL) OR his history.
Which is, in and of itself, pretty vulnerable. If I have a literally magic bullet, I could shoot him as dead as a normal person.
“Gave that title to Ms. Marvel not too long ago.” What? Was a LONG time ago.