I can imagine this could run longer and better than any of the tries DC officially did. (I mean, why did they cancel stuff like Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam so quickly for example?... it even had better sales than some of the Batbooks!)
According to Didio, the Billy Batson book was created only because they needed to do something with the property and they didn't have any plans in the normal DCU (which directly contradicted his standard Shazam line that there "were plans" for the Marvel Family that never seemed to happen - too bad nobody called him on it).
When they brought Osiris back maybe they considered that "using" the Shazam franchise, so hey moved Mike Norton to some other title and Art &Franco as well (which is a shame because you could make the argument that the Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam book was the best ongoing Shazam title DC has ever put out) and true to the characters). Of course except for a horrible one-shot where Freddy was depowered by Osiris for no known reason and Billy and Mary literally did nothing but watch - and which Eric Wallace trumpeted as the just the "beginning" continuation of the Marvel Family storyline (which know now is going to be rebooted so the old DCU left the Marvel completely depowered losers). Par for the course though for DC when it comes to the Marvel Family.
It's just so much fun and happy and entertaining (and all-ages). Completely the opposite of most of what DC is pushing these days. Even the costumes in all their simplicity (no Mandarin collars, no intricate lines or armor) look better, especially the Supergirl one.
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And a hundred times better than most of the actual official published material.........
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Date: 2011-12-21 03:09 pm (UTC)When they brought Osiris back maybe they considered that "using" the Shazam franchise, so hey moved Mike Norton to some other title and Art &Franco as well (which is a shame because you could make the argument that the Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam book was the best ongoing Shazam title DC has ever put out) and true to the characters). Of course except for a horrible one-shot where Freddy was depowered by Osiris for no known reason and Billy and Mary literally did nothing but watch - and which Eric Wallace trumpeted as the just the "beginning" continuation of the Marvel Family storyline (which know now is going to be rebooted so the old DCU left the Marvel completely depowered losers). Par for the course though for DC when it comes to the Marvel Family.
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Date: 2011-12-20 11:26 pm (UTC)http://www.cowshell.com/uploads/other/thumbs/batgirl-supergirl_comic02.jpg
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Date: 2011-12-21 06:34 pm (UTC)Almost.
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