Read our review of SHAZAM! #10 from DC Comics, written by Josie Campbell with art by Emanuela Lupacchino and Mike Norton.
We reviewed the book on the Stack podcast. But in the interest of highlighting more about the title, here’s a summary of the conversation with our thoughts. And if you prefer the longer audio version, that’s below as well!
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SHAZAM! #10 Review:
In this new issue, Billy Batson and family are moving into the new house created for them by Zeus. Only as they discover, the Greek gods have added some rooms of their own, leading to an invasion of creatures from another dimension.
“This is everything that I wanted out of this [book] when I heard Josie Campbell and Emanuela Lupacchino we’re taking over the title,” said host Alex Zalben. “The art is phenomenal. The partnership between Billy and Mary Marvel is great. Her being the straight man to his crazy man in the situation… A wonderful dynamic going on here. The creativity as well, using the stress of moving into a new house… And using that to create a supernatural threat for the whole family, I thought was phenomenal. Man, I am jazzed about this book going forward. Jazz-amed.”
Pete LePage gave a shout out to the cover in particular, noting that having a T-Rex with a top hat and monocle looking at a cross-section of the house, “that’s just in my wheelhouse. All of that is glorious.”
More to the point of the issue though, LePage though it was “fun,” and loved the back and forth between Zeus, as well as the villainous purple snake-dragons. Plus, “fun twist at the end… It feels like we’ve got new life in this book.”
SHAZAM! #10 Official Synopsis:
A NEW CREATIVE TEAM DEBUTS! Moving Day! After destroying the family home during an epic battle with Black Adam, Billy has hired the gods who grant him his powers to rebuild it. What surprises await the Shazam Family as they enter their new abode? Find out as a new run brought to you by fan-favorites Josie Campbell (THE NEW CHAMPION OF SHAZAM!) and Emanuela Lupacchino (WORLD’S FINEST: TEEN TITANS) begins!
