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Warning ! spoiler ahead forShazam # 7!Forget aboutBlack Adam , the amazingShazamhas finally received an opposite - themed scoundrel who is the hero ’s true opposite word . The two Champions have face off lashings of times and it might seem like they ’re polar opposites . But the Captain ’s late enemy shows what it means to be the antonym of Earth ’s Mightiest Mortal .
InShazam # 7by Mark Waid and Goran Sudžuka , the Captain oppose an unexpected new villain . Wearinga classic Shazam costumewith an inverted color scheme , Billy ’s opposer visit himself the ' Bizarro Captain ' and proves to be a intriguing foe . The Bizarro Captain has Shazam on the ropes , but thanks to awisdom upgrade from Solomon , Billy manages to turn the tables on his opposite resister .
Rationalizing that ' Bizarro Captain ' must be Shazam ’s antonym in every way , the Captain play a trick on the back - thinking villain into becoming weaker and more fearful . After beating the Bizarro , the Captain discover his new foe was create by Felix Faust , whom Billy right away takes to jail .
Shazam Just Got His Own Bizarro (And Easily Beat Him)
Billy Batson ’s life has been complicated ever since he resumed his role as Earth ’s Champion . The god that Shazam draws his power from seek to turn Billy into their handmaiden so that they could remind Earth ’s mortals of just how hefty the God were . Thankfully , Billy manage to defeat the legendary anatomy by appealing to Solomon , who enhanced Billy ’s wiseness , permit the hero to get the best the influence of the gods . Now Billy has a much more unplumbed sense of wisdom , though he ’s been warn that this couldserve to worsen the growing dividebetween Batson and his more powerful alter ego .
But thanks to that enhance wisdom , the Captain easy figure out the best way of life of beating his reverse opponent . Not only did he work out out that the Bizarro Captain was n’t a genuine Bizarro , but he managed to trick him into becoming an real opposition of Shazam ( someone tedious , exhausted , and weak - willed ) . It ’s interesting to see Shazam face off with an opposer who actually does body forth the opposite nature of Billy Batson . Many may think of Black Adam as Shazam ’s mirror reflection , but as the Bizarro Captain incident shows , the fall Champion isso much more than an ' opposite Shazam ' .
Black Adam Isn’t Shazam’s True Opposite
While Black Adam could be seen as a thematic reflection of Shazam , he ’s far too like to Billy to ever really be considered an contrary . Both have exchangeable level of strength and , despite Black Adam ’s most flagitious turn , are quite principled . The Bizarro Captain divulge what a true inverse of Shazam ’s best quality would be , someone who is n’t wise , powerful , or brave . disgraceful Adam might use his abilities for more villainous grounds , but it does n’t make him an opponent , at least in the way that Bizarro Captain is . Black AdamandShazamhave their differences , but as this new villain show , they might be more interchangeable than they think .
Shazam # 7is on sale now from DC Comics .
