Some thoughts about Shazam #15

 

Can Shazam keep helping people?

Billy believes he can continue being a superhero simply by punching problems but there are bigger issues that no superpower can resolve.

This series comes to an end but if you're completely honest, this series concluded in Geoff Johns last issue. This is just buying time for a collected edition or something because it doesn't offer anything valuable whatsoever, then again, considering that Jeff Loveness is involved this wasn't a surprise at all.

Yes, dear Jeff Loveness who during his previous fill-in issue of Shazam he denigrated the protagonist and his villains just to put anything involving Batman on a pedestal (and he did the same during a worthless story in Justice League). And guess what? There are similar issues in this chapter, while there isn't as much glorification of Batman (I mean, there is, but not as much as past examples), Shazam here is completely denigrating due that other characters keeps mistaking him for other superheroes while saying how better they are compared to him. Nice job Loveness.

About the plot, is centered around the idea of how Billy being a kid, thinks he can solve any problem because of his powers but the real world, even the DCU, has real problems that are not so easy to handle. This could be an interesting theme but it's not explored as deeply nor as interestingly as it should and doesn't have a proper resolve for anyone involved. Nice job again.

Brandon Peterson's art is fine with clear expressions and appropriate storytelling.

Aside from that, this was a waste of a conclusion. Why the hell was Loveness even hired for this? He clearly doesn't care about the character nor is even able to write an entertaining story, many other filler writers could have done a better job here.