Some thoughts about Shazam #6

How can Billy Batson reattain the power of Shazam?

Freddy is trying to trick the Gods to give Billy some time but they all will need the help of their whole family if they want to stand a chance against the deities.

Pretty fun from many angles.

Mark Waid concludes this little arc about the Gods in a rather satisfying manner. Once again, the dynamic between the Shazam family is pretty great, it was an interesting twist how Waid played with the cliffhanger from the last issue in a logical manner and it was great to see the rest of Billy's family representing a new Squadron of Justice from the old Fawcett Comics (although I wish characters like Bulleteer and Ibis the Invincible would have gotten an actual appearance). The pacing and humour are both nicely handled as well.

There's a thing I'm a bit more dubious about though, is that Waid is playing with the original idea of how Billy and Captain Marvel are two different people which mind you, does present interesting scenarios as seen in the conclusion of this same conflict but, speaking as someone who grew up with the idea of Shazam having the mentality of a kid, this is still a bit of a letdown but eh, let's see how things go on from here.

Dan Mora handles the art and is still pretty great thanks to his perfect storytelling and kinetic style.

Solid read, hope the next one arrives soon.