Review of Superman/Shazam: First Thunder #4

SUPERMAN/SHAZAM: FIRST THUNDER #4/4 – What do you get when you match writer Judd Winick with the beautiful pencils of Joshua Middleton and two of DC Comics best heroes, Superman and Shazam? You get an awesome story full of fun, excitement and great moments.

Perhaps the best moment in this short arc is found within the last pages of issue #4, which seals the deal for me, easily recommending that you try to get your hands on the entire run of comics.

First Thunder is the story of how Superman and Shazam first came to meet and beat up bad guy’s together. Shazam, of course, is the young Billy Batson who yells “Shazam” and is transformed into the mightiest mortal and we all know who Superman is.

Winick writes this thing as straightforward as possible which is refreshing in a time of convoluted storylines of multiple Earths and the like.

In this awesome final chapter (you don’t even really need to read the first three if you don’t want to), Captain Marvel goes on a rampage after Dr. Sivana’s men kill his best friend, a kid named Scott. Superman, obviously finding this behavior weird, goes to confront Captain Marvel only to discover that he is indeed just a boy with the world on his shoulders.

There’s some great writing here, especially when Superman confronts the almighty wizard Shazam and the final two pages. I don’t want to spoil anything so just take me word for it and check it out. A CUT & PRINT SHAZAM!