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harmoner (harmoner) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-06-25 00:06:00

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char: captain marvel/billy batson, char: mary marvel/mary batson, char: shazam, creator: jeff smith, publisher: dc comics

Shazam - The Monster Society of Evil
Scans from Shazam - The Monster Society of Evil. I love this mini, it's adorable. Written and drawn by Jeff Smith.

Billy's running from a homeless guy, who's been stealing money from him.

Those last two panels always make me giggle. Anyway he heads to the Rock of Eternity and the Wizard tells Billy that he has a sister. Cue the adorable reaction.

He finds Mary and they have a really sweet exchange.

I love the two panels showing Billy's change from protective to loving. Afterwards Mary zapped by lightning when Billy transforms which leads to..

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	majingojira 2009-06-24 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	Bouncing Mary is absolutely adorable! (Reply to this)

	unknownscribler 2009-06-24 07:25 pm UTC (link)
	Why do the children look like bobble heads? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	aaron_bourque 2009-06-24 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	Human children do tend to have larger proportioned heads, but the real answer is Jeff Smith cutesified them. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	silverzeo 2009-06-24 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	AWWWWEEEE! Everything is so cute... except the part where Mary bounce like ball... but her reaction of it was awesome. (Reply to this)

	qob 2009-06-24 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	last pages gave me a serious Calvin and Hobbes vibe... (Reply to this)

	aaron_bourque 2009-06-24 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	There cannot be enough good things said about this mini. Sure, it's weird seeing Captain Marvel and Billy Batson side by side, but that can easily be fanwanked aside (like Cap says, time and space are smashed together in the Rock of Eternity, the normal rules do not apply). And when your only complaint is that one thing is weird, you've got no complaints. (Reply to this)

	proteus_lives 2009-06-24 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	SO CUTE! I'm overdosing! (Reply to this)

	crinosg 2009-06-24 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	I also loved that mini. I also liked Jeff Smith's interpretation of Mr. Mind, making him a snake thing instead of a worm. Whenever I read his Mr. Mind, I imagine him having the voice of Maurice LaMarche (Father from Kids Next Door). (Reply to this) (Thread)

	aaron_bourque 2009-06-25 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Maurice LaMarche will always be The Brain, to me. Of Pinky and . . . Which fits Mr. Mind, yes? "The same thing we do EVERY night, IBAC. TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tavella 2009-06-24 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Whee! Love this book. Uploaded my joycore icon just for it. (Reply to this)

	dr_hermes 2009-06-24 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	Thumbs up for this. I'm going to buy it and I hardly ever buy new comics. (Reply to this)

	kingrockwell 2009-06-24 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	There aren't words for the love I have for Jeff Smith's stuff. (Reply to this)

	killermoth1 2009-06-25 02:19 am UTC (link)
	This is wonderful. Is it worth buying and is it a good intro to Captain Marvel? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	tavella 2009-06-25 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Absolutely totally worth buying, there's a graphic novel collection of it out now. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	psychop_rex 2009-06-25 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Generally speaking, I prefer Billy Batson to be a LITTLE bit older than this, but really, that's my only complaint. Mary is very believable as a little girl, and I like the bit where Captain Marvel happily munches his hot dog. As a fan of 'Bone', I should really get this one of these days - once i have that strange and mysterious thing known as 'money', that is... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	nezchan 2009-06-25 10:00 am UTC (link)
	I know how you feel. I've been out of work for two months, and I'd love to pick this up. That, and some of the Wake graphic novels. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lurkslikefox 2009-06-25 07:17 am UTC (link)
	Oh! When Mary's got her hood strings all pulled tight, I don't know why but it just kills me! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	faile_neume 2009-06-28 04:18 am UTC (link)
	Oh! Same. It's just too cute. It seems like the exact thing a little kid would do. She's upset and embarrassed and wants to hide but also doesn't so she just hides her face. It's so lovely. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	04nbod 2009-06-25 09:36 am UTC (link)
	now thats how I like my marvels (Reply to this)