{"id":1491062,"date":"2021-11-12T18:40:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T18:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22778316\/dc-comics-new-shazam-mary-marvel"},"modified":"2021-11-12T18:40:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T18:40:41","slug":"exclusive-new-dc-comic-will-hand-the-full-power-of-shazam-to-the-former-mary-marvel","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/exclusive-new-dc-comic-will-hand-the-full-power-of-shazam-to-the-former-mary-marvel\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: New DC comic will hand the full power of Shazam to the former Mary Marvel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mary Bromfield \u2014 Billy Batson<\/a>\u2019s big sister and the superhero formerly known as Mary Marvel<\/a> \u2014 will step into her little brother\u2019s shoes in 2022. Courtesy of DC Comics<\/a>, Polygon can reveal that when Billy steps out of the role, Mary will wield the power of Shazam in The New Champion of Shazam!<\/em>, a new four-issue miniseries from writer Josie Campbell and fan-favorite Shazam artist Evan \u201cDoc\u201d Shaner.<\/p>\n

Mary first appeared in comics in 1942, three years after the debut of Billy Batson as the superhero Captain Marvel and a year after Billy got his first sidekick, Captain Marvel, Jr. But the characters are better known these days<\/a> as the superheroes of the Shazam family<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a long time I just didn\u2019t have any interest in returning to anything Shazam related,\u201d Shaner told Polygon over video chat, \u201cBut I always thought Mary should be the lead of the book for a while; and that was the one time I would return if it ever happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

With New Champion<\/em>, that\u2019s exactly what is happening. Here\u2019s DC\u2019s official synopsis for the first issue:<\/p>\n

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Mary Bromfield has always struggled to determine who she is outside her family \u2026 kinda hard to do when you\u2019re all superheroes! Now, after Billy Batson\u2019s heroic sacrifice, the power of Shazam has vanished, and she\u2019s been left powerless.<\/p>\n

Most heroes would be distraught, but not Mary. It\u2019s finally time for a voyage of self-discovery as she prepares for her freshman year of college and a civilian life. But nothing is ever truly normal for this young hero, because she\u2019s just been chosen as the new champion of Shazam! (At least according to a talking rabbit sent by her estranged brother Billy.) Will she embrace the power? Or will it die alongside this world\u2019s hope of survival against the mysterious magical forces waiting to take control?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201c\u2018Who Mary is\u2019 the very heart of this comic,\u201d Campbell, writer on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power<\/em> and DC\u2019s own Future State: Green Lantern<\/em> #2, told Polygon over video chat. \u201cWho she is, who she wants to be, and the roles that she\u2019s either been forced into or has willingly joined into. […] It\u2019s really shining a light on her and her wants and her desires \u2014 as somebody who was part of a superhero team, doesn\u2019t have her powers, gets them back, and then she\u2019s got a lot of choices suddenly displayed in front of her that she\u2019s gonna have to make real fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been so long since she had her own book,\u201d Shaner added, \u201csince before she was a DC property. We\u2019re hoping to have the fun and the creative energy behind so much of the early stuff that Binder did, but bring that to a more modern audience and try to make it more relatable to kids or young adults today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New Champion of Shazam!<\/em> #1 will hit shelves on Feb. 8, 2022. You can check out the full cover and Shaner\u2019s character designs for Mary\u2019s costume below.<\/p>\n

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\"Character<\/picture><\/span><\/span> Image: Evan \u201cDoc\u201d Shaner\/DC Comics<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
\"Mary<\/picture><\/span><\/span> Image: Evan \u201cDoc\u201d Shaner\/DC Comics<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n

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