The DC Universe is gearing up for the return of the fan favourite crew up e book, Batman/Superman, with the inventive crew of Joshua Williamson and David Marquez this August–and to rejoice, they’ve launched a primary take a look at the primary 5 pages of the primary subject, which you’ll take a look at beneath.
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This is some context in the event you’ve lapsed in your DC studying over the previous 12 months or so. Keep in mind that evil, fanged Robin who simply launched himself as Billy Batson? He is a member of the Batman Who Laughs’ crew–a crew of monstrous, brainwashed youths who run round with crowbars gnashing their tooth at no matter their evil overlord factors them at. And, for some time, that is all their actually was to it. The Batman Who Laughs and his underlings are all invaders from an evil alternate actuality referred to as the Dark Multiverse (as a result of comics, don’t fret an excessive amount of about it) so after all, it simply went to comply with that an evil Batman would have evil Robins, proper?
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However there’s extra to the story now, apparently–and one of many Robins has revealed himself to truly be none apart from Shazam, himself: Billy Batson. No, not our Billy Batson–at least, not that we will tell–but a model of Billy Batson from the Dark Multiverse who was corrupted by The Batman Who Laughs. Possibly, not less than. From the context of the preview, it is exhausting to inform whether or not or not that is the Billy from our universe or not.ither approach, he is undoubtedly in some severe hassle.
Batman/Superman plans on delving deep into the mysteries of The Batman Who Laughs and the “sleeper brokers,” a brand new Rebirth-era “Secret Six,” who he is planted throughout the world–superheroes he has corrupted who proceed to reside and exist of their regular lives none-the-wiser however who will be remodeled into the evilest variations of themselves at any second. Anybody may very well be a possible risk and when the reality is lastly uncovered, the DC Universe won’t ever be the identical. So what does this imply for Billy and his heroic counterpart, Shazam? Solely time will tell–but it is in all probability nothing good.
Batman/Superman #1 hits cabinets August 14.
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