Trailer: Shazam!: Fury of the Gods

I love this trailer for Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, this looks amazing. I love the new costumes. I really can't wait to see this, it's scheduled to be released on Saturday, December 25th. I thought the first Shazam! movie was really good, which is why I'm hoping this sequel will be even better. This looks so good and funny and of course action-packed. Again, I can't wait to see it.


Shazam!: Fury of the Gods

Art of the Day: Cyborg and Shazam

Artwork: Justice League #36 variant cover by Joshua Middleton

Book Review for the Comic Book Club for April: Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil

Book: Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil written and illustrated by Jeff Smith with color by Steve Hamaker

Cover by Jeff Smith and Steve Hamaker

Edition: Trade Paperback

Description:

When Billy Batson follows a mysterious stranger onto the subway, he never imagines he's entering a strange world of powerful wizards, talking tigers, kid eating monsters, political intrigue and mysterious villains. But Billy encounters all that and more when the wizard gives him a magic word that transforms him into the world's mightiest mortal. Now, he must use his extraordinary new abilities to face an incoming invasion of alien creatures and to stop mad scientist Dr. Sivana and his Monster Society of Evil from taking over the world!

Weekend Films: Shazam! and Unicorn Store

I'm a little late posting this but there are two movies I want to see this weekend: Shazam! and Netflix's Unicorn Store. I can't believe we live in time with all of these amazing superhero movies, I really can't wait to see Shazam!. It really does look like it's going to be fun. Unicorn Store also looks fun but it definitely seems like it's going to be really quirky and whimsical as well.

Are you planning on watching both movies this weekend or are you going to watch something else?


Shazam!

Starring: Zachary Levi, Djimon Hounsou, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel, Marta Milans, John Glover, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen and more

Director: David F. Sandberg

Description:

We all have a superhero inside of us -- it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In 14-year-old Billy Batson's case, all he needs to do is shout out one word to transform into the adult superhero Shazam. Still a kid at heart, Shazam revels in the new version of himself by doing what any other teen would do -- have fun while testing out his newfound powers. But he'll need to master them quickly before the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana can get his hands on Shazam's magical abilities.

Book Club Picks for April: American Panda and Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil

Happy April! It's time for new book club picks.

The Book Girl's Book Club restarted last July and so far we have read nine vastly different books. The pick for this month is American Panda by Gloria Chao, a New Adult book about an overachiever who is trying to figure out her own path in life.

For our new Comic Book Club, I thought it would be great to read Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith since the Shazam! movie is out this month (Friday the 5th).

Let me know if you have an suggestions for next month's book club picks.


The Book Girl's Book Club Pick:

Book: American Panda by Gloria Chao

Description:

At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade was part of her parents' master plan. Now a freshman at MIT, she is on track to fulfill the rest of this predetermined future: become a doctor, marry a pre-approved Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer, produce a litter of babies.

With everything her parents have sacrificed to make her cushy life a reality, Mei can't bring herself to tell them the truth--that she (1) hates germs, (2) falls asleep in biology lectures, and (3) has a crush on her classmate Darren Takahashi, who is decidedly not Taiwanese.

But when Mei reconnects with her brother, Xing, who is estranged from the family for dating the wrong woman, Mei starts to wonder if all the secrets are truly worth it. Can she find a way to be herself, whoever that is, before her web of lies unravels?

Shazam! Movie Promo

I am such a happy Captain Marvel fan, because I can't believe we are getting two movies this year. I can't wait to see both. I know March is all about Carol Danvers' Captain Marvel movie but I wanted to post this promo for the Shazam! movie because we only have one month before it's in theaters.

What do you guys think of this promo? I think it's pretty cool. At first I wasn't quite sure of Zachary Levi being cast as Billy Batson a.k.a. Shazam but after watching the trailer, I think he'll do a good job portraying the character and the movie looks like it will be fun to watch.

Book Review: Cyborg vol #2 (DC You)

Book: Cyborg volume #2: Enemy of the State (issues #7-12) by David F. Walker (#7-9) and Marv Wolfman (#10-12)

Illustration by Claude St. Aubin (#7), Felipe Watanabe (#8-12), Daniel HDR (#8, 10-12), Julio Ferreira (#8-12) and Ivan Reis (layout #10),

Ink by Andy Owens (#7), Oclair Albert (#8-12), Julio Ferreira (#8-12) and Daniel HDR (#11-12)

Color by Adriano Lucas (#7-12) and Letters by Rob Leigh (#7-9, 11-12) and Corey Breen (#10)

Edition: Single Print Issues


Rating: 5 stars

Review:

Cyborg volume #2 has a good balance of good story telling, humor, sci-fi and action. I love seeing all the moments between Victor and his father because they were very fun and heartwarming. The writing is good and the plot seems to be very thought out and although the writers may have changed midway, there is no difference in the writing.

Art of the Day: Shazam (Billy Batson)

Artwork: Shazam! lines by rafaeldelatorre with color by Forty-Fathoms