History ComicBook / Shazam2023

* ContinuityNod: #10 directly refers to Hera's coup in ''Comicbook/WonderWoman''; apparently the other Olympians are annoyed that Zeus let it happen. Yes, she killed him, but that's a purely temporary situation for a god, and they think he used it as an excuse.

!!Pre-release material for ''Shazam'' provides examples of:

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Billy's transformation now leaves him vulnerable to mental manipulation by one of his six "sponsors", now scheming to make a move on the world through him.

* VariantCover: Evan "Doc" Shaner, Ariel Colón, Mike Deodato, and Mora himself will be contributing variant covers.

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* OneSteveLimit - the wizard is called Shazam, but Billy is called The Captain, instead of Shazam. Mary, who in ComicBook/TheNewChampionOfShazam used the name Shazam as well, reverted back to her original name Mary Marvel in ''Revenge of the Gods''.

* RoguesGalleryTranspant: Garguax is featured as a villain, when he started out as an adversary of the ComicBook/DoomPatrol.

%%* NonHumanSidekick: Tawky Tawny, who will take on a more active role as Billy's sidekick in the field.

''Shazam!'' is an upcoming May 2023 relaunch of the [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} DC Comics hero]], written by Creator/MarkWaid and with art by Dan Mora. It is a spinoff of ''ComicBook/LazarusPlanet'' and part of the ComicBook/DawnOfDC publishing initiative.

The relaunch will pick up Billy Batson and the Shazam Family's storylines in the aftermath of ''ComicBook/LazarusPlanetRevengeOfTheGods'', as they deal with Billy's return from the Rock of Eternity and the changes to magic in the wake of ''Lazarus Planet''.

%%* OneSteveLimit - the wizard is called Shazam, but Billy will (according to [[WordOfGod Mark Waid]]) be called The Captain, instead of Shazam. Mary, who in ComicBook/TheNewChampionOfShazam used the name Shazam as well, will revert back to her original name Mary Marvel.

* MeaningfulRename: Billy's superhero form is now known as The Captain, a happy medium between the contentious Shazam renaming and his more traditional "Captain Marvel" name. It should be noted this is due to magic shifting, so unlike the New 52 take on the character, if he says "Shazam" he will without fail transform, like every other version of the character prior to the New 52. The Captain in this case began as a nickname that stuck after a maritime rescue ended up with him needlessly drenched. It seemingly has caught on quickly as even news sources refer to him as The Captain, calling into question how long he WAS known as Shazam.

* CostumeEvolution: Dan Mora's cover for ''Shazam'' #1 reveals that Billy's design has been tweaked for the ''Dawn of DC'' era. Gary Frank's New 52 redesign, which has been the standard template for a decade, has been discarded in favor of a return to a more classic Shazam look (albeit with a few minor tweaks here and there).

* TakeThat: One of the comments about Billy smiling and having fun has him being called a "Soyboy" by a user named "MANCHILD95."

&&* MeaningfulRename: Billy's superhero form is now known as The Captain, a happy medium between the contentious Shazam renaming and his more traditional "Captain Marvel" name. It should be noted this is due to magic shifting, so unlike the New 52 take on the character, if he says "Shazam" he will without fail transform, like every other version of the character prior to the New 52. The Captain in this case began as a nickname that stuck after a maritime rescue ended up with him needlessly drenched. It seemingly has caught on quickly as even news sources refer to him as The Captain, calling into question how long he WAS known as Shazam.

!!'''Warning: ''Shazam (2023)'' is a direct sequel to events in ''ComicBook/TeenTitansAcademy'' and ''ComicBook/LazarusPlanet'', so {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for those comics may be unmarked on this page.'''

The relaunch will pick up Billy Batson and the Shazam Family's storylines in the aftermath of ''Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods'', as they deal with Billy's return from the Rock of Eternity and the changes to magic in the wake of ''Lazarus Planet''.

* {{Spinoff}}: Of ''ComicBook/LazarusPlanet'', picking up Billy and the Shazam Family's storylines in the wake of the ''Revenge of the Gods'' mini-event.

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* LighterAndSofter: Waid's [[https://www.cbr.com/mark-waid-dan-mora-shazam-impulse-fun-dcu/ described]] the tone as an action comedy in the same vein as his run on ''Impulse'' (while also preserving and acknowledging Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's additions and updates to the mythology).
* NonHumanSidekick: Tawky Tawny, who will take on a more active role as Billy's sidekick in the field.
* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: A variation. As a magic-based franchise/character, the book will be directly dealing with the fallout from ''Lazarus Planet'' and the changes to the DCU's Magic during the event (and its impact on the Power of Shazam).
* OneSteveLimit - the wizard is called Shazam, but Billy will (according to [[WordOfGod Mark Waid]]) be called The Captain, instead of Shazam. Mary, who in ComicBook/TheNewChampionOfShazam used the name Shazam as well, will revert back to her original name Mary Marvel.

''Shazam'' is an upcoming May 2023 relaunch of the [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} DC Comics hero]], written by Creator/MarkWaid and with art by Dan Mora. It is a spinoff of ''ComicBook/LazarusPlanet'' and part of the ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC'' publishing initiative.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: A variation. As a magic-based franchise/character, the book will be directly dealing with the fallout from ''Lazarus Planet'' and the changes to the DCU's Magic during the event.