Update: After a few months’ delay, DC’s four-issue series The New Champion of Shazam! debuts in August and Newsarama has a first look at the second issue – September’s The New Champion of Shazam! #2. The New Champion of Shazam! #2 cover (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) Written by Josie Campbell with art …
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Heroes fighting heroes is a staple of Marvel Comics storytelling, and in 2022 the publisher is leaning heavily on the trope, pitting Thor and the Hulk against one another this spring in ‘Banner War‘ and then upping the ante in the summer when the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Eternals …
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