Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Look, a shooting star.

Quick, Sally, make a wish.

Mine's for us to be together forever.

Hey, it's getting bigger.

- Uh, what? - The shooting star.

Oh, my God. It's coming right at us! Aah!

Ew.

Who's hungry?

Oh, take them all.

I'm going to breakfast.

Good morning, Miss Bambi. You sure look pretty today.

Oh, come on, man. You really gonna take a bum's money?

How am I gonna buy beer if this is all you have?

Unh. Hey, leave him alone.

Mind your own business, little man.

Then just leave him alone.

- Ow. Got nothing to say now?

Sorry, captain.

The last thing I wanted was for you to get your ass whupped on my account.

Just trying to do the right thing, sir.

And that is why you're the captain, man.

You know, everybody nowadays is looking for change.

Just want it to come from someone else, huh?

Hey, um, speaking of, uh... Heh.

Well, I hate to ask, but...

- Only have a subway token. - Works for me.

And next time you see me, I'll hit you back with some change, captain.

Heh, sure.

Holy moly. Ls this all for me, Mr. Kent?

Since you ate two breakfasts yesterday, thought I'd better order you three today.

You really think the folks who read your paper care...

about some kid from Fawcett City?

I think they'll care a lot. I hope they'll do something...

to help you and other kids in your situation.

What's that on your face?

Eh, it's what you get for trying to be good.

Should have just kept my mouth shut.

"Be good and good will follow."

That's what my parents used to always tell me.

You know, Mr. Kent, I was good before they were taken from me.

I was good at the foster home. And I was good 15 minutes ago.

I'm starting to think being good isn't good for me.

It seems that way sometimes, doesn't it?

But that's because good is hard.

Bad is always easy.

L was not expecting a child.

But you are marked by the wizard's energy.

Chosen to one day inherit the mantle of power.

L... I don't understand. What do you want from me?

Your life.

Hey, stay away from him.

Huh?

Superman.

Stay here, son.

You fight for the wizard?

L fight for those who can't fight for themselves.

Magic.

Why is he after me?

L was gonna ask you the same question.

Indeed, you are my physical match.

But I sense one critical difference: A vulnerability to magic.

Another difference: Heat vision.

- You did it. - Go.

But you beat him. It's over.

Go.

- Hey, captain. Where's the fire? - Unh. Unh.

Please, let go. You don't understand.

Look, man. The change I promised.

Right here.

Well, it's a token, but I told you I'd pay you back.

Now you can take the subway instead of hoofing it on foot.

Pfft. You're welcome.

Huh?

Uh, hello?

Whoa! Aah!

Holy moly.

I was hoping this moment could wait until you were a bit older.

Alas, the threat is upon us now, Billy Batson.

You know my name?

Oh, I know many things for I am the wizard Shazam.

Whoa.

Worry not. Black Adam cannot sense you here.

Who's Black Adam?

My gravest mistake.

One for which today I will pay my penance.

Millennia ago, I chose him to be this world's protector.

He was entrusted with great powers, but his heart was corrupted by them.

He fell victim to the same seven deadly enemies of man that all must battle.

L was forced to banish him to the farthest star in the sky.

L spent the next 5000 years making sure I would not repeat that error.

L chose a new hero.

- Who? - Why, you, of course.

I've been watching you for some time, Billy.

And now, bestowed with the wisdom, strength, stamina, power, courage...

and speed of the gods...

you will become our new protector.

You will become Captain Marvel.

But I'm no protector.

No protector, you say?

And yet despite enduring countless tragedies and hardships...

you've somehow managed to protect your perfect heart.

You, Billy Batson, are all that stands in the way of Black Adam...

again unleashing tyranny upon us.

- L can't. - You must.

There. Lt is done.

We have to get out of here.

In your times of need, simply call on me. But this is my destiny.

Go now. Live yours.

One potential obstacle destroyed.

Now to finish off the other.

Hey, leave him alone.

What am I doing?

You are alive. An impressive trick.

Not as impressive as this one.

Amusing. The wizard finally gave you your powers...

but neglected to show you how they work.

Superman? Anyone?

Need a little help here, Shazam.

Holy moly. I'm big.

Whoa, I'm strong.

I'm fast.

And I can fly.

This is so cool.

And all I had to do was say Shazam.

Uh-oh.

Shazam!

Shazam!

Whew. That was close.

L did not spend 5000 years traveling across the infinite void of space...

to be thwarted by some man-child.

Will a superman do, then?

So you're what this is all about.

I'm his replacement.

Then let's replace him.

- Why? - A necessary strategy.

Divide and conquer.

Is this who I was to protect? Why, because they are weak?

Put her down.

When you crush an ant beneath your foot, do you feel remorse? No.

Is this because you are evil...

or because you recognize yourself as a higher form of life?

This is what the wizard could not understand.

If I have the powers of the gods, then am I not a god myself?

Should I not be treated as such?

Put her down.

You want to be a protector?

Then protect the soul.

Revert to your mortal form and I will prove a benevolent deity.

And then you'll just kill me.

L will.

Shazam.

Now put her down.

See? Like an ant.

No! Shaz...

Your last breath wasted on the wrong word.

How did you stop the flood?

Cold breath, another power you don't have.

No more. No more being weak.