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admonition ! Spoilers out front for Shazam # 12!There ’s a raw member of theShazamFamily and it ’s flipping the enfranchisement ’s biggest root word on its head . Billy Batson has gained a lot of siblings over the years and he ’s always loved to partake in his life with them . But how does he react when he meet his new brother for the first time , and what does it mean for Shazam ?
InShazam # 12by Josie Campbell , Emanuela Lupacchiano , and Mike Norton , Billy is at odds with Shazamafter he discovers his magical alter self has been hiding secret from him . Against Shazam ’s advice , Billy hook out and head out to seehis mother Marilyn Batson .
Billy meets Marilyn at her house and she apologizes for not being the female parent he take . Not only does she invite Billy to live with her again , but she also introduces him to someone . A son on the spur of the moment come in from the backyard andMarilyn introduces him as Billy Batson ’s half - brother .
Shazam Has a Brother He Never Knew About
The Shazam Family ’s personal history is a bit complicated thanks to the reboot convey on by DC Comics ' unexampled 52 enterprise . primitively , Billy was introduce as an orphan young who acquire he was an only fry until he see his twin sister , Mary Bromfield ( who later became the powerful Mary Marvel ) . ButFlashpointreturned Billy to being an only tike , though he was fostered by Rosa and Victor Vasquez and gained five novel sibling , including Mary . After Billy became the Cuban sandwich Shazam , he passed on his new abilities to his brothers and sisters to create an expanded Shazam Family .
Family has always been what theShazamfranchise is about . loosely , when Billy match a new sibling , it ’s a joyous social function and one that reinforces the importance of family bond . But this discovery does n’t make Billy happy , it thwart him andopens up mystifying worked up wound Billy has about his biological parent . Billy ’s comrade did n’t do anything improper , but to Billy , he represents all the love and attention Batson never got from his female parent . Shazamstories may focus on family , but this moment is a reminder that family is sometimes an extremely refine subject .
Shazam is Confronting the Reality of Family Trauma
Billy had a rough life growing up and while he found a great support organisation with his surrogate siblings , it does n’t wipe off the trauma he has . What Billy is going through is deplorably a relatable experience to those who felt give up by their families . It might not be the positive kind of storiesShazamis used to telling , but it ’s one that search a different side of its central theme . It ’ll be interesting to see howShazamdeals with this going forward if he decides to make his crony a part of his aliveness .
Shazam # 12is available now from DC Comics .
Shazam # 12 ( 2024 )
