Shazam!
DC2019
Shazam! (2019)
Teen Billy Batson gains magical powers and learns heroism through his foster family. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of the character and world.
- Director
- David F. Sandberg
- Produced by
- Peter Safran
- Starring
- Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer
From screen to page
Shop related comicsComics behind the movie
Shazam! is best approached as a screen interpretation of the character’s foundations rather than a panel-for-panel adaptation. Start with Whiz Comics #2, then compare it with Shazam! #1–6 (2013) and Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder #1–4. Reading the references alongside the movie makes it easier to see what the filmmakers retained, combined or reinvented for the screen.
Connection: New 52 origin adaptation
