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Warning : coddler for Shazam ! ( 2023 ) # 8 ahead!Shazamis so sinewy that his name literally spells out his myriad ability , but his very first power – the wisdom of Solomon – is arguably the hard to empathise or measure . After a brawl withBlack Adamgoes abominably cockeyed , Shazam convey a moment to reflect on his powers , officially clarifying how Solomon ’s wisdom really works for the first time .
Shazam ! ( 2023)#8 – by the originative squad of Mark Waid , Goran Sudžuka , I ve Svorcina , and Troy Peteri – pick up in the aftermath of the destruction of Billy Batson ’s house in a fight with Black Adam .
In the midst of the engagement , Billy trounce himself for being so proud at having regained control over Solomon ’s sapience that he did not take the fourth dimension to actually habituate it . Notably , this strike out his power of wiseness as being unique among his set of super skill .
In 2006 , a pernicious detail was introduced regarding Shazam ’s magic watchword . Now , that forgotten lore has turned into his biggest weakness .
DC Is Slowly Revealing Shazam’s Mysteries
Wisdom is more than intelligence : it implies respectable judgment in increase to the ability to make genial connections , and it is all too well-to-do to ignore one ’s judgment when tempers flare , as Billy Batson realizes inShazam#8 .
This is n’t the first time this serial publication has peeled back some of Shazam ’s mystique . As part of Billy ’s struggle with the immortal , Shazam ( 2023)#5 – by Mark Waid , Dan Mora , and Alejandro Sánchez – revealed that the pantheon responsible for their Champion ’s transformationmust physically summon the magic lightningthat empowers them . Likewise , the grow influence Billy ’s pantheon previously held over himhas dramatic revelations for characters like Black Adam , vomit up doubt over how many atrocities were by his own script and how many were the works of vengeful deities .
On the one mitt , wisdom requiring active function feels like uncouth sense : a heighten intellect signify little if one does not employ it . At the same time , in a human race of gods , legends , and super - sleuths dress as bats , it ’s well-to-do to take ' news ' for grant and simply assume that just having enhanced intelligence activity intend a character ’s thinking is automatically elevated . Wisdom , however , is more than intelligence : it implies safe judicial decision in addition to the ability to make mental link , andit is all too easy to ignore one ’s judgement when tempers flare , as Billy Batson gain inShazam#8 .
Super-wisdom Is About More Than Super-intelligence
This goes a long way in explicate how characters who are supposedly super - level-headed can still end up being tricked : all the intelligence in the world means nothing if the someone does not take the prison term to employ it . Billy ’s driving nature make this a especially dangerous pitfall for him , asShazam ! ( 2023)#8 distressingly demonstrates . Characters like Billy Batson andBlack Adammust take care to actually use the most powerful gift they lend upon them , or the power ofShazamcan easily destroy their life history .
Shazam ! ( 2023)#8is usable now from DC .
Shazam ! # 8 ( 2023 )
