A frequent enemy to earths heroes, black adam believes he is the right person to lead humanity and any action he takes is necessary for the greater good. Spinning out of the events of batman superman, shazam. On his earth, he became superman in addition to being the president. Superman battles the rocks black adam in bosslogic art. Along with that, his magic gives him an edge over superman. Black adam fun in december 2016 when he shared fan art depicting the sometimes villain, sometimes antihero seated on a throne after whooping superman s ass.
Black adam s strength might be equal to, or even more than superman as he is highly intelligent and more skilled in combat. Its a welcome surprise to see black adam still alive. Superman and black adam henry cavill and dwayne the rock johnson. Black adam is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc. Dceu superman fights black adam in epic artwork screen rant. First thunder is a 2006 comic book miniseries published by dc comics, written by judd winick, with art by joshua middleton the story recounts the first meeting between two dc superheroes, superman and shazam. The tragic story of a clone who tried to be darth vaders friend legends duration. The first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. Thor blood and thunder vs captain marvel, black adam.
Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. As those who are familiar with the world of dc comics probably know, one notable character was also given those powers at one point in time black adam, who dwayne johnson has been lined up to. Black adam producer on the possibility of henry cavills. Everyone was led to believe that he was killed back in year 1. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder. It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book.
Henry cavill superman rumored for black adam 2 with dwayne. Superman confronts black adams group until the part where superman has his foreseen encounter with doctor manhattan. Diamond is the comic book direct markets largest distributor, responsible for shipping books from dc and other major publishers. Shazam is the wizard who gave powers of 6 egyptian god to black adam 5000 years ago is above sky fathers level and he is nigh omnipotent, mystical omnipresent and omniscient. Over the span of the 12minute video, johnson compared the powers and skillset of his character in the dc universe to that of henry cavills superman. For more on black adam s history, visit his page on. An opened version would depend on the condition of the actual comic book. One of the worlds foremost wielders of magic, black adam has been both hero and villain over a. Black adam producer addresses the possibility of a cameo.
Diamond comic distributors is indefinitely suspending new comic book orders from being shipped to its warehouse. Get the best deals on bronze age superman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Superman comic books comics index lists this section contains a partial index of superman comics prior to 1986, a complete index of superman comics since 1986, lists of all. These two have fought several times in the comics, and superman had to deal with black adam supermanshazam. Justice society of america to be featured in dc comics. In the video below, johnson talks about his excitement for the project and most notably says, black adam has the same powers as superman. Adapted by joe kelly who also wrote the comic book story and directed by michael chang. Superman vs black adam injustice gods among us chan july 6, 2016 leave a comment. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics. Is henry cavill going to appear as superman in the rocks. Im hearing superman wouldnt show up until black adam 2 but the rock does want that fight, and he wants cavill, of course, because dany reps him.
And today, that speculation comes courtesy of dwayne johnson and his upcoming dceu project black adam. Dwayne johnson is ultrajacked for black adam, dcs villain turned antihero and archnemesis of shazam and potential foe of superman. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. Black adam and his group are eventually defeated when superman receives support from the legion of superheroes and the justice society of america.
Black adam chases billy through the streets but superman intervenes and battles him. Superman already attacked adam once while he was pissed off, and adam did well, despite the fact that he had no intention of fighting superman. It has 5 superman vs shazam fights all of which are. Adam is just as strong, maybe slightly inferior, but it is so close, it doesnt matter. Contrary to the usual popular stereotype, the encounter proves most pleasant as they quickly become staunch allies whose individual. In the past, johnson has teased that he wants black adam to fight henry cavills superman, and on christmas this year, the two dc movie stars fan flames of fan speculation by releasing a photo of. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. But, luckily, if new york city is the city that never sleeps, then comic book movies are the industry that never sleeps, as theres essentially always something to report on or speculate about. Dwayne johnson says black adam is as strong as superman.
A blast from the dc comics past is finally getting the big screen treatment, as the justice society of america will be featured in new lines upcoming black adam, star dwayne johnson said. The goto source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Calvin ellis, kryptonian name kalel, also known as superman, is a kryptonian president of the united states, on a different earth in the multiverse. He has a lot more experience and is a lot more of a ruthless fighter and that really does give him the advantage, not to mention he has magical attacks. The only real differences between the three are that superman has the vision powers and a weakness to kryptonite.
Im a big captain marvel shazam fan and ill pretty much read whatever book hes in. Death battle black adam is an extremely powerful individual and is a worthy opponent of superman. Canadian film buff, political junkie, comic book geek, and. So he cant really fight and gets shaken up pretty bad by adam s hits.
Hope for henry cavill back as superman may lie with dwayne johnson and black adam 2, according to a rumor grace randolph, who is known for getting some things right, tweeted on tuesday. Now labeled black adam, he was exiled by shazam, but returned in the modern day. The rock took to social media on sunday to offer a new look at his superjacked muscles confirming filming begins this summer while at the same time seemingly taking a jab at the man of steel. That morality may not align with ours all the time and he is still a comic book villain but its a series of standards he holds himself to, and it. Black adam vs superman postcrisis superhero database. Superman battles the rocks black adam in bosslogic art true detective creator nic pizzolatto has a controversial take on batman he wants to make dcs new comic book distributors are midtown. The analysis of an epic superman vs black adam battle. Black adam i do like superman better, and to be honest, they are very close in terms of power. The dc extended universe is going to be a much bigger place after both wonder woman and justice league hit theaters next year.
As i have pointed out many times, henry cavills manager is dany garcia, the former wife and business partner of dwayne johnson and producer on the shazam. Whos who in the superman comics 1950s 1980s information on characters and places introduced in the superman comic books during the 1950s and up to the revamp in 1986. Superman vs black adam injustice gods among us comicnewbies. Still, its good art and i enjoyed adam s awesomess in. I dont necessarily like that he plays second fiddle to superman but ill take the big red cheese however i can get him dc never seems to do shazam justice. So captain marvel shazam was a superman copy, his arch nemesis black adam was simply the evil version of capt marvel so black adam is an evil ripoff character to superman. The return of black adam is a 2010 short animated superhero film, directed by joaquim dos santos and written by michael jelenic. He was at first a oneshot character, but was revived in shazam. Black adam producer on the possibility of henry cavills superman appearing in new dc comics movie the flash. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team.