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Warning : incorporate spoiler forAbsolute Power : Task Force VII#1 !
Shazamreveals a growing dingy side , as his hatred ofBlack Adamgoes too far . The human relationship between Shazam and Black Adam remains tense , despite the latter ’s fracture towards anti - hero position . Shazam suffered at Black Adam ’s custody in the past tense , and he has not forgive and not forgotten . Now , inAbsolute Power : Task Force VII#1 , Shazam shows a grim side , let out how deep his hatred for Black Adam runs .
Absolute Power : Task Force VII#1 is written by Leah Williams and drawn by Caitlin Yarsky . Amanda Waller , seek the power of Rock of Eternity , dispatches one of her raw Amazo - exalt automaton to determine it . The Amazo unit determine its way to the Rock , where it attacks Billy and Mary . Black Adam get in , fighting the Amazo golem . Mary want to facilitate Adam , but Billy refuses . Billy tells Mary Adam is but here to protect the Rock of Eternity ’s power , and not them .
Billy feels if Amazo and Adam destroyed each other , it would be a profits - win .
Black Adam’s Road to Redemption Has Not Been An Easy One
Shazam Has Been a Stumbling Block for Black Adam
The first champion of the wizard Shazam , Black Adam has gone from a one - off villain to one of DC ’s premiere anti - heroes . Black Adam made only one comic appearance during the Golden Age , but it was enough to leave an impression on a generation who vivify the case in the 1970s . Subsequent contemporaries of creators havetapped into Black Adam ’s potential , even going as far as to attempt to rehabilitate him . Black Adam link up the Justice League before they disband , bringing his journey from villain to grinder over .
When Black Adam joined the Justice Society during Geoff Johns ’ celebrated 2000s run , Shazam did not believe Adam was earnest , and join the team to keep an eye on him .
While Shazam openly wishing for scathe to befall Black Adam , even after he has reformed , might seem shocking . However , Billy had never given Black Adam the benefit of the doubt . This is not a new development either . When Black Adam joined the Justice Society during Geoff Johns ’ celebrated 2000s run , Shazam did not believe Adam was solemn , and joined the squad to keep an eye on him . Adam never turned on the JSA , but did leave the team on a bad bill yet , which may have seemed to confirm some of Shazam ’s concerns .
Shazam Needs to Learn to Move On From His Hatred of Black Adam
Black Adam Has Proven His Intentions Are Good
Since leave the Justice Society , Black Adam has keep his reputation for brutality , but he has donenothing to justify Shazam ’s persisting hate . dark Adam may have very well been there to only protect the Rock of Eternity . Shazam , too , is responsible for the Rock , giving him and Black Adam vulgar ground , even if he is too blinded by his hate to realise it . WhetherShazamwill admit it or not , he andBlack Adamare on the same side for now , and wish for harm to come to him is going too far .
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Absolute Power : Task Force VII#1 ( 2024 )
