SHAZAM! #2

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The larger storyline in SHAZAM! #2 is the follow-up to Captain Marvel‘s public outburst which Billy can’t explain and doesn’t realize was caused by the very gods whose power he calls on when he utters the wizard Shazam’s name. An encounter with the Psycho Pirate gives our hero a false sense of security believing the villain is behind his recent behavior. While he’s able to capture the super-villain, it isn’t without loosing control once again leading to all kinds of damage and Billy Batson seriously considering never uttering the magic word again. However, I doubt the gods are done with him just yet.

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Panhandle – To Bell or Not To Bell?

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  • Title: Panhandle – To Bell or Not To Bell?
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Similar to Endgame (the one with Shawn Doyle not Morena Baccarin), the opening episode of Panhandle casts Luke Kirby as a genius agoraphobic haunted by his wife’s murder who helps the police solve crimes. In the case of Panhandle, named after the northern swampy region of Florida, Kirby stars as Bell Prescott a Renaissance man who put his life on hold after the death of his wife (Lorenza Izzo who appears as a ghost talking to only him) and has taken up the hobby of solving crimes from his manor. Our other main character is overworked patrol officer Cammie Lorde (Tiana Okoye) called in when a dead body is found on the Bell property.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Street Fighter #1

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At no point in the first issue of the new five-issue crossover mini-series is any attempt made to explain the reason for the worlds of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Street Fighter colliding, instead the two are simply thrown together and the reader is asked to roll with it (which, given the ridiculousness of the concept and everything on display here is a valid choice).

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