Book of Doom: Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil #1
A while ago, Jim Doom made a post about his love of Mike Allred. A little later, he followed it up with a list of creators whose work he will buy no matter what. While I don’t have the appreciation of Mike Allred that Jim does, I do have my own list of creators that I’ll buy no matter what, including Darwyn Cooke, Mark Bagley and Robert Kirkman. But there’s one name that is now and will forever be at the top of the list:
Jeff Smith.
Jeff is the creative force behind my all-time favorite comic book story, Bone. It’s been three long years since he wrapped Bone, and nearly that entire time he’s been hard at work on the project that will finally see the light of day this Wednesday. So given the option, how could I pick anything besides Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil #1 for this week’s Book of Doom?
Here’s what DC says:
Written by Jeff Smith; Art and cover by Smith
The much-anticipated 4-issue Prestige Format miniseries by Jeff Smith, the award-winning creator of BONE, brings the whimsical world of Earth’s Mightiest Mortal to fully realized life! Young orphan Billy Batson finds himself wielding truly amazing magic powers – just in time to face an invasion of alien and earthly monsters!
Is this book going to be in continuity? Because Doom Delouise has made some good discoveries about a few members of the Monster Society of Evil and how that ties into 52 over on the Who is Skeets? post.
Not in continuity. At least, not at all relevant to what’s going on in 52.
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