Shazam 2019 - Blog Posts

Okay, I know I was gone for a little bit, sorry about that lol. I was out of state for the holidays and I have a hard time writing/drawing when I’m not in my comfort areas haha >_<.

But I wanted to share this. These are my little “scene cards” I guess you could call them. They just give you guys a little bit of insight to the anatomy of my Shazam story that I’m outlining right now!

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I have these scenes in a lot more detail but I can’t show it to you guys because it looks like this lol.

But I’m posting this now because I’m just opening the floor to comments, suggestions, or questions for this story so far. :^)

I think some things that might be confusing is that I did technically write in a redemption arc for Black Adam. Which I know might be controversial for some, but his main “beef” with Billy is that he’s offended that The Wizard chose a new champion after he got banished to the furthest star in the galaxy.

But then once he’s defeated it’s revealed that The Wizard was actually kinda conflicted about having to banish him and Billy wasn’t meant to replace him. Billy’s much happier with his foster family on earth than being like The Wizards adopted son lol.

I still want him to be “punished” at the end for trapping The Wizard and Tawny to try and take over The Rock of Eternity. So my solution for that would be to give him a “Crown of Thorns” that nerf his powers a lot, but still keep him in his “magic form”. Since you know,,, if he were to say “Shazam” and revert to his mortal form he would die of old age almost immediately,,,,

But yeahh idk, let me know what you guys think. Right now I’m working on writing scene 3. If any of you guys want to read scene 1 & 2 I have them completed, they’re just in screenplay/script format lol.

Maybe I’ll convert them soon. Who knows?

Anyways k thx byeeee~✨

Just finished Darla’s slightly older design! Now she’s with everyone else, yay! She’s about 15 in this design so all the ages go, Darla 15, Mary 16, Billy 16, Freddy 18. And I’m done with the main cast now yippieeee! ~✨

Note: I always say “about (age)” when I post designs, because since I have birthdays for all of them it really depends on the time of year I’m writing In. 💀

But if you were curious of the birthdays I gave them it’s,,,

Darla - March 5th

Mary - September 19th

Billy - December 23rd

Freddy - May 21st

SoOoOoo, yeah! ~✨

Okay, Hi Hi Hi! 🌻⚡️✨💛 Here’s my design for a slightly older Mary; she’s only a couple months older than Billy. Her birthday is September 19th, and Billy’s is December 23rd, so they’re both about 16 in this drawing.

I’m really, honestly not sure where I wanted to take her design, but for now I like where it’s at. Hopefully I will get around to Darla next! ^_^ ~✨

Closeups below‼️‼️‼️

Okay, so here is a design reveal for my slightly older Freddy! ~⚡️💙✨🦋 As well as some slight adjustments for my older Billy design. I’m still gonna have to go back to Freddy’s younger design and re-work some stuff lol >_>.

My versions of these characters are ever evolving. So please enjoy the ride, and keep your hands and legs inside the vehicle at all times. I think in this version, I wanna make it about 2 years after Billy’s origin story, so that makes Billy 16 and Freddy 18, if I’m remembering how I planned the story correctly,,, lol

Also, for the symbol on Freddy’s shirt, it’s like an alternate version of those Volcom shirts that used to be really popular in the early 2000s lol. I kinda wanted to show that Freddy’s kinda like an artsy-rebel type character, and I think those shirts are very reminiscent of those vibes lmao. 💀

But yeahhh, enjoy! ~✨

Closeups below for people who want to fight image compression 1 on 1 in the ring. Cuff to cuff.

Kinda a more interesting post for tonight. This is a comic page mock-up that I did for the third act of my Shazam story! ^_^ ⚡️

The idea here is that this is kinda the “inside” of the spell that allows Billy to share his powers with his siblings. In this scene Billy’s has just gotten ahold of The Wizard’s staff, causing it to activate its magic. So, we see a glimpse of Billy and all his siblings starting to magically float off the ground during the final battle against Black Adam. Showing that they are being affected by a spell of some sort.

Then, suddenly Billy is transported into this “mind palace”, that is a kinda like a shared liminal space to represent the connection Billy has formed with his siblings over the course of the story. When Billy is transported here, he finds shadowy figures of his siblings standing in the middle of a black, shadowy, fog.

He quickly approaches them, scared and confused. He’s unsure of what is happening, because he’s just not that familiar with magic yet. He’s trying to talk to Freddy, and ask him for help, but Freddy is not able to respond/interact with Billy. This shadowy figure is kinda like a “placeholder” for Freddy, and the other siblings as well. So, that’s why he’s unresponsive in this scene.

However, while this spell is happening, Tawny is trying to get through to Billy. Shouting at him to say the magic word, “Shazam” and complete the spell. Then, once Billy hears Tawny’s voice echo through this liminal space, he says the magic word, completes the spell, snaps back into reality, and sees that he’s temporarily empowered his foster siblings with the powers of living lighting. Meaning, this is my introduction to the Shazamly! Yay! 🎉

Once the spell is completed these shadowy “placeholders” for his siblings will be replaced with their actual consciousness, and they’ll look like their normal selves. Meaning, that when they all are using the powers of Shazam, they’ll have a shared liminal space where they can sense each other’s connection. However, we don’t see this “setting” again for the rest of the story, because it’s not really relevant once Billy has successfully opened his heart, and shared the powers with his siblings.

It will be relevant again if/when I write more stories in this universe. But for now, I’m just focusing on Billy’s origin story and putting the Shazamly in the third act.

But yeah, I just wanted to share this little snippet from the third act of my story. I have pretty much finished outlining my first story completely. I just don’t want to post it here yet, until I’ve turned my outline into like an actual screenplay or something lol. If you’re wondering what I’ve wrote,so far, it’s basically like if the 2019 Shazam film had more of a focus on fantasy and found family, instead of a focus on horror and wish-fulfillment. Which are all good themes but, I just wanted to tell my version of this story, and double down on my favorite tropes. :^).

So if you like Shazam, fantasy, found family, or just fan made stories in general stay tuned, I should have time to format and post my story, in its entirety, pretty soon!

Enjoy~✨

Finished Darla’s Shazam design! ^_^ 💜⚡️🔮✨

I kinda wanted to give her some Sailor Moon vibes because I know that she would think of herself as Sailor Moon when she uses her powers. She also probably says that the powers of Shazam make them all “magical girls”, and although the boys don’t really like that comparison, Mary always encourages it lol.

My Darla redesign, and also my work in progress for her superhero form!! 💜✨🔮⚡️

I know I won’t get a chance to finish this tonight because normally going from the building/sketching stage to line art is at least an hour or two, not to mention coloring and shading LOL.

I’m still not exactly satisfied with the current proportions/pose, but it’s bedtime for me rn,,, I’m very sleepy haha.

But, I also redesigned Darla to give her a fuzzy oversized sweater and some stripped leggings! I also gave her some necklaces and soft winter boots! :D

Enjoy~ ✨

Here’s my own version of the Shazam logo‼️‼️⚡️✨

I’ll have to refine it a little bit later in case there are any stray pixels I missed but progress pics will be attached below!

I made this logo on photoshop using their 3D tools. Then, after I was done doing that I took my 3D assets into procreate on my iPad so I could add a bunch of just lighting and filters and stuff. I wanted to make it similar to the 2019 movie logo, but I think maybe I’ll scale back the dramatic lighting so that way the golden accents on the letters come through better,,, but this is what I have for tonight! :D

Enjoy! ~✨

Something soft and sweet for the timeline 💗⚡️🌿

For those who don’t know the two characters I have in this drawing are my version of Billy and Samara as older teenagers. And they eventually become a couple! And they are cute, and soft, and pink!

Samara is an old Captain Marvel character that used to be known as Cissy Sommerly but, I changed her up a little bit. I changed her name so that way it fit into the naming scheme of everyone having matching initials, like Billy Batson, Freddy Freeman, Darla Dudley etc. etc. So now she’s Samara Sommerly! Yay! 🎉

She is the daughter of Sterling Silver, and heir to the throne of Whiz Radio, their family business.

Billy loves Samara’s spunky and sweet personality, mixed with her fierce determination towards her goals.

Samara loves Billy’s dry and sarcastic whit that blends with his strong values towards justice and family.

It’s a tale as old as time. But, their connection really starts when Whiz Radio is on the brink of going out of business. Samara is heartbroken because if Whiz Radio goes out of business, that means her and her family will have to move to a different city, and she will lose everything she’s ever known.

And then there’s Billy, a foster kid who grew up being moved house to house his whole life, who never really got the chance to plant his roots in a meaningful way in any community.

He empathizes with her panic about having to move to a new place and lose the comfort that was everything you once knew, and opens up to her about his childhood in the foster system.

Then, in an attempt to save Whiz Radio, Samara sparks a plan to make a radio show on the new hero Captain Marvel/Shazam as a way to get more listeners and save her family from bankruptcy.

Billy wants to help Samara save Whiz Radio and keep Samara in Fawcett City, so he offers to co-host with her on her new radio show and this is the catalyst for their close bond.

Note: She is unaware of Billy’s alternate identity as the hero Shazam however, Billy takes opportunities whenever he can to help her with her radio show as both Captain Marvel/Shazam and Billy cause’ he cares about her and wants her to stay in Fawcett City.

Closeup drawing below because compression kicks my ass lowkey. 😔🤙

A slightly aged up version of my Billy Batson design‼️⚡️

In my first story where I go over his origins he’s 14 just a couple months out from turning 15. But after I’m done with that I would like to do a continuation story where there is a small time jump where we follow the siblings about two years after the events of their origin stories.

Although, with this new design I realize I’m gonna have to take another swing at my Freddy design and update him to be more aligned with this version of Billy.

But yeah I figured as time passes he probably ends up giving up his side bang fringe situation for more of a “pushed back” hairstyle that he just lets kinda fall off the side of his head, and also I gave him a varsity jacket! Some might assume he got his from playing sports however, I like to think it would be a gift from one of the Vasquez’s siblings! :D

I realize to some this new look might kinda fit the vibe of the “high school bully/jock” stereotype character, but rest assured he is NOT. When he is older he’s been doing his Captain Marvel/Shazam thing for a couple years now, and those years of experience have helped him grow both more compassionate and protective of those around him. He’s grown a lot more comfortable in his own skin and in his home as well, making him more expressive and playful as he picks up on some of his siblings quirks.