Shazam Fury Of The Gods - Blog Posts

Powers of living lighting practice~ ⚡️✨

I was supposed to draw this with two light sources but I also got really into the look of the lighting symbol glow. Makes the whole vibe a lot more dramatic.

Anyways, this took me foreverrrrr just because I added to many little things to try and get the dramatic lighting right, which I normally don’t do. I normally don’t color this dark at all, and I normally just throw some basic cell shading on my art and call it a day lol.

But if you are interested in seeing this drawing with only a soft gradient and some cell shading I will post that below! :D

And if you guys have any ideas or suggestions for character interactions feel free to comment and I’ll see if I might be able to possibly draw some of them? Maybe? Possibly? Idk lol I’m very new to drawing character interactions so we’ll see how far I can push those boundaries within myself lol.

( Alternate version of drawing below ⬇️ )

Rough sketch ideas for my version of the rock of eternity. ⚡️🐅🌴

I like to think of it as a floating island covered in old stone ruins and jungle foliage.

The thrones for the champions are near the center of the island. I still need to figure out where I would put the room of infinite doors? Maybe there is a secret entrance that you can open and travel down that is underground in the core of the island.

My plan is to kinda update the rock of eternity to have more to it than just being a cave. Like adding stone ruins and plant life all around gives it an ancient but magical vibe. ~✨

I think adding a jungle kinda rainforest vibe to the island is also good for adding Tawny into the story. Giving them a natural habitat to run around while they assist the wizard.

Also I think in my version of the story Tawny is kinda like the wizards right-hand pet.

They have a magical gemstone in their forehead that gives them them telepathy, so that they can talk to people.

They’re very educated in magic, and they have been assisting the wizard with magical deeds for hundreds of years.

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Here is a new Shazam design for my version of the story!! ⚡️

My idea was to have the adult Shazam look a lot more like his child-counterpart. I think this will help both characters seem like the same person, with the same internal struggles. Because Shazam isn’t Shazam without Billy Batson, ya know?

That baggage from his past, and his struggles in the foster care system breeds empathy within the character, and I think that empathy is a good way to keep a hero motivated to do good.

I was thinking on how I was gonna write the connection Between Shazam and Billy. So far what I’ve been thinking is Billy’s internal struggle in the story is that he’s worried that he is unlovable and he will never find a place where he truly belongs. That’s kinda why he has so much urgency to find his birth mother, because he’s craving that support system he had for the first few years of his life…

( writing continues below… 📝)

These feelings of worry,shame,guilt and overall just kinda feeling like a burden accumulates within him over the years as he grows up in the system. Being passed on from house to house with pretty much all of the adults in his life stripping him of any personal autonomy he had. Like the adults in his life don’t really care about his wants, and they never listen to his concerns. They just keep passing him around his entire childhood.

That lack of stability, and that lack of autonomy really make him feel isolated and sad.

Billy is in distress that he pretty much has no say in where he lives, who’s in his life, or even the amount of personal items he gets to own. And he feels kinda helpless that his fate is kinda being locked in this cycle until he turns 18. Because every time he runs off, he gets caught. Then he’s back at square one.

Then this connects to Shazam because once he receives the wizard’s powers he becomes an adult. Then in that moment he realizes he does have a lot of power he never had before, both in the sense of flight and super strength, but more importantly the power to make his own decisions.

However, since he is a child he does kinda turn towards the more reckless side of things. Like how we see in the 2019 movie. Using his powers to ditch school, test his abilities, finding ways to get money, and then learning how to buy things he wants. He kinda leans heavy into these habits at first because he’s never been presented with an opportunity to make his own decisions before. He’s never really had the opportunity to do what he wants.

Then over the course of the story shows Billy starting to navigate all the freedom he’s been given. Watching him learn to use his powers for more selfless acts of heroism instead of only for his own self interests.

Having his background be one of a kid growing up with no control in his life, knowing those feelings of isolation and helplessness makes him more empathetic. He’s an “adult” that’s a lot more empathetic towards children and the less fortunate because he understands them.

He’s more willing to stop and listen to their concerns.

He’s more willing to help them solve their issues, because he is one of them.

Lalala making a post with a background because I never do that and it’s Billy and Darla so yeah,,, ⚡️💜

A quick little Samara doodle ^_^

Hopefully will be drawing my version of the Shazam characters more since I have all their designs down to a place I like atm.

Extra doodles below ⬇️

Okay a new interesting addition to my current lineup, this is Samara Sommerly! 🌱📚

This is my modern version of an old Captain Marvel character that has not been updated since 1978 who used to be known as Cissy Summerly. (I’ve seen it spelled both ways? Summerly and Sommerly???)

In this version of the story she definitely takes a backseat to the main family and their connections with each other but I still thought she would be a fun addition to my story! :D

She’s kinda a side character, and kinda a love interest. She likes photography & scrapbooking. She also works at the Whiz Radio station on occasion since her family owns the company.

More info below ⬇️

Here’s a picture of her from an old Captain Marvel comic. She looks a lot different from how I drew her, being a soft-spoken blonde in a dress. But hopefully these changes are for the better!!! :3

They’d still probably have a picnic though because that’s a cute idea. But I really do wanna focus on the family aspect of the story first and then eventually work on Samara. She could be a reoccurring side character until then. Buttt yeah ,,, that’s basically what I had planned. Okay byeee! 🌱💞