they killed off Shazam!

Ohioguy

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Nov 19, 2009, 11:55:31 AM11/19/09

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I just got the Day of Vengeance (countdown to infinite crisis) trade
from the library. This was the one dealing primarily with magic, and
the start of Shadowpact.

I was rather surprised to see them kill off the wizard Shazam, and
amused that part of the story took place in Dayton, Ohio.

Overall, I was pleased with the story, and the art was good. I had
no idea there were this many magical characters in the DC Universe,
because very few of them seem to be featured in any ongoing series that
I can subscribe to through the mail. (direct from DC) Other than the
occasional villain that shows up to do battle with Superman, I haven't
seen most of them before.

grinningdemon

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Nov 19, 2009, 2:06:57 PM11/19/09

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Many of the characters from that series go on to appear in the
Shadowpact ongoing series that ran for about 25 issues and was also
written by Bill Willingham...if you liked Day of Vengeance, you may
want to check it out.

As of the wizard, without spoiling anything, let's just say his death
is no different from any other death in super hero comics.

ri

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Nov 19, 2009, 2:29:11 PM11/19/09

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He got better?

grinningdemon

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Nov 19, 2009, 3:22:11 PM11/19/09

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Doesn't everyone.

Mark Evans

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Nov 19, 2009, 3:56:27 PM11/19/09

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On Nov 19, 3:22 pm, grinningdemon <grinningde...@austin.rr.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:29:11 -0600, ri <coors...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >grinningdemon wrote:

> >> On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:55:31 -0500, Ohioguy <n...@none.net> wrote:
>
> >>> I just got the Day of Vengeance (countdown to infinite crisis) trade
> >>>from the library. This was the one dealing primarily with magic, and
> >>> the start of Shadowpact.
>
> >>> I was rather surprised to see them kill off the wizard Shazam, and
> >>> amused that part of the story took place in Dayton, Ohio.
>
> >>> Overall, I was pleased with the story, and the art was good. I had
> >>> no idea there were this many magical characters in the DC Universe,
> >>> because very few of them seem to be featured in any ongoing series that
> >>> I can subscribe to through the mail. (direct from DC) Other than the
> >>> occasional villain that shows up to do battle with Superman, I haven't
> >>> seen most of them before.
>
> >> Many of the characters from that series go on to appear in the
> >> Shadowpact ongoing series that ran for about 25 issues and was also
> >> written by Bill Willingham...if you liked Day of Vengeance, you may
> >> want to check it out.
>
> >> As of the wizard, without spoiling anything, let's just say his death
> >> is no different from any other death in super hero comics.
>
> >He got better?
>
> Doesn't everyone.

Even in Dayton?

Mark Evans

Syvyn11

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Nov 19, 2009, 10:27:29 PM11/19/09

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"Ohioguy" <no...@none.net> wrote in message
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Don't worry, he got better.

Bill Steele

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Nov 20, 2009, 3:05:22 PM11/20/09

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In article <mr-dnYcWypElkZvW...@earthlink.com>,
"Syvyn11" <robhor...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Wasn't he officially dead already? IIRC, it was his spirit that
conferred power on Billy Batson. And even if it wasn't, the stone
falling on him would have finished him.

Not Sure

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Nov 20, 2009, 6:20:42 PM11/20/09

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If I pay for the gun, will you use it to kill yourself?

Michael Wood

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:12:52 AM11/22/09

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"Not Sure" <fred1...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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You realise of course that the FBI keeps track of everyone whom makes
threats of violence newsgroups? :)

Can you say "Echelon"? :)

Michael Wood