So he takes the chance to zap the Man of Steel with lightning bolt after lightning bolt, sending him flying through buildings. Though the two are matched in physical strength, the magic that flows through Adam's veins is one of the few things that can hurt Superman.

Early in the film, Billy tells Clark about a saying his late parents used to repeat: 'Be good, and good will follow.' Even though life has thrown a number of obstacles in his path, he's stuck to that creed, and in choosing not to kill Adam, he continues to choose good.Īs for the battle between Black Adam and Superman, it turns out to be surprisingly close. It takes a speech from Superman to convince him otherwise, and in the end Adam chooses to commit suicide rather than be reimprisoned. And when confronted with the lengths Adam will go to in order to be the only champion of Shazam, Billy thinks that killing him will stop the problem. When he first turns into Captain Marvel, he revels in his newfound power, then quickly panics once he accidentally transforms back and lands in the middle of the sea. Even writer Michael Jelenic has stayed in the DC sandbox, serving as an executive producer on Teen Titans Go! The Return of Black Adamīilly himself also struggles with the nature of power. Director Joaquim Dos Santos also helmed several episodes of Justice League Unlimited and recently hopped over to the Marvel Universe for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. George Newburn, who's voiced Superman in projects including Justice League Unlimited and Injustice: Gods Among Us, returns to voice the Man of Tomorrow. It even boasts a number of voice actors and animators who worked on, and continue to work on, DC animated shows and films. Second, it's the short that features a major DC character in the form of Superman. First, it's the longest of the shorts, clocking in at 22 minutes whereas the others were mostly 12-15 minutes in length.

T he Return of Black Adam is a special entry into the series for two reasons. The DC Showcase is a series of animated short films that often showcase DC Comics' lesser-known heroes.

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