{"product_id":"shazam-power-of-hope-9781779521484","title":"Shazam!: Power of Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a personal story told from the hero's point of view, both young Billy Batson and his alter ego, Captain Marvel, devote themselves to keeping hope alive by granting the requests of a local hospital's children--in a sense, making their wishes come true.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the fan-favorite team behind SUPERMAN: PEACE ON EARTH and BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME comes the third entry in the oversized tabloid format series that has revolutionized comics. SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE marks the latest collaboration between Emmy Award-winning writer\/producer Paul Dini (BATMAN: HARLEY QUINN) and multiple award-winning Alex Ross (KINGDOM COME, UNCLE SAM). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps no classic comic-book character embodies the spirit of youth and optimism as thoroughly as Captain Marvel--the wish fulfillment of every child who ever dreamed of having super powers and taking flight. In a personal story told from the hero's point of view, both young Billy Batson and his alter ego, Captain Marvel, devote themselves to keeping hope alive by granting the requests of a local hospital's children--in a sense, making their wishes come true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePowerfully written by Dini, with staggering painted art by Ross that combines traditional comic-book storytelling and the illustrated-text format of storybooks, SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE finds our hero taking a direct hand upon meeting a boy who has been injured by domestic violence. Deeply affected by the encounter, our story shows just how human the World's Mightiest Mortal truly is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Dini\u003c\/b\u003e is a multiple Emmy and Eisner Award winning writer and producer who has helped redefine the legends of the DC Universe in such series as \u003ci\u003eThe New Batman\/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Krypto\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJustice League Unlimited\u003c\/i\u003e. In doing so, he co-created one of the most popular characters in comics in Harley Quinn, who originated as a character in \u003ci\u003eBatman: The Animated Series\u003c\/i\u003e. In comics he has authored \u003ci\u003eThe World's Greatest Superheroes\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Alex Ross. Dini has also collaborated with Chip Kidd on \u003ci\u003eBatman Animated\u003c\/i\u003e for HarperCollins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Ross\u003c\/b\u003e first came to prominence as the illustrator of Marvel's before producing the award-winning \u003ci\u003eKingdom Come\u003c\/i\u003e. With a graphic novel for Vertigo (\u003ci\u003eUncle Sam\u003c\/i\u003e), several projects for Marvel Comics, and six oversized graphic novels starring DC's iconic heroes (collected in \u003ci\u003eThe World's Greatest Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e), the top-selling \u003ci\u003eJustice\u003c\/i\u003e series and more, he continues to bring comics to a broader audience. In 2003, Ross was the subject of a retrospective of his work for DC Comics, \u003ci\u003eMythology\u003c\/i\u003e (Pantheon Books), written and designed by Chip Kidd.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50534180356370,"sku":"9781779521484","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35d6de40-5685-4910-87d2-c448b03d9172.jpg?v=1731424916","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shazam-power-of-hope-9781779521484","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}