{"id":3127,"date":"2009-03-01T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2009-03-01T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2009-02-28T23:38:01","modified_gmt":"2009-02-28T23:38:01","slug":"the-trials-of-shazam-volume-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2009\/03\/01\/the-trials-of-shazam-volume-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trials Of Shazam! Volume 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/shazam-trials-of-shazam-vol-2-150x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"228\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/shazam-trials-of-shazam-vol-2-150x228.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/shazam-trials-of-shazam-vol-2-250x380.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/shazam-trials-of-shazam-vol-2.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>\nBy <strong>Judd Winick<\/strong>, <strong>Howard Porter<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Mauro Cascioli<\/strong> (DC Comics)<br \/>\nISBN: 978-4012-1829-4<\/p>\n<p>Completing the saga begun in volume 1 (ISBN: 978-4012-1331-2) this book reprints issues #7-12 of the DC miniseries and finds Freddy Freeman, once and future super-hero, now successfully blessed with the wisdom of Solomon and the invincibility of Achilles, but only half the strength of Hercules.<\/p>\n<p>Tasked by the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century Gods of Magic to prove himself to each of them before winning their powers and patronage, his rite of passage and super-powers have been hijacked by the deadly teenaged psychopath Sabina De La Croix, who intends to steal the magic of the departed wizard Shazam for her coven of evil sorcerers.<\/p>\n<p>Not only has she intercepted some of the might intended for the boy-hero, but she&#8217;s even killed one of the gods that should empower him. Freddy must now find a replacement patron simply to complete the trials&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And if that&#8217;s not trouble enough some of those remaining gods don&#8217;t want their new lives disrupted. They might kill him before Sabina does&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Great thrills and spills beautifully illustrated by Howard Porter (with Mauro Cascioli providing the art for the last three chapters) make this a terrific read for fans of the genre, but I&#8217;m still unhappy at the unnecessary division into two short volumes when one complete book would have been easier, cheaper and a more satisfying package.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk\/e\/cm?t=allanharveyne-21&#038;o=2&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=1401218296&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a9 2007, 2008 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Judd Winick, Howard Porter &amp; Mauro Cascioli (DC Comics) ISBN: 978-4012-1829-4 Completing the saga begun in volume 1 (ISBN: 978-4012-1331-2) this book reprints issues #7-12 of the DC miniseries and finds Freddy Freeman, once and future super-hero, now successfully blessed with the wisdom of Solomon and the invincibility of Achilles, but only half the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2009\/03\/01\/the-trials-of-shazam-volume-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Trials Of Shazam! 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