We're your brutally honest and unfiltered source of movie news, reviews, and editorials. The first of the two new Captain Marvel movies, due on March 8, is based on the Marvel Comics character, who has been around for 50 years. Do you agree that Shazam could easily take down the airbound Avenger? Venom vs Carnage: Who Would Win In A Fight? It’s pretty much a planet by itself. His Nega-bands were able to slow the effects, but he eventually crossed over to the afterlife seven years later. Meanwhile, Marvel’s Captain Marvel also saw his stock rising; as an alien superhero, he found himself at the epicenter of what became the “Cosmic” Marvel wing, whose most famous representatives in the 21st century are the Guardians of the Galaxy. Marvel's Thor vs DC's Superman: Who Would Win In A Fight? Some might argue that the only reason he’s able to do that is because one of Superman’s weakness is magic. Think of him as fun, magic Superman who has the mind of a kid. Looks like even the mighty Captain Marvel must fall under the might of…SHAZAM! Lord Voldemort Vs Gellert Grindelwald: Who Would Win In A Fight? If you happen to take a look online you'll see some confusion regarding the title of Captain Marvel. Ad Choices. Yes, sir, Shazam is a powerhouse but against Captain Marvel, at least in this category, he’d be down for the count. Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Thing is, during that time of inactivity Marvel Comics had copyrighted the name Captain Marvel for Mar-Vell, so DC could use the character but couldn't actually call the book or the character Captain Marvel. Why DC and Marvel both have one in their stable—and how both ended up starring in films being released this spring. She’s also capable of flying at three times the speed of sound. For a time she went Ms Marvel, then Mar-Vell died and now she goes by Captain Marvel. And somehow, by cosmic coincidence and the vagaries of the intellectual property market, both of the two Captain Marvels will soon star in their own big-budget Hollywood movie released within a few weeks of each other: first Marvel’s Captain Marvel, and then DC’s Shazam! I’m sorry, I just don’t. That brings us back to Carol Danvers, who still went by Ms. Marvel for the majority of her career. But this Captain Marvel is a newcomer compared to the original Captain Marvel, created in 1939 and returning to the big screen April 5.
He’d outmanoeuvre her using his superior speed before crushing her with the strength of Hercules. One of our two most anticipated films this year would have to be the MCU’s Captain Marvel and DC’s SHAZAM!
In a fair mono-e-mono battle, Shazam would definitely pummel the good captain into the ground. But even without the power of Zeus, when he calls upon the power of Shazam, he is still able to bring down any foe he meets before him as seen when he defeated Yuga.
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Mar-Vell himself was killed off in a famous 1982 graphic novel, but multiple generations of writers couldn’t leave Carol Danvers alone; over the decades, she has been continually re-invented, raped, and impregnated. In comic-book terms, it would be described as an epic battle: Captain Marvel vs. Captain Marvel. As for Shazam, we’ll be mainly following his latest New 52 origins written by Geoff Johns in 2013. In 1977, Danvers was revived as one of first major costumed heroines of the post-Gloria Steinem era; her early issues proclaimed, “This Female Fights Back!” Ms. Marvel, who was given a rather complicated origin story that unfolded over many issues (lots of amnesia and even schizophrenia) was immediately more interesting than her male predecessor and counterpart.
Danvers would come at him strong at first with a flurry of aerial blasts before Billy decides to meet her in the skies. He is the defender of mankind and the embodiment of virtue but only when he says the word…SHAZAM! Kryptonians, New Gods, regular gods and the kid is still standing. . I’m sorry, I just don’t. Unfortunately, he happened to be under the command of Colonel Yon-Rogg, whose jealousy put a target on Mar-Vell's back. Let the energy blast come and let loose the lightning bolts! Then, he’d attempt to blast her down his lightning powers before getting a face full of it back.