New Black Adam book by Priest & Sandoval Coming!

[Shadowcat]

https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2022/0...-rafa-sandoval

[Frontier]

Well, I can't say Priest isn't a good fit for writing an ethically complicated character like Black Adam.

I wish they'd go back to the capeless look though.

I wonder if the "successor" will tie-in to Isis or Osiris.

[Vordan]

As said in the other thread, definitely checking this out! My initial assumption would be that Priest would be writing this as another “villain” book, but perhaps not.

[Frontier]

As said in the other thread, definitely checking this out! My initial assumption would be that Priest would be writing this as another “villain” book, but perhaps not.

I think he's writing it like a Black Adam book - Adam wants to do good and find redemption but his own personal ethics and anger get in the way.

[Vordan]

"Black Adam is a man who has lived far too long, haunted by his original sin of murder--the means by which he gained his powers in the first place--and desperate for redemption. Burdened by mistakes from our past, we all turn out attention toward legacy as we age. Paul’s challenge to me was to redefine that idea for this age old character."

Building on a plot point from the New 52 Shazam series, which revealed that Theo Teth-Adam secretly murdered his nephew Aman to acquire the full power of Shazam, the series shows Adam desperately seeking a successor to carry on his legacy.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ign...priest%3famp=1

HssH asked me if they were acknowledging the New 52 origin, this confirms they will.

[krazijoe]

Been a fan for forever and will check this out.

[HsssH]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ign...priest%3famp=1

HssH asked me if they were acknowledging the New 52 origin, this confirms they will.

Very interesting, didn't expect them to tackle that topic directly.

And yeah, 100% that Red Lion will appear at some point.

[Riv86672]

Not a Priest fan.
Big Black Adam fan.
Nice art.

I’ll give it a try.

[lemonpeace]

I'm a fan of Priest's work, and I dig Black Adam in theory (never read much for him tho), if this is half as good as his Deathstroke run it'll definitely end up in my collection eventually.

I'm surprised he's going the afro-egyptian route but I'm glad he's changed his mind about steering clear of writing for Black characters.