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21-02-07
SHAZAM! THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL #1 (of 4)

ôïõ Ãéþñãïõ ×áôæçêùóôÞ

Writer/Artist: Jeff Smith

Colorist: Steve Hamaker

DC Comics

Äåí ìðïñþ íá ðù üôé ôñÝöù êÜðïéá éäéáßôåñç óõìðÜèåéá ãéá ôï Big Red Cheese. Ãéá ôçí áêñßâåéá, üëï ôï óêçíéêü ìå êåñáõíïýò ðïõ ìåôáìïñöþíïõí ðáéäÜêéá óå åíÞëéêïõò öïõóêùôïýò, õðü ôçí êáèïäÞãçóç åíüò ãåíåéïöüñïõ ðáðïýëç (ìå ìáãéêÝò éêáíüôçôåò), ìÜëëïí ìå áðÝôñåðå áðü ôï íá ðëçóéÜóù ðåñéóóüôåñï. ÐÜíôá ôïí Ýâëåðá ðåñéóóüôåñï ùò ìéá áêüìá ðáñáëëáãÞ ôïõ Superman, áíßêáíï íá ìå ðñïôñÝøåé óå ìéá ðéï ïõóéáóôéêÞ åíáó÷üëçóç ìáæß ôïõ.   

¼ôáí üìùò ï Jeff Smith (äçìéïõñãüò ôïõ now definitely classic indy hit BONE), áíáëáìâÜíåé íá ñßîåé ôï áðáñáßôçôï ñåôïõóÜñéóìá óôï origin ôïõ, ôüôå ç ðñïóï÷Þ ìïõ óßãïõñá óôñÝöåôáé ðñïò åêåßíç ôçí êáôåýèõíóç – êáé áõôïìÜôùò ôï êáôáôÜóóåé áíÜìåóá óôéò óçìáíôéêüôåñåò êõêëïöïñßåò ôïõ ìÞíá, áí ü÷é ôçò ÷ñïíéÜò . Èá ðñïôéìïýóá âÝâáéá ìéá êáéíïýñéá ðñïóùðéêÞ äçìéïõñãßá áðü áõôüí, ìå üëïõò ôïõò áíáìåíüìåíïõò êéíäýíïõò ðïõ ìðïñåß áõôü íá êñýâåé (óáöÝóôáôá õðïäåÝóôåñï ôïõ BONE, ìç áíôÜîéï ôùí õøçëþí ðñïóäïêéþí, êôë), áëëÜ ôé íá êÜíïõìå. Áðü ôï ôßðïôá üìùò, áêüìá êáé Ýíá work for hire, åßíáé êáëü! 

Ôï ðñþôï óõìðÝñáóìá ðïõ Ýâãáëá îåöõëëßæïíôáò ìüíï ôï ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò, åßíáé üôé ï Smith äéáôÞñçóå ôï ðñïóùðéêü ôïõ ýöïò óôï ó÷Ýäéï, ÷ùñßò íá ôï èõóéÜóåé ïýôå óôï åëÜ÷éóôï ãéá íá éêáíïðïéÞóåé ìéá ìåñßäá áíáãíùóôþí, ðïõ ðåñßìåíáí Ýíá ðéï straight, ìïíôÝñíï super-hero artwork. That’s a good first sign, åéäéêÜ ãéá áíèñþðïõò óáí åìÝíá, ðïõ èåùñïýí ôï üíïìá ôïõ äçìéïõñãïý ðïëý ðéï óçìáíôéêü áðü áõôü ôïõ ÷áñáêôÞñá – óôçí óõãêåêñéìÝíç ðåñßðôùóç ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí! ¸ôóé ëïéðüí, ìéáò êáé Þìïõí áíáãíþóôçò ôïõ BONE áðü ôï 1993, Ýíéùèá üôé ðåñðÜôáãá óå ãíþñéìá ìïíïðÜôéá, äéáâáßíïíôáò Ýíá ðïõ ôï Ýêñõâå ìéá ðëïýóéá óõóôïé÷ßá èÜìíùí.

Ôé ãßíåôáé üìùò ìå ôï ðåñéå÷üìåíï, ôçí éóôïñßá äçëáäÞ; ÌåôñÜåé, Þ ï Smith îåìùñÜèçêå åðåéäÞ ßóùò êÜðïéïò ôïõ øéèýñéóå üôé ïé Bendis êáé Millar åßíáé hot ïíüìáôá êáé ðñÝðåé íá ôïõò áíôéãñÜøåé, áí èÝëåé ôï comic ôïõ íá "ðÜåé êáëÜ"; (Ôá åéóáãùãéêÜ äåí åßíáé ôõ÷áßá.)   

Åõôõ÷þò êáé åäþ ôï áðïôÝëåóìá äéêáéþíåé ôçí áðüöáóç ôçò DC íá áíáèÝóåé óå Ýíáí outsider ôùí super-hero comics, ôï Ýñãï áõôü. Áðü ôçí ðñþôç ìÝ÷ñé ôçí ôåëåõôáßá óåëßäá, êõñéáñ÷åß ìéá íïóôáëãéêÞ äéÜèåóç, ìáæß ìå ôç ÷áñÜ ôçò áíáêÜëõøçò, ìüíï üðùò ìðïñåß íá ôç âéþóåé Ýíá ðáéäß. Ï Smith êáôÜöåñå êÜôé ôï ìïíáäéêü –óôçí óçìåñéíÞ óêçíÞ ôùí comics ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí – åêåßíç ðïõ äåí îÝñåé óå ðéï êïéíü íá áðåõèõíèåß: Ýðëáóå Ýíá all-ages superhero comic, ðïõ äéêáéïëïãåß ðëÞñùò ôïí ÷áñáêôçñéóìü áõôü. ÊáôÜöåñå êÜôé ðïõ ðïëëïß ðñïóðÜèçóáí (êáé áêüìá ðñïóðáèïýí), íá åíþóåé äçëáäÞ üëá ôá óôïé÷åßá, éêáíÜ íá ôñáâÞîïõí ôï åíäéáöÝñïí êáé ôùí äõï ðëåõñþí. 

Äéáôçñåß ôï camp feeling ðïõ Ý÷åé ôï concept ôïõ Shazam (Þ Captain Marvel áí ðñïôéìÜôå), äåí ôï áíôéìåôùðßæåé üìùò ìå óïâáñïöÜíåéá, ìüíï êáé ìüíï ãéá íá ôï ðïõëÞóåé óå óçìåñéíïýò ôñéáíôÜñçäåò ðïõ äåí Ý÷ïõí äéáâÜóåé êÜôé Üëëï óôç æùÞ ôïõò ðÝñá áðü comics ìå ðñùôáãùíéóôÝò spandex-clad people. Ôïí äéáêñßíåé óåâáóìüò ôüóï ãéá ôçí ðñþôç ýëç ðïõ Ý÷åé óôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ, üóï êáé ãéá ôïõò áíáãíþóôåò óôïõò ïðïßïõò áðåõèýíåôáé.

ÁëëáãÝò õðÞñîáí, äåí îÝñù üìùò êáôÜ ðüóï áõôÝò åßíáé åìðíåýóåùò ôïõ Smith, Þ áí âáóßæïíôáé óôçí Golden Age / Fawcett Comics ðåñßïäï ôïõ Shazam, äåêáåôßåò ðñéí ç DC áãïñÜóåé ôá äéêáéþìáôá êáé ôïí åíôÜîåé óôï Universe ôçò. ¸ôóé ëïéðüí, åäþ ï Billy Batson - ðÝñá áðü üôé åßíáé Üóôåãïò – åßíáé ìéá åíôåëþò îå÷ùñéóôÞ ðñïóùðéêüôçôá áðü ôïí Captain Marvel. Ï Billy åßíáé áðëþò ï host ôïõ Captain Marvel êáé ü÷é ï ßäéïò ï Þñùáò. ¸íá concept ðïõ ìïõ öÝñíåé óôï ìõáëü ôïí Üëëï Captain Marvel, (áõôüí ôçò Marvel, ðïõ åðÝóôñåøå êáé ðñüóöáôá) êáé ôçí ó÷Ýóç ôïõ ìå ôïí Rick Jones, ôüôå ðïõ ôïí Ýãñáöå êáé ôïí ó÷åäßáæå ï Jim Starlin (ðñéí áðü êÜðïõ 3 äåêáåôßåò äçëáäÞ). Ðáñüëá áõôÜ, üôáí ãßíåôáé ç áëëáãÞ "èÝóçò", ï Big Red Cheese åßíáé áñêåôÜ áöåëÞò ó÷åôéêÜ ìå ôïí êüóìï êáé ôçí ðüëç ðïõ Ý÷åé ãýñù ôïõ, åðåéäÞ ãéá áõôüí ç Ãç ôï 21ïý áéþíá åßíáé êÜôé ôï ðñùôüãíùñï. ÐáñáìÝíåé êáé áõôüò ìå ôïí ôñüðï ôïõ Ýíá ðáéäß, ìÝóá óôï óýã÷ñïíï êüóìï, îåêÜèáñï óçìÜäé üôé ï Smith "Ýðéáóå" ôçí ãïçôåßá ðïõ åêðÝìðåé áõôüò ï ÷áñáêôÞñáò.

¸íá Üñôéï superhero comic, éêáíü íá åíþóåé äõï äéáöïñåôéêÝò ãåíéÝò áíáãíùóôþí, Ý÷ïíôáò íá ðñïóöÝñåé ðïëëÜ êáé óôéò äõï – ìÝóá óå ìéá ðñüôáóç áõôÞ åßíáé ç êáëýôåñç ðåñéãñáöÞ ðïõ ìðïñþ íá äþóù ãéá ôï ðüóï ðïëý ìå éêáíïðïßçóå ôï íôåìðïýôï ôïõ ðáñüíôïò mini series. Áí õðïèÝóïõìå üôé Ý÷åôå Ýíá ìéêñü áäåñöÜêé, ðïõ èÝëåôå íá åèéóôåß óôá êáëÜ comics, ôüôå ôï SHAZAM! THE MONSTER SOCIETY OF EVIL åßíáé ôï comic ðïõ ðñÝðåé íá ôïõ äþóåôå. ÎÝñåôå êÜôé üìùò; Èá óáò åßíáé äýóêïëï, ìéáò êáé ßóùò íá óáò áñÝóåé ôüóï ðïëý, ðïõ äåí èá èÝëåôå íá ôï áðï÷ùñéóôåßôå.





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