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The Rock Of Eternity! 🌿🐅🪨⚡️✨🌴
The Rock of Eternity in my version of the Shazam story is a magical floating island that is apart of a magical otherworld! I have some other drawings I sketched out showing the islands in-full and like the magic train. But for this drawing I wanted to focus on the thrones of the champions!
You my notice that there is 4 siblings in my story, but only 3 thrones. That is an intentional choice :).
The colors are still kinda cooler than I wanted them to be? I was trying to give a warm, jungle kinda vibe,,, but that’s okay lol. I might adjust the final colors a little more if I end up drawing this location again.
You might also notice my 3D model of the island below! I included this to give you guys an idea of what I was envisioning for this location.
Anyways, enjoy! ~✨
Progress work below!! :D
Another Samara Doodle that I added to my sketchbook.
I should draw her and Billy actually together sometime but we’ll see. 🌿💕
Closeup below~ ✨
My Rock of Eternity work in progress! 🪨⚡️🐅🌴✨
When I post the final for this I’ll probably write a little blurb of text that explains some stuff about The Rock of Eternity, and how it’s kinda a physical manifestation of The Wizard’s heart.
Hey, look it’s Mary Marvel‼️‼️
I finished this drawing on my phone while I was at work so I didn’t have my normal “Kirby dot” brush that I normally use to fill in their chest emblem. But that’s okay I drew these dots by hand!!
Yeah originally I was gonna give her a golden chest emblem but then it was just too much yellow in one spot so it didn’t look good,,, Maybe I’ll change Freddy’s color from a silvery blue to yellow just to spice things up, so they don’t all look the same lol.
But yeah I made her outfit white because sometimes it’s red, but Billy is red. It made sense for both of them to be red when they were canonically twins. However, in a lot of stories they aren’t lol.
Anyways enjoy! ~✨⚡️
Bonus: a closeup for people who wanna see those pixels.
Working on my Mary Marvel design! ~✨
I had a lot of fun doing this one so far although it’s not really a good drawing for a size comparison because I absolutely did not draw her in a neutral/standing pose lol, but such is life.
Btw I’m gonna make her outfit white and gold when I get to coloring tomorrow! :D 🌻⚡️💛✨
Sketch version below ⬇️
𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐌! 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘
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NOTE: Just wanted to upload the screenplay in it’s interned formatting of this story for those who would prefer to read this version! :D
Enjoy!~✨
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INT. SUPERSTORE - NIGHT (YEARS AGO)
A young BILLY, no older than four, stands near a shopping cart. His mother, MARILYN, a tired woman in her early 20s, rummages through her purse as she stops pushing her cart. She glances at Billy.
MARILYN
Stay right here, baby. I'll be back in a sec.
Unbeknownst to Billy, Marilyn is a local weed dealer within her community. She begrudgingly brought Billy along for a late night “meetup” since she wasn’t comfortable leaving him home alone at his young age.
As Marilyn rushes away, Billy's attention wavers, captivated by two young children playing with action figures and dolls. Their laughter fills the aisles as they run around, screaming and cheering.
Billy walks away from his mother’s shopping cart and approaches them with wide eyes.
BILLY
Woah! What toy is that?
CHILD 1
It’s Star Commander Ultra! He’s the bravest hero in the galaxy.
The younger of the two children chime into the conversation to brag about their toy as well.
CHILD 2
Well my doll is Princess Butterfly Sparkle Glitter, and she’s the bravest and the coolest in all twelve galaxies!
CHILD 1
There’s only one galaxy, Macy.
CHILD 2
You don’t know that.
As the two children settle their differences, they agree to let Billy in on their game as they run around the store shouting and having fun.
Suddenly a mother rounds the corner and shouts for her children to come. She makes a vague comment that she’s done shopping and they’re leaving the store now. The children hurriedly say bye to Billy as they run off to go catch up with their mother.
Billy is suddenly left alone. Anxious, confused, and unable to find the shopping cart where his mother told him to stay.
Billy frantically looks around. Panic sets in as he realizes he's lost.
Billy hurriedly rounds a corner, running face first into the legs of a police officer. A young blonde woman, OFFICER LINDSAY as he falls onto the floor.
OFFICER LINDSAY
Oh, whoopsies! Haha, that’s alright bud. You okay?
Although Billy is too stunned to reply, Officer Lindsay helps Billy off the ground. Her concern deepens as she looks around the store, realizing this child is unattended. She takes it upon herself to help Billy find his mother.
As Billy and Officer Lindsay roam the store looking for Marilyn, they eventually find her in a heated discussion with some of the employees at the store, supposedly about her suspicious activities. Marilyn’s face drops, as she realizes her son is being escorted by a police officer.
As Billy runs up to his mother to give her a hug Officer Lindsay is giving Marlyn a deep, powerful scowl as they are locked eye-to-eye.
EXT. SUPERSTORE - NIGHT
As MARILYN is led away by other police officers, OFFICER LINSDAY returns to BILLY, kneeling down to his level.
OFFICER LINDSAY
Hey bud, how do you feel about coloring books? If you want we could color together in this book that I brought with me.
She pauses for a moment as Billy looks around kind of confused, supposedly unsure of where his mother is.
OFFICER LINDSAY (CON’T)
I could really use your help with coloring these tigers, if you wanted to help me out.
Billy agrees, as is unaware of the circumstances that are going on around him, but he follows Officer Lindsay’s lead as she distracts him from the situation at hand.
Officer Lindsay takes Billy's hand, leading him away from the arrest of his mother. The shouts of the night slowly blend together as we fade to the next scene. Between scenes we timeskip to ‘current day’.
INT. SOCIAL WORKER'S OFFICE - DAY
As we transition scenes the sounds of the night slowly blend together into the sound of Billy’s social worker’s voice, MRS.KELLY. She is calling Billy’s name, trying to get his attention. BILLY (14) sits in a worn office chair outside of Mrs.Kelly’s office. Arms folded, staring off into space.
MRS.KELLY
(echoing during scene transition)
Billy… Billy.
Billy lightly flinches as he snaps back into reality, realizing he is being called.
MRS. KELLY
Come on in, let's talk.
Billy haphazardly tosses his backpack onto the open chair next to him as he does some light stretching, making himself comfortable, as he is evidently in no rush to sit down.
BILLY
Ah, how could I forget, ol’ reliable. You know, instead of you guys spending all this time and money trying to put me into a foster home, I could just live here instead.
They sit across from each other, the atmosphere charged. Mrs.Kelly is clearly annoyed with his snarky tone.
MRS.KELLY
Billy, you know we're running out of options here. I’m really gonna need you to get your act together.
BILLY's eyes narrow, a trace of bitterness in his tone.
BILLY
Uh-huh.
MRS.KELLY
You already know why you’re here.
BILLY
I do.
MRS.KELLY
And you already know what I’m gonna say.
BILLY
True.
Billy loosely crosses his arms as he settles in his chair, getting ready to imitate Mrs.Kelly as they speak over each other.
BOTH
(synchronized)
That I brought you in here today to tell you that you’ve been assigned to a new foster home.
Mrs.Kelly sighs, clearly familiar with Billy’s tone.
MRS.KELLY
Look, I know it's been a tough year for you. But this time has to be different.
Mrs.Kelly shoots Billy a serious look, piercing through his playful demeanor with an authoritative gaze.
MRS.KELLY (CON’T)
This time, you've got to give them a chance.
Billy's gaze hardens, his frustration bubbling beneath the surface.
BILLY
(challenging)
A chance? How many chances do I have to give? How many "homes" will I go through before you guys actually start listening to me? I don’t need a fake family to play pretend with. I have a family, I have a mom, they’re out there, looking for me.
Mrs.Kelly's expression softens, a mix of empathy and weariness.
MRS.KELLY
Billy, We’re not going to have this discussion again, we’ve been over this. You can do whatever you want when you’re 18, but for now the state is responsible for you. Which means I’m responsible for you, and I need you to try and play along, just a little longer.
Billy's guard waivers for a moment, feeling frustrated and unheard. His snarky attitude now takes a backseat to his more quiet exterior as he momentarily exposes his feelings of rejection and helplessness.
BILLY
But I’m tired of it. I just wanna make my own decisions instead of you guys and your “agency” shoving fake families and broken homes onto me like I’m some sort of charity case.
Mrs.Kelly leans back, sighing. She knows she's dealing with a determined young man who’s clearly had a rough start to life.
MRS. KELLY
You’re not a charity case, you’re a young man. A young man with a bright future ahead of you, and we’re just trying to do what’s best for you.
Mrs.Kelly pauses to make sure she has Billy's attention despite his sudden drop in bravado.
MRS.KELLY (CON’T)
I’m trying to do what’s best for you.
Billy nods, a hint of a reluctant acknowledgment. He lets out a sharp scoff.
BILLY
Yeah, I've heard that one before too.
End. ⚡️
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𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐙𝐀𝐌! 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐄
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NOTE: Hello all! Just wanted to update you with my current writing progress so far. I just finished writing my first chapter of S!CoBL and I’m posting it here to tumblr!
I don’t currently have a schedule for when I’m going to release this series, cause this is my first project of this scale so I’m just kinda writing as I go along. I already have all the major story beats planned out, it’s just a matter of turning plot points into actual writing lol.
But I also just wanted to say that I actually formatted this story in a strange way… You see my writing sample is written in first person pov however, this story I originally wrote in screenplay format and translated into third person. So hopefully you all will like this style of writing too, as it comes a lot more natural to me than trying to force myself into first person pov writing.
Anyways, enjoy~ ✨
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INT. SUPERSTORE - NIGHT (YEARS AGO)
A young Billy, no older than four, walks alongside a shopping cart. His mother, Marilyn, an exasperated woman in her early twenties, fumbles through her purse as her shopping cart comes to a full stop. She glances over at Billy.
"Stay right here, baby. I'll be back in a minute."
Unbeknownst to Billy, Marilyn was a local dealer who was currently low on cash as a young mother. She had reluctantly brought Billy along for a late-night "meetup," uneasy about leaving him home alone at his age.
As Marilyn hurried away, Billy's attention was lured by the laughter of two children engrossed in play with action figures and dolls. Their voices echoed through the aisles.
"Woah! What toy is that?"
"It's Star Commander Ultra! He's the bravest hero in the galaxy.”
The child's younger sister chimed in, trying to brag about her doll as well, in hopes of getting some attention from Billy and her brother.
"Well, my doll is Princess Butterfly Sparkle Glitter, and she's the bravest and the coolest in all twelve galaxies!”
"There's only one galaxy, Macy." He said, as his eyebrows dropped. Seemingly familiar with his sister's need to be the center of attention in every situation.
Amidst their banter, they agree to let Billy in on their game as they go back to running around the store shouting and having fun.
Suddenly, a mother's voice pierced through the aisles, in an attempt to round-up her children. She shouted across the aisle that she was done shopping, and they were leaving. The children hastily said goodbye to Billy as they ran off to catch up with their mother.
Now left completely alone, Billy's anxiety surged. He realized he wasn't able to find the shopping cart his mother had told him to wait by.
Roaming a handful of aisles, his confusion and panic grew as he felt every second scrape by.
As Billy hastily rounded a corner, he collided with the legs of a police officer, falling to the ground, stopping his search completely. A tall blonde woman who was looking down at him in surprise.
"Oh, whoopsies! Haha, that's alright bud. You okay?"
Although Billy didn't respond, he read the name that was sewn into her uniform, Lindsay.
Officer Lindsay helped him to his feet. Her concern deepens as she looks around the store, realizing this child is unattended. She takes it upon herself to help Billy find his mother.
As Billy and Officer Lindsay roam the store looking for Marilyn, they eventually find her in a heated discussion with some of the employees at the store. Marilyn's face drops. She is suddenly pale with shock as she realizes her son is being escorted by a police officer.
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EXT. SUPERSTORE - NIGHT
Marilyn was led away, leaving Officer Lindsay to return to Billy. She knelt down to his level.
"Hey bud, how do you feel about coloring books? If you want we could color together in this book that I brought with me.”
Billy doesn’t reply. He just stands in silence looking around, seemingly confused about the situation, not sure where his mother is.
“I could really use your help with coloring these tigers, if you wanted to help me out.” Officer Lindsay continued.
Billy agreed, oblivious to the chaos around him. He followed Officer Lindsay's lead, as she was a calming distraction from the situation.
The last thing Billy remembers is Officer Lindsay taking his hand and leading him away from the arrest of his mother.
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INT. SOCIAL WORKER'S OFFICE - DAY ( PRESENT DAY )
The sounds of the night slowly start to fade into the background. Blending together until they make a voice. The voice of Mrs.Kelly, Billy’s social worker.
“Billy…Billy”
A now teenage Billy lightly flinches as he snaps back into reality, realizing he is being called.
"Come on in, Let's talk." Mrs.Kelly said as she beckoned him into her office with her hand.
Her office was well-worn, a place Billy had been countless times. The room filled with a light clutter everywhere. Filled to the brim with books,binders and paperwork she was in the middle of sorting through.
Billy enters the room and tosses his backpack onto one of the open seats in her office, and with a few stretches, made himself comfortable. It was clear he was in no rush to sit down.
"Ah, how could I forget, ol' reliable. Billy said as he gestured towards the chairs in front of Mrs.Kelly's desk as he looked over at her with a slight grin. "You know, instead of you guys spending all this time and money trying to put me into a foster home, I could just live here instead."
The air grew charged as they faced each other.
Mrs.Kelly's patience was wearing thin, worn down by Billy's snarky tone.
"Billy, you know we're running out of options here. I’m really gonna need you to get your act together."
Billy's eyes narrowed, a touch of bitterness seeping into his voice.
"Uh-huh."
"You already know why you’re here," she continued.
"I do."
"And you already know what I’m gonna say."
"True."
With a casual crossing of his arms, he settled further into his chair, poised to mimic Mrs.Kelly as they spoke in unison.
"That I brought you in here today to tell you that you’ve been assigned to a new foster home," they synchronized.
She let out a sigh, clearly accustomed to Billy’s attitude.
"Look, I know it's been a tough year for you. But this time has to be different."
She locked eyes with Billy, her authoritative gaze cutting through his playful exterior.
"This time, you've got to give them a chance."
Billy's gaze hardened, his frustration simmering beneath the surface.
"A chance? How many chances do I have to give? How many 'homes' will I go through before you guys actually start listening to me? I don’t need a fake family to play pretend with. I have a family, I have a mom, they’re out there, looking for me."
Mrs.Kelly’s expression softened, a mix of empathy and weariness.
"Billy, we’re not going to have this discussion again, we’ve been over this. You can do whatever you want when you’re 18, but for now the state is responsible for you. Which means I’m responsible for you, and I need you to try and play along, just a little longer."
Billy's guard wavered for a moment, temporarily exposing his feelings of rejection and hopelessness that lie beneath his sarcastic tone.
"But I’m tired of it. I just wanna make my own decisions instead of you guys and your 'agency' shoving fake families and broken homes onto me like I’m some sort of charity case."
Mrs.Kelly leaned back, letting out a sigh. She knew she was dealing with a determined young man who’d clearly had a rough start to life.
"You’re not a charity case, you’re a young man. A young man with a bright future ahead of you, and we’re just trying to do what’s best for you."
She paused, ensuring she had Billy’s attention despite his sudden drop in bravado.
"I’m trying to do what’s best for you."
Billy nodded, a hint of reluctant acknowledgment. Then, with a sharp scoff, he adds,
"Yeah, I've heard that one before too."
End. ⚡️
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A 3/4ths turn of my Shazam design! ⚡️💗
At first I wanted to do a side profile but it just looked really flat and sad so then I kinda changed plans half way through lol. Normally I struggle a lot to visualize my drawings in a 3D space, but I think I’m getting some good practice in with this design, because most of it is structured off of the Shazam Justice League Action cartoon.
But if you know anything about that design you know he’s just got a flat box head so I’m kinda in my own territory when it comes to that lol. Anyways~ I hope you enjoy! ✨
( Note: Oh, also I added some grain and chromatic aberration to this drawing so yeah! )
My first design for my version of The Wizard! ⚡️🔮✨🌿
I know this one’s kinda out of the box but I wanted to make him seem kinda in-human and more magical? I guess kinda like help separate him from the humans in the story? Also he has dot eyes when he has his glasses on because drawing the eyes out with everything I have going on near his face was just,,, a lot lol.
Anyways yeah he’s chill but eccentric as fuck lol.
And also a size comparison between The Wizard, Shazam, and Billy just for reference.
Concept art I’m working on for Tawny and The Wizard. I wanted to make the Wizard a little more unconventional than a regular Wizard, I added a bell to the end of his hat and some dangling stars from the brim, just to try out something fresh. I also was trying to work on a full body outfit for him and decided he would probably do most of his wizard work in pajamas because he’s chill like that.
Also, just a side note the green sticky notes covering some of the words on the page aren’t like “hidden lore” or anything like that, I’m just dyslexic lol.
Anyways below is a w.i.p of his full-body outfit, so yeah! I know the line art looks completed but I might shift around a few mornings before I move onto colors. I always make 2-3 rounds of line art before I settle on something lol. ⚡️✨🪄💕🌿🐅
Introduction to the Rock of Eternity~✨
This was my first time trying to make a drawing with a full background, a character, and shading and it took soOoOo long 😭 lmfao.
Anyways, this is my finished concept art for the train car that Billy gets off of once he’s magically transported to the Rock of Eternity. This version of the Rock of Eternity is a series of floating island that is in the middle of The Magic Realm.
This version of the Rock of Eternity is filled to the brim with jungle and rainforest nature and animals. That is how Tawny comes into the story. Tawny is a magical tiger who is the Wizard’s right-hand pet. They have a magical gemstone embedded in their head that grants them the power of telepathy, allowing them to communicate with others around them. They are not humanoid. They walk on four legs like a tiger and aren’t really fond of wearing human clothes.
I still have to draw the throne room for the champions, that’s where I want The Wizard and Tawny to spend most of their time. Working together as they divide up their time between recording/collecting ancient magic artifacts, resolving magic-related issues, and overall just trying to keep The Magic Realm safe. The Rock of Eternity is a protected hub of information and resources for anyone who is interested in learning about magic.
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⚠️ Content warning: mentions of slavery in ancient Egypt, mentions of tyranny, clear portrayals of villainous intent, moral corruption etc.
It is a tireless job, that always has a constant flow of work to be completed. This also explains why The Wizard is looking for a champion of magic. He is looking for a pupil to train. Someone who will assist him protecting/saving the other realm. The Wizard sees The Mortal Realm as a mess that is in desperate need of assistance.
The Wizard decides to launch a project where he will expand his influence to The Mortal Realm in an attempt to solve all the problems he sees that plague the mortals of Earth. This project starts roughly about 5,000 years ago, when The Wizard believes he has found a worthy champion, Teth-Adam.
Teth-Adam proves to be a very powerful champion, who actively trains his newfound powers to help harness them to their full potential. He also becomes very involved in his studies of magic. Spending his early adulthood growing alongside The Wizard and Tawny as they eventually form a family-like connection. This joyful aspect of Adam’s life is in sharp contrast to his life in The Mortal Realm. Where he is a slave in ancient Egypt, being forced to help with the construction of the pyramids.
Eventually, Adam starts to corrupt. He returns to The Mortal Realm and begins to use his powers as a tyrant. He successfully frees the people of Egypt from their current enslavement however, instead of letting them roam free and begin to build their own lives, Adam has a different plan in mind. With his arrogance and ego afoot, he decides that he is the one true ruler of Egypt, and seizes complete control of the country.
Adam believes that he is the best possible person to rule over Egypt. He sees himself as a strong, competent leader. A pillar of strength who wants to optimize Egypt to it’s fullest potential. As his overt political power starts to corrupt him, Adam starts to micromanage the Egyptian people, turning the country into a complete and total dictatorship.
The Wizard sees this corruption that Adam is forcing over the people in Egypt and tries to talk some sense into him. Telling Adam that he did a good thing by freeing the people of Egypt however, in seizing complete control over the country he himself has become the one of tyrants he swore to destroy. Adam isn’t hearing any of it, he believes he is different from any previous leaders of Egypt because he has the country’s best interests at heart. Everything he has done in his rule has only improved the country, so he was clearly destined to be Egypt’s one true leader.
The Wizard then realizes that there is no getting through to Adam. They have a dramatic confrontation. The Wizard with a heavy heart, realizes that Adam has grown to be a very powerful advisory and is willing to fight for his rule over Egypt.
The Wizard eventually wins the battle however, doesn’t have the heart to kill Adam because they formed a very strong father/son relationship over the years as The Wizard was training Adam as his champion. As a last resort The Wizard decides to banish Adam to the furthest star in the galaxy. The Wizard reverses Adam’s influence over Egypt. He helps them to establish a proper democracy before returning to The Magic Realm to grieve over what he had to do to Adam, someone he saw as his own son.
The Wizard and Tawny mourn for many moons, causing the Wizard to put an indefinite pause on his project, leaving The Mortal Realm with no champion for the time being.
Fast forward about 5,000 years, The Wizard realizes in his old age, that he is growing weaker and weaker as the centuries pass. He ponders the idea of trying to find another Champion of Magic. Tawny tries to talk him out of it, reminding him of how poorly that went last time and saying there is no reason to want to do that again. The Wizard eventually changes Tawny’s mind once he reminds his fuzzy friend that once the Wizard is dead and gone, that Tawny will be unable to keep up with the responsibilities of the Rock of Eternity all by themselves.
The Wizard doesn’t really want to find a new champion, but he deems it necessary because he wants to make sure there is always enough people/resources to keep the balance of magic. He wants to personally train a mortal to eventually one day take over his duties, guiding them closely to make sure they are on the correct path. Hoping that now that he and Tawny are both wiser and older that they can find one pure, good soul to build into the perfect hero, and avoid repeating their old mistakes.
The Wizard and Tawny search for hundreds of years in an attempt to try and find a new Champion of Magic, but no one they bring to the Rock of Eternity seems to have a completely pure and good soul.
After years and years of tirelessly searching, they eventually stumble upon Billy Batson. Unfortunately Billy, like everyone who came before him, has imperfections and moments of human weakness that lead The Wizard and Tawny to initially discard him as a possible champion.
Then Billy questions their judgment, questioning them if there is such a thing as a “completely pure good person”, explaining that everyone has their flaws no matter how “good” they are. Suggesting that The Wizard and Tawny have been searching for so long because they’re looking for peoples flaws instead of their strengths.
This convinces The Wizard to change the conditions of his search. Deciding to comb over Billy’s mind again, but this time looking for the good within him instead of his flaws. The Wizard begins to see that Billy has a lot of moments that show him being a good kid and genuinely trying to help people, showing that Billy genuinely has a good heart.
The Wizard and Tawny mull over this decision and bicker amongst each other. They eventually decide that the Wizard has already burned thousands of years on this search so far, and they don’t know how much longer he has left to live as it is. Better to choose this kid who obviously has a good heart, and help mold him into a hero than to wait around for another thousand years, possibly having The Wizard die before he ever found a replacement.
And then, The Wizard decides to bestow the powers of Shazam to Billy Batson, making him the next Champion of Magic.
Very shortly after this decision is made, Adam returns to Earth. He has spent the last five thousand years traveling across the galaxy in an attempt to eventually make it back to Earth. He is very hurt by the Wizard’s decision to banish him to the furthest star in the galaxy and seeks to make amends.
However, when Adam finds out that The Wizard has chosen a new champion this sends him into a complete and utter rage. He sees this as The Wizard trying to replace him, both as a champion and as a son.
It’s a total slap in the face to Adam since he just spent the last 5,000 years traversing the cosmos to see The Wizard again. Adam sees it as a complete dismissal of the deep and meaningful familial connection they once shared to replace him with his new champion, Billy.
Adam knows that Billy is on the same path that he once was, being trained by The Wizard and Tawny to become the new Champion of Magic, and that they eventually plan to have him manage/protect The Rock of Eternity.
Adam resents the idea that he could ever be replaced and seeks to seize control over The Rock of Eternity. He plans to kill both The Wizard and his new champion to prove his superiority and “show them” that he was always destined to be the one true champion of magic.
His villainous behavior is not only motivated by his desire to have control, but also by his deep internal hurt of being replaced by Billy. Adam sees the terms “champion” and “son” as interchangeable. To him they mean the same thing, and Adam will stop at nothing to prove himself because deep down he wants The Wizard’s approval.
The Wizard and Tawny were the closest thing Adam ever had to a real family and after spending thousands of years trying to get back to them, he returns only to find he’s been replaced, and that is a pain he’s never felt before.
Adam doesn’t know how to cope with the feelings that erupt within him besides crushing all competition and once again using his tyrannical personality traits to try and prove his worth.
End. ⚡️
Wow that was a long one, lol. Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed. I know the writing of this post was a post about Black Adam’s origins rather than The Rock of Eternity, but I hope you enjoyed regardless.
As always let me know what you guys think. I’m always open to suggestions since I’m making my own version of Shazam anyways lol. ⚡️💕
Me writing Tawny into my story: 😏📝✍️
Me when I realize I don’t know how to draw a tiger: 😞💔
Excuse the random number written at the top. I did this drawing on a used sticky note, please forgive my hubris.
Also btw in Grimmland (my mind) Tawny communicates with other people with a magical pink gemstone embedded in their head. It gives Tawny the power of telepathy so they can communicate with The Wizard and Billy and stuff.
Okay kind of a different post than my normal stuff but I did just want to put all of these in one place. These are my character analysis slides that I’ve been working on!
Breaking down the character of Billy Batson has been so fun for me, and its by far my favorite part of the writing process. So here’s what I have so far for my interpretation of the character.
Here is my first slide where I breakdown the basic overview of my story. Just outlining the basic plot summary, the story’s themes, and the basic character arc for Billy.
As you can see it’s very similar to the first movie I’ve just modified some things here and there to add my own fun twist to Billy’s origin story.
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In this slide is where I breakdown Billy’s passive motivation, something I see that is necessary for all superhero characters. Similar to Spider-Man’s “power and responsibility” thing, and similar to how Batman protects and values all life because his life was forever changed by a random act of violence.
I think Billy’s passive motivation to do good is really, deeply rooted in the injustice that he witnesses throughout his childhood. He’s especially receptive to the problems of children and other vulnerable groups because as a member of those communities, he knows they get overlooked often.
This next slide is my character breakdowns. This shows my main character and all my important side characters. They each have a lesson they inadvertently teach Billy, helping him along his path to become a good hero.
They each play a role on the team, giving them fun dynamics. This allows them all to have distinct personalities allowing for fun dialogue, banter, and character moments.
The only character you might not know on this list is Samara. She is my version of the character Cissie Sommerly. Cissie is a classic Captain Marvel character who’s most recent comic book appearance was 1978. Woof. So I thought it would be a fun idea to modernize her and bring her back into the spotlight, serving as a glimpse into the average Fawcett citizen’s reaction to the new hero, Shazam.
This next slide is a closer look into Billy’s character flaws. Showing how at first he is hesitant to being a brother and being a hero. It kinda explains the mistakes he makes at first that he has to learn to overcome, and shows how his introspection will help him accept his roles as both a brother, and a hero.
Next we have something that if I could add to the 2019 film, I would. I love love love the 2019 version of Shazam but if I could add a little more expansion of Billy’s mother into the plot, I would.
I think is really important to the core of the character. This next slide I like to call “The Dark Reflection”.
I think that upon meeting his mother, Billy realizes that they are scarily similar. That she was also selfish, careless, and only interested in meeting her own needs. This lack of compassion and responsibility from her are the reasons she ended up abandoning Billy, leaving him in the foster system once she was released from prison and having zero interest in raising him.
Billy sees the mistakes she’s made in life and realizes that he is making the same ones, prioritizing his own wants/needs over anything else, and being just overall emotionally detached.
This scares him into re-evaluating his own behavior and consciously choosing to become more compassionate for others and foster a real sense of responsibility to use his powers wisely.
Next up, we have what I like to call “The Pillars of Character”. These are the three main “pillars” I see that are most prevalent in Billy’s story.
It’s important to me that all three of these pillars intertwine with each other, hence why I wanted to explore a little more about Billy’s mother. Adding a little more flavor text to why she is Billy’s dark reflection really helped me keep a balance between these three aspects of his character.
I also just think having all three pillars effect each other keeps a nice balance between all the aspects of his character. Showing how his character flaws effect different parts of his life and how Billy learns to grow and change for the better.
In summary, this is what I have for Billy’s character breakdown, showing his character arc for his origin story and how he learns to grow into a hero. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed because I had a fun time making this! I also have a lot more to share like individual character sheets for Billy and all my side characters, Three act story structure break downs, and other stuff too. So if you like this one maybe possibly I could do a part 2 soon.
Okay byeeeee!! ⚡️💕
Work in progress!
This is my concept for the train car that Billy gets off of landing at the Rock of Eternity. I imagine the rock as a giant floating island that’s covered in jungle and rainforest plants, so I drew the train car after it gets magically transported to the rock so Billy can get his first glimpse of the magical other world.
My other Rock of Eternity concept art is [ HERE ] 🌴🐅🪨⚡️
Here’s Freddy’s design for both his regular form and his superpower form! ⚡️🩵
I was hoping to actually pick a different color for Freddy’s chest emblem however, I wanted to save a golden/yellow color for Mary’s design instead. But that’s okay I think he still works with a monochromatic and blue kinda vibe sooo yeah :)
Thinking of a concept,,, you know how sometimes in the Shazam/Captain Marvel stories they refer to the magic that the wizard gives Billy is called “the power of living lighting?”
Well I was thinking what if,,, possibly, maybe his “adult” form was actually composed of living light.
What does that mean? As for combat, I think it would mean that Marvel/Shazam cannot bleed. You know, because his body is not made of blood and organs; it’s made of magic lightning.
I drew a quick edit of my Shazam drawing to try and explain this lol.
I also think that if Marvel/Shazam were to take too much damage in his superhero form then his body would “poof” and force him to transform back into Billy. Who is a mortal and can bleed.
I was gonna give each member of the Shazamly a different color for their lightning emblem on their chest. I think this would indicate the color of the “light” that their body is composed of.
Billy’s chest emblem is blue so if you hypothetically chopped off his arm, you would not see blood. You would see blue light. ~✨
PLEASE let me know what you guys think about this lol this idea has been in my mind for a while now I just didn’t know how to articulate it LOL
🌧️✨ My version of the Whiz Radio station :)
This is where my version of Billy eventually ends up interning at when he’s older.
It’s also the family owned company of the Sommerly’s. With Samara being Billy’s first introduction to doing radio broadcasting.
I was originally gonna add some characters to this scene but I think I prefer this version where it’s just kinda more of a lofi-chill beats background lol.
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Hello to the uninitiated, my name is Grimm and I'm currently working on a couple new projects right now, so here is my FAQ!
What project are you working on now?
Currently I'm working on writing my own version of Shazam to post here to tumblr.
The current title is Shazam: City of Brotherly Love or as I like to tag it Shazam:CoBL.
What's your version of the story gonna be about?
I have plans to outline Billy Baton's origin story and his new life at the Vasquez house. If you enjoy the new52 version of Shazam, or the 2019 movie you will see similar themes and character progressions.
You can read my sample here.
Will you be making your version of the story into a comic?
Right now I currently don't have plans to make the entire story into a comic. However, I do plan on translating a handful of my personal favorite moments into small mini-comics. :)
Do you have a master list?
Yesss. Here you go. [ Master List ]
Do you post any other art?
Yea, if you wanna see my non-shazam related stuff I have an art account on Instagram username is @/grimmbitty.
Okay guys here’s my writing sample for my current work in progress!
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Shazam: City of Brotherly Love
Chapter one: Work in Progress
(Revision: fight scene fix & grammar fix )
It was an early autumn day. The kind of day where the wind was cool and brisk, but the sun covered everything with a subtle warmth that I could feel against my skin. I was intermixed in the small crowd that was my new foster siblings as we walked down the block, on our way to school. It was my first day at Fawcett High, my second day at the Vasquez house, and my third time getting reassigned to a new home this year.
I’ve done a lot of moving around, especially these past few years, but I don’t let that stuff get to me. I am so close to actually finding my mom this time around. I’m just really hoping the kids in this group home actually leave my stuff alone. I always keep the most important things in my backpack anyways, because I get tired of people rummaging through my belongings when I'm not looking.
As Freddy and Mary talked amongst themselves, the youngest kid in the group home was most excited to give me a tour. Her name was Darla, and it was the easiest to remember because she wrote it on a banner she hung on the wall, over the bed I was sleeping in this past weekend.
She talked the entire time. And I felt kinda bad that she was wasting her breath, because I was only half listening anyways, tuning in and out of her descriptions as we made our way into the school. It was a very familiar scene. A sea of a thousand faces passing by. People talking, people screaming, people jumping, hugging, and twirling each other around as if they didn’t just see each other yesterday.
Darla’s voice pulled me back out of my train of thought. “And here’s the main hallway. This school is pretty big so if you get lost, there's a map over there. But I think for today I could walk you to your first class just in case.”
Freddy cut into the conversation , “Hey, I think he’s got it from here, D. I know you’re excited for him to have his first day at Fawcett, but let’s just give him a little room to breathe for now.”
As we made our way over to their lockers, Darla went with Mary and stopped at her locker first. I continued walking down the hall following Freddy’s lead as we made our way to his locker. He looked over at me with a hint of concern in his eye. I felt his gaze look me up and down quickly before taking a step closer. “Hey dude, you’re okay, right? I know this is a lot for one morning.”
I rubbed the bridge of my nose while I took a second to think. Doing the whole “new foster kid” thing at almost every school in West Philly didn’t really phase me, but I was pissed that I got reassigned to a group home on the other side of town. I knew getting caught was going to be a major setback and I still had a lot of work to do if I was gonna keep trying to find mom. Not to mention I already spent what little money I had on bus passes and subway tokens.
I look back at Freddy, “Yeah, I’m fine.” I let myself fall back onto the lockers to lean on them as we continue talking.
“Don’t worry. I know new faces, new school, new home. It’s a lot. I get it, but I genuinely think once you kinda get the feel for things around here you’re gonna fit in perfectly.”
“Everyone says that, Freddy.” I look off to the side, avoiding eye contact as he shoots me an abrupt look of confusion, tilting his head to one side as he furrowed his eyebrows, seemingly at a loss for words.
“Look. I don’t mean to be a dick but, I don’t plan on staying here for long. I'm sure you guys are lovely, but I already have a family. I already have a mom. They’re out there, looking for me. I know it.”
Freddy let out a small sigh. “Billy, look. I know this shit sucks, hard. Everyone in this house has done their fair share of running away too. We’ve all tried it at least once. But, you should at least give this place a chance.”
I lightly scoffed at the idea. “Yeah, well whatever, I guess.”
“Listen I know I can’t stop you if you’ve already got your mind set on looking for your mom. But, just between us, I would just try to settle down somewhere until you age out of the system so you can at least keep a roof over your head.” I could see his expression grow more concerned as he spoke. “I just don’t want you to run out of places you can fall back on.”
As I opened my mouth to reply, I was interrupted by the loud crash that was two upperclassmen barging down the hall. To my unfortunate surprise they slam open the locker door next to Freddy, nearly crushing his hand in the process. Freddy scoffed, annoyed as we saw them jam wads of crumpled papers into their lockers.
“Hey Freeman, you wanna keep your crutches to yourself bro?” One of the guys said as he pushed Freddy’s crutch with his shoe.
“Seriously man, how many peoples toes do you smash with that thing in a day?”
Freddy took a step back. “Dude, I was here first, and I was almost done anyways. What’s your problem?”
Both of the upperclassmen started to smirk at each other in amusement. “It was just a joke man, you don’t have to be so soft all the time.” Then he pushed Freddy backwards into me and I felt the weight of his body hit me like a bag of sand. I helped him regain his balance so he didn’t get the chance to fully hit the ground. But these douchebags were seriously just okay with doing this?
“Freddy, who the hell are these guys?” I whisper to him as I hear Mary shout in the distance. Slamming her locker and starting to yell at them as she stomps over.
Freddy says, “They’re the Bryers. Most annoying dudes in school.” He rolls his eyes. “They’re both technically in my grade but one of them is a super senior, so he should’ve already graduated by now.”
“Yeah, that guy who shoved you looks like he’s pushing thirty. He should probably worry more about figuring out his plans for retirement instead of being a dick.”
Freddy covers his mouth with his free hand as we both start to giggle to ourselves. Then as we regain our chill we start to tune back into Mary’s scolding. “And another thing, literally half the things you guys say aren’t even “jokes”. They’re just shallow insults you guys laugh after saying because you guys are assholes.”
Freddy seemed a little taken aback by Mary calling someone an asshole, especially since Darla was standing only a few feet away.
“You guys need to grow up. You’re not funny, no one here likes you, and you guys need to learn to keep your hands to yourself and leave people alone!”
I started to wince a bit at the scenario playing before me. I could tell that Mary was pissed, and that she meant every word she said. She was standing up for her brother, and I respect that. But, after every word the Bryers just smiled and giggled to each other more and more. They didn’t care about anything she was saying, they were just getting entertainment out of the fact that she was so mad her face was turning red.
They continued to take turns taunting. One of them jumped back into the conversation, “What are you gonna do about it Bromfield? Give me a lecture? Send me to my room? Mary please, you’re such a baby. Just because you like to boss people around all day and play pretend mom for your fake siblings doesn’t actually make you the boss of anyone. It just makes you look like a massive dork.”
Mary recoiled in disbelief. Any red in her cheeks that she lost catching her breath in the passing moments came back twofold.
I spoke up from behind Mary as she whipped her head around, almost seemingly like she forgot that Freddy and I were witnessing these boneheads too. “You guys are being total assholes for no reason.”
The brothers pushed Mary out of the way and walked over to me and Freddy. Their faces etched with both disgust and confusion. “ I don’t know who this guy is, but let’s get one thing straight. We weren’t being assholes, you guys are just babies. Do none of you guys know what a joke is or are you guys just soft or something?”
“At least I’m not soft in the head, like you two are.”
Freddy shot me an alarmed side eye as the brothers talked amongst each other. Under their breath I could hear one of them say. “Did you just call us stupid?” He said as he shoved me with annoyance.
“Get your gross-ass hands off of me!” I fired back as I shoved the younger brother into his older brother as a taste of his own medicine.
Then they both started to walk closer to me, their figures blocking out the lights in the hall as the smell of body odor and old milk started to creep into my nose. I took a step back to try and preserve my personal space.
“We’re not soft in the skull, dipshit. But you might be.” One of the brothers said as he grabbed my head and slammed it into the wall of lockers behind me.
A sharp jolt of pain shot through every inch of my skull as I grabbed the back of my head in sudden agony. I accidentally let out a small yelp as the feeling erupted through all my nerves. Overwhelming me before I could even process what just happened.
The loud crash of the lockers made everyone in the hall start to look in our direction.Their faces slightly blurred as a sudden wave of dizziness tuned out the shouts of the growing crowd. It was time to go. I ducked under one of the brothers arms and tried to make a break for the exit, only making it two steps before I was yanked backwards by the hood of my jacket.
I tried to squirm around to break free, trying to focus more on escaping than landing any hits, but I was hardly able to keep my feet on the ground. The younger brother put his arms underneath both of my armpits, locking me into place and forcing both of my arms out to the side. Leaving me in an extremely unfavorable position to win this fight.
The older of the two brothers started to roll up his sleeve as he stomped closer to me, winding up his fist to punch me as hard as he could. The faint sounds of Freddy and Mary shouting at them to stop faded into the distance as I saw his fist come hurtling towards me.
I had only seconds before I was either about to lose either some of my teeth or some of my breakfast. So I had to think fast. As the younger of the two brothers was still struggling to hold me still I reflexively ducked just in time to hear the *click* of his brother’s knuckles colliding full force into his jaw.
The feeling of the icy cold floor was an immediate taste of relief that I never thought I’d feel as I got up and started to make a run for it. The bell for first period rang throughout the halls as I saw a flock of adults running over to the Bryers. I escaped and made my way out the front two doors. As I sprinted out to the sidewalk I heard the Bryers burst out of the school’s front doors right behind me, cussing me out as they began to chase after me.
Not the best first day I’ve ever had, but definitely one of the most entertaining ones.
End.
Practice sheet for head rotations ^_^ ⚡️
Also, I was thinking about maybe posting samples of my version of the Shazam story that I’m working on? If you’re interested in reading that I’ll most likely post it on tumblr. Please let me know below if that’s something that you’d be interested in reading!! :)
🖤⚡️ My Black Adam Design ⚡️🖤
Lol I ended up tracing over my original Shazam design because I was mostly working on this drawing while I was at work, on my phone.
I had it a lot more purple at first but then changed it over to be more of a worn bronze color.
Enjoy~✨
Powers of living lighting practice~ ⚡️✨
I was supposed to draw this with two light sources but I also got really into the look of the lighting symbol glow. Makes the whole vibe a lot more dramatic.
Anyways, this took me foreverrrrr just because I added to many little things to try and get the dramatic lighting right, which I normally don’t do. I normally don’t color this dark at all, and I normally just throw some basic cell shading on my art and call it a day lol.
But if you are interested in seeing this drawing with only a soft gradient and some cell shading I will post that below! :D
And if you guys have any ideas or suggestions for character interactions feel free to comment and I’ll see if I might be able to possibly draw some of them? Maybe? Possibly? Idk lol I’m very new to drawing character interactions so we’ll see how far I can push those boundaries within myself lol.
( Alternate version of drawing below ⬇️ )
Rough sketch ideas for my version of the rock of eternity. ⚡️🐅🌴
I like to think of it as a floating island covered in old stone ruins and jungle foliage.
The thrones for the champions are near the center of the island. I still need to figure out where I would put the room of infinite doors? Maybe there is a secret entrance that you can open and travel down that is underground in the core of the island.
My plan is to kinda update the rock of eternity to have more to it than just being a cave. Like adding stone ruins and plant life all around gives it an ancient but magical vibe. ~✨
I think adding a jungle kinda rainforest vibe to the island is also good for adding Tawny into the story. Giving them a natural habitat to run around while they assist the wizard.
Also I think in my version of the story Tawny is kinda like the wizards right-hand pet.
They have a magical gemstone in their forehead that gives them them telepathy, so that they can talk to people.
They’re very educated in magic, and they have been assisting the wizard with magical deeds for hundreds of years.
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Here is a new Shazam design for my version of the story!! ⚡️
My idea was to have the adult Shazam look a lot more like his child-counterpart. I think this will help both characters seem like the same person, with the same internal struggles. Because Shazam isn’t Shazam without Billy Batson, ya know?
That baggage from his past, and his struggles in the foster care system breeds empathy within the character, and I think that empathy is a good way to keep a hero motivated to do good.
I was thinking on how I was gonna write the connection Between Shazam and Billy. So far what I’ve been thinking is Billy’s internal struggle in the story is that he’s worried that he is unlovable and he will never find a place where he truly belongs. That’s kinda why he has so much urgency to find his birth mother, because he’s craving that support system he had for the first few years of his life…
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These feelings of worry,shame,guilt and overall just kinda feeling like a burden accumulates within him over the years as he grows up in the system. Being passed on from house to house with pretty much all of the adults in his life stripping him of any personal autonomy he had. Like the adults in his life don’t really care about his wants, and they never listen to his concerns. They just keep passing him around his entire childhood.
That lack of stability, and that lack of autonomy really make him feel isolated and sad.
Billy is in distress that he pretty much has no say in where he lives, who’s in his life, or even the amount of personal items he gets to own. And he feels kinda helpless that his fate is kinda being locked in this cycle until he turns 18. Because every time he runs off, he gets caught. Then he’s back at square one.
Then this connects to Shazam because once he receives the wizard’s powers he becomes an adult. Then in that moment he realizes he does have a lot of power he never had before, both in the sense of flight and super strength, but more importantly the power to make his own decisions.
However, since he is a child he does kinda turn towards the more reckless side of things. Like how we see in the 2019 movie. Using his powers to ditch school, test his abilities, finding ways to get money, and then learning how to buy things he wants. He kinda leans heavy into these habits at first because he’s never been presented with an opportunity to make his own decisions before. He’s never really had the opportunity to do what he wants.
Then over the course of the story shows Billy starting to navigate all the freedom he’s been given. Watching him learn to use his powers for more selfless acts of heroism instead of only for his own self interests.
Having his background be one of a kid growing up with no control in his life, knowing those feelings of isolation and helplessness makes him more empathetic. He’s an “adult” that’s a lot more empathetic towards children and the less fortunate because he understands them.
He’s more willing to stop and listen to their concerns.
He’s more willing to help them solve their issues, because he is one of them.
Lalala making a post with a background because I never do that and it’s Billy and Darla so yeah,,, ⚡️💜
A quick little Samara doodle ^_^
Hopefully will be drawing my version of the Shazam characters more since I have all their designs down to a place I like atm.
Extra doodles below ⬇️
Okay a new interesting addition to my current lineup, this is Samara Sommerly! 🌱📚
This is my modern version of an old Captain Marvel character that has not been updated since 1978 who used to be known as Cissy Summerly. (I’ve seen it spelled both ways? Summerly and Sommerly???)
In this version of the story she definitely takes a backseat to the main family and their connections with each other but I still thought she would be a fun addition to my story! :D
She’s kinda a side character, and kinda a love interest. She likes photography & scrapbooking. She also works at the Whiz Radio station on occasion since her family owns the company.
More info below ⬇️
Here’s a picture of her from an old Captain Marvel comic. She looks a lot different from how I drew her, being a soft-spoken blonde in a dress. But hopefully these changes are for the better!!! :3
They’d still probably have a picnic though because that’s a cute idea. But I really do wanna focus on the family aspect of the story first and then eventually work on Samara. She could be a reoccurring side character until then. Buttt yeah ,,, that’s basically what I had planned. Okay byeee! 🌱💞
Added Rosa to the lineup!! 🌹💕❤️
She’s such a sweet and loving mother figure to all her children and is a big believer in second chances. She’s got some pretty artsy hobbies and loves her husband Victor! :D
Also her dress? I have no idea if anything like that dress exists in real life, but I figured it would be a cute sweetheart cut neckline with a nude mesh for the long sleeves. Then the design on the skirt kinda is supposed to give a rose petal vibe to it. SooOo yeah! :D
(Close up below)
And last but certainly not least is Darla!! 💜⚡️
I might have to give her another outfit because the overalls are cute, but all the other siblings are for sure giving like autumn/winter time cozy kinda outfits.
The overalls are cute but they’re more spring/summer time especially with the Philadelphia weather!! >_< 🩷
I think next I’ll either design Rosa and Victor or I’ll maybe work on some sibling interactions!! ⚡️🍁
(Closeup below)
Okay another update for my character designs so far here is Freddy!!! ⚡️
Hopefully I will get around to drawing Darla tomorrow! :D