Still, I was a bit surprised that the Shazam movie was loaded with so many references to the character’s comic-book mythology.
Shazam (originally known as Captain Marvel, until another company you may have heard of came along made and trademarked their own character with that name) is one of the goofier comic characters.
If you haven’t read old issues of Whiz Comics from the 1940s, but plan to in the near future, watch out!
I’m almost never surprised when any comic book is turned into a movie at this point.