While Billy Batson, better known to comic book readers as the mighty Shazam, was introduced to modern audiences during DC Comics’ New 52 era by writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank, the iconic character has been absent since the publisher launched its DC Rebirth initiative in 2016. Ahead of the character’s upcoming relaunch next month, Johns assures fans the new ongoing series will pick up from the events of the last time Batson was last seen in the comics. In the final pages of the New 52 Shazam story five years ago, the superhero’s longtime enemy Doctor Sivana was seen meeting the parasitic, mind-controlling alien worm Mister Mind for the first time. RELATED: NYCC: Geoff Johns Shares New Shazam Art, Story Details “Mister Mind’s aspirations are incredibly big, and just because he’s a small size, he might be funny to us and he might be underestimated by everybody around him, but his point of view is a pretty valid
