Chapter 4: This Is Getting Expensive
Lex liked Billy Batson. He’s smart enough to ask the questions on people’s hearts, but too naïve to ask the questions on their minds. Their interview had run long, much longer than Lex had scheduled it to last. He’d just sent his secretary an order for some hot soup and sandwiches from the local deli. … Read more
Chapter 3: It’s Simple—We Kill the Superman
“Shazam!” Billy Batson landed in the Metropolis alleyway and looked around. No thugs? Oh, duh. Metropolis Works! Billy didn’t mind the new Metropolis. He had given himself ample time to walk to the LuthorCorp building for his exclusive interview with Lex Luthor, and he couldn’t have picked a nicer morning to do so. Sun shone. … Read more
Chapter 2: Just a Man
“Call him.” Commissioner Gordon threw the switch, and the Bat-signal lit up the sky. Gotham city exuded a spiritual chill—Gotham goose-bumps, tourists called them—but tonight was especially nippy for September. “He doesn’t like being manipulated.” “He’d prefer me to X-ray the city and pick him up myself?” Two weeks had passed since the incident at … Read more
