Captain Marvel – Animated in ’08

Nope, not Marvel’s Captain Marvel. They haven’t even figured out when his book’s going to come out. Instead, we’re talking DC’s Captain Marvel, whose mini-series from Jeff Smith is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the new push for the character. With the script underway for the movie (which has not cast Jake Gyllenhaal in the role, despite what rumors may be telling you), it looks like they’ve got big plan for the character… In fact, a movie pretty much is the big plan for the character.

The upcoming SHAZAM! animated series is all part of the push, according to the latest Lying In The Gutters, and they’ve got the promo image to prove it (image mirrored on the left). Looks like the new standard animation style from The Batman and Legion of Super-Heroes holds through for Billy Batson too. Those shoulders look lumpy.

Update- Look like this is a fake, as Micheal G in our comments section pointed out: Its a an orginal work, and some fankid photoshopped out Jim Zubkavich’s signature. LITG has corrected their article.