blanddcheadcanons:

unrepentantnerdshit:

blanddcheadcanons:

Far be it from me to stop people from criticizing Geoff Johns but his take on a somewhat jaded and guarded Billy Batson is surprisingly refreshing to me.  I was not a foster kid but I was a ward of the state for about a year and during that time I was sent to many places that orphans end up at.  I have mostly been considered by most adults a “good kid” behaved well and stayed out of trouble. But when you’re in the system, regardless of what you did you are taught to act like a criminal.  Not by the other kids, but by the adults because they automatically suspect you of being one.  It’s a vicious cycle.  So to have a Billy Batson that is guarded and finds it hard to trust people is so cathartic to me.  

I can dig it, but it messes with many people’s idea of Billy “that happy idiot” Batson

I wouldn’t call a child reporter an idiot but that does bring up an important point. The old comics don’t depict how difficult and miserable homelessness really is. Which is fine when the book wasn’t taken seriously by its readers. But now it runs the risk of having the message that “homelessness isn’t that bad if you have the right attitude”. Captain Marvel is a story of wish fulfillment. Cap is the fantasy and Billy is the relatable figure. Having him being a cheery homeless child reporter distances him from today’s youth. That being said once he gets his powers it’s important for him to learn to be hopeful again.