A BOLT OF LIGHTNING

I'm bad with faces, so I had no idea who I was recording at the time

Madeline Strum Photography

Based on the schedule posted outside the booth, I couldn’t figure out who was drawing such a crowd. Kal and I were there for the Lego video game. Knowing some booth appearances required a wristband, I decided not to fi ght for a shot. It was Shazam! Zachary Levi was at the table.

Levi told ScreenRant.com this was his fi rst real trip to NYCC, actually walking around and having a table in the autograph hall. To promote the movie, he seems to have been giving interviews everywhere to explain who Shazam is and how hard it is to physically prepare to become a character he already embodies. “You can’t take me seriously,” he told Screen Rant, but, as he told the SYFY crowd, “I have a heart of gold.” —MV

Zachary Levi poses with the crowd

Madeline Strum Photography

When Kal and I walked by after he finished playing Lego DC Super Villains, the booth was completely empty.

Madeline Strum Photography