Zatanna Zatara: Mistress of Magic Appreciation 2021

[starduck]

Yeah, especially since there are already so many goth girls in the DCU; Raven, Death, Black Alice. Even Evil Mary Marvel was one.

I agree, with the exception of JLD, her animated appearances have been good.

She needs a writer to do for her what Dixon/Simone did for Black Canary or what KSD did for Carol Danvers. I feel like all the pieces are there for something great and somebody just needs to realize them.



I don't mind if they deal with it once. It's just the fact that they keep revisiting that well that's the problem. At this point she's reunited with her 'dead' father more times than some living people have met theirs.

A lot of writers are just retreading 'Zatanna's Search', they are not doing anything with the stories that came afterward.



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"Oh no! Constantine! Save me!" Bleh. I remember a time when she was creative and resourceful even while powerless and cornered.

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Yeah, it's awful how Zatanna is almost always just Consantine plus one and it's really strange because from the pre-52 books I've read with her she was always shown as independent and powerful, like what happened there?

[CosmiComic]

What would be some good Zatanna books to start with?

[Gaius]

What would be some good Zatanna books to start with?

The Zatanna by Paul Dini trade that collects his one shot, Everyday Magic, and the rest of his run is probably as good a place as any.

I'd also recommend the Tynion/Ram V JLD run.

[starduck]

What would be some good Zatanna books to start with?

Start with her solo book

[CosmiComic]

The Zatanna by Paul Dini trade that collects his one shot, Everyday Magic, and the rest of his run is probably as good a place as any.

I'd also recommend the Tynion/Ram V JLD run.

Start with her solo book

Thanks a lot! I'll look for those.

I've only seen a bit of her, so I'm wondering: what are her powers?

[Frontier]

Thanks a lot! I'll look for those.

I've only seen a bit of her, so I'm wondering: what are her powers?

Basically, she says something backwards, it happens.

[Captain Nostalgia]

What would be some good Zatanna books to start with?

Yes, Paul Dini's Zatanna is absolutely fabulous...remains one of my favourite runs, start here.

Dini of course is best known as the legendary writer for the Batman the Animated Series, he writes the first 10 to 12 issue of this short lived series.

[Gaius]

Thanks a lot! I'll look for those.

I've only seen a bit of her, so I'm wondering: what are her powers?

[starduck]

Thanks a lot! I'll look for those.

I've only seen a bit of her, so I'm wondering: what are her powers?

Magic. she casts spells by speaking them backwards i.e. a fireball would be llaberif.

A video of her in action

[CosmiComic]

Thanks. These are good responses

So basically she can do anything

[John Venus]

What would be some good Zatanna books to start with?

In addition to her solo series and Everyday Magic, I would also like to add:

Seven Soldiers mini series by Grant Morrison
Zatanna: Come Together mini series by Lee Mars and Esteben Maroto
Tynion's 'Witching Hour' arc in JLD 2018
Zatanna/Black Canary: Bloodspell
Justice League Vol 1 #161-165 (covers her joining the JL, meeting her mother and the expansion of her backstory)
Swamp Thing Vol 2 #50 (not a Zatanna story but she is in it and this is where Zatara dies)
Heart of Hush and House of Hush (not a Zatanna story but it explores her father's relationship with Thomas Wayne)

[Edwin30]

What would be some good Zatanna books to start with?

Don't forget to check out my favourite story.

A 12 page short in "New Talent Showcase 2018"

[John Venus]

^Seconding that because that was really good.

[Mai Zen]

Zatanna Search, the world first Crossover event is very good start of her story.
Then
Adventure Comic 413 to 421
Supergirl Volume 1 issue 1-4 and 7
Book of Magic by Neil Gaiman
Justice 2005 by Alex Ross, good story and great art. Good for her basic information
World Finest 207 and 208
JLA from issue 160 onward, it has some of the best belove Satelite Era like issue 200. Justice League Detroit isn't so good but I love Zatanna journey at Godhead.
Justice League Dark first and Second Volume.
Justice League of America 2006 from issues 20 to 40
Reign in Hell event
Day of Judgment event

[Mai Zen]

I don't mind if they use John Zatara in her introductory story. I just don't want them to be stuck retreading that story over and over again. It's like if every Batman story was a repeat of 'Case of the Chemical Syndicate'.



Yeah, my quibbles aside, JLD was a better read than League of Bendis.

Pepperridge Farm remembers when Zee was resourceful and creative enough to escape even without her powers:

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Seeing this I like if they could showcase her escape artist skill in use. Lock pick hidden on shirt, enchanted fingernails, straitjacket escape or Houdini skills. Speaking of powers, using some magical items stored on Shadowcrest wouldn't hurt