Created by writer gardner fox and artist murphy anderson, zatanna first appeared in hawkman vol. But zatanna didnt start off quite so cool or powerful. Involving the character in the dc universe would open the world to magic, in a similar manner to the mcu and doctor strange. She is known for her involvement with the justice league, her retconned childhood association with batman, and her crossing of the vertigo line with. For instance, both zatanna and zatara speak their incantations backward. Dc comics nightwingformerly robin the boy wondertoiled for forty years under the shadow of the batman as comics premier sidekick. Come one, come all for the greatest magician of them all zatanna. Her father is the legendary magician zatara and she works hard to live up to his legacy. See more ideas about comic character, dc comics and justice league dark. Zatanna zatara is the daughter of famed magician giovanni john zatara, a member of the mystical omo magi race. Zatanna is a direct descendant of the artist and magician leonardo da vinci, and is related to nostradamus. Oct 16, 2019 zatanna zatara is a character in the dc comics universe. The book leveled accusations at a number of popular characters at the time, including alleging that batman was in a romantic relationship with robin, the boy wonder.
She has been reading the book of the law by aleister crowley. Black canary zatanna by jahnoyl comics girls, comic book girl. Some people find the outfit ridiculous, but a costume is a costume, and it does look like a magicians costume. Black canary zatanna by jahnoyl female superheroes and villains, dc comics characters, personnage dc. Mostly, the stories here are of her independently doing her own thing. She is the daughter of john zatara, and like him casts spells by saying what she wants backwards. I first encountered the character back in the late 1980searly 1990s in the pages of justice league international later justice league america. Paul dini does wonders with the character and stephane roux looks like he will, given time, just as strong of an interior artist as he is for covers. The unofficial dc comics sub reddit a place for fans of dcs comics, graphic novels, movies, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world and home of the worlds greatest superheroes. Find images and videos about hero, dc comics and zatanna on we heart it. This was the book that the tween graphic novel club chose for our next meeting, that sadly had to get canceled. As created by writer and artist fred guardineer, zatara was clearly inspired by. After recovering the book, she mentioned she would start researching spells to become a better magician.
May 19, 2010 paul dini does wonders with the character and stephane roux looks like he will, given time, just as strong of an interior artist as he is for covers. Zatanna by lynne yoshii aka protokitty zatanna by protokitty on deviantart love zatanna. Zatanna 2010 comic read zatanna 2010 comic online in. Zatanna zatanna zatara is a fictional character, a superheroine in the dc com. Dcu comics, dcu, batman all media types, batman comics, red hood and the outlaws comics, blue devil dcu comics, zatanna comics teen and up. Zatanna would have a tough time getting the better of loki, at least in the first round. Dcu comics, dcu, batman all media types, batman comics, red hood and the outlaws comics, blue devil dcu comics, zatanna comics teen and up audiences no archive warnings apply. The character is both a stage magician and a real magician like her father giovanni john zatara. Read zatanna 2010 comic online free and high quality. Zatanna is a superhero and one of the greatest magicusers in the dc universe. Zatanna comic book hero action figures for sale ebay.
Mar 07, 2017 without spoilers, this zatanna collection features multiple story arcs with a good range of tone and themes. The 12 most noteworthy lgbt characters in comics screenrant. Zatanna zatara is the daughter of the worlds greatest magician, john zatara. Arte dc comics zatanna dc comics comic book characters comic character comic books art batwoman batgirl personnage dc comics rafael albuquerque what others are saying shop for detective comics from dc comics written by james tynioniv. Join zatanna on her harrowing quest to find the source where magic begins. Zatanna is character that is too often played up as either a a quick magical deus ex machine or b sheer eye candy, but i think that this series is going to go a long way at changing that. In addition to her career as a hero, she is also a very notable stage performer. Zatanna is both a stage magician and an actual magician, like her father giovanni john zatara. During the identity crisis miniseries, it was revealed. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green.
Zatanna zatara, usually known by just her first name, is a powerful homo magi. Both characters were accomplished stage illusionists who also possessed formidable magical powers. Zatanna has also showed reality bending capabilities with her magic, which puts her on par with the big name justice leaguers in my book. Zatara and zatanna comicbook characters britannica. The daughter of john zatara, zatanna is a powerful magician who casts spells by speaking backwards and works as both a stage performer and a member of the justice league of america presently. Zatann modern agezatanna zatara zatanna is the daughter of magician giovanni zatara team comic book characterscomic. The daughter of john zatara, zatanna is a powerful magician who casts spells by speaking backwards and works as. Women in comic books lets face it, more often than not they get objectified. Lol but yeah, the book has a series of mystical mishaps and mysteries, each of which zatanna gets drawn into one after another.
Zatannas character is versatile in that she can plausibly interact with heroic dc staples like batman and superman, or venture into dcs grungy underbelly and work with characters like john constantine, or other vertigo branded identities. Zatanna was created in 1964 by writer gardner fox and artist murphy anderson. Zatanna was raised by her father in a small house in new york, near the infamous arkham asylum. Read zatanna comic online read comics online for free. Zatanna zatara is the daughter of magician giovanni john zatara and sindella, a member of the mystical homo magi race. Zatanna one of my favorite dc comics characters your source for comic book related sketches. Zatanna zatara, mistress of magic, is a stage magician with actual magical powers who also works as a superhero in the dc universe.
Apr 28, 2020 zatanna and the house of secrets writer. Zatanna zatara from dc comics injustice version used as reference for commission for jennifer wenger a list of the most popular italian marvel and dc heroes including zatanna image uploaded by olavih. Without spoilers, this zatanna collection features multiple story arcs with a good range of tone and themes. Zatanna is a homo magi that wears the traditional costume of a female magicians assistant. Both of these books are associated with occult studies, witchcraft and eclectic spirituality. She is known for her involvement with the justice league, her retconned childhood association with batman, and her crossing of.
Zatanna s character is versatile in that she can plausibly interact with heroic dc staples like batman and superman, or venture into dcs grungy underbelly and work with characters like john constantine, or other vertigo branded identities. Detective comics chapter 958 page 16 the first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. It is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the characters internal chronology. Arte dc comics zatanna dc comics comic book characters comic character comic books art batwoman batgirl personnage dc comics rafael albuquerque zatanna zatara prime earth arte dc comics zatanna dc comics dc heroes comic book heroes comic books catwoman batgirl harley quinn red robin justice league dark futures end vol 1 1 present textless. The traditional method of spellcasting she uses involves speaking words and sentences backwards. On zatannas nightstand next to her bed is the necronomicon by abdul alhazred. It occured to me that she may be the first gender flipped legacy character.
Whenever i think about the best comic book artists of the last decade, the name salvador larroca. Just like her father, shes a stage magician by day and a real. The story is that zatanna, magician in training, is looking for her longlost father, zatara, a former dc crimefighter. One particularly fascinating thing about watching dc comics original graphic novels for kids and teens roll out over the past year or so has been seeing which particular aspects, elements, and versions of the often quite longlived characters the creators choose to make part of their remixing and. Dc comics launched the miniseries in july 2010, releasing 16 issues until the last one in october 2011. This special was originally intended to be a 4issue mini.
Zatanna is bound and gagged around three times during his 10 issue run of a comic of her name. Daughter of john zatara, zatanna is a member of the mystic tribe of. And zatanna s search, which picks up various appearances by the character in mainstream dc titles, is a weak collection at best. Zatanna was one of many prominent female heroes in the justice league, and she was considered powerful because her. Honestly, with all the love that goes around for batman, im surprised people dont go for zatanna as much as i do as far as character interests go due to their strong relationship with one another. See more ideas about dc characters, justice league dark and comics girls. This was my first introduction to zatanna, a magician and comic book character from dc comics. Bloodspell removes any doubt about his fondness for bondage as zatanna is gagged twice in this one comic. I of course feel like she deserves her own solo book, but it seems as if dc is finally putting out the feelers in regards to interest in the character with this detective comics issue, and recently they finally released most of her solo series in a large tpb called zatanna by paul dini. Zatanna comic read zatanna comic online in high quality. A collection of fan and comic book art paying tribute to the comic book character. Although there was not a discussion, this book was still so enjoyable. The character, both a stage magician and a real magician like her father giovanni john zatara, is known for her involvement with the justice league, she was ranked fourth in comics buyers.
Zatanna zatara dc comics art, dc comics characters, comics girls. It is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character s internal chronology. Zatanna zatara is a fictional character, a comic book superheroine in the dc comics universe. Zatanna zatara is a fictional superheroine appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. See more ideas about justice league dark, comic book characters and dc comics. We see zatanna sitting on her bed in her san francisco home, surrounded by occult paraphernalia and books. Great deals on zatanna comic book hero action figures. The kingpin while hes typically associated with streetlevel characters like spiderman and daredevil, as weve seen in nick spencers current run on the amazing spiderman, wilson fisk, the kingpin of crime, has been trying to muscle into the. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at.
Featuring weekly comic release discussions, creator amas, a friendly and helpful userbase, and much more. Intelligent, confident, selfassured and able to manipulate reality itself with her vast magical abilities, zatanna balances her time as a skilled stage illusionist with battling the dark arts alongside some of the worlds greatest super heroes. The month after her solo series was cancelled, zatanna was made into one of the lead characters in the high profile justice league dark book. One of the dcus greatest, which is no surprise considering her profession as a stage magician and her lineage as daughter of the great wizard zatara. Just like her father, shes a stage magician by day and a real magician by night. The book created a minor fervor amongst parents and was partially responsible for the creation of the comics code authority. The daughter of zatara, zatanna is a magical superhero who has similar abilities to her father. In fact, his first issue of zatanna opened with a splash page of the character bound and gagged while in her stage outfit. See more ideas about dc comics, comic character and comics. Zatanna is one of the greatest magicusers in the dc universe.
She is currently a member of the justice league and a d. Zatanna dc comics, dc batgirl, comic book characters, comic character, comic books, fantasy characters, character design, dr fate, batman love. Zatanna would be dc comics answer to doctor strange. Zatara was featured on a few action comics covers before superman was clearly established as the books star, and zatara continued to appear regularly in both action comics and worlds finest through the 1940s. Credit goes to all the respective contributing artists. Both characters were accomplished stage illusionists who also possessed formidable magical powers as created by writer and artist fred guardineer, zatara was clearly inspired by mandrake the magician, the star of a longrunning newspaper strip drawn by lee falk. Zatanna and the house of secrets good comics for kids. Zatara and zatanna, fatheranddaughter comic strip superheroes who appeared in a variety of dc comics publications. I have always liked the character of zatanna, dc comics backwardsspeaking magician. Jun 28, 2016 a collection of fan and comic book art paying tribute to the comic book character. The daughter of john zatara, zatanna is a powerful magician who casts spells by speaking backwards and works as both a stage performer and a. She searched for her fathers spell book for years after it was bought by lex luthor. She is known for her involvement with the justice league, her retconned childhood association with batman, and her crossing of the vertigo line with characters such as romantic partner john constantine and protege timothy hunter.
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