#zatanna

[why-i-love-comics]

Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #1 - "Eternal Crusade" (2024)

written by Jeff Parker art by Lukas Ketner, Michele Bandini, & Marcelo Maiolo

[dailydccomics]

Zatanna by Terry and Rachel Dodson

[yams-here]

Who knew that having two hyperfixations at the same time would cause them to merge (DCCHG meets Magical Girl Anime)

basically if metropolis was still metropolis but it was like. structured like tokyo for some reason

plus the token magical anime supporting cast of boys

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Zatanna #2 by Jamal Campbell. Variant covers by (1) Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson, (2) David Nakayama and (3) Campbell. Main cover (4) by Campbell. Out in February 2025.

"In the aftermath of her encounter with the Lady White, Zatanna is left debilitated by a mysterious cursed sword. In hopes of breaking the curse, Zatanna seeks out the hidden connection between it, her missing crewmate, the Lady White, and herself. However, with her magic compromised and her thoughts haunted by visions of death, how long can she keep herself and those around her safe?"

[olailamajnoon]

Selina walked onto the Watchtower along with Bruce. Zatanna "accidentally" bumped into the two. She looked up at Selina and blinked. "Oh, you're Bruce's wife!"

Selina appeared slightly taken aback, one eyebrow unfurling. "...no."

Zatanna went on cheerily, winking at Bruce with malicious intent. "Well, he takes every opportunity to call you his wife. He's like...I'm gonna marry her anyway, so might as well call her that."

Selina gave Bruce the side-eye. "Yeah, that definitely sounds like him." Her voice was dry.

"If you ever decide to marry this lummox," went on Zatanna, "remember to ask me for my list of Bruce's sixteen greatest flaws."

Selina grinned. "Thanks, but I think I know them."

"No," said Zatanna seriously, chewing her magic gum. "You only know the first nine." Zatanna sat down at the monitor console and hung upside down on the chair. "He eats with his mouth open sometimes. And he can't handle raw shrimp. It gives him...diarrhea."

Selina snorted. "How do you know this." She couldn't hide her amusement.

"We were trapped on an ocean planet for a week, and all we had to eat was raw fish. Bruce had...severe digestive problems. Clark had to cook the meat with his eyeballs." Zatanna was seemingly relishing telling the story, as much as Bruce gave her the death-glare.

"Well, I won't take him out for sushi anytime then," said Selina.

"Or...you could," said Zatanna, waggling her eyebrows. "Take him someplace without a bathroom, and watch him. He can't say no to a challenge, his ego will get in the way."

Bruce's glare at Zatanna could have melted steel as she slurped her Slurpie. Selina was trying and failing to control hiccupy laughter. "That sounds like an...idea."

Zatanna grinned from ear to ear. "You know, I like you, Catwoman. Maybe we will make good friends."

Selina hooked her right arm through Bruce's. "I'm un-uninviting you to our wedding."

Zatanna sat up. "Wait! I was...uninvited?"

"You turned Bruce's chair into mist and he sat on it and fell on his ass." Selina giggled childishly. It sounded like a kitten gurgling.

"Selina..." Bruce warned.

"...so he got upset," Selina finished.

Zatanna was smirking. "Yeah, that's always funny."

"I'm glad you two ladies are bonding," said Bruce, unamused. "But if you will excuse me, I need to work."

Selina blew him a kiss as he disentangled himself and walked away. Then she leaned closer to Zatanna. "Do you have any idea what he's like when he gets angry?"

Zatanna looked up through innocent eyes. "no...?"

"The sex," said Selina, "is so great. He gets rough, just the way I like it." She breathed in. "Any ideas how to make him just mad enough to get him to do that?"

Zatanna grinned. "Any ideas? I've got an entire encyclopedia! I've written the book on twirling Bruce round my pinkie." She flicked her hair. "What do you wanna know?"

Selina sat beside her, and propped her feet up on the console. "Let's start with everything."

[jetslay]

DC Women by David Nakayama.

[evilhorse]

DC All In Special #1

[iolite-moodboards]

yj s1 team instagram pages featuring: canon writer raquel, spitfire crumbs, and even smaller chalant crumbs 🫶🎀

[zephyr-ro-emenki]

Random Batfam Headcanon's #23: The Adoption Habit Trilogy!

(continuation of #22)

Another thing the Batfam has a habit of adopting (but this time collectively) is mother figures.

Of course, we have Thalia, who is Damian's birth mother (and the one Jason refers to when he speaks of Mom), and the rest of the Batfam have a precedent to call Thalia Mom in that her and Bruce were once in fact married, and the only reason they split up and never had a happy married life being that Ra's ordered her to tell Bruce she had a miscarriage with Damian and return home with him. So, the rest of the family can (and in life and death situations where they need to stun her, Have) called her mom.

Then there's Selina, Bruce's on again, off again love interest that he was also engaged to. She's the one most Batfam members seeing when they picture Bruce actually settling down with someone, and she's truly become either their mother or their spinster Aunt who has a lot of useful (but criminal) habits that your parents don't want you to know (and the difference depends entirely on the writer for that comic run.)

Now, we get into the Various Female Heroes (and newspaper journalist) that get referred to as Aunt but they all mentally call them Mom.

We have Lois Lane (the Batkids have a running betting pool for when either Bruce or Damian Realizes they've unintentionally started dating the Kent Family. Tim doesn't count, he knows for a fact he's blatantly dating Kon. And so, The Kents have become referred to internally by the Batkids as the In-Laws.)

We have Wonder Woman (the full equalizer to the Throuple that is Bruce, Lois, and Clark, truly making it a Polycule. She also just radiates mom energy.)

We have Zatanna (this is mostly just a joke from Steph being Horny/stupid on main and accidentally posting the words "Magic Mommy" in the Batfam chat when referring to Zatanna's show coming to Gotham. It's stuck around longer than they ever thought it would.)

We have Dinah (she's the family therapist for not just the Batfam, but also the therapist of the entire JL, of course she radiates Mom energy.)

We have Leslie Thompkins (she's the Batfam's go to doctor, they've all been high on painkillers and accidentally referred to her as Mom before.)

And thats it if you don't count some Batfam members jokingly and sarcastically referring to Harley and Pamela as "Mom" in that very mid-Teens sarcasm that everyone gets, and Harley becoming a hyperactive parent like "OMG IVY WE HAVE KIDS!!!" and Pamela having to calm her down with "Harley, Darling, love of my life, centerpiece of my garden, they're little menaces." Only for Harley to respond "I know, aren't they PERFECT!?!?!?!"

[fandomnerd9602]

Zatanna and Y/N get ready for their little mission...

Zatanna: presents?

Y/N: check

Zatanna: sleigh and reindeer?

Y/N: check eight times! Are we really about to save Christmas?

Zatanna: damn right we are!

Zatanna places a kiss to Y/N's cheek before they drive the sleigh into the sky...

[why-i-love-comics]

Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #2 - "The Holiday Party" (2024)

written by Jeff Parker art by Lukas Ketner, Michele Bandini, & Marcelo Maiolo

[dailydccomics]

Wonder Woman and Zatanna by David Nakayama

[kitzatara]

Had a work thought and realised "hey, there's a guy for this!"

Have either of the Zatara's ever gotten a lantern ring and then recited the oath backwards? If so, what happened?

Well, not exactly but kinda!

There are three instances in comics and one from a video game.

The first time was in Green Lantern 42, it was one of Zatanna’s earliest appearances. During this adventure Zatanna casts a spell on Hal from across the globe. He then recites his green lantern oath in her style of backwards. It was meant as a way to both protect him and bring him to her aid. When this happened, he gained immunity to his at the time weakness to yellow. It is a pretty fun read and I recommend it.

A few decades later Zatanna crossed paths with Kyle Rayner. In this adventure their powers end up somewhat swapped, with Kyle having to speak backwards to use his ring and Zatanna having to will her magic to work. Truth be told Zee doesn’t get to do as much this time around. But it was at least kinda funny. (Green Lantern 80 Page Giant #2 if you’re curious)

Zatanna also swapped bodies with Star Sapphire in one of her first stories as a new member of the JLA. (# 167) While body swapped they are both able to use the other’s powers. Zatanna worked the star sapphire and star sapphire cast backwards spells. It’s maybe not exactly what you were looking for but it is adjacent.

And lastly she was given the powers of a star sapphire in the DCUO blackest night event. Kinda ironic considering the body swap incident. And if Zee were to ever be part of a corp, I think the Star Sapphire one is the more likely (there are good arguments for red, blue, and green as well). But it’s a video game so what happened in the game isn’t canon to the main universe, but she did look pretty in pink.

So that’s all the times I can think of off the top of my head of Zatanna coming into contact with lantern powers, or power oaths being reversed or them using backwards spells.

Thanks for asking!

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Justice League Unlimited #5 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora. Variant covers by (1) Nathan Szerdy, (2) Mark Spears and (3) Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund. Main cover (4) by Mora, Out in March 2025.

"The keys to the mysterious superterrorist organization Inferno begin to be revealed as the Justice League realizes it’s an intergalactic threat led by one of their oldest foes! Time is running out to save the world with the help of… the Legion of Doom?"

[aboutzatanna]

Lettered Preview For Zatanna #1 By Jamal Campbell

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"ZATANNA #1 (OF 6) CVR A JAMAL CAMPBELL (W/A/CA) Jamal Campbell SUPERSTAR JAMAL CAMPBELL KICKS OFF AN ALL-NEW ZATANNA LIMITED SERIES! Zatanna Zatara, the Mistress of Magic, is back on tour! She's got her stage crew back together and is looking forward to a new, less chaotic chapter of life. However, her plans are disrupted before they even begin when her stage crew is abducted by a ghostly new adversary, The Lady White. Now, Zatanna is plunged into machinations of tricks, swords, and curses that threaten to tear her apart from the inside out!"

[titans-thoughts]

Why did DC decide to rip off their own character? Like, we already know sdrawkcab hceeps is important in the magical part of the DCU, but we already have people with that talent.

Meet Conjura.  She’s a Zatanna knock-off so obscure that this–an entry in the Super Dictionary–is actually her first appearance.

And that’s terrible