Until recently , I only had a loose understanding of who Zatanna was. (magicial's assistant...? burlesque performer...?) In fact, a year ago, walking around Baltimore ComicCon, I am not sure I could tell the difference between a Ms. Marvel, Black Canary or a Zatanna costume if it wasn't for the top hat.
Since then, I have scooped up and read a metric ton of DC comics, both old and new and am now aware that Ms. Z is one of the most powerful magicians in that universe, who can pretty much make anything happen magically - provided she can say the command backwards. (like some sort of magicians' field sobriety test.)
Most recently, however, our top-hatted hero has made a habit of pissing me off as the one playable character in the superhero fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us whom I can not beat anyone with; yet anyone who plays her against me can shut me down in like 90 seconds. And because she is voiced by Lacey Chabert, I can't help but think of Zatanna as a member of the cast of Mean Girls.
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| Zatanna, stop trying to make "fetch" happen. It's not going to happen. |
Cosplay character trends are a crazy thing. A year ago, I saw at least a dozen each of Harley Quinns and Poison Ivys. But this year, it was Zatanna who ruled the day. let's have a look.
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| No jacket. Advantage: Full range of motion when casting spells. Disadvantage: Chilly arms! |
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| She's warmer now. Love the tails! But what collar is this bow tie attached to?! |
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| Zatanna has gone rogue, chilling with a pack of DC lady villains. (and one of the coolest Riddlers ever) |
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| Beautiful! But when tempted to stare at a magician's cleavage, remember that she can turn you into a frog! |
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| More villain chillin'. This Z is hanging with a steampunk Catwoman. |
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| Power couple! |
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| teprac neerg ylgu! |
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| No top hat? No bow tie!? This Zatanna is terrib-- Ohhhh. Yeah. my bad. I'm still not good at this. |
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