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    Character » Zatanna appears in 1676 issues.

    A good stage magician and daughter of magician Giovanni John Zatara, Zatanna, the Mistress of Magic, after her father vanished, kidnapped by an old foe she delved into his library and learned about her ancestors, Zatanna taught herself how to get access to her power by speaking her spells backwards, and became one of most powerful magic-users in the DC Universe.

    Serious heroine or just eye candy?

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    Mighty Thorion

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    #1  Edited By Mighty Thorion

    Is DC's resident attractive magician just pure eye candy or is she a serious player in the super hero stakes? Perhaps her new magazine will tell us!
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    #2  Edited By Vortex13

    I'm assuming you mean Zatana but you should give some indication that you are. I love Zatana and I think she does have a role in the DCU. Hopefully her new series will show her with a bigger part in the scheme of things.

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    The eye candy's to draw them in, let's hope the writing keeps 'em there :0



     
     
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    #4  Edited By sexy_merc

    Serious heroine imo, I actually like her character.

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    #5  Edited By Zniperking

    I think she is a serious heroine but I think her problem is that she doesn't get that much of a spotlight, can't wait for her new series

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    #6  Edited By TheBlueAngel93

    She looks good while being serious.

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    #7  Edited By Golden Cod

    I think she was the one who tried to find a more permanent solution to crime by brainwashing villains to be good.   If it's true, she's a serious heroine imo.

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    #8  Edited By dane

    I think shes a cool character.

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    #9  Edited By darkstorm1

    Zatanna is one of my favorite characters in the DCU......Glad she's getting her own solo.
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    #10  Edited By Son_of_Magnus

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    #11  Edited By Crom-Cruach

    She's one of the best DC heroines in my opinion. I wish she could get more attention. Maybe a good arc with one the major DC characters might help. Personally I always liked her appearances in Batman stories. I'd definitively be able to see her becoming a regular there. Maybe she could start dating Bruce once he comes back. It's not like the writers haven't touched on that possibility before.

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    #12  Edited By MrMiracle77

    She's both.  She's a Serieye Candero.  In the grand DC tradition she's of those characters that is heroic but maintains that sly playfulness and utterly ridiculous power array.

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    #13  Edited By obie1103

    I think she's a pretty serious heroine. Its just that she hasn't been more involved in as many serious arcs as she should have been. And the stockings don't help either. They make her look like cocktease than a superhero

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    #14  Edited By ssejllenrad

    Serious heroine... I think her character is even better than WW... Only my opinion...

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    #15  Edited By Cosmic Sentinel

    Well, she is one of my all time favourite heroes. Given that she's a favourite of Paul Dini too, it's surprising it's taken DC this long to give her her own title.

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    #16  Edited By Magian

    Zatanna is one of the strongest heroes in DC. Plus they all go to her and Doctor Fate when there is magical trouble.
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    #17  Edited By Renee

     A BEAUTY and a HERO! :)

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    #18  Edited By Krakoa

    I don't think she's any less or more serious than any other DC heroine, but she might benefit from a Frank Miller-esque mini drawn by Bill Sienkiewicz. (just sayin')

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    #19  Edited By Krakoa

    Frank Miller can make anything serious and gritty, case in point:  

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    #20  Edited By Dreamspinner
    @Krakoa: OMG creepy!
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    #21  Edited By Krakoa
    @Dreamspinner: lol 
    and apologies in advance to Mighty Thorion for derailing your topic.
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    #22  Edited By PowerHerc

    The design of Zatanna's costume is such that many wrongly regard her as mere eye candy, but she is definately a serious heroine.
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    #23  Edited By Kairan1979

    I don't think there's anything funny with what she did to Dr. Light.

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    #24  Edited By jrock85

    Both.

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    #25  Edited By ZoddGuts

    Yeah she's a little of both. But that's what makes her a fun character. Glad she got her own series going.

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    #26  Edited By superbatprime

    By her own admission she is not a superhero.

    But that doesn't mean she couldn't stop Superman dead in his tracks with a single sentence.

    The fact that she is cute is just a bonus, Zee is not to be messed with, she is one of the most dangerous people on Earth.

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    #27  Edited By jrock85

    @jrock85 said:

    Both.

    I'm still right.

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    #28  Edited By TheCannon

    eye candy. Great looking eye candy

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    Not as good as Power Girl, but good looking.

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    #29  Edited By cattlebattle

    I don't know......but I do know this, Zatanna cosplayers are always win...for me at least

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    #30  Edited By Joygirl

    Can she be both?

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    #31  Edited By ReVamp

    former. I don't even see her as all that attractive, to be honest.

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    #32  Edited By PowerHerc

    She's a serious heroine who happens to look like eye-candy. She's both.

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    #33  Edited By Blood1991

    I FREAKIN LOVE Zantanna, so yes she is imo a key player in the DC Universe. She went from a simple caster to a powerhouse and as earned the right to be taken seriously.

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    #34  Edited By TheCannon

    @ReVamp said:

    former. I don't even see her as all that attractive, to be honest.

    How can you not find her that attractive?

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    #35  Edited By ReVamp

    @TheCannon said:

    @ReVamp said:

    former. I don't even see her as all that attractive, to be honest.

    How can you not find her that attractive?

    Dunno. I find her more attractive now, post-FP.

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    #36  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator

    Zatanna is my favorite superheroine period, she has everything I love in a character, she can be funny and carefree,(rather going home and sleep then drink with other superheroes, which I can relate to) she can be serious and make the tough decisions (like with doctor Light) she's powerful, a strong woman WITHOUT being a b!tch, has cool, unique powers, and yes, she is pretty darn attractive,  
     
    Fact is, Zatanna is just plain, !emosewa

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    #37  Edited By TheCannon

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon said:

    @ReVamp said:

    former. I don't even see her as all that attractive, to be honest.

    How can you not find her that attractive?

    Dunno. I find her more attractive now, post-FP.

    Look at her.

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    #38  Edited By ReVamp

    @TheCannon: I like the first one.

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    - She was treated as a 4th tier character for along time by DC so I can see why some readers would think of her that way

    - The past 5 years she has been treated a lot better, substance to go with the eye candy, she is one of my more favored female DC characters even if I do not follow it much

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    #40  Edited By TheCannon

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    @TheCannon: I like the first one.

    Good. Will you admit she is gorgeous now?

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    #41  Edited By ReVamp

    @TheCannon: No.

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    #42  Edited By TheCannon

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon: No.

    Why?

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    #43  Edited By ReVamp

    @TheCannon said:

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon: No.

    Why?

    Because.

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    #44  Edited By TheCannon

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon said:

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon: No.

    Why?

    Because.

    Because why? She's one of DC's hottest characters. Ranking behind Power Girl, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Huntress, Fire, and Ice.

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    #45  Edited By ReVamp

    @TheCannon said:

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon said:

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon: No.

    Why?

    Because.

    Because why? She's one of DC's hottest characters. Ranking behind Power Girl, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Huntress, Fire, and Ice.

    Do I need to logically justify? Its all subjective, there's no real reason.

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    #46  Edited By TheCannon

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon said:

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon said:

    @ReVamp said:

    @TheCannon: No.

    Why?

    Because.

    Because why? She's one of DC's hottest characters. Ranking behind Power Girl, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Huntress, Fire, and Ice.

    Do I need to logically justify? Its all subjective, there's no real reason.

    I think Zatanna is hot, but she-Hulk is hotter

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    #47  Edited By TeamUnitedNerds

    @Mighty Thorion said:

    Is DC's resident attractive magician just pure eye candy or is she a serious player in the super hero stakes? Perhaps her new magazine will tell us!

    JLD has turned her into a pretty serious powerhouse, and so has Young Justice, to a degree

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    #48  Edited By DarkDay

    @TeamUnitedNerds said:

    @Mighty Thorion said:

    Is DC's resident attractive magician just pure eye candy or is she a serious player in the super hero stakes? Perhaps her new magazine will tell us!

    JLD has turned her into a pretty serious powerhouse, and so has Young Justice, to a degree

    I think she was always sort of a powerhouse, but she's sort of like Magik (or even Magneto to a degree) in my opinion. Her powerset is such that you tend to need very heavy hitting or specialized villains for her to not have to be written down in order for plots to work. Honestly that happens a lot to quite a few characters, but you get less of it in team books if you're the designated team powerhouse.

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    Both.

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    #50  Edited By Avenging-X-Bolt

    @DarkDay said:

    @TeamUnitedNerds said:

    @Mighty Thorion said:

    Is DC's resident attractive magician just pure eye candy or is she a serious player in the super hero stakes? Perhaps her new magazine will tell us!

    JLD has turned her into a pretty serious powerhouse, and so has Young Justice, to a degree

    I think she was always sort of a powerhouse, but she's sort of like Magik (or even Magneto to a degree) in my opinion. Her powerset is such that you tend to need very heavy hitting or specialized villains for her to not have to be written down in order for plots to work. Honestly that happens a lot to quite a few characters, but you get less of it in team books if you're the designated team powerhouse.

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