DC’s All In initiative is adding a touch of magic to its lineup. The publisher has announced Zatanna, a new six-issue miniseries starring the DCU’s resident mistress of magic. Written and illustrated by Jamal Campbell and lettered (backwards) by Ariana Maher, the new series will find Zee and her support staff facing off against a new enemy.
Here’s how DC describes Zatanna:
In the new limited comic book series, Zatanna gets 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 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!
The series is the first solo series from DC for writer/artist Jamal Campbell, who previously illustrated books like Naomi with writers Brian Michael Bendis & David F. Walker and Far Sector with writer N.K. Jemisin. Campbell has also been an artist on the current Superman series with Joshua Williamson, and previously wrote and illustrated a two-part Nightwing story in the Batman: Urban Legends anthology.
In a statement announcing the new series, Campbell expressed his enthusiasm at tackling Zatanna and her world:
“Wonder, mystery, mischief, and fishnets make up the core of a quintessential Zatanna Zatara stage show, and it’s high time she returned to the spotlight,” said Campbell. “In her newest DC Comics series, Zatanna is dragged down a rabbit hole of cursed swords, hidden truths, and multiple brushes with death. She’ll need all her wits and every spell she can muster in order to make it out the other side in one piece.”
“It’s been a dream tackling Zatanna’s world, introducing brand-new allies and adversaries as well as bringing back some old classics that haven’t been seen in a while,” continued Campbell. “I’m weaving all my appreciation of the character into these pages in order to show and prove what makes Zatanna so magical.”
Check out preview pages from the first issue of the series, as well as variant covers by Campbell, Chris Bachalo & Jaime Mendoza (open-to-order), Sozomaika (open-to-order), David Talaski (open-to-order), Saowee (1:25), and Derrick Chew (DC Showcase variant), below. Zatanna #1 (of 6) is due out in stores on Wednesday, February 19th, 2025.
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