DC has announced Zatanna: Bring Down the House — a new Black Label series starring the publisher’s resident superhero magician.
Per DC, Zatanna: Bring Down the House launches late this coming June from writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Javier Rodríguez. The debut issue features a main cover by Rodríguez, as well as variant covers by Jorge Jiménez, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, and Mikel Janín. The mature-readers series itself promises to “take Zatanna on an all-new adventure” set against the backdrop of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Check out covers and unlettered preview pages for Zatanna: Bring Down the House #1 below:
What is Zatanna: Bring Down the House about?
“Zatanna Zatara is the greatest entertainer in the worst hotel and casino off the Las Vegas strip. The ritzier hotels would love to have her as a headliner, but since a devastating instance of magic gone wrong changed the course of her childhood, Zatanna would much rather rock her trademark top hat and fishnets as a sleight-of-hand stage act than bother with real magic,” an official synopsis for Bring Down the House reads.
“But Zatanna will have to take herself and her magical abilities seriously when an interdimensional vortex cracks open the very stage she performs on, releasing a terrifying demon bent on killing her,” it continues. “And if Zatanna hopes to escape with her life, she’ll have to face the even more terrifying consequences of her past.”
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with this team, and having the opportunity to tell a story that spotlights Zatanna,” Tamaki said. “We’re very excited for people to see this weird little story we’ve whipped up for their reading pleasure.”
“I encourage readers to join us on this journey in search of magic,” Rodríguez added. “There is nothing more fun than working on a character like Zatanna who, issue after issue, invites you to explore every nook and cranny of the language of comics.”
Zatanna: Bring Down the House #1 goes on sale Tuesday, June 25 from DC. The comic will be available for pre-order starting next Friday, March 15.
