The trap is sprung. All cards are drawn. The guillotine descends. As a tragic taleof loss and demise is told, Zatanna has one chance to discover the secrets of thecursed sword, regain control over the narrative, and save herself. If not, when thestory concludes, so does her life!
Our puppet master has made herself known. Zatanna has quite a battle before her between this sword carrying lies and the player in the shadows moving the pawns. Zatanna #5 was full of both joy and pain, join me next time to see what awaits our beloved Mistress of Magic. Read Full Review
Zatanna #5 continues the spectacular imagination this mini-series has been filled with since the first page of the first issue. Read Full Review
Zatanna's one of those characters who only rarely gets a full solo spotlight, so this could be one of those stories that becomes a true evergreen institution for the hero. Read Full Review
With some beautiful compositions (and a well-executed meta moment), Zatanna #5 is an exercise in reclaiming one's power. Bring on the final fight! Read Full Review
In a series that has felt like a creator's big bang of ideas, Zatanna #5 meanders its own way through various metatextual levels before returning to the main story. Read Full Review
The writing is a bit of a mess for sure. All that being said, I see a clear through line in this story and stuff is finally making sense. The start of the issue is a lie, Zatanna detects that, finds the real villian behind it all. We also get why the White Lady is so salty (rightfully so), and we get the steps needed for the final big fight. This issue did all it needed to do, but it could have done it better. A better lead up would have helped. Really this story needed better editing. I blame the poor DC editorial for that.
Amazing art as always. At least the stage is set for Zatanna and the big final showdown.
With only one issue remaining, I still can't tell you what this story is about. Some artists can write and some can't. This is definitely the latter. I'm continuing it purely due to the art. The demon tries to implant memories into Zatanna's head to make her think her father didn't love her. She visits her mother and walks upon the blue-line of a couple of comic pages. This is the only spread I liked, which had nothing to do with the story. I'm glad this is ending next issue.
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