Zatanna: Bring Down The House #2

Writer: Mariko Tamaki Artist: Javier Rodriguez Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: July 24, 2024 Cover Price: $5.99 Critic Reviews: 6 User Reviews: 15
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Magician on trial! Despite Zatanna’s willful determination to avoid Real Magic at all costs, a terrifying showdown with the interdimensional demon that interrupted her stage show reveals that she might not have run as far from the world of sorcery as she once hoped. Now a mysterious group of magic casters emerges from the shadows to accuse her of wielding great and terrible power against one of their own—her late father and greatest shame, Giovanni Zatara!

  • 10
    ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett Jul 24, 2024

    Bring Down the House #2 effectively shifts its tone between excitement, humor, and terror between panels, but every moment will leave readers wanting to discover more, no matter how dark the story may grow. Read Full Review

  • 10
    AIPT - Michael Guerrero Jul 24, 2024

    Zatanna: Bring Down the House #2 is a fantastic issue that balances the importance of identity with self-empowerment. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield Jul 24, 2024

    The present-day segments are good, but it's the sense of tension and pain in the flashback segments that really make this series feel like it's on the verge of breaking out into something amazing. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Nerd Initiative - Matthew Roth Jul 24, 2024

    Zatanna Bring Down the House #2 launches us further into the dark and mysterious depths of magic and introduces concepts that suck the reader in immediately. It is quickly climbing the must-read pile for myself, and I would recommend new readers and old alike to dive into this! Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Monkeys Fighting Robots - Mohamed Malla Jul 24, 2024

    Zatanna: Bring Down The House #2 is a powerful display of trauma and reluctance that's accompanied by some gorgeous art and colors, alongside some clever lettering, which results in an issue that's sure to leave readers begging for more. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    The Comicbook Dispatch - Dispatchdcu Jul 24, 2024

    Overall, Zatanna: Bring Down The House #2 is a suspenseful and character-driven story that expands the magical world and leaves readers eager for more. Pick it up if you enjoyed the first issue and are interested in a deeper dive into Zatanna's past, her magical abilities, and a conspiracy that could rock the magical world. Read Full Review

  • 10
    Jonn McLoed Jul 25, 2024

    After reading this issue I feel like I'm grinning like a small child. This was fun , witty and just plain bizarre. Nothing about this comic should work and yet it does with an encore. The writing and art just seem to gel together perfectly and I enjoyed every single page. Brilliant

  • 10
    Charm Jul 25, 2024

    So good

  • 9.5
    Jawnyblaze Jul 30, 2024

    Excellent book! This is the sort of comic that is very much not for me, I'm not really a fan of Zatanna (I don't dislike her, but she's just never appealed to me), the art is a style I really dislike usually, and it's DC which means I don't usually give the stuff I don't already know I'll like a chance. I'm glad I did this time though (probably thanks to the really nice foil cover for #1). Really interesting lore being explored here, and I actually really do like the art in this case. I'm not sure if this part of her history has been explored before, but it's really cool to see the ups and downs of her struggles with her "destiny". Very very cool book, just might inspire more interest in the character for me even beyond this series.

  • 6.5
    ResearchReader Aug 13, 2024

    This issue was a bit better than the first but still the art really holds it back. With a better artist I feel like we would really get the mystery of the casters, the aura of the Zatara, the pure oddity of the rabbit people, but I dont feel any of that. The art falls flat on all front. It really is not a proper fit for this book. It isnt a proper fit for any DC book frankly.

    I am a massive Zatanna fan, I have all her major stories going back to her inception, but she needs good art. Her magic, her atmosphere, her backstory all demands it. This is not that.

    As for the story itself, it does ramp up a bit and I do enjoy parts of it but it feels like it is missing the 'show part' due to the poor art. The one issue I have more

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    KittyNone Jul 29, 2024

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    The Chosen One Jul 24, 2024

  • 9.0
    Watchtower022 Aug 12, 2024

  • 9.0
    lossforwords Aug 3, 2024

  • 8.5
    _maite14 Aug 18, 2024

  • 8.5
    konichandesu Aug 4, 2024

  • 8.5
    wesshamu Jul 26, 2024

  • 8.5
    ComicWorm Jul 26, 2024

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    retcon_D Aug 9, 2024

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    Anali Jul 24, 2024

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