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

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

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

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

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

So good

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.

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 with the story is that Zatara feels colder, more evil then he normally is. This relationship feels less healthy than normal and that is a shame. Zatanna and her father normally care for each other but I dont get that vibe in this book. We will see though. There is more to her childhood story to reveal. more