A new DC Black Label series will explore the tragic childhood of spellcaster Zatanna Zatara this June. Zatanna: Bringing Down the House, written by Eisner award-winner Mariko Tamaki and drawn by artist Javier Rodríguez, is the first time the character has starred in a Black Label comic, which are typically designated as being for mature readers.
In the new series, Zatanna finds herself working in a cheap Las Vegas hotel and casino, making her money by doing simple stage magic tricks rather than using her real supernatural abilities. According to DC's synopsis, this is following "a devastating instance of magic gone wrong," which changed the course of her life. Now "Zatanna would much rather rock her trademark top hat and fishnets as a sleight-of-hand stage act than bother with real magic."
