Zatanna Body Paint Cosplay Brings DC's Most Powerful Woman to Life
A new body paint cosplay of Zatanna Zatara showcases the powers of one of DC's most powerful magic users, with a short video showcasing her mystical powers. The current leader of the Justice League Dark and a longtime Justice League ally, Zatanna is famous for casting spells by reciting words backwards, and comes from a long line of the magically inclined, including Leonardo da Vinci.
Introduced in Hawkman #4 and created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, Zatanna is the daughter of powerful mystic Giovanni Zatara and Sindella, a member of the magical race known as Homo Magi. While her mother bequeathed Zatanna her immense power, it was Zatara who trained his daughter in both her true mystical abilities and the stage magic he had long used as a cover and source of income. After he died in a battle against the Great Darkness, Zatanna was able to free her father from Hell, and has gone on to become even more powerful — especially in recent comics, in which she's been able to channel the abilities of the Upside-Down Man at the risk of being possessed by the interdimensional predator.
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Zatanna's iconic stage act comes to life in a new cosplay from Melissa Croft. A skilled body paint artist, Croft recreates characters from films, games, and comics, often going for deep-cut characters such as X-Men's Rasputin IV and Superman's forgotten daughter from the Injustice franchise. The cosplay recreates Zatanna's iconic look, complete with white gloves, a black top hat, and a wand that's effectively for show, given the hero tends to harness her powers vocally. Croft shared the cosplay in a short video on Twitter with more photo-shoot pictures added
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