Zatanna and the House of Secrets: A Graphic Novel Paperback – 18 Feb. 2020

Writing this on behalf of my 7 year daughter, who thoroughly enjoyed this book. She does have super nerd dad who could help with some of the words and characters. For any comic loving parent who wants to share their experiences this is a great starting comic book for any girl or boy.

Its a children's book and well its supposed to be Zatanna first adventure, since she doesn't know anybody, It is up to her to solve his father's predicament and rise to meet her family magic legacy.Also a time to meet Clarion the witchboy one of his few recurring antagonists.Leaving this Book as gift and Leaving the story it has aside, any Reason to buy this Besides being an avid collector of Zatanna the character, I guess there's the fact this is one of the better draw Children Graphic novels.So lets say you enjoy Zatanna as a character but are on the fence whether or not to Buy, I will offer the Fact this is A Tale of when Zatanna still have its dad at home. Those are usually a Flashback.

Although this graphic novel is for younger readers, it looks good. Colouring and text within this G.N is fairly clear throughout, and will be a lighter, easier read for a change. Happy with my ordered item. Thanks.

Bought this one after my child enjoyed the 'Diana - Princess of the Amazons' one. Don't think this one is quite as good, but the art is decent. Story lets it down though, according to my resident critic. Still, for the price it's worth it especially if your kid has an interest in comic characters. There isn't much else in the way of age-appropriate comic books out there for primary school age kids, especially girls.

Read this with my 6 yr old, we really enjoyed it

Zatanna is a lesser known, but still frequently encountered, character from the DC Universe, and this graphic novel for kids introduces her as a young girl, which is sort of fun and serves as an interesting entree to the DC pantheon.We start slowly, with middle school angst, but not too far in Zatanna's Dad disappears in their magical house, and Zatanna, her familiar, Pocus, the slightly sarcastic rabbit, and an untrustworthy witch boy, have to quest through the house in order to find Dad. During the course of the search Zatanna learns about her family, her parents, and, importantly, herself and her magical powers. The action is clever enough, but the appeal, for me, was in the way Zatanna figured out who and what she is, and began to come into her own as a magician. There's some monologuing along the way to help middle grade readers, but no major info dumps. So, the whole adventure moves along crisply, clearly, and at a good pace.The art was serviceable, but did not strike me as other than ordinary. Heavy lines, big blocks of color, no shading or depth, many panels just have a single background color. That's fine for an early reader graphic novel, and the characters are expressive enough to complement the dialogue and the action, but there was nothing especially fun, for me, about the drawing.That said, this is a comfy, fast paced, and well structured and presented intro graphic novel, and strikes me as a magic/quest tale with real appeal and engaging characters. A nice find.(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)