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Time for another installment of: Alex has questions!! So here goes.

Is there anything you and fandom in general disagree about re: your character? What are your ~unpopular opinions~?

Do you not understand why fandom decided their middle name was Malloy? Are they 5'6" according to you and 5'8" according to everyone else? Did you interpret a

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PRETTY MUCH. In general, I can't stand most fans because it's... very... clear... they haven't read anything prior to 2005, if even. When I like a character enough to be confident in discussing them (or RPing them), I like to at least be familiar with say... 60% of their canon? 75-80%+ if they're in less issues than someone like Zee. I've seen some fans discussing her limits when it comes to magic and while there aren't many limitations, the price for her abilities comes in other areas of her life more often than not being able to use magic or being fatigued, etc. It doesn't take much digging into the universe to realize this; before the universe was rebooted, magic was very loosely defined again and the Tenth Age of Magic was just forming. Unfortunately, they didn't do much with it, but there were a lot of consequences for magic users post-Final Crisis and Day of Vengeance and all the tie-ins and follow-ups, particularly since the numbers are now dwindling in her kind.

--which really brings about the part where I feel she's more well-suited to being a supporting cast member or a leader in mini-series/events with a focus on magic. She's not an active hero and the past few years aren't really indicative of that.

...also, you asked before about body type/weight/etc. And it still stands that I think DC's guide is sort of ridiculous, so I ignore that completely.

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And to add to that, I generally mean a percentage of titles based on online lists. Obviously, it is AN ETERNAL STRUGGLE since I don't think there will ever be an official, complete issue lists.

At the time being, I've read every issue that Zatanna's been listed as having appeared in (sans Flashpoint, since I read one issue and bailed) and have read plenty unlisted. I've read a good chunk of Elseworlds and Tangent and DCAU, but I'm sure there are a lot of missing issues. READING ALL THE ISSUES... THIS IS EXCITING TO ME, GUYS. :(

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I READ EVERYTHING. Also, a lot of JLA v1 seems to be listed a few issues off or not at all and I really loved that run (if this horrible, horrible icon is any indication).

It's sort of trial and error, really. The more you read, the more you find something neat on accident! But with her being "DC's greatest minor hero," a lot of times I end up disappointed with like, her standing in one frame in like, Guy Gardner: Warrior or something.

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The issue was essentially LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH WE LOVE ZATANNA (Ray's in there, too aww yis).

Yeah, a single frame with John. What's going on... why are we in this issue... It had a lot of people in the background since it was a holiday/over-sized issue, I think? I confess to not being strong enough to actually read it.