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CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zatanna

Constantine

4 votes

Zatanna

7 votes

Edgy MD Nov 30 2014 08:46 PM

Hey kids, it's abracadabra vs hocus locus in a war of magicians and --- meow! --- former lovers. All this from the DC/Indie Conference's Occult heroes/Gods bracket. [fimg=350]http://cdn1.sciencefiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/John_Constantine.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=350]http://images4.alphacoders.com/235/235978.jpg[/fimg] Name: John Constantine Name: Zatanna AKA: Hellblazer AKA: Zatanna Zatara Creator(s): Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben Creator(s): Gardner Fox, Murphy Anderson Place of Birth: Merseyside, Liverpool, UK Place of Birth: Unrevealed How He Came to Be: Comes from a long line of powerful musicians, and began messing about in the occult as a young adult. How She Came to Be: Daughter of the great magician Giovanna Zatara, she discovered her own magical abilities while searchng for him following his diappearance. Base of Operations: Paddington, London, UK Base of Operations: Shadowcrest (a mobile location but has been knonw to appear outside of Gotham City, NJ); Justice Leauge Watchtower, Earth's Moon Teams: The Trenchcoat Brigade, Justice League Dark Teams: Justice League, Justice League Dark, Sentinels of Magic, Seven Soldiers Signature Lines: "Now I'm just like the bastards I've hated all me life." Signature Lines: "Hey, pay attention to me! I'm fascinating." Arch-Enemy: The Demon Nergel Arch-Enemy: Brother Night Paramour(s): Epiphany Greaves Constantine, Zatanna, others Paramour John Constantine, Etrigan the Demon Has Been Played By: Keanu Reaves, Matt Ryan Once Played By: Selinda Swann Could Have Been Played By: Sting Could Have Been Played By: Jana Peri Song I Think Of: "Spirits in the Material World" Song I Think Of: "Black Magic Woman" Powers: Has supernatural magical skills, but holds off on using them usually, in favor of his more worldly abilities: detection, cunning, manipulative dealing in leverage. But his knowledge of the occult is vast and dangerous. He's capable of time travel, warp probability to improve his luck, some telekenensis and teleportation and all that mentalist stuff. Also does the stuff stage magicians do: sleight of hand, escapism, dancing with demons, stuff like that. Powers: Super-powerful sorceress, endowed by genetic gifts. Weaknesses: Doesn't keep friends long, as he can worm and bullshit his way out of situations that they can not. Has a nicotine addiction and enemies in the deepest reaches of hell. He plays these demons against each other to keep himself out of the pit, but… how long can that last? Pipers must be paid. Weaknesses: Can be stopped, or at least slowed, by stopping her voice, which triggers her spells. She can also deplete her powers from overuse.

Nymr83 Nov 30 2014 10:13 PM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

i like that this one lacks a poll, because they both suck so bad that we should give them both the boot now and advance both Wolverine AND Dazzler.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 30 2014 10:39 PM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

Spoken like a man who's never read Hellblazer. Sardonic, noir-cum-political-satire at first, then shifting into something more personal-cum-religious once Jamie Delano left... but always blackly funny, and morally... um... complicated. So, so great. And Constantine's a survivor. A scarred, Bushmill's-redolent, ethically-flexible hero, but a hero nonetheless. Zatanna's interesting, power-wise-- considering her reality-manipulation abilities, she's a dark-horse contender for most dangerous hero alive-- and, ahem, visually interesting as well. Constantine, well, he's barely hanging on. And most of what he touches turns to dust, or something far worse. But despite his better instincts, he keeps trying. It sounds weird to the uninitiated, I know, but the center of this spooks-and-demons serial is the most realistic, flesh-and-blood hero in the damn tournament. Also, Constantine's series may be my favorite grown-up-read among all them funnies. And when the paper-rubber meets the paper-road, the stories are everything, aren't they?

Edgy MD Dec 01 2014 05:02 AM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

Sorry. Poll up.

Frayed Knot Dec 01 2014 07:08 AM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

Edgy MD wrote: Sorry. Poll up. Coincidentally, those were the same words FMan used to justify his voting for Zatanna.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 01 2014 07:28 AM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

I'm mostly unfamiliar with both characters. I remember Constantine as a supporting character in Swamp Thing; I never read his own title. I don't recall where I saw Zatanna in the comics (was she in Teen Titans?) but I do remember her from Smallville. She gets my mostly uninformed vote.

MFS62 Dec 01 2014 07:32 AM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

Any super hero played by Serinda Swan gets my vote. I remember her from Breakout Kings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_Kings Later

RealityChuck Dec 01 2014 07:49 AM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

Constantine was a far more interesting character. Plus: Alan Moore!

Vic Sage Dec 01 2014 08:19 AM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Spoken like a man who's never read Hellblazer. Sardonic, noir-cum-political-satire at first, then shifting into something more personal-cum-religious once Jamie Delano left... but always blackly funny, and morally... um... complicated. So, so great. And Constantine's a survivor. A scarred, Bushmill's-redolent, ethically-flexible hero, but a hero nonetheless. Zatanna's interesting, power-wise-- considering her reality-manipulation abilities, she's a dark-horse contender for most dangerous hero alive-- and, ahem, visually interesting as well. Constantine, well, he's barely hanging on. And most of what he touches turns to dust, or something far worse. But despite his better instincts, he keeps trying. It sounds weird to the uninitiated, I know, but the center of this spooks-and-demons serial is the most realistic, flesh-and-blood hero in the damn tournament. Also, Constantine's series may be my favorite grown-up-read among all them funnies. And when the paper-rubber meets the paper-road, the stories are everything, aren't they? I'm beginning to think LWFS is my doppelganger. Are you an omen of my imminent death?

Fman99 Dec 01 2014 10:51 AM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Sorry. Poll up. Coincidentally, those were the same words FMan used to justify his voting for Zatanna. Pretty much. My favorite thing about her are her reproductive organs and the tissues surrounding them.

Zvon Dec 01 2014 12:07 PM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

Constantine look like a character I'd like, and by Moore, no less. But the hot babe has two "Z's" in her name, so she gets my vote.

Vic Sage Dec 01 2014 12:56 PM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

i'm beginning to think that the championship round that i thought would have ended up as Batman v Spider-Man is probably going to be more like Catwoman v Black Widow. which, you know, is OK, too.

Edgy MD Dec 10 2014 02:48 PM Re: CPF War of the Supes, Round 1: John Constantine vs. Zata

Chick takes out the dude in this one. Low turnout for low-profile heroes.