Zatanna (New Age)/Issue 1

The first issue of DC: New Age's Zatanna series.

Synopsis
After being hired to help with what seems to be a magical murder, Zatanna does her best to find the killer, who is someone from her past that has come back to haunt her.

Transcript (unfinished)
A young Zatanna runs through a field of overgrown grass.


 * Young Zatanna: Daddy? Daddy, where are you...?

She continues running, tearing the grass out of her way.


 * Young Zatanna: I'm lost! Please, daddy! Don't leave!

Zatanna sees her father, Giovanni Zatara, walking through the grass in front of her. Zatanna starts crying while chasing her father.


 * Young Zatanna: I don't want to be alone!

Zatanna leaps and grabs her father's leg. A very loud phone rings and a now fully grown Zatanna Zatara wakes up in bed. She sits up and yawns.


 * Zatanna Zatara: Same dream again. Kinda wish I dreamed about a different childhood trauma of mine just for a shake-up...

Zatanna picks up her phone.


 * Zatanna Zatara: Zatanna Zatara speaking, who is this?
 * Man on Phone: Are you showing up for work today?
 * Zatanna Zatara: Sorry, who're you?
 * Jeff Sloane: Jeffrey Sloane. Your boss...
 * Zatanna Zatara: Oh, hi Jeff! How are ya?
 * Jeff Sloane: How did you not know it was me by reading your phone?
 * Zatanna Zatara: ...Um...
 * Jeff Sloane: Wait, am I just a number in your phone?! What the hell?! I've known you for three years!
 * Zatanna Zatara: Okay, I swear to God and whatever other deity is listening, this is a me thing! I keep meaning to do it but putting it off. Plus whenever you call me you usually open up with "it's Jeff" so I never really had a--
 * Jeff Sloane: Whatever, I don't care. Just tell me, are you coming or not? You're ten minutes late to your show at the Oblivion Bar.
 * Zatanna Zatara: What do you mean? It's not a work day.

Jeff goes quiet.


 * Zatanna Zatara: It's a work day, isn't it...?

Trivia

 * First appearances of Zatanna Zatara, Jeff Sloane, Giovanni Zatara, and the Oblivion Bar.