Zatanna vs Scarlet Witch

[MisterVimes]

Originally posted by Superskrull
Oops. Sorry about that. :P Just wanna share the pain.
The Animal Man stuff was pretty good, 'til that nasty turn where his family was killed pointlessly.

Yes, but I enjoyed the "Meet your Maker" part and in the end the family was restored (until the next writer messed with that)

Coyote Gospel may be one of the top ten stories I've ever read.

[Dynamo]

I have to give this one to the Scarlet Witch, partly because I just finished reading the Avengers issues covering her boost in power. And partly because everything I've read that involved Zatanna portrayed her so cheesily.

[Superskrull]

Originally posted by MisterVimes
Yes, but I enjoyed the "Meet your Maker" part and in the end the family was restored (until the next writer messed with that)

Coyote Gospel may be one of the top ten stories I've ever read.

Oh, yeah. Somehow I never saw a noble sacrifice coming from the coyote, but Tricksy was truly a noble figure.
This makes me wonder if Morrison could do something entertaining with the wreckage that is Blue Devil.
Peter Mulligan should be slapped around for what he did after Morrison, though.

[MisterVimes]

Originally posted by Superskrull
Oh, yeah. Somehow I never saw a noble sacrifice coming from the coyote, but Tricksy was truly a noble figure.
This makes me wonder if Morrison could do something entertaining with the wreckage that is Blue Devil.
Peter Mulligan should be slapped around for what he did after Morrison, though.

Ah... Blue Devil... one of the great concepts allowed to rot in obscurity. I loved that character.

There are just some concepts that people can't get behind I guess. I read a statistic once (and I think it's true) that of all the comics (and characters) started in the 70's that the only one to survive to the 80's were Conan and Warlord, two Sword and Sorcery books. The point, however, was never made that these books had something those other books never had... consistancy. Roy Thomas wrote one FOREVER and Mike Grell wrote the other. The slow rotting death of great ideas comes from someone else destroying what came before through inconsistancy and trying 'a new angle'. Have you seen Thunderstrike lately? No. Because Thor is Thor. USAgent? no... because Cap is Cap. The only way to do that sort of thing is through the legacy angle that DC has done so well. Flash, Green Lantern (though I hated what they did to Hal), the JSA and my beloved Starman.

[Gary]

To me, this is a matter of great power vs great control. Wanda has virtually unlimited power, but she doesn't have absolute control. Zatanna has almost absolute control, but there are limits on her power.

That being said, I think Wanda would win for one simple reason. She has a higher dex due to Avenger training. Neither of them have what you would call high defenses, so the person with the first shot will win.

Still, I'd pay money to see them mud wrestling.

[Nightfire]

I have great respect for Wanda, but Zatanna has a class and style that you have to admire. Wanda has Avengers training true, but Zee dated John Constantine, whose girlfriends usually end up dead, so if she can survive him, she can definitly handle a catfight with Wanda.

[death tribble]

Have to say that I do not like Zatanna wearing the Fishnets and Magic Hat. Too stereotype. She did wear a costume in the JLA which was unique and good.

And the poll is quite close as well. Must say though that I go with the Scarlet Witch. Marvel always had better writers working on her and her place in the universe.

[MisterVimes]

Originally posted by death tribble
Have to say that I do not like Zatanna wearing the Fishnets and Magic Hat. Too stereotype. She did wear a costume in the JLA which was unique and good.

The costume with the Red headgear? She had a Bug on her head.... Give me the fishnet look anyday.

[Champsguy]

Both have dangerous families and scary ex-boyfriends, but the daughter of the Master of Magnetism gets the nod here.

Besides, I don't really dig the fishnets thing. Saw a fat girl in 'em once.

[Gary]

This is a pretty cute take on Zatanna.

http://profile.warnerbros.com/web/cartoon/cartoons.jsp

[Prometheus]

I'd say it depends on the competition.

Scarlet Witch's Transian belly dance scores big over Zatanna's tap in the dance contest, but Z wins the hot legs contest hands down. Both ladies are disqualified from the wet t-shirt contest, for the sake of the judges' health.

Scarlet Witch dominates the roulette table, but Zatanna cleans out SW's Avengers account at poker. Zatanna kicks butt at Sorry, while Wanda wins at Stratego every time. Both ladies are eliminated in the first round of Magic: the Gathering.

Zatanna's rabbit stew gets beaten by Wanda's spicy meatballs, but her excellent fruit smoothy edges out SW's double strength espresso.

In the end though, Z's "relbboc hcaep ymmuy" get's the nod over Wanda's lame hexed bundt cake.

[Acroyear II]

Zatanna wins hands down. I mean, just look at her costume. How can she go wrong with fishnet stockings.

[Acroyear II]

Originally posted by Acroyear II
Zatanna wins hands down. I mean, just look at her costume. How can she go wrong with fishnet stockings.

Heck, even her alternate costume was hot.

[MisterVimes]

Originally posted by Acroyear II
Heck, even her alternate costume was hot.

Yeah... but that red head-thingy was a bug...

[Acroyear II]

Originally posted by Acroyear II
Heck, even her alternate costume was hot.

And her new costume is nice looking too! I mean, what could go better with fishnet stockings than thigh high boots?