Warning ! spoiler ahead forBatman : The Knight # 7

In the latest consequence of DC’sBatman : The Knight , vernal Bruce Wayne reveals why his past Latinian language withZatanna Zataranever went anywhere . Exploring Bruce ’s breeding across the Earth to one sidereal day become Gotham ’s Dark Knight , this fresh effect sees the future Batman returning to America to learn the art of stage trick from John Zatara , a gifted performer and past friend of his parent . However , this issue also reveals Bruce ’s first experience with genuine magic , and it ’s a large part of why he chose to rest friend with John ’s girl Zatanna .

Having roll in the hay each other since they were children , Batman and Zatannahave always had strong alchemy in the DC Universe . Beginning with a rather flirtatious kinship inBatman : The Animated Series , it should be noted that recent retcons have made Bruce and Zatanna ’s history even more enlace in the comics ( such as Zatara ’s connection to Batman ’s parent ) . Furthermore , recent stories such   as ' constipate to Our testament ' inBatman : Urban Legendsconfirm that Batman and Zatanna were romantically involved as young teens .

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However , the newBatman : The Knight#7from Chip Zdarsky and Carmine Di Giandomenico reveals the first time Bruce take on veridical magic . Discovering that Zatara and his daughter are proficient in far more than elementary smoke and mirror , the future Batman helpsZatanna banish a demon using actual deception . However , their preparations for the conflict show Bruce struggling with Zatanna ’s belief that he needs to lease go of the pain in his heart , to move on from his parents ' end . Unfortunately , that ’s something Bruce is incapable of doing .

While Batman / Zatanna shippers may be let down , it ’s full that there ’s now an prescribed reason why they never became a more serious item in DC Comics . That being tell , all of the recent retcons to their deal history could be building toward a Modern human relationship in the current DC era . After all , Batman and Zatanna are Old and both serve as members of the Justice League . With Batman and Catwoman ’s relationship being a heap more ambiguous these days , perhaps it ’s time forBatmanandZatannato give it another shot .

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