Justice League Dark was a DC Comics series launched in the New 52 DC Universe. The series features a faction of the Justice League that focuses on the magical and supernatural aspect of DCU. The primary cast is Zatanna, Deadman, Madame Xanadu, John Constantine,[1] Shade the Changing Man and a new character called Mindwarp, who was introduced in Flashpoint. Each character has a history, and powers, related to the supernatural, which makes them better equipped deal with these threats than the Justice League of America.

Not the shiny-happy Justice League

The original arc featured the formation of the team as each character was independetly dragged into a conflict with the Enchantress.

Justice League Dark ran from September 2011 to March 2015, then again (with a lineup of Wonder Woman, Zatanna, Swamp Thing, Man-Bat, and Detective Chimp) from July 2018 to December 2020.

Tropes used in Justice League Dark include:
  • The Lost Lenore: Kathy George, whom Shade keeps trying to recreate.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Enchantress's madness? Madame Xanadu's fault.
  • Power Perversion Potential: The relationship between Deadman and Dove (Of Hawk and Dove) was established when Deadman attempted to possess a human body in order to have physical intimacy with Dove. She was noticably perturbed.
  • Psycho for Hire: When Mindwarp is being recruited, it is established that even the other morally gray characters consider him a psychotic madman.
  • Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Emphasized and acknowledged by Xanadu. She states that all the others are dangerous to themselves and others, but are the only people around to save the world from mystic threats.
  • Shoot the Dog: Constantine sacrifices the innocent June Moon in order to stop Enchantress. Deadman calls him out on this.
  1. A younger, different Constantine from the one currently[when?] seen in Hellblazer