Birds Of Prey 100-Page Comic Giant!

Birds Of Prey 100-Page Comic Giant!

Cover by Emanuela Lupacchino, Dave McCaig

Direct Market Edition

Cover by Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn

Mass Market Edition

New Stories:

Birds of Prey in "Fight Or Flight" by Gail Simone

Harley Quinn in "Disguises" by Robert Venditti

Huntress in "The Killing" by John Layman

Reprints:

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #14   -   Black Canary #9   -   New Talent Showcase #1

New DC Digital First Books

Superman - Man Of Tomorrow #6

"What Makes A City?" Part II

Cover by Paul Pelletier, Drew Hennessy, Adriano Lucas

Batman - Gotham Nights #6

"Balyushka!"

Cover by Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia

Birds Of Prey - Sirens Of Justice #1

"Fight Or Flight"

Cover by Emanuela Lupacchino, Dave McCaig

Aquaman - Deep Dives #6

"Stinging Tide" Part II

Cover by Travis Moore, Rómulo Fajardo Jr.

The Flash - The Fastest Man Alive #6

"Perfect World" and "Rational Thought"

Cover by Miguel Mendonça, Mike Spicer

Teen Titans Go! - Booyah! #1

"The Hic You Say?!"

Cover by Marcelo DiChiara, Franco Riesco

Swamp Thing - New Roots #6

"Seeds Of Destruction"

Cover by Marco Santucci, John Kalisz

NOTE:

Wednesday "Birds Of Prey - Sirens Of Justice" replaces "Wonder Woman - Agent Of Peace"

Saturday "Teen Titans Go! - Booyah!" replaces "DC Super Hero Girls - Infinite Frenemies"

Birds Of Prey :: Of Like Minds

Pencils: Ed Benes

Inks: Alex Lei

Colors: Hi-Fi

Writer: Gail Simone

Letters: John Workman

Birds Of Prey #56

(June, 2003)

The Black Canary

Scribe Gail Simone gears to take the adventures of the Birds of Prey to startling new heights with a terrible new adversary that claims he can outthink Oracle, and outfight Black Canary. Get in on the ground floor as Simone, along with artists Ed Benes and Alex Lai blend action, humor, and espionage to give you the Birds as you’ve never seen them before.

Birds Of Prey #57

(July, 2003)

The Huntress

Black Canary is used as leverage in a contest of wills between Oracle and the brilliant extortionist, Savant. Backed into a corner and faced with the demand to turn over her secret files on everyone -including Bruce Wayne- Oracle reluctantly calls for help from a person she barely trusts: the Huntress!

Birds Of Prey #58

(August, 2003)

Oracle

Savant's true demands for Oracle are revealed, as she's given 24 hours to "discover" Batman's true identity! But Savant doesn't realize that the Huntress is on the case and that Black Canary plans to be a less-than-cooperative hostage!

Birds Of Prey #59

(September, 2003)

Helena Bertinelli, Barbara Gordon, Dinah Lance

Master extortionist Savant has pushed Oracle's courage and Canary's will to their very limits! Oracle must reluctantly recruit the Huntress while Black Canary must make a sacrifice that leaves her more vulnerable than ever in this finale to the first arc by Gail Simone and Ed Benes!

Black Canary & Batgirl: Birds of Prey

Cover Artist: Gary Frank

Birds of Prey: Black Canary / Batgirl (1998)

"Birds of Prey"

Birds of Prey - Futures End #1

Writer: Christy Marx

Artist: Robson Rocha

"The New 52" has not been very generous to Black Canary. In her previous incarnation she used to be a bigger deal in the overall picture; now she has been relegated to a somewhat smaller corner of the DCU. This "Futures End" installment helps to correct that, at least in part. Years from now, Canary will take over Ra's Al Ghul's League of Assassins, and turn it into a force for good and justice. For a self-contained story, "The Red League" efficiently covers a lot of ground, and brings the title to full circle with one final encounter between the estranged Dinah and Barbara, just like it happened in the first issue of the series. Robson Rocha delivers with beautiful artwork, while Chris Sotomayor's colors provide the perfect ambiance; red has never looked better, and the dark blue hues immerse the reader in the nocturnal setting of the story.

Black Canary and the Red League

By Robson Rocha, Chris Sotomayor, Oclair Albert, Julio Ferreira, Scott McDaniel

Birds of Prey #6

Cliffhangers in this series are pointless. By the end of issue #5, Sterling was being shot at by some black-ops dudes, but then in this book, the moment is reduced to an inconsequential event resolved in a flashback. It's not the first time Swierczynski pulls the same move in this series, and it is aggravating because it trivializes what are supposed to be the most energetic parts of the story. The pencils by Pina are also somewhat awkward in this installment, and have a certain something that reminds me of Greg Land's traced artwork; the strange poses in some of the scenes make it look as if they had been taken from a fashion magazine. Katana does very little in this chapter, Batgirl even less; which begs the question once again: what is she doing here? I want to see her in the team, but only if her presence is relevant. Iffy issue.

Birds of Prey #5

If the purpose of the Birds' enemy is to confuse them, then he certainly achieved his goal, and in the process is dragging us along.  "Chokepoint" by Duane Swierczynski turns everything upside down for readers and characters, throwing us all into new situations that seriously disrupt the flow of the story.  I am sure there is a bigger picture to this, but the plot felt like a do-over of issue #4.  An interesting moment between Black Canary and Katana makes Tatsu look a lot less creepy, and Poison Ivy seems to have never really left her villainous roots -pun intended.  The art by Saiz, Pina, and Chung is more refined and not as rough as in previous issues; their Batgirl, particularly is very well done.  This issue might look better as part of a whole, but it is hard to judge it as a single book; only when the arc is finished we'll know whether it was truly worth the reading or not.

Birds of Prey #4

The Birds of Prey welcome a new member in "Absolutely Mental" by Duane Swierczynski and Jesus Saiz.  Whereas Batgirl's guest role in Nightwing #4 was carefully crafted and in synch with previous events, her joining the female squad was disjointed and made little sense.  I was thrilled to know Batgirl was going to appear in this title, and later on, when it was confirmed she would actually join, I was ecstatic; however, it's been months since the initial announcement, yet her sudden presence felt improvised and last-minute; like the story was supposed to go a different way, and then five minutes ago someone said "hey! throw Batgirl in there, draw her in the pages you haven't done yet and let's see where that goes".  There is no explanation, no actual reason, and worst of all, in complete contradiction to Dinah and Barbara's talk in issue #1.  Perhaps issue #5 will smooth Batgirl's induction to the team.