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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
This is a collection of multiple stories, starting with Oracle faking her own death. The stories were fine, but I had no emotional investment in the characters & none were really elicited from the stories. Meh. I don't even want to give a synopsis. I wonder if a lot of my unhappiness at the book boiled down to there being entirely too much T&A and the artist having a poor grasp of human anatomy. (Legs are attached by joints, not kind of flapping around on some skin & muscle. Women actually have internal organs!) If you're already a fan of the Birds of Prey, know all their background, and love loads of cheesecake, I'm sure this is a very enjoyable book.
Story was great! But the artwork became truly terrible at the end of the story arc.
The release of the Birds of Prey movie inspired my comic book club to set this as required reading. I was keen, although (or perhaps because) my knowledge of DC comics is v limited.
Random thoughts while I was reading:
*Batman hugs and strippers – what an opening!
*The henchman-boyfriend is now their receptionist eeee
*Wait, so Savant works for them too? Traitor (mild spoilers: turns out I was mistaken)
*Sorry, did Dove go to a stripper bar in her superhero costume?
*Best quote so far … “WAAAUGHGH” -Penguin (2010)
*Okay Dove has magical clothes-changing powers. Hawk also has clothes change powers. They yell out their name and their clothes appear. Very practical. We should all have such powers.
*Batman leaves a photocopy of his logo on top of a pile of defeated baddies, nice.
*Oracle aka Batgirl wears batman pyjamas and bunny slippers omg
*I sure hope Catman's identity was already public, because Huntress just yelled out his name in front of a criminal.
*The Question has no face. Hokay then.
*Catman makes dinner in his superhero costume. I mean, how else would we know who we were looking at?
Well that was interesting, although the art was inconsistent, oscillating between “meh” and “awesome”. I think I preferred Of Like Minds, although I'm intrigued by some of the characters in The Death of Oracle (Question and Hawk & Dove in particular).
Random thoughts while I was reading:
*Batman hugs and strippers – what an opening!
*The henchman-boyfriend is now their receptionist eeee
*Wait, so Savant works for them too? Traitor (mild spoilers: turns out I was mistaken)
*Sorry, did Dove go to a stripper bar in her superhero costume?
*Best quote so far … “WAAAUGHGH” -Penguin (2010)
*Okay Dove has magical clothes-changing powers. Hawk also has clothes change powers. They yell out their name and their clothes appear. Very practical. We should all have such powers.
*Batman leaves a photocopy of his logo on top of a pile of defeated baddies, nice.
*Oracle aka Batgirl wears batman pyjamas and bunny slippers omg
*I sure hope Catman's identity was already public, because Huntress just yelled out his name in front of a criminal.
*The Question has no face. Hokay then.
*Catman makes dinner in his superhero costume. I mean, how else would we know who we were looking at?
Well that was interesting, although the art was inconsistent, oscillating between “meh” and “awesome”. I think I preferred Of Like Minds, although I'm intrigued by some of the characters in The Death of Oracle (Question and Hawk & Dove in particular).
NGL probably my fave part of this was a) learning that Catman is an actual costumed character and b) Catman and Huntress flirting. And c) Huntress telling him he's ~never gonna get it, never gonna get it~. Wait, no, because I forgot about how this volume also involved the Birds taking Dove to a male strip club. That was a thing of beauty.
I also like the part where Batman offers Oracle a hug.
Also the part where Oracle is a scary genius, duh.
I also like the part where Batman offers Oracle a hug.
Also the part where Oracle is a scary genius, duh.
I think I wanted to like this book more than I actually did, because while the concept is good and I do love all the Birds Of Prey characters, overall it just felt very jumbled and chaotic, especially the story focusing on Zinda and the nazi psychopath. Plus (and this isn't a dig at this particular book, just comics in general) I really don't like all of the women's highly revealing and extremely impractical costumes, because as much as I love Huntress, it just really doesn't make sense to me for her to have a massive hole in her outfit exposing her chest. And yes, while I know that it's done in all comic books, it's just a pet peeve of mine, so sue me.
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is one of the copies that I had autographed when I met Gail Simone.
This ranks as one of my least favorite installments by Gail Simone, but I'd take average Gail Simone any day over most comic writers. The story follows Oracle as she realizes she needs to perform a "death." The arc fell a little flat in my opinion. It had a great start with the pretty birds visiting a strip club.
Anyhow, the moments Huntress shares with Catman made it all worth it. Having a chance to spend time with the two was secretly perfection. It also helped build a bit of his psyche. The second to last arc was probably my other favorite because it involved Junior. Who frightens me. And there's the most perfect panel ever involving Catman cooking eggs.
This ranks as one of my least favorite installments by Gail Simone, but I'd take average Gail Simone any day over most comic writers. The story follows Oracle as she realizes she needs to perform a "death." The arc fell a little flat in my opinion. It had a great start with the pretty birds visiting a strip club.
Anyhow, the moments Huntress shares with Catman made it all worth it. Having a chance to spend time with the two was secretly perfection. It also helped build a bit of his psyche. The second to last arc was probably my other favorite because it involved Junior. Who frightens me. And there's the most perfect panel ever involving Catman cooking eggs.
Obligatory complaint about how not a single one of these characters exists in these forms in the rebooted DC universe. When they exist at all. I want to love you, DC, but you will not let me.
... Too bad for you, I guess. Off to Marvel.
... Too bad for you, I guess. Off to Marvel.
I was hoping for higher stakes with this installment. It really ends with more of a whimper than a bang though it is still well drawn and written.
Well that was cheesy but I just love these women. I'd read them in anything (as long as Gail Simone is writing them.)