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k80bowman's review
3.0
I knew when I started reading comics that, as a feminist, I would have problems with the artwork. So my reaction to this one wasn't really disappointment or anger, but rather "oh, come on." The writing on this one was good, I liked the story, but the amount of T&A and full, pouty lips and pin-up poses while these ladies were supposed to be kicking a**. It was more than a bit much.
wanderlustlover's review
4.0
Part of my massive Barbara Gordon Re-read which I had a glorious amazing time with. Birds of Prey, under the hands of Gail Simone, was a gorgeous thing and It made me super happy to have all my amazing women back together doing amazing things!
ladydewinter's review
5.0
This series is so very awesome. Women who kick ass and are friends doing it (with some tension in the team, yes, but still friendly overall and did I mention awesome?), with involving plots and funny and heartbreaking moments. And lets not forget gorgeous women who kick ass. <3
birdmanseven's review
3.0
I don't think the Huntress under cover arc worked very well. As a result this collection feels a little uneven. Still some good Barbara/Black Canary stuff.
We talk about this classic run and the Birds of Prey in general on a special episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-234-birds-of-prey
We talk about this classic run and the Birds of Prey in general on a special episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-234-birds-of-prey
captwinghead's review
3.0
Another enjoyable volume!
I really liked seeing Vixen! She's a character I find very intriguing but I haven't seen her in a lot of other books I've read. It was interesting seeing her work alongside Helena who's, pretty much always, really prickly.
I had a few issues with the way Helena was presented in the Nightwing series that was coming out around this time because it seemed the pattern was that Helena was too cocky about her methods/skills, messed up and then refused to take any criticism. I generally really hate when strong willed female characters are presented that way but it seems this is a common view of the character? It's done a lot better in this series, in my opinion. Helena ends up trying to prove her worth here and coming into conflict with the moral views of other characters like Vixen, but she learns how to compromise. And in the end, she's still very much Helena.
I loved the intro of Lady Blackhawk! I love what she does later on in this series.
My favorite part of this volume was Dinah and Babs' relationship. Dinah is so protective and supportive of Babs and it's lovely to see! In another life, I like to think they would have ended up together, to be honest. They would have been one kick ass power couple.
I really liked seeing Vixen! She's a character I find very intriguing but I haven't seen her in a lot of other books I've read. It was interesting seeing her work alongside Helena who's, pretty much always, really prickly.
I had a few issues with the way Helena was presented in the Nightwing series that was coming out around this time because it seemed the pattern was that Helena was too cocky about her methods/skills, messed up and then refused to take any criticism. I generally really hate when strong willed female characters are presented that way but it seems this is a common view of the character? It's done a lot better in this series, in my opinion. Helena ends up trying to prove her worth here and coming into conflict with the moral views of other characters like Vixen, but she learns how to compromise. And in the end, she's still very much Helena.
I loved the intro of Lady Blackhawk! I love what she does later on in this series.
My favorite part of this volume was Dinah and Babs' relationship. Dinah is so protective and supportive of Babs and it's lovely to see! In another life, I like to think they would have ended up together, to be honest. They would have been one kick ass power couple.
ari_odinson's review
5.0
I love the Birds of Prey: Between Dark & Dawn collection because I feel like that when it really hits home that the Birds of Prey are a family. The dynamics and the relations between the characters feel realistic and like a real family. Oracle brings in Huntress and Black Canary. Both of them are troubled when they join the team.
The arc doesn’t cover Black Canary’s story since that happened earlier, but her connection to Oracle is already strong. Meanwhile, Huntress struggles to work in the field as she faces the cult. Then Vixen shows up and she’s like that good family friend you can depend on when you don’t quite want to go to somebody in your family. She helps serve as a voice of reason.
Meanwhile, Oracle also takes in Savant and Creote trying to rehabilitate them into becoming better people. She makes comments to how Huntress and Black Canary are rough around the edges. They’re a little bit off the charts compared to them. But Oracle is ready to care for them and look into giving them a second chance. Black Canary and Huntress struggle to trust them. It’s understood why especially in Black Canary’s case. I love how flawed all of them are especially when together. It’s not forced, but feels right. The way each of them handle each other and each other’s situation feels right.
Then Oracle always felt like a motherly figure to me in Birds of Prey. She’s probably the strongest out of all of them and she’s watching out for everybody. Yet in this volume, Oracle looses it. She’s challenged in a different way creating a trial for her. All the while this builds how strong Black Canary’s relationship to her is (yet Huntress is still iffy).
I like to think of them as a family. That might be just me. I like the idea of Oracle, Black Canary, Huntress, Lady Blackhawk and Savant (+ Creote, I want them to be mad crazy lovers all the time) being one family rather than just a team.
A lot of people have told me that the Fantastic Four is the only “family” in comics or that the Batfamily is the only important “family” in DC Comics. But the Birds of Prey family is the family for me and the fictional one that I need whenever I settle down read and relax.
The arc doesn’t cover Black Canary’s story since that happened earlier, but her connection to Oracle is already strong. Meanwhile, Huntress struggles to work in the field as she faces the cult. Then Vixen shows up and she’s like that good family friend you can depend on when you don’t quite want to go to somebody in your family. She helps serve as a voice of reason.
Meanwhile, Oracle also takes in Savant and Creote trying to rehabilitate them into becoming better people. She makes comments to how Huntress and Black Canary are rough around the edges. They’re a little bit off the charts compared to them. But Oracle is ready to care for them and look into giving them a second chance. Black Canary and Huntress struggle to trust them. It’s understood why especially in Black Canary’s case. I love how flawed all of them are especially when together. It’s not forced, but feels right. The way each of them handle each other and each other’s situation feels right.
Then Oracle always felt like a motherly figure to me in Birds of Prey. She’s probably the strongest out of all of them and she’s watching out for everybody. Yet in this volume, Oracle looses it. She’s challenged in a different way creating a trial for her. All the while this builds how strong Black Canary’s relationship to her is (yet Huntress is still iffy).
I like to think of them as a family. That might be just me. I like the idea of Oracle, Black Canary, Huntress, Lady Blackhawk and Savant (+ Creote, I want them to be mad crazy lovers all the time) being one family rather than just a team.
A lot of people have told me that the Fantastic Four is the only “family” in comics or that the Batfamily is the only important “family” in DC Comics. But the Birds of Prey family is the family for me and the fictional one that I need whenever I settle down read and relax.
auntie_social's review
3.0
I love me some Birds of Prey and all, but it annoyed me that there's a huge gap in the middle of this book where War Games takes place. So much happens during that story line, yet all we get in this book is "the clocktower sploded let's move on with our lives." Also, War Games kind of annoys me, so I like to pretend it never happened.
depreydeprey's review
4.0
Gail Simone brings her A game by combining a religious super hero cult as a Trojan horse to an almost forgotten Super Man villain. The results are fun shots at rural American religious extremism and foreshadowing to Brainiac's version of Gamer gate. Add to it Lady Blackhawk joining the team and you have fun ride.
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