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missalessia's review
adventurous
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
chuck dixons fails the bechdel test in those early issues but i still had a good time
andrewb626's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
Solid enough. Love oracle, and black canary makes for a good partner for her to bounce off of. The batgirl issue was an interesting look at how babs is dealing with her injury too. Issues like Manhunt though are more annoying; chasing a guy around the earth because he ghosted? Really?
lindakat's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Read as a part of the DC Heroes & Villains Collection 73 Birds of Prey: Manhunt
Best one of the collection, Oracle was bad ass.
Best one of the collection, Oracle was bad ass.
sarah_toast's review
2.0
I thought that it was okay. Not my favorite read. It was really slow the first few issues. I will still continue reading the series because I already bought the next one and the ending was much better than the beginning. I didn't have as much huntress and cat woman as I thought it might.
ubalstecha's review
4.0
Collection of Birds of Prey stories from the 90s Nice to see Babs and Dinah out on their own, both dealing with the aftermath of their traumas. Both are also portrayed as absolutely competent and able to handle it all themselves. They are both are two very strong women, and their friendship is not an easy one at the beginning as they both want to be in control. We see Babs and Dinah navigate this new relationship and become friends.
Good book.
Good book.
tshepiso's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Birds of Prey Vol. 1 was a fun action-filled romp. Its two leads Dinah Lance as Black Canary and Barbara Gordon as Oracle were dynamic and well written. I especially appreciated the way the story unpacked Barbara’s newfound strength, not despite her disability but because of her determination and capability. Dinah’s brash attitude and cavalier perspective on risk made her a great foil to Barbara’s more serious demeanour. Their growing trust and friendship was fun to see develop.
The stories themselves were fun if not the most unique I’ve ever seen. The premise of the comic is watching Black Canary go on international adventures to foil the plots of greedy businessmen and corrupt governments with Oracle as her remote guide. There was a tinge of white saviourism to these stories because more often than not Dinah went into “third world” countries to save helpless brown people. The constant framing of the global south as corrupt and filled with poverty was grating. I also wasn’t particularly fond of the multiple antagonists that blatantly fell into the "Dragon Lady" stereotype.
Despite this, the action was still pretty fun overall. Some of my favourite issues in the collection were the various team-ups Dinah is thrown into. Her madcap escapades with Huntress and Catwoman were tones of fun and her team up with Lois Lane was too.
This comic’s downfall however was its inconsistent art style. While some of the art was decent the quality vacillated pretty frequently across 9 issues and the reading experience was jarring because of it. I also wasn’t fond of the carousel of shitty romantic objects for Dinah and Barbara were thrown throughout. In my opinion, if all the men in the comic were going to suck they didn’t need to be there at all.
I'm definitely going to be picking up more of this series. This fun action-adventure was great to dip into despite some of its flaws.
The stories themselves were fun if not the most unique I’ve ever seen. The premise of the comic is watching Black Canary go on international adventures to foil the plots of greedy businessmen and corrupt governments with Oracle as her remote guide. There was a tinge of white saviourism to these stories because more often than not Dinah went into “third world” countries to save helpless brown people. The constant framing of the global south as corrupt and filled with poverty was grating. I also wasn’t particularly fond of the multiple antagonists that blatantly fell into the "Dragon Lady" stereotype.
Despite this, the action was still pretty fun overall. Some of my favourite issues in the collection were the various team-ups Dinah is thrown into. Her madcap escapades with Huntress and Catwoman were tones of fun and her team up with Lois Lane was too.
This comic’s downfall however was its inconsistent art style. While some of the art was decent the quality vacillated pretty frequently across 9 issues and the reading experience was jarring because of it. I also wasn’t fond of the carousel of shitty romantic objects for Dinah and Barbara were thrown throughout. In my opinion, if all the men in the comic were going to suck they didn’t need to be there at all.
I'm definitely going to be picking up more of this series. This fun action-adventure was great to dip into despite some of its flaws.
roguewonder's review
2.0
I love the birds of prey, black canary *looks at smudged writing on hand* and that’s it good bye
maybe this is why I stick to the animated tv shows tbh
2/5
Side note, I regret preemptively borrowing vols 2 + 3 too on hoopla ... so I have to read those too I guess
maybe this is why I stick to the animated tv shows tbh
2/5
Side note, I regret preemptively borrowing vols 2 + 3 too on hoopla ... so I have to read those too I guess