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A review by iam_griff
Birds of Prey, Volume 3: A Clash of Daggers by Gail Simone, Duane Swierczynski
2.0
When I saw Gail Simone’s name on the cover I thought they finally got some talent on this book, but unfortunately Simone only wrote Batgirl Annual #1, which was the highlight of this book. The remainder was all Swiercznski & his story isn’t getting any better.
Not digging the fact Black Canary can’t control her “Canary Cry”. It seems really lame, or it being tied to her husband just isn’t being explained very well at all. I was disappointed to see Katana leave the group, but this Talon character Strix seems very similar to the Cassandra Caine version of Batgirl. Another new character was introduced named Condor (& only male character on the team). I’m hoping the new creative team in the next volume do something more with him cause I’m kind of ambivalent about him now. The whole Starling is a spy for Amanda Waller angle is getting old too.
Not digging the fact Black Canary can’t control her “Canary Cry”. It seems really lame, or it being tied to her husband just isn’t being explained very well at all. I was disappointed to see Katana leave the group, but this Talon character Strix seems very similar to the Cassandra Caine version of Batgirl. Another new character was introduced named Condor (& only male character on the team). I’m hoping the new creative team in the next volume do something more with him cause I’m kind of ambivalent about him now. The whole Starling is a spy for Amanda Waller angle is getting old too.