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A review by captwinghead
Birds of Prey, Volume 1: End Run by Gail Simone
4.0
This run doesn't have quite the same vibe as the last one. Aside from it lacking the look of the classic run, the line up felt a bit different. This team was made up of Oracle, Huntress, Black Canary, Lady Blackhawk and they're joined by Hawk and Dove.
The plot felt a little scattered to me but I must admit, during the first part of this volume, I was extremely distracted by the art. The old run had some sexualized art but nothing too too bad. This had some impossible angles, a ton of ass shots and I just found it odd? Like it reminded me of that Emma Frost book I read a long time ago in that this is a series that women love reading and I would wager were a huge part of the fanbase. So, why this art that is so sexualized, it's not sexy? I think of Sunstone and how that book is literally about BDSM and sex is a big part of it. That art is sexy without being so cheaply sexualized. Ya get me?
Anyway, the art changes for the last 2 issues which I appreciated.
This run had several of the elements I loved in the last one:
- Babs leads the team as Oracle and she's so wonderful under pressure
- Helena and Dinah continue to support each other
- This continues to be a team of women supporting women
- The action is entertaining
The plot lost me a few times but the emotional moments really landed. Oracle getting through to Savant and understanding where she let him down. Creote finally getting Savant to realize how much he loved him. (I don't think they were allowed to show them kissing for some reason). Dinah leaving the team to fight for Sin. Helena sacrificing herself for Dinah because she didn't think anyone would need her the way they needed Dinah. (I love their relationship the most, I think).
It's pretty entertaining and has a lot of the same heart the last one did so, if you liked Gail's last run of BoP, give this volume a shot.
The plot felt a little scattered to me but I must admit, during the first part of this volume, I was extremely distracted by the art. The old run had some sexualized art but nothing too too bad. This had some impossible angles, a ton of ass shots and I just found it odd? Like it reminded me of that Emma Frost book I read a long time ago in that this is a series that women love reading and I would wager were a huge part of the fanbase. So, why this art that is so sexualized, it's not sexy? I think of Sunstone and how that book is literally about BDSM and sex is a big part of it. That art is sexy without being so cheaply sexualized. Ya get me?
Anyway, the art changes for the last 2 issues which I appreciated.
This run had several of the elements I loved in the last one:
- Babs leads the team as Oracle and she's so wonderful under pressure
- Helena and Dinah continue to support each other
- This continues to be a team of women supporting women
- The action is entertaining
The plot lost me a few times but the emotional moments really landed. Oracle getting through to Savant and understanding where she let him down. Creote finally getting Savant to realize how much he loved him. (I don't think they were allowed to show them kissing for some reason). Dinah leaving the team to fight for Sin. Helena sacrificing herself for Dinah because she didn't think anyone would need her the way they needed Dinah. (I love their relationship the most, I think).
It's pretty entertaining and has a lot of the same heart the last one did so, if you liked Gail's last run of BoP, give this volume a shot.