They've had the growing pains, the split-ups and the reunions. Now it's time to see the Birds of Prey do the dirty jobs no one else can. When a mysterious yet familiar villain threatens to organize all East Coast criminal activity, from loan sharking to illegal arms trading, Oracle is forced to test the limits of the Batman Incorporated strategy, using her own operatives as pawns in a battle for the soul of Gotham City!
Between this and the outtasight issue of Secret Six last week, Simone's in fine form this month, as it finally feels she has got her mojo back on the title that made her name in DC. Read Full Review
"Birds of Prey" #12 is a huge step in the right direction, and almost feels like the "real" launch of the series. This issue has a much stronger and a more appropriate creative team, a smart terribly creepy storyline that's still full of humor and personality, and a cover that announces itself to the world in full badass mode. Read Full Review
There are a few minor holes here I hope get filled in during part two. Why, exactly, did Tripe and/or the building come to Oracle's attention in the first place? That's never actually mentioned, and leaves me somewhat curious. On a related note, what did they learn that made them try the "help with a blackmailer" approach? I'd wonder how Huntress managed to track down Question out on the streets so easily, but all the Bat-family and the adjuncts seem to have the "find anyone in Gotham at any time" power. I'm also not entirely sure about either why Huntress knows who Junior is (did Catman tell her about their run in during some as yet unseen date?) or why she panics so badly on learning that's who the team is facing. Junior is a nasty piece of work, I grant you, but I've never seen anything to make me think that Black Canary, with both world class fighting skills and her sonic powers, or Dove, with her various abilities, would have anything to fear from Junior. Read Full Review
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