THE TEAM UNCOVERS THE NINTH DAY CULT'S DEADLY SECRETS! Things have gone sideways in the Birds of Prey's investigation of the Ninth Day cult, and the Birds' undercover operative, Cassandra Cain, has gone deathly silent. The team going in to break her out are heavy hitters of the highest order--Black Canary, Big Barda, Grace Choi, and Onyx--with Oracle at mission control, and Sin frustrated she's been benched. But what they find is so much more than they feared...
Kelly Thompson has just had her biggest debut of her career a few weeks ago, but her first main DC book is still running on its A-game non-stop. Read Full Review
Birds of Prey #15 is a great example of how to mix several different storylines with a team titles. Read Full Review
Birds of Prey #15 is a solid issue that steadily progresses the storyline, allowing Cassandra Cain to shine while also putting her in difficult situations. Sami Basri's art and Adriano Lucas colours help complement the personality that Kelly Thompson has already provided with her writing. For a DC All-In book, it feels the least new reader-friendly compared to other titles in the initiative, which might be a setback for some people. Read Full Review
Overall, Birds of Prey #15 isn't that it's bad, it's just not that good. It's uneven with positives and negatives that balance each other. While Thompson gets some things right with type of story and some quality covert action, characterization is way off and the story is cluttered with pointless characters. Issues #14-16 could easily be condensed to two issues (this is doable despite not having read #16 yet!) if all the chaff were separated out. This would solve one of the problems with the story. There's probably no hope for the characterization. Read Full Review
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