The Birds of Prey took the fight to The Shadow Army and won—but that was merelythe Shadow Army’s first move and their endgame is only just beginning. After anunexpected ally emerges, the Birds find themselves racing against the clock tostop a game called The Unreality that is primed to become a mass casualty event inGotham. To stop it, the Birds will need to go undercover, enter the game, dismantleit at its source…and somehow make it out alive.
Exaggerated, though it may be, the latest issue of Birds of Prey has more than enough energy around the edges to really pull into the reader and maintain a clever dynamic throughout the issue. There's a lot going on that ends up being very interesting. And it ends up, making its mark with a great degree of efficiency. There's a lot going on that seems to be developing a great deal of intention and intensity. Things have gotten very complicated over the course of the two year timeframe that this series has been running. And it's really cool that someone like Thompson is writing something as well as she is with this particular series. Read Full Review
This issue feels like a breath of fresh air after the action-heavy last arc, and the way the team keeps shifting with each arc is really fascinating. Inque has been a great addition to the book in particular, both as a villain and whatever she is now. Read Full Review
Richards and Basri deliver some beautiful art throughout the issue. I love the visual style of the issue and the character designs a lot. The action is visually thrilling throughout. Read Full Review
Most importantly, the chemistry between the cast continues to shine in very engaging ways. The inclusion of Inque into the group helped to test that chemistry and shows how far this team's chemistry has come. It all set-up what should be a fun adventure we don't normally see from DC Comics. Read Full Review
I don't think there's a question that Birds of Prey #25 is the best issue of this series so far. Over the past arc Kelly Thompson has been able to finally get a story that actually feels like a Birds of Prey comic. This issue is the best she's done in the two years since the series launched. She still falls back on the ideas she likes that don't work at all like Megeara, a near sleep inducing fashion interlude, awkward dialogue and ill fitting time travel shenanigans, but in the overall scheme they take a back seat to the things that do work, the interpersonal relationships, the plan, and the apparently interesting concept of the Unreality which seems to fit perfectly with the cyber/ tech elements of the Birds of Prey concept. Closer to a 7.5/ 10 than an 8/10, but I've been pretty rough on this series. Read Full Review
While I could have used more revelations on why the Birds are going after Daemon's latest plan, the character moments are so well done, and the issue is such a great encapsulation of everything the series does well as a team book, that I still have to recommend Birds of Prey #25 as a jumping on point for new readers. Read Full Review
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