Black Canary: Best of the Best #1
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| Writer | Tom King |
| Artist | Ryan Sook |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
THE MATCH OF THE MILLENNIUM! It's Black Canary versus Lady Shiva to determine who is the single greatest hand-to-hand fighter in the universe! Who will walk away with the title? Find out as writer Tom King (Wonder Woman, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow) and Ryan Sook (Legion of Super-Heroes) go six rounds to see if our hero has what it takes to be...the best of the best.
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Nerd Initiative - LaurenHoppyGeek
Nov 27, 2024I was invested almost immediately, only to then be even more sucked in at the end when I realized how different everything was than I had originally thought. BLACK CANARY Best of the Best is an absolute must grab comic for literally anyone who reads comics. It has layers of story filled with action, heart, familial relationships, desperation, humor, and more. Read Full Review
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Dark Knight News - Kendra Smart
Dec 06, 2024Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 is going to be one of those slice of life stories that provides deep insight and carries weight. I just wish I was kicking back in my pajamas with the Justice League watching Dinah myself, super jealous. I look forward to devouring the full story. Brava. Read Full Review
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9.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Nov 27, 2024This comic has some absolutely brutal fight segments and brilliant art by Ryan Sook, but it also has a fascinating and suspenseful mystery at its core, and a brilliant sense of tension that should play out over the next few issues. King gets a lot of rope from DC, essentially getting to borrow any character he wants for a stand-alone series and when they're this good, why shouldn't he? Read Full Review
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9.0
But Why Tho? - William Tucker
Nov 27, 2024Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 is what King does best. His particular brand of storytelling, so intently captivated by characters, comes to the fore when there is such a streamlined idea. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Watch - Anthony Bergamini
Nov 27, 2024Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 is a very strong start to a promising new series that pits two of DCs greatest fighters against one another. Read Full Review
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Weird Science - Gabe Hernandez
Nov 27, 2024Black Canary: Best Of The Best #1begins a seemingly impossible fight for Black Canary, in and out of the ring, when she accepts an offer to fight Lady Shiva for a very important reason. Tom King's laundry list of quirks is blessedly absent in favor of an emotionally impactful tale, and Ryan Sook's art is immaculate. Read Full Review
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AIPT - Collier Jennings
Nov 27, 2024Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 is presented like a major sporting event, and it's living up to the hype so far. Read Full Review
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8.0
Graphic Policy - Brett
Nov 27, 2024Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 is an interesting concept and it may pay off in the end but really the highlight is the actual fight. While there's some good build up in the emotional aspect when it comes to Black Canary's training and leadup to the main event, the final reveal of the motivation kind of kills all of that. Still, this is a comic whose art could make readers overlook that aspect and just enjoy the battle in the ring. Read Full Review
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6.0
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Nov 27, 2024Black Canary: Best of the Best #1 has all the elements to live up to its title. Unfortunately, certain narrative decisions hold the story back. It's only thanks to the creative chemistry Tom King and Ryan Sook have there is enough here that leaves you hoping the problems can be ironed out so this series can reach its full potential. Read Full Review
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6.0
Super Hero Hype - Matt Morrison
Nov 28, 2024In spite of my objections and questions, I enjoyed Black Canary: Best of the Best #1. Between Sook's art and the examination of a long-neglected DC legacy, there is more good than bad here. Whatever else this book does, it captures the core of what makes Dinah Lance one of my favorite heroes. Read Full Review
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6.0
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Nov 30, 2024The buildup to the match and the reveal of the chicanery and the villain involved is interesting, but it only works in a world where we declare that "This is just how things go!", which is tough, given that the entire Justice League is shown assembled to cheer their former leader. Read Full Review
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I absolutely LOVED this issue. The team of Tom King & Ryan Sook are perfect. I really love how the WWE style commentary is the catalyst for Dinah, with her mom. I hope we get to see more from the Lady Shiva perspective at some point. This just felt like a movie playing in my head as I read it, and then read it again right away to make sure I didn't miss anything. The book was living rent free in my head all day yesterday, and even going to buy a copy for a couple of people that I think will enjoy it as well. Everything about this is amazing. The Art, the story is just so well done, I can't wait to see where this goes!
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I pulled this thinking kind of hmmm...might be interesting, but I'll probably regret it. I mean, is this series even necessary? Who even decided these were the two best fighters to even square off for this ad-hoc championship? But the series does not waste time even trying to answer that question. It is just known. Sure, Batman will come by to acknowledge this fact and give it credence but the confidence of the title characters is already unmistakeable - they know it already. They are the Best of the Best. Shiva and Black Canary - often background characters in a multitude of Batman-universe related stories I've read over the decades - take front and center as first-rate characters and do not waste a second of the spotlight. Shiva ser more
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Great start
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I really like how this story is structured, bouncing back and forth between the time of the fight and Canary's "training". Interesting so far, we'll see how it plays out.
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This was cool. Definitely different from the usual Tom King comic.
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