Black Canary: Best of the Best #6 concludes the miniseries in an epic and thought provoking manner. Read Full Review

This is one of the more divisive King books in recent memory (but then, when does he not create tense debates?), but I think it's the story Dinah's needed for a very long time. Read Full Review

Black Canary: Best of the Best #6 sticks the landing with a heartfelt and harrowing finale, showcasing the strength of both its heroine and its creative teameven if the announcers are a tiring element. Read Full Review

The finale of this series is nearly unreadable. The narration is still overwhelming and a distraction from any story Tom King might be trying to tell. The fight sequences attempt to glorify the violence which makes it all the more gratuitous. It’s not enjoyable, it’s not engaging on any level. It’s a real shame King isn’t capable of utilizing the existing history between Shiva and Black Canary. There’s A LOT there that was explored by Gail Simone in Birds of Prey 20 or so years ago. Those stories are far better than this in every way. EVERY WAY. This series just comes off as an admission that King doesn’t really understand the subtlety and nuance of Dinah’s character, as if losing a fight with ZERO STAKES and surrendering would be difficult for her to do if it meant saving someone’s life. Maybe training enough to last long enough to surrender is a story…, but not having difficulty in surrendering. King has successfully made both Canaries appear petty and superficial. And, still we don’t know why this fight even exists…. And, we still don’t know why Dinah is willing to turn to Vandal Savage’s methods to save her mom from cancer. This series doesn’t even deliver on THAT central motivation. What an awful ending to a poorly conceived series, and what a lackluster attempt to write Black Canary. Others have done it better. Heck, even Kelly Thompson’s attempts in the current Birds of Prey are better than this. more