DC Announces New Birds of Prey Comic Series

DC Comics at present in its Daybreak of DC publishing line, and with new books nonetheless being introduced for it. Whereas most of those comics have been for solo heroes like Batman and Surprise Girl, there are some group collection in there for the Doom Patrol and Titans. Earlier within the week, author Kelly Thompson (Captain Marvel) introduced that she was becoming a member of DC to deal with one of many writer’s B-tier groups: the Birds of Prey.

All through the week, Thompson revealed the five-team lineup within the upcoming collection from her and Hawkeye: Kate Bishop co-creators Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire. Together with Dinah Lance’s Black Canary, the group will likely be rounded out by Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), Apokolyptian warrior Huge Barda, Wildstorm character Zealot, and Harley Quinn. In accordance with the e book’s logline, Dinah brings the group collectively to assist with a private mission stated to have “close to-impossible odds.”

In a press release, Thompson referred to as the brand new Birds of Prey “a dream come true. […] Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire had been two of my first partners-in-crime making superhero books, and I’ve been attempting to make this occur ever since. It gained’t shock anybody to study that Leonardo and Jordie are even higher than they had been the final time we labored collectively—and dealing collectively on this wild e book is pure magic.”

Romero echoed Thompson’s assertion, saying he was excited to do his first month-to-month DC e book. “With this e book, I’ve had the chance to not solely draw a number of the most badass girls within the DC Universe, but additionally to work as soon as extra with the perfect individuals in our business,” he stated. “I missed the dynamic we had on Hawkeye, so I’m very excited to have our group again collectively! Can’t wait to indicate you all what we’ve been doing!”

The Birds of Prey had been first launched in 1996’s Showcase ‘96 #3 by Jordan Gorfinkel and Chuck Dixon, and made up of Dinah and Batgirl (Barbara Gordon). When Gail Simone began writing the e book in 2003, she added Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) to the group, and he or she and Dinah had been energetic subject members whereas Barbara (now going by Oracle after being paralyzed) dealt with group logistics. The group’s ranks have rotated through the years, and this new collection marks the group’s first e book since Batgirl & the Birds of Prey from Julie and Shawna Benson bowed out again in 2018. Exterior of the comics, they’ve proven up a handful of occasions in TV and films, with 2020’s Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey being their first live-action movie.

Birds of Prey will debut with its first subject on September 5.

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