BrandWikiReturn

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey is an ongoing American comic book series published by the comic book publishing company DC Comics and written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson, starring the eponymous team. A one-shot was initially released in July 2016 as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch, before beginning publication as a monthly series in August. The series ran for 22 issues until May 2018.

Publication history

Announced as part of DC Rebirth, the title debuted in July 2016 with the one-shot Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1, before being released monthly. The first story arc follows Batgirl, Black Canary and the Huntress as they battle the Snake Men and Oracle, a villain using Batgirl's former codename.[1]

The series is written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson. Claire Roe illustrated the Rebirth one-shot and the first three issues of the monthly series. Roge Antonio took over illustration duties beginning with issue #4, finishing the art for the remaining of the first story arc. Issue #22 was listed for release in May 2018 as the final issue, in which the team finally confronts Calculator.[2]

Collected editions

Critical reception

The initial one-shot received an average score of 6.9/10 based on 32 critic reviews according to review aggregator Comic Book Roundup,[6] while the overall series had a score of 6.9/10 based on the average of the 22 issues.[7]

References

  1. Vaneta Rogers. DC REBIRTH - BATMAN Family Creative Teams Newsarama, March 26, 2016, retrieved March 28, 2016^
  2. Rich Johnston. The Full DC Comics Catalogue for May 2018 Bleeding Cool, February 20, 2018, retrieved December 4, 2020^
  3. BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 1: WHO IS ORACLE? DC Comics, retrieved December 4, 2020^
  4. BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 2: SOURCE CODE DC Comics, retrieved December 4, 2020^
  5. BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 3: FULL CIRCLE DC Comics, retrieved December 4, 2020^
  6. BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY: REBIRTH #1 Comic Book Roundup, retrieved September 22, 2016^
  7. BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY Comic Book Roundup, retrieved February 14, 2021^