Summary
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey is an ongoing American comic book series published by 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.
| Batgirl and the Birds of Prey | |
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 Textless artwork for issue #22, art by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | September 2016 – July 2018 |
| No. of issues | 22 + Rebirth one-shot |
| Main character(s) | Batgirl Black Canary Huntress |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Julie Benson Shawna Benson |
| Penciller(s) | List
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| Inker(s) | List
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| Letterer(s) | List
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| Colorist(s) | List
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| Editor(s) | List
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| Collected editions | |
| Who is Oracle? | ISBN 978-1401268671 |
| Source Code | ISBN 978-1401273804 |
| Full Circle | ISBN 978-1401277819 |
Publication history edit
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 edit
| Title | Collected material | Pages | Format | Publication date | ISBN |
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| Volume 1: Who is Oracle? | Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1; Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1–6 | 168 | Trade paperback | April 5, 2017[3] | 978-1401268671 |
| Volume 2: Source Code | Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #7–13 | December 6, 2017[4] | 978-1401273804 | ||
| Volume 3: Full Circle | Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #14–22 | 216 | July 18, 2018[5] | 978-1401277819 |
Critical reception edit
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 edit
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta (March 26, 2016). "DC REBIRTH - BATMAN Family Creative Teams". Newsarama. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Johnston, Rich (February 20, 2018). "The Full DC Comics Catalogue for May 2018". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 1: WHO IS ORACLE?". DC Comics. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 2: SOURCE CODE". DC Comics. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 3: FULL CIRCLE". DC Comics. Archived from the original on 2019-07-26. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY: REBIRTH #1". Comic Book Roundup. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY". Comic Book Roundup. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved February 14, 2021.