I'm currently reving up for a review of the recently released DVD set of the
television series
of this extremely underrated DC comic property and I thought I'd share my thoughts on the source material first. "Birds of Prey" follows the post-
Killing Joke
exploits of Barbara Gordon: former Batgirl and current paraplegic. Most crimefighters would slow down after receiving a bullet in the spine. Babs kicked it up about ten notches. Commissioner Jim Gordon's daughter became The Oracle, the world's most powerful hacker able to bend nearly every electrical system and network on Earth to her will. She's the go-to girl for any number of superheroes and vigilantes -including The Dark Knight himself- when they need an all-seeing eye for backup. Justice League co-founder Dinah Lance aka The Black Canary was down on her luck and aimless until she got a special delivery in the form of a pair of earrings. These put her in contact with Oracle and the two have been partners ever since. Canary does the legwork and travels around the world performing acts of espionage and rescue while Oracle runs the show. The two never even met face-to-face for a very long time. Those were the old days. Now, Dinah and Barbara are close friends and the danger is right in their own backyard. Gotham's got a new player who fancies he can out-think The Oracle and out-fight The Black Canary and he's got a grudge that needs serving.
Contrary to the "Volume 1" title, this is not even close to the beginning of the BOP storyline (it compiles issues 56-59 of the series and there were several stand-alones prior to issue 1), but this the best that I've read so far and a fantastic place to start for anybody who's curious about DC's finest superheroine team. The art is beautiful, the writing top-notch with loads of humor and a whole heap of bada$z on top of it. Women will enjoy the quippy girl-talk and female independence theme and men will love the violence and gorgeous character art. The villain in this arc is Savant, an incredibly talented wannabe vigilante inspired by Batman who -after being severely reprimanded by The Caped Crusader in an inspired moment that flawlessly illustrates the difference between a true hero and a self-absorbed attention hound- decides to take his frustrations out on the one person who knows everything, The Oracle. Having captured Black Canary after a hell of a fight that leaves Dinah without her powerful sonic Canary Cry, Savant offers Barbara a deal: her partner for Batman's identity. Entering the storyline at this point is hot-headed Gotham loose cannon The Huntress, daughter of a slain mob boss and crimefighter extraordinaire. Barbara has always had an odd dislike for Huntress, but she's forced to put that aside and invite her into the fold for Dinah's sake. Savant does have one weakness: a kind of time dyslexia where he knows what has happened, but he has no idea WHEN. An interesting trait. So in addition to great art and fantastic dialogue the story is strong and the cast of characters is great. Sold yet?
There are also strong political overtones in this story that were echoed in
The Dark Knight
movie about the danger of one person having unlimited power to intrude on other people's privacy. Barbara and Dinah clash over this as Oracle seeks to dispense her own justice using files on corruption in high places that she stole from Savant's blackmailing operation. Due process or swift justice? It's a great debate and one more thing I love about this book. Black Canary is my favorite comic superheroine, Oracle is a truly unique and powerful character in ways Batgirl could never be, and Huntress is just hardcore. The Birds of Prey make for a great team-up comic and I strongly recommend "Of Like Minds" to anybody who isn't opposed to the notion of girls who kick tail. This is as good as comic books get.
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