Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey was a monthly ongoing American comic book series published by DC Comics and written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson. 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
Textless artwork for issue #22. Art by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication dateSeptember 2016 – July 2018
No. of issues22 + Rebirth one-shot
Main character(s)Batgirl
Black Canary
Huntress
Creative team
Written byJulie Benson
Shawna Benson
Penciller(s)
Inker(s)
Letterer(s)
Colorist(s)
Editor(s)
Collected editions
Who is Oracle?ISBN 978-1401268671
Source CodeISBN 978-1401273804
Full CircleISBN 978-1401277819

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
TitleMaterial collectedPages FormatPublication dateISBN
Volume 1: Who is Oracle?Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1; Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1–6168 Trade paperbackApril 5, 2017[3]978-1401268671
Volume 2: Source CodeBatgirl and the Birds of Prey #7–13December 6, 2017[4]978-1401273804
Volume 3: Full CircleBatgirl and the Birds of Prey #14–22 216July 18, 2018[5]978-1401277819

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]

References
  1. Rogers, Vaneta (March 26, 2016). "DC REBIRTH - BATMAN Family Creative Teams". Newsarama. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. Johnston, Rich (February 20, 2018). "The Full DC Comics Catalogue for May 2018". Bleeding Cool. 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.
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