An excellent end to Gail Simone’s run on Birds of Prey. If you haven’t had a chance to read this book, issues have been collected into several trade paperbacks. In brief, former Batgirl Barbara Gordon, permanently crippled after she’s shot by The Joker, becomes superhacker Oracle and sets up shop sending superheroine Black Canary out of on missions. Eventually, the team grows to include Batfamily prodigal Huntress and ace pilot Lady Blackhawk, as well as a slew of occassional operatives.
During her five year run, Simone managed to inject lots of action and humor into this book, with inspired bits of silliness (like when Black Canary and Huntress infiltrate an ersatz henchmen union meeting, dressed as Riddler and Penguin’s goons). Now she’s been tasked with revitalizing Wonder Woman. If any body can do it, it’ll be Gail!
