scans_daily: Babs set to return to Birds of Prey permanently?

Diane Darcy (

aeka) wrote in

scans_daily,
@ 2011-11-18 04:47 pm UTC

Entry tags:

char: batgirl/oracle/barbara gordon, char: batman/bruce wayne, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, title: nightwing

Babs set to return to Birds of Prey permanently?

Both the Source and ComicbookResources confirm Batgirl's role in upcoming Birds of Prey issues! :D

1. Batgirl is back on the team.

Sure, Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Batgirl) was reluctant at first. She didn’t necessarily want to be hanging out with a gang of outlaws (see next “Thing to Know #2”), and she has serious doubts about at least one member of team (see “Thing to Know #3”). But to Batgirl, friendship trumps everything, and you’ll see exactly how she finds her way to a permanent spot on the team in issues #4 and 5.

2. Black Canary, Starling and Katana can’t show their faces in public.

That’s because they’re outlaws to one degree or another. Dinah Lance (a.k.a. Black Canary) is wanted for murder. The rumor is she killed a dude with a single punch, but the truth is far darker and stranger than that…

Evelyn Crawford (a.k.a. Starling) is wanted by at least six different intelligence organizations for knowing too much about how the world really works. How did she land in this predicament? Well, wait until you meet her Uncle Earl—a former spy who raised her, and also tries to kill her every now and again. (He has Alzheimer’s.)

And finally, Tatsu Yamashiro (a.k.a. Katana) is wanted by Japan’s National Police Agency for her blood-splattered mission of vengeance against the Yakuza for killing her husband. Criminal profilers in her country think she’s insane because she believes the soul of her husband resides in her sword. Thing is, her own teammates aren’t so sure, either…

3. Poison Ivy has turned over a new leaf.

Okay, not really. Pam Isley (a.k.a. Ivy) is still very much a dedicated eco-terrorist, targeting the people and corporations that mess with Mother Earth. So why’s she hanging out with a bunch of do-gooders like Black Canary and Batgirl (who doesn’t like, trust, and really even tolerate Ivy)? Pretty soon—say, around issue #5—you’re going to see that Ivy has a little side deal going on. Her enhanced biosuit amplifies her metahuman powers to an insane degree, but also comes at a price. And wait until you see how she plans on paying the tab…

Translation: Babs returns to the team she founded, Starling and Katana are the new Lady Blackhawk and Huntress respectively (in terms of loving guns, beer, and having the best lines, and being the certified nutjob with a personal war against the Japanese mafia), and Poison Ivy's place with the team is on the fence at best. Can't wait to meet Starling's Uncle Earl though. Sounds like a very intriguing dude!

Does it suffice to say I'm fucking excited for this book? 8D

For legality, classic Dick and Babs!

Reload Image

(44 comments) - (Post a new comment)
(Flat) (Top-level comments only)

	no subject salinea 2011-11-18 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	a former spy who raised her, and also tries to kill her every now and again. (He has Alzheimer’s.) what. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 8 comments) (Show 8 comments)

	no subject biod 2011-11-18 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Things got a little hectic after he finished that list. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject salinea 2011-11-19 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	??? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject bewareofgeek 2011-11-18 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	Just wait until he gets The Pig.. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 5 comments) (Show 5 comments)

	no subject anothermoviegeek 2011-11-19 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	Oh please tell me that is a RED reference. :) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject bewareofgeek 2011-11-24 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	It is. :) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject salinea 2011-11-19 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	??? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject blackruzsa 2011-11-20 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	I just watched the movie last night (: (Don'tjudgemeitwasawesome) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject anothermoviegeek 2011-11-23 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	No judging at all! RED was indeed awesome. Watching Helen Mirren handle that .50 cal did wonders for me. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject biod 2011-11-18 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	If that's a reference to "For The Man Who Has Everything" I will be extra happy. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 4 comments) (Show 4 comments)

	no subject biod 2011-11-18 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	And I'm suprised Bruce hasn't taught him how to control that. You know, Billionaire Playboy in perfect control of his body and all. P.S. "Bloodsplattered Mission of Vengeance". That phrase makes me happy for reasons I can't quite explain. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

	no subject darkknightjrk 2011-11-18 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	Bruce probably did teach Dick some meditative stuff--but...well, he's a teenager stuck in a very tight space with a gorgeous redhead. I don't think Bruce would fault him for that. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject biod 2011-11-19 10:55 am UTC (link)
	Which is precisely why Bruce would teach him this stuff. "Look kid, there are a bizarre amount of attactive women in this buisness. I understand, but they probably won't and sometimes thinking of baseball won't work either, so let me give you some pointers. . ." (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject lieut_kettch 2011-11-19 01:37 am UTC (link)
	Similar to A Roaring Rampage of Revenge? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject darkknightjrk 2011-11-18 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	I had a feeling that would be the case when I first saw the #4 solicit, but still--YAY! :D (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject aeka 2011-11-18 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	I didn't believe it until I saw the solicit for #6, but nonetheless I share the squee! :D (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject celestialchild 2011-11-19 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Robin's face in the last panel is absolutely precious. Poor guy. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject lieut_kettch 2011-11-19 01:38 am UTC (link)
	And that's why Alan Scott wears trousers instead of tights or manties. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

no subject

turtlefu
2011-11-19 02:15 am UTC (link)

"Hey guys look at my new, original character! She's sooo cool and sooo smart and sooo badass (tattoos! corset! guns!), she's a super spy and really dangerous and she knows way too much, so she decides to become a flashy mercenary/crime-fighter! Isn't it funny how this brand-new character is already on the level of being super important! Also she was raised a spy and her old master keep forgetting who she is so he tries to kill her LOL!"

(Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

	no subject jlbarnett 2011-11-19 04:02 am UTC (link)
	exactly how I feel about Starling, well that and I think she really might be a bad guy. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject mrstatham 2011-11-19 05:50 am UTC (link)
	So just because Starling's a new character, means she shouldn't be treated with the same level of importance as existing characters? Explains why some new properties never get anywhere at the big two. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject leikomgwtfbbq 2011-11-19 08:33 am UTC (link)
	I'm really trying to give her a chance. I WANT to like her. But this bit here keeps bubbling up in the back of my mind. I feel bad for it, because I want to give new female characters a fair and fighting chance, but she seems so... generic... @_@ (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

That Legality Scan made my week

blue_bolt
2011-11-19 03:04 am UTC (link)

1. "Wow... you smell nice."
2."thinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughtsthinkcleanthoughts"
-He's saying that, that's NOT a thought bubble (and Babs has good hearing...)

3. The silver age(y) use of "Chum" seems so out of place with Dick's boner. Wait a minute, "boner"... NOPE! It is 100, nay 110% apt!

P.S: I can't help myself but, Dick's "It's nothing." No Dick, if it was nothing Kory, Babs and almost fifty others wouldn't have kept coming back to the well to drink. I assure you that your mini-Richard is hardly mini.

(Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 2 comments) (Show 2 comments)

	Re: That Legality Scan made my week aeka 2011-11-19 03:51 am UTC (link)
	P.S: I can't help myself but, Dick's "It's nothing." No Dick, if it was nothing Kory, Babs and almost fifty others wouldn't have kept coming back to the well to drink. I assure you that your mini-Richard is hardly mini. Well, they certainly don't call Richard John Grayson 'Dick' for short. ;) (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	Re: That Legality Scan made my week anothermoviegeek 2011-11-19 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	I just always figured the extra weight gave him such greater balance to be the excellent acrobat he is. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject swatkat 2011-11-19 04:34 am UTC (link)
	FINE I'll pick up the book again, just give me my Huntress too DC. (Reply to this)

	no subject mrstatham 2011-11-19 05:54 am UTC (link)
	Well, if I'm going to have to put up with Magical Bullshit Miracle Healing Barbara Gordon, at least I'll have a writer I actually like behind it. God knows the actual Batgirl book is either a - weirdly fucking contradictory, or b - Babs has some major morale issues with herself. (Reply to this)

	no subject filthysize 2011-11-19 06:46 am UTC (link)
	Gail Simone said on Twitter that she was not consulted on this decision. That's kinda shitty. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject pyrotwilight 2011-11-19 07:10 am UTC (link)
	Indeed. I saw that on tumblr too. I don't even know anymore. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject eyz 2011-11-20 12:26 am UTC (link)
	Bwahaha! Classic Dick!Robin moment :P (Reply to this)

	no subject thefiretonight 2011-11-20 05:50 am UTC (link)
	How is Birds of Prey? I'm dropping Batgirl but I'd like to read a book with Babs. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 7 comments) (Show 7 comments)

	no subject aeka 2011-11-20 05:57 am UTC (link)
	In my honest opinion? It's one of the best books out of the New 52 so far and would recommend picking it up. Also Babs comes in next issue, so you're in luck! (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 6 comments) (Show 6 comments)

	no subject thefiretonight 2011-11-20 06:00 am UTC (link)
	Awesome! I think I'll start off with 4 and get the trade instead of going back looking for 1-3. I hope she's written well in Birds, I love Babs. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 5 comments) (Show 5 comments)

	no subject aeka 2011-11-20 06:07 am UTC (link)
	Hmmm...I would honestly recommend reading 1-3 first just so you won't get lost reading 4; it will pick up right where 3 left off. Also, Babs made a brief appearance in 1. :P (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 4 comments) (Show 4 comments)

	no subject thefiretonight 2011-11-20 06:10 am UTC (link)
	If I can find 1 without it being marked up, I will. It annoys me to no end that a lot of #1s I see in local comic stores have been marked up. I'm like yeah, I'm not paying $15 for a first printing of a comic that came out a few months ago. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

	no subject aeka 2011-11-20 06:23 am UTC (link)
	Or go digital? The first two issues are a dollar less than the current issue. XP (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 2 comments) (Show 2 comments)

	no subject thefiretonight 2011-11-20 06:24 am UTC (link)
	Nope. I'm not going digital unless I'm forced to. XD (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject aeka 2011-11-20 06:28 am UTC (link)
	Old school then? :P (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject kenn_el 2011-11-20 07:18 am UTC (link)
	THIS might just turn out to be my Batgirl book after all. Though I hate the idea of a group based upon segregation, Simone's Batgirl sucks. (Reply to this)

	no subject meowshi 2011-11-20 02:01 pm UTC (link)
	I'm confused. Aren't members of the Batfamily against killing? I only ask because the characters in Birds of Prey have been killing mooks left and right. They seem much more "violent vigilantes" than "costumed superheroes". It just seems like Batgirl would cramp their style. (Reply to this) (Thread) (Hide 4 comments) (Show 4 comments)

no subject

aeka
2011-11-20 03:36 pm UTC (link)

The Birds haven't been killing anyone. They tried to save a reporter that was tailing them from the mooks, only for him to blow up at the airport. All the other mooks that they've encountered since then are set to blow up when they're no longer needed.

It was explained in the last issue that it's some kind of virus that causes them to be walking bombs. Where they come from or who's invention this is is yet to be revealed, but Dinah is now a walking bomb herself since one of the mooks transmitted the virus to her though kissing her.

(Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 3 comments) (Show 3 comments)

no subject

meowshi
2011-11-20 09:08 pm UTC (link)

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9313/murder.gif

I don't know, those people seem pretty dead to me.

Starling shooting them with guns and Katana stabbing them with swords...well those are naturally lethal weapons. Even Poison Ivy is introduced with newspaper clippings of her recent murders.

Though in the third issue, Babs DOES convince Poison Ivy to let one of the bad guys live. So, I guess they aren't completely pro-murder.

(Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 2 comments) (Show 2 comments)

	no subject meowshi 2011-11-20 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	And by Babs, I mean Black Canary of course. Black Canary convinces Poison Ivy not to kill the guy. >.< (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

no subject

aeka
2011-11-20 09:19 pm UTC (link)

I do see what you mean, though I'm not sure if actively wounding someone in self-defence is the same as actively killing them, as in making sure they're dead. In Katana's case, she's basically the Japanese Helena Bertinelli who's waging a personal war against the Yakuza for murdering her family, and in this case she is actively killing. However, in the scenes where she's stabbing the guys in the invisible suits with the Birds, she's doing it in self-defence. Same with Starling as far as I know. As to whether or not they're really dead or just lying unconscious, that's really open to interpretation I guess, but I'm sure they didn't fight intending to kill.

(Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

(44 comments) - (Post a new comment)
(Flat) (Top-level comments only)

Account name:	Log in with OpenID?
Password:	Forget your password?
	Remember me

Babs set to return to Birds of Prey permanently?

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

That Legality Scan made my week

Re: That Legality Scan made my week

Re: That Legality Scan made my week

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject