scans_daily: Birds of Prey #6

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aeka) wrote in

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@ 2012-02-18 06:47 pm UTC

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char: black canary/dinah lance, char: starling/ev crawford, creator: duane swierczynski, creator: jesus saiz, title: birds of prey

Birds of Prey #6

So remember that guy who kissed Black Canary in issue #1? We finally learn more about him and the Cleaners in general!

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This issue actually reminded me of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse series where a specific phrase is utilised to activate a person into "kick ass assassin" mode.

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meowshi
2012-02-19 05:51 am UTC (link)

A lot of people dislike Starling, actually. They say she's some kind of perfect, Mary Sue; who never makes any mistakes, always has an wise comment, and looks like she stepped out of a suicide girl photo-shoot.

I just think this makes her awesome, but I suppose I can see where they're coming from at least.

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aeka
2012-02-19 06:01 am UTC (link)

I actually think it's kinda sad that when you finally get a strong, self-confident, intelligent female heroine who actually loves life, has a sense of humour, and is skilled at the things she does best, she's automatically a Mary Sue.

Similarly, I find it just as equally annoying that there are people who think a female character needs to have some kind of dark, tragic past and self-loathing in order to be considered complex and compelling.

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	no subject kamino_neko 2012-02-19 06:09 am UTC (link)
	Granted, Ev's got one of those, too (without the self-loathing, though she was quite severe with herself when she noticed she was caught in a trap), but she seems to have adjusted quite well. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject aeka 2012-02-19 06:14 am UTC (link)
	True, especially where her Uncle Earl is concerned apparently. Though I'm not sure if having a history of abuse necessarily means a tragic past. I guess we'll find out soon enough. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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halloweenjack
2012-02-19 04:30 pm UTC (link)

I think that any time you replace an older character with a new one in an ongoing series, you're going to have a backlash from fans of the old one that will find any excuse to hate on the new one. (If she'd made rookie mistakes, then she must be a fuck-up and they should just bring Character X back, right?) There are a lot of things that I still don't like about the New 52, but trying out new characters isn't one of them.

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