The Birds are back in quite a few adventures here. They tackle a lonely and grieving teenage girl who can absorb the magical powers of other people; a specter named Harvest in the middle of nowhere, Kansas, who is stealing the youth of her victims; and a drug lord and the Twelve Brothers in Silk in Singapore connected to the Gotham mob. Throughout all these adventures, the Birds are having their own inner struggles. Helena is just starting to feel like part of the family; could it be that someone has an ulterior motive for her being there? Barbara is more powerful than ever, due to the bit of Brainiac inside her. But could it turn deadly? When the Birds finally break, can they be put back together?
This volume was awesome. It was super action packed, but also had a lot of inner conflicts within the team and each individual member. The title is very appropriate. I think the thing I like most about this series is, even as all kinds of crap is hitting the fan, it still manages to have funny and touching moments. There’s a bit in here where Helena tells a guy the night they shared was so bad, she’d remain abstinent for the rest of her life. I was at work reading this and I just about DIED XD And, pleasant surprise, it contains one of my favorite comic panels of all time:
❤ ❤ ❤
– Kathleen
Graphic Novelty² 
August 15, 2016 at 5:10 pm
Well, I’ve finally taken the plunge and jumped into sampling some DC titles on my own. Given your rave reviews, I certainly tried the Rebirth version of ‘Birds of Prey’ (even though technically, that’s not the version you’re covering here) as well as ‘Green Lanterns,’ ‘Detective Comics,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘Batman,’ ‘Nightwing,’ ‘Suicide Squad,’ and ‘Hellblazer.’ Now I’m just seeing what ones will become a regular part of my monthly pull list! I feel like I’ve fallen over to the Dark Side…
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August 15, 2016 at 10:49 pm
At least we have cookies =P
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