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, starring the eponymous team. 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)
List
  • Rebirth #1; #1–3, 7
    Claire Roe
    #4–6, 8–13, 15, 19–22
    Roge Antonio
    #14, 16–18
    Marcio Takara
Inker(s)
List
  • Rebirth #1; #1–3, 7
    Claire Roe
    #4–6, 8–13, 15, 19–22
    Roge Antonio
    #14, 16–18
    Marcio Takara
Letterer(s)
List
  • Rebirth #1; #1–2
    Steve Wands
    #3–8, 10, 16
    Deron Bennett
    #9, 11–15
    Josh Reed
    #17–18
    Dezi Sienty
    #19–22
    Saida Temofonte
Colorist(s)
List
  • Rebirth #1; #1–13
    Allen Passalaqua
    #14, 18
    Jordan Boyd
    #15–17, 19–22
    Marcelo Maiolo
Editor(s)
List
  • Rebirth #1; #1–13
    Chris Conroy
    #14–17
    Mike Cotton
    #18–22
    Katie Kubert
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
Title Collected material Pages Format Publication date ISBN
Volume 1: Who is Oracle? Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1; Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1–6 168 Trade paperback April 5, 2017[3] 978-1401268671
Volume 2: Source Code Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #7–13 December 6, 2017[4] 978-1401273804
Volume 3: Full Circle Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #14–22 216 July 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] while the overall series had a score of 6.9/10 based on the average of the 22 issues.[7]

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. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 2: SOURCE CODE". DC Comics. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY VOL. 3: FULL CIRCLE". DC Comics. Archived from the original on 2019-07-26. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY: REBIRTH #1". Comic Book Roundup. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  7. "BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY". Comic Book Roundup. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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