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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey is an 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.
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
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Publication date | September 2016 – July 2018 |
No. of issues | 22 + Rebirth one-shot |
Main character(s) | Batgirl Black Canary Huntress |
Creative team | |
Written by | Julie Benson Shawna Benson |
Penciller(s) | List
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Inker(s) | List
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Letterer(s) | List
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Colorist(s) | List
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Editor(s) | List
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Collected editions | |
Who is Oracle? | ISBN 978-1401268671 |
Source Code | ISBN 978-1401273804 |
Full Circle | ISBN 978-1401277819 |
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]
Title | Collected material | Pages | Format | Publication date | ISBN |
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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 |
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]
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