Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
Textless artwork for issue #22, art by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Superhero
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 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 Code	ISBN 978-1401273804
Full Circle	ISBN 978-1401277819

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.

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.