We'll try to keep this short and sweet today. I'm behind on blogging and we need to get back to some novels.
Birds of Prey - This is an all female team of vigilantes based in Gotham City. This line up includes ex-assassin Starling, Meta-human Black Canary, the Japanese samurai Katana (whose dead husband's soul lives in her sword), and Poison Ivy. It's a pretty fun mixed of messed-up antiheroes trying to be do gooders AND keep the body count to a minimum. Their penchant for headshots and decapitations is enough to keep former member Batgirl far away. It's a wild and weird book with some intriguing B-level heroes.
7/10
Batwing - Holy blood and guts Batman! As part of Bruce Wayne's Batman, Inc. initiative, he travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to recruit David Zavimbe to be the "Batman of Africa." He is a former child Soldier turned Police Officer, and Batman hooks him up with an Iron Man/Batman hybrid Costume. The book embraces our image of Africa as a barely functioning society and introduces us to a truly horrific villain known as Massacre. Basically, He's an African version of Jason from the Friday the 13th series. Blood, guts, and body parts are everywhere. It's an interesting book at times, but mostly leans to heavily on stereotypes while attempting to be topical. You can skip this one.
5/10
Batman & Robin: Vol. 2 - More Father/Son drama for Bruce and his little Damian. All the previous Robins make appearances in this one, and we get an interesting look at Bruce's legacy as a mentor. As always, Dick Grayson shows that his the best. It's a nice continuation of the story, and the characters are much better than anything in Batwing.
7/10
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