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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth (2016) #1 by Shawna Benson, Julie Benson, Julie Benson
3.0

This was very in the middle. I didn't hate it, I didn't love it, just...there? This volume mostly focuses on our three main leads. Batgirl, Huntress, and Black Canary all get their backstory that you'd need if you never read any of their books. There's some hidden Oracle person. Oracle used to be Babs (Batgirl) and now someone is using her name. A new hacker! DUM DUM DUM! And now we must find out who while fighting a bunch of baddies!

What I liked: The chemistry between everyone felt good. Black Canary being the standout. The glue in the team. I also loved her background. Batgirl/Huntress background was decent. The ending also leaves for some interesting possibilities even though I saw that twist coming it still left me hopeful for the rest of the series.

What I didn't like: The art was all over the place. Sometimes decent, sometimes downright horrible. The faces were either funny or really bad. I didn't like the design at ALL for Batgirl either. She looked like she was wearing PJs. Also the villains were as bland as you can get. Not that I expected Joker level villain but still.

This was decent enough. Cute, funny, but very very very safe. That might make me give up on this title unless it picks up. So for now it's decent. I'd probably rate it a 2.5 but I'll give it a 3 because I did have fun at times.