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Birds of Prey, Vol. 4: Sensei and Student by Mike Manley, Gail Simone, Ruy Jose, Scott Hanna, Joe Bennett, Ed Benes, Michael Golden, Alex Lei, Cliff Richards
3.0

This was fun but not as good as I hoped.

This time we have the birds kind of going through different things that all come together by the end. We have Black Canary dealing with a evil poison queen and also trying to figure out if she wants to join forces with one of the greatest assassins ever. Then we have Oracle getting kidnapped and put on trial for being Oracle but it doesn't go well that way. Last one is huntress trying to find her place and help Oracle.

Good: The dynamic when there, especially last issue, is really good. Dialog is still solid too, everyone sounds and feel reals. The fights are pretty fun and put the characters in dire situations.

Bad: The story felt like it dragged a bit. I was starting to get boring around half way through with the pacing. Also, the art doesn't always match the tone of the story.

Overall a decent story, and cool character moments, but bland story and art hurt it. So a 3 out of 5.