CBR: DC Comics Promises "Birds of Prey" Twist

[CBR News]

With the appearance of Batgirl in December's "Birds of Prey" #4, DC Comics and series writer Duane Swierczynski promise readers a "status quo-altering revelation" while unveiling Dave Finch's cover for the issue.


Full article here.

[Movieartman]

see now that david finch cover is ALOT better than the other one he did for birds of prey

[sinned2007]

I hope something interesting happens in this title as I am on the fence about it. May give the first 4 issues a try. Wasn't impressed with Saiz' art work on the previous Birds of Prey series.

[shark]

I don't like that cover at all.

[aleph]

One of them gets crippled and becomes the new Oracle?

I'd imagine that would be the equivalent of being beaten with a rolled-up rug

[santino27]

I'm not sure 3 issues is sufficient to establish a real status quo, let alone one that needs to be dramatically altered.

[Paj Meen Ah]

Had no intention of getting this but I think I might actually. I'm an Ivy fan and didn't realise she was even in it until the other night.

[Godlike13]

Can't wait.

[Personamanx]

Wow, ummm... really?

[ProdSlash]

...interesting.

I'm wondering what he can pull off in 4 issues that can have that kind of effect.

[stewart48]

Rarely is a writer telling you about a twist a good thing, hope he isn't trying to over compensate

[Uzzy]

Starfire turns out to have implanted memories into Black Canary of them being bff's for ever and evar, and is actually brand new. Or something.

Still, colour me confused as to how you can have a 'status-quo shattering revelation' four issues in. Seems odd.

[maskedmanissue1]

Oracle has existed for years and it was never Barbara Gordon, it was Dinah Drake!

[DarkKnghtJared]

My guess? Barbara has been secretly helping the Birds the entire time and she becomes a full-fledged member of the team in #4.

[T Hedge Coke]

Still, colour me confused as to how you can have a 'status-quo shattering revelation' four issues in. Seems odd.

You establish a status quo. So, three issues and change to do that, and then you do something to violate hardcore that status quo.

It's not hard to do, though it can be hard to do well. Psycho manages a major change in its status quo without needing an exceptional amount of time to establish that SQ, as does the Ira Levin novel mentioned in the article. Doom Generation. Angel Heart. The comic, The Filth.