But there’s one famous addition to the team - who has a strong connection to Cass - that’s missing from the lineup: the original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon aka Oracle. It’s likely not a coincidence that director Cathy Yan and screenwriter Christina Hodson chose to include Cass, the first character to have an ongoing solo Batgirl title in the comics, as they build out their female-led take on the DC universe. It’s unclear how close Birds of Prey will stick to this backstory, as the trailers shows that Cass speaks with her potential teammates. Cass ultimately leaves her assassin days behind and adopts the mantle of Batgirl. Eventually, she becomes a ward of Barbara Gordon after saving the life of Barbara’s father, Jim Gordon.
The young girl was neglected and never given human affection or warmth, so she never learned to speak and communicates only through sign language. She was trained by her father as an assassin to become the “perfect bodyguard” for chief Batman villain Ra’s Al Ghul. 567, Cassandra Cain is the daughter of David Cain and Lady Shiva. Popverse also had the pleasure of debuting an exclusive variant cover for the series' first issue, by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, which you can see right here, or in the gallery below, which also features covers for the first issue from Leonardo Romero, Chris Bachalo, Nick Bradshaw, and Frank Cho.First introduced in 1999’s Batman No.
a fact underscored by the fact that DC is referring to the team as being brought together by Black Canary for "a personal mission brought to her by a mysterious new ally." What happens when that mission is over? We'll all find out together.
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The full line-up for the launch of the series is: Black Canary, Cassandra Cain/Batgirl, Big Barda, Zealot, and Harley Quinn, as can be seen in this graphic from series artist Romero.ĭoes that mean that the team will stay consistent throughout the series? Given the history of the group to date, that seems unlikely. Other members through the years have included Manhunter, Lady Blackhawk, and Katana, with a number of other prominent DC heroines having been part of the mix at some point since the team’s 1995 introduction.Īhead of the reveal of the full team line-up Thompson teased on her Substack, “I’ll offer ONE hint: You guys know I’m not just going to bring back an exact team that’s already existed, right?” The traditional Birds of Prey team has consisted of Black Canary, Barbara Gordon, and Huntress - although the cinematic version of the team introduced in 2021’s Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey added Renee Montoya/The Question, Cassandra Cain/Batgirl, and Harley herself to the line-up. It won't surprise anyone to learn that Leonardo and Jordie are even better than they were the last time we worked together-and working together on this wild book is pure magic.” “Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire were two of my first partners-in-crime making superhero books and I've been trying to make this happen ever since. "When I say this is a dream come true for me, I mean not just working on the iconic Birds of Prey title, but also the characters we were able to fold in, and the creative team we assembled,” Thompson said in a statement from the publisher. The new series will mark the first series for DC by Thompson, whose long-running Marvel title, Captain Marvel, is set to end with its 50th issue this month. “Black Canary is building the most dangerous #BirdsofPrey team yet… who do YOU think will make the cut?” “An all-new era begins,” Thompson shared on Twitter, announcing that she’s reteaming with her Hawkeye creative partners from Marvel Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire on the series, accompanied by concept art of Black Canary by Romero. A fan-favorite team is making its return to the DC Universe as part of the ongoing Dawn of DC initiative, with Black Cloak writer Kelly Thompson announcing that she’s helming a new Birds of Prey comic book series for the publisher, and reuniting the Hawkeye creative team to make it happen.
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