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Black Canary 1

Cover date: August 2015

Writer: Brenden Fletcher

Art: Annie Wu

Colorist: Lee Loughridge

Letterer: Steve Wands

Assistant Editor: Dave Wielgosz

Editor: Chris Conroy

Group Editor: Mark Doyle

Title: The Most Dangerous Band in America

Dinah, now calling herself by the initials D.D., has joined a band called Black Canary as their lead singer. The group includes a quasi-manager named Heathcliff, a drummer and all around musician called Lord Byron, a keyboard player named Paloma, and a young mute girl they call Ditto as guitartist.

Unfortunately the Black Canary shows are ending in violence, with Dinah in various fights. One newszine example sites Dinah fighting a group of gunmen. Needless to say, venues are starting to doubt the wisdom of booking the band.

Backstage at the next stop Dinah hesitates, contemplating her bandaged fingers, the tears in her fishnets for a band-aids. However she puts on her boots and strides out on stage.

After the show, Heathcliff tries to get their payment but once again, Dinah has been in a fight, this time with a group of men harassing some women. The venue owner is unhappy, but after spotting Dinah waiting behind her manager, he forks over the money.

On the tour bus en route to their next stop, Lord Byron talks things over with Dinah. Byron tells her how much the record contract they recently signed means to them but that Dinah’s actions risk giving the band a bad name. Plus Byron worries young Ditto couldn’t defend herself if the violence should reach the rest of the band. Dinah is a mystery to her band as well as the public but now Byron asks Dinah to come clean.

Dinah admits she’s lived hard but makes a commitment to end the problems she’s caused. Byron is thrilled when Dinah mentions her Sensei and even more excited when Dinah asks for help with her on stage moves. 

As the band unpacks at the next stop, a mysterious group of three suited individuals watch, talking about finding their target. 

At the sound check, Dinah marvels at the sounds Ditto can evoke from her guitar without help from pedals or electronics.

Backstage before the concert Dinah talks to Heathcliff. He wants to know if this, performing, is really what she wants. Dinah explains she will finish the contract they signed. The money will help rebuild her life, her dojo, her team. Heathcliff asks again if she likes performing. She doesn’t answer, instead stepping out on stage.

Things are going well until Dinah spots the three suited individuals in the crowd. The three transform into inky humanoid alien things. As everyone takes cover, Dinah swings into action, eventually resorting to her Canary Cry to bring the roof down on top of the creatures. Dinah thinks they’re after her, but their ranting make it clear they’re actually after Ditto. The three alien things disappear through the hole in the ceiling.

The band gathers and at first Dinah wants them to disperse while she protects Ditto alone. The band wants to stay together. Dinah says if they are going to do that then they need training, hand to hand first then weapons after that. The rest of the band is a bit stunned.

As the bus travels to the next city, the group has no idea that the three ink humanoid creatures are hanging onto the back of the bus.

The Huntress Podcast is back in 2025 to talk about Helena Bertinelli in Cry For Blood, written by Greg Rucka and brillantly penciled by Rick Burchett.  Issue one begins with a murder mystery where the mob, The Batman and some "in the know" Gumshoe are pointing their "you're the culprit" finger in Helena Bertinelli's direction. 

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The Cassandra Cain podcast is here to talk about issue 3 of 6 of Batgirl, where Cassandra Cain and Lady Shiva are on the run on a train.  Cassandra Cain is learning new avenues about her mother as well as her situation with the Undead.  Fast action, good writing and perhaps a new direction for Cassandra Cain as we know her.  

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The Birds of Prey conclude this story by bringing the fight to The Ninth Day Coporation's door step...or Lab!  Back up is on the way to save the Amazons, innocent non meta-human women and Cassandra Cain from going off the deep end with the serum.  Impeccable art, awesome action with great character moments!

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Feathers and Foes conclude the New52 run of Birds of Prey, ending on such a sour note which makes it feels like we would never see the team form again.  Good thing the team reforms in Rebirth and beyound.  May Birds of Prey live on till the end of comics itself.  We would like to hear from you.  What are your thoughts about how Black Canary was treated in this run? Was Condor a good addition?  What about Starling/Mean Guns!  Why did they take her away?  Were we too harsh on the book?  Let us know.

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AJ and Tim discuss The Outsiders #16 from 1986, “The Firefly's Blaze of Glory”, making assumptions, contractors, and done-in-ones.

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Closing music: Owl City - Fireflies

Uninvited guest, Lady Shiva, or Mama, visits her supreme combat daughter, Cassandra Cain, warning her of an upcoming clear and present danger.  This one sided, reluctant duo faces an threat in the streets of Gotham.  After issue two, things look rather bleek for our hero, Batgirl.  Write to us about your opinions of the two blockbuster stories?  

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Birds of Prey: Issue 16

Released: December 4, 2024

Writer: Kelly Thompson

Art: Sami Basri

Inker: Vicente Cifuentes

Colors: Adriano Lucas

Lettering: Clayton Cowles

Editor: Jessica Berbey

Group Editor: Rob Levin

Title: Bird Undercover Part 3

Cassandra Cain’s undercover mission into The Ninth Day Corporation has landed her in a secret sub-basement labyrinth facing Bella, a mutated woman who is now a dog like werewolf creature. However, after Cass uses a brick to break Bella’s electronic collar, the beast becomes a friend.

Cass uses Bella to trick her way into the guard’s chamber. She takes some of the guard’s equipment before climbing up the elevator cable and back into the ventilation ducts. She sees a woman about to be injected with a green substance and crashes into the room. She frees the woman who flees into the air duct.

Cass now finds herself facing Xane, Jens, and Chet again. She sees that Xane is still wearing her secret communication bracelet. She uses a smoke grenade to distract him as she presses something to activate the bracelet. Except this has given one of the others time to hit her in the back with the syringe.

Meanwhile at the Birds Headquarters, the other Birds have been anxiously awaiting word from Cass since she missed the last two check in times. Oracle is finally able to translate the message Cass send before her initial capture and the group sets out through one of Barda’s boom tubes into the basement lab of the Ninth Day Corporation.

As the scientists flee, gas is released and the Birds done their gas masks. They’re then confronted by 4 grotesquely muscled mutated women. Black Canary, Big Barda, Onyx, and Grace take them out. However, as Black Canary uses a device to allow Oracle access into the computer she sees a sight that horrifies them: a grotesquely muscled mutated Cassandra Cain. 

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The Huntress Podcast wraps up Geoff Johns latest run, where the Huntress is spirited away to the future...back to the future, one might say.  Final good-byes, graduations, unexpected reveals and more are all in Justice Society of America 10, 11 and 12.

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Monica would love to have Phoebe's grandmother's recipe as a wedding gift, reminding Ross that he never received an engagement gift.  Chandler wears glasses now, which lead to some old school meet the inlaws highjinks in the steamroom.  And Rachel is giving Joey lessons at boating!  What do you think about this episode? 

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