So why would someone who is incapable of getting sick name herself Patient Zero? Maybe she feels she’s the first of a documented movement? Maybe she sees herself as “patient zero” of being immune to every illness? Who knows? Either way, she’s crazy and we learn that most of it stems from daddy issues. In medicine, “patient zero” refers to the first patient that is documented with a specific illness. To both groups, all I can say is: “I’m sure there will be more in the future.” Some of you will be sad that you won’t see my over-the-top rants every month. Some of you will be overjoyed that the book is being passed on to another reviewer. But I do have immense gratitude to him for stepping in. He’s now my favorite reviewer on the site (kidding… I love everyone I write with equally). Thankfully, Brian is stepping in to pick up the title next month. Reading Batgirl & the Birds of Prey is painful enough, but then to spend an hour or couple of hours critically assessing the material, writing about it, dissecting it… It’s become a burden. I’ve covered Anne Nocenti’s Catwoman, Sean Ryan’s New Suicide Squad, Marc Andreyko’s Batwoman, the previous runs of Birds of Prey, and more… But this is the first book where I’ve literally sent out cries of help to the review team.
I’ve covered a number of bad books during my tenure at. This is my last review of Batgirl & the Birds of Prey. A really good artist would most likely be able to redeem some of the downfalls of the script – or at least be bold enough to work with the writers to correct some of these problems before they ever make it to publication – but Roge isn’t that guy.īreakdowns for this issue can be found in the spoiler tag. Beyond that, he’s not the greatest at crafting stories with his art.
I’ve always expressed a dislike for his faces and the overuse of his deer-in-headlights expression. He delivers the job and does so on time, so that’s a plus, but the details of his pencils could be improved… Mainly in that there really isn’t much detail. At the end of the day though, I think he’s just a mediocre artists. He’s definitely gotten better, and I think a large portion of this is that he’s learned to work better under the publication schedule. I’d also love to see her cover internals for a light-hearted, fun book… Perhaps a book for one of DC’s future Young Readers line. The style of her art appears to have more of a juvenile target audience, and a hint of anime/ cartoon stylization too it. Kamome Shirahama provides the variant each month. He draws our heroes well (much better than any internal artist has ever drawn them for this run), and I wish he was doing the internal art as well… But let’s be honest, his quality of work is too good for scripts that are this poor. The main cover is drawn by Yanick Paquette, and as always, is really good. You know what the best thing about Batgirl & the Birds of Prey is? The covers. If you have the privilege to use a chunk of DC’s heavy hitters, then actually do something with them. Most of the arc has consisted of these incredible characters just standing and talking. I am, however, attacking the fact that the writers wanted to use all of these characters, and then had nothing for them to do throughout the story. Now, I’m certain some of you will fly off the handle and say that I’m taking a jab at the female sex, but I assure you, I’m not.
Granted, I will admit that we do get an answer in this issue, but the concept feels hastily thrown together and isn’t thought out very well (almost as if it were added after the fact because people complained that there was no explanation).Īnyway, with all of the men sick in Gotham, the ladies of Gotham – as well as Wonder Woman, Amanda Waller, and Lois Lane – come together to… stand around and talk. If you want readers to believe your story, give them some type of substance to allow them the opportunity to believe it. It’s frustrating, and in my opinion, lazy writing. I have no quarrel with this plot, but I want there to be some type of explanation to it – of which, there is none in the first two issues of the story. The story revolves around the fact that all of the men in Gotham are getting sick. The current arc, “Manslaughter” isn’t the exception either. I haven’t liked a single arc yet, and if I’m being honest, their stories and characterizations appear to be getting worse over time. The Benson’s are lovely people, but their craft is dismal. It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of this book.
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This week in Batgirl & the Birds of Prey, we learn that Gotham has TERRIBLE doctors! (No wonder our heroes tend to patch themselves up…)
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