Book Review: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, Volume 2: Source Code

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, Volume 2: Source Code by Julie Benson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book collects Issues 7-13 of Batgirl and the Birds of Prey and three stories:

Soldiers of Fortune (Issue 7): After the first big arc, this is a nice one-shot that has the team fighting Zodiac but more or less its character focused. It establishes the dynamic between the team of Batgirl, Black Canary, and Huntress. It also answers why Barbara's realtors keep coming by her house and reveals their funny specialty, selling properties supervillains owned. Nice one and done. Grade: B+

Blackbird (Issues 8-10): Black Canary goes undercover in mmetahuman cage matches to stop Blackbird, a methuman who makes other metahumans far more deadly and gets an upgrade of her own. Overall, not a bad arc. There's a team up with Green Arrow and Nightwing and they manage not to overwhelm the story with costumes. Grade: B

Source Code (Issues 11-13): They uncover the truth about Gus, the young man who has taken on the role of Oracle and his relationship to the original Oracle (Barbara) enemy Calculator. To help Gus, they have to help Calculator's family and to do that they'll need to track down an item stolen by own of Gotham's most noted anti-heroes, Catwoman. It showscases the team's toughness but also their compassion and features one of the most hilarious Catwoman splash pages ever. Grade: B+

Overall, I continue to enjoy this book. A nice read.





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