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Birds of Prey (1999) (First Editions)
Birds of Prey, Vol. 11: Metropolis or Dust
A high-tech hazard threatens the streets of Metropolis in this latest BIRDS collection, featuring issues #113-117 of their hit series.
126 pages, Paperback
First published October 14, 2008
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Tony Bedard
791 books24 followersAntony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry from the early 1990s through the present. He is best known for his work at CrossGen Comics, where he was under exclusive contract, and for his run writing Marvel Comics X-Men spin-off Exiles.
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June 13, 2019
Wow, this was not as bad as I expected.
I mean, don't get me wrong, other people beyond Gail can write birds of prey. But this is the first one I actually enjoyed. This is the story of the girls working together to stop bad guys. Simple enough but when the first mission goes wrong and someone dies. This leaves the team shattered some, Superman checking in on them, and new villains rising.
It's pretty fun story. if nothing else, I really liked Misfit here. I thought she acted like a Teenager and her powerset is cool. I enjoyed Huntress and Oracle here too, think Sean knew how to write them well. The rest of the team kind of forgettable here and of course the ending builds up but Sean leaves the run so...that's it. A 2.5 out of 5, but I'll bump it to a 3.
I mean, don't get me wrong, other people beyond Gail can write birds of prey. But this is the first one I actually enjoyed. This is the story of the girls working together to stop bad guys. Simple enough but when the first mission goes wrong and someone dies. This leaves the team shattered some, Superman checking in on them, and new villains rising.
It's pretty fun story. if nothing else, I really liked Misfit here. I thought she acted like a Teenager and her powerset is cool. I enjoyed Huntress and Oracle here too, think Sean knew how to write them well. The rest of the team kind of forgettable here and of course the ending builds up but Sean leaves the run so...that's it. A 2.5 out of 5, but I'll bump it to a 3.
August 21, 2021
Birds of Prey: Metropolis or Dust collects five issues (Birds of Prey #113–117) of the 2003 on-going series and covers five one-issue storylines.
Birds of Prey: Metropolis or Dust is a collection of five one-issue somewhat connected storylines that has the Birds of Prey facing varied of enemies such as Tabby Brennan (Birds of Prey #113), Killer Shark (Birds of Prey #114–116), and the Silicon Syndicate, which is composed of various enterprises run by a gang of notorious criminals (Birds of Prey #117).
Sean McKeever penned the entire trade paperback. For the most part, it is written moderately well – it is somewhat of a mixed bag, with some good ideas, some ordinary ideas, and some of both that fall short of presenting entirely credible cast interpretations. McKeever's good at swiveling the spotlight, and simultaneously provides a viable threat from Lady Blackhawk's past to occupy her and the Huntress.
Nicola Scott penciled the entire trade paperback. Since she was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, Scott's penciling depicts the narrative rather well and the only real highlight of the trade paperback.
All in all, Birds of Prey: Metropolis or Dust is a moderate continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
Birds of Prey: Metropolis or Dust is a collection of five one-issue somewhat connected storylines that has the Birds of Prey facing varied of enemies such as Tabby Brennan (Birds of Prey #113), Killer Shark (Birds of Prey #114–116), and the Silicon Syndicate, which is composed of various enterprises run by a gang of notorious criminals (Birds of Prey #117).
Sean McKeever penned the entire trade paperback. For the most part, it is written moderately well – it is somewhat of a mixed bag, with some good ideas, some ordinary ideas, and some of both that fall short of presenting entirely credible cast interpretations. McKeever's good at swiveling the spotlight, and simultaneously provides a viable threat from Lady Blackhawk's past to occupy her and the Huntress.
Nicola Scott penciled the entire trade paperback. Since she was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, Scott's penciling depicts the narrative rather well and the only real highlight of the trade paperback.
All in all, Birds of Prey: Metropolis or Dust is a moderate continuation to what would hopefully be a wonderful series.
March 6, 2026
DNI
You can tell a man wrote this. Every female character took a step back in their development, and ofc the male character had to come and scold them like they’re fucking children. It pisses me off.
I miss when these characters were written by a woman. I miss Gail Simone.
You can tell a man wrote this. Every female character took a step back in their development, and ofc the male character had to come and scold them like they’re fucking children. It pisses me off.
I miss when these characters were written by a woman. I miss Gail Simone.
May 29, 2012
It must suck, trying to superhero in the DC universe. You've just had a deeply terrible day, and then Superman shows up to judge you, all, if I had been there, things would have gone flawlessly. Well, thanks, Clark, that's really helpful.
May 11, 2021
Other than Superman coming in all self-righteous, I enjoyed this one! I mean, I usually enjoy Birds of Prey anyway because the interactions between the Birds are delightful. Like Helena thinking about how cool Zinda is, or Helena going off on Babs when Babs is about to apologize... I just like seeing these women who work together also being given time to build relationships with each other as people.
August 20, 2019
Not as bad as I expected it to be but also not that great either. The story has a lot of promise and has some great ideas (the city and the villains in it, the fight club and the overall plot) but it just didn't fully work for me. That said I wouldn't have minded seeing McKeever get to write more and get a better handle on the characters.
May 28, 2018
Superman shows up for a page or two and is vile to the Birds, this shows how he can be the character in Injustice.
December 20, 2010
This was a little bit off. I don't think Helena would let Barbara get sooo wrapped up in herself. I think she would try and keep Barbara more centered, the way that Black Canary used to. I liked getting background on Zinda but I didn't like how she just came out of Sharkman Jr's hypnosis drug. It just felt way too easy, particularly since this is something that has been known to work on Zinda before. I also felt like Helena acted kind of fraidy cat on the mission.
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April 5, 2015
Not a big fan of the team! I pretty much just like Oracle and Huntress so it's hard to get past the others for me.
The plot of this is pretty weak, the writing and dialog aren't very good and the action is kind of lame too!
Page 20 was pretty much the killer for me where the spoiled rich mobsters daughter turns into a giant Mecha...or as Huntress calls her: Mechatabzilla
My interest never recovered after that! Lots of potential here...
The plot of this is pretty weak, the writing and dialog aren't very good and the action is kind of lame too!
Page 20 was pretty much the killer for me where the spoiled rich mobsters daughter turns into a giant Mecha...or as Huntress calls her: Mechatabzilla
My interest never recovered after that! Lots of potential here...
March 23, 2010
Probably the worst entry in the BOP frnachise. Writer Sean McKeever may have built his reputation in indy comics as solid writer of people, but he blows it here with both Helena and Zinda. Especially as he practically turns Zinda into a damsel in distress, and Simone and Bedard showed that is not who she is.
August 26, 2012
In this volume: Superman is a self-righteous ass and Zinda gets a creeptastic visit from her past. Fortunately she overpowers the drugs through the power of love and friendship or something and she and Huntress skip off into the sunset. Also, they beat people up and then go laugh about it with the rest of the Birds.
May 25, 2016
This title puts its toe in some pretty serious water addressing some of grown up stuff with a villain from Lady Blackhawk's past. You can tell a man wrote it in a way that robs the issue of some emotional impact but overall this collection is good.
August 19, 2010
Good story, good art, good run all around. Not up to Gail Simone standards, but I still enjoyed it.
April 26, 2012
I think this disaster just might have killed this great book series.
December 29, 2012
Loved this again! Too bad there are no more at the library.
March 14, 2013
A fair beginning for a new era--even if much of it is setup. McKeever is no Simone, though.
October 24, 2013
An all over the place mess of a book.
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