Birds of Prey #104 - DC

If you've read my blogs about the Secret Six, you'll know how much I really enjoyed that book. Well, they're back. And they're here with one of my other favorite teams, the Birds. Well . . . not so much with them as working for the opposition, and doing everything in their power to stop them. But . . . they're in the same book. SpySmasher has sent Oracle's team on their first mission. They're going to Russia to retrieve a package. The person who has that package, a Russian general, has hired to Secret Six to protect it. "It" being a Rocket Red suit. Why this one is so valuable, they don't know. Anyways, they abscond with it and attempt to flee the country. But the Six are hot on their tales. That is until Oracle unleashes her secret weapon, Hawkgirl. But with Blake and Scandal on the team, all they've really done is slow them down. As they're in the van fleeing though, Barda finally gets the Rocket Red suit open. They're worried that it might be carrying a bomb. But to their surprise, it's really carrying . . . Ice. You know, the maiden who died. The whole thing that happened during Max Lord's leadership. You know, Fire's best friend. Yes that Ice. And she appears to be breathing. What a way to end an issue. But fear not. Next issue the Six will be back again. And I'm sure we'll learn what's really going on with Ice. Gypsy, Judomaster and Misfit are all kept out of this issue. But that's ok. The characters that we're left with are more than adequate. And I can't wait until we start to learn more about this misfit girl. Gail Simone is doing a fantastic job with this book. And actually, she's been on it for quite a while now. I'm just guessing, but from the effort that she appears to put in to these stories, I'm willing to bet that this is one of her favorite books to write. Fantastic job. Also our new artist, Nicola Scott, is doing some really nice work. She's only been with us a couple of issues, but I'm really liking her take on our characters. She does a good job with the Six too. This is easily one of my favorite books every month.