The Concept and Characters: The core Birds of Prey have been Oracle, Black Canary and Huntress, female vigilantes operating out of Gotham City and beyond. But this is a new take on the concept. Oracle can walk again, and she has resumed the Batgirl mantle, so she’ll be off in her own series. Huntress may yet appear, but she’s not listed in any press surrounding this book.
Now, here’s the information we have so far: “The Birds of Prey are Gotham City’s covert ops team, taking down the villains other heroes can’t touch.” A pretty clear high-concept, and based on the cover image for issue #1, and some things writer Duane Swierczynski has said online, it will remain an all-female team—a Charlie’s Angels meets the A-Team of the superhero set—featuring characters like Black Canary, Poison Ivy, Rose Tattoo, Katana, and someone called “Starling.”
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