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DC PUBWATCH June 2020 Edition

June 25, 2020

Hi, friends! June just kinda flew by, didn’t it? But also it seemed to last forever too, right? In the June 2020 DC Pubwatch, we are almost back to a sense of normalcy in a small way with the number of books releasing being similar to pre-quarantine days. The biggest piece of DC news this ...

Comics

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Feminist Fight Choreography

March 19, 2020

Seeing myself in a piece of media never gets old. There’s a basic kind of representation that feels all right — oh, another queer person, a bisexual person, cool! — but every so often I find something special that really, truly resonates. I usually expect to find that feeling more in ...

Reviews, Television and Film

Birds of Prey is a Sparkly Sledgehammer to the Senses

February 10, 2020

2019 was the year of the evil clown, with terrifying new interpretations of the Joker, Pennywise, and Mr. Mime leering from our cinema screens. 2020, meanwhile, looks set to be the year of the super-heroine, as Black Widow and Wonder Woman gear up for their latest celluloid runarounds. What ...

News, Television and Film

Last Week’s Episode: Birds and Cats and Pokemon, Oh my!

January 30, 2020

Or the extended headline: In Which We Have High Hopes for Birds of Prey, I Discuss the Cult Status of Cats, and See Grammy Nominees Drawn as Pokemon Trainers It’s the season. The season for new shows (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina or Shrill anybody?), film festivals, and award shows. ...

Art & Design, Essays, Style & Fashion, Television and Film

The Art of Birds of Prey

January 14, 2020

If you have read my work on WWAC, you will know that visual culture is my ‘thing’. By that I mean, I’m all about the art, especially how pop culture riffs on famous artists and plays with their iconic images. Late last year, DC released original character art for Birds of Prey. I ...

Comics, Manga, Roundtables

WWACommendations: Nana, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, The Refrigerator Monologues, and More

December 28, 2018

Happy December! Every month, WWAC contributors share the comics we’re reading purely for fun. What comics are you enjoying lately? Let us know on Twitter!

Essays, Opinion, Reviews

A Rebirth Retrospective: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

May 25, 2018

This month saw Batgirl and the Birds of Prey become the latest DC Universe Rebirth launch title to end its run. Running for 22 issues, plus a special “Rebirth” issue published as a lead-in to #1, the comic was written by Julie and Shawna Benson who were tasked with tailoring the Birds of Prey— ...

Comics, Interviews

Julie and Shawna Benson on Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

July 27, 2017

Julie and Shawna Benson came to comics after being story editors and writers for the hit CW show The 100. Their first foray into the magical world of caped heroes has been DC Rebirth’s Batgirl and the Birds of Prey. Their run has brought both Barbara Gordon and Helena Bertinelli back to the ...

Birds of Prey

DC PUBWATCH June 2020 Edition

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Feminist Fight Choreography

Birds of Prey is a Sparkly Sledgehammer to the Senses

Last Week’s Episode: Birds and Cats and Pokemon, Oh my!

The Art of Birds of Prey

WWACommendations: Nana, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, The Refrigerator Monologues, and More

A Rebirth Retrospective: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

Julie and Shawna Benson on Batgirl and the Birds of Prey

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