comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
*Reviewer:* Terry Verticchio terryvert@hotmail.com *Quick Rating:* Excellent *Title:* Smile for the Birdie Oracle vs. The Joker Round Two. *Writer:* Tony Bedard *Pencils:* Claude St. Aubin *Inks:* John Floyd *Colours:* Hi-Fi
Major Spoilers (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
... Hunters…but she might very well be far more than she appears.Matthew:Birds of Prey #124Written by Tony Bedard; Art by Michael O’Hare and John Floyd; Cover by Stephane RouxThe Joker and Barbara Gordon face off in the ultimate confrontation. After she was crippled by the Clown Prince of Crime, Barbara became Oracle – but what will become of The Joker now that she has the upper hand'Stephen:...
comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK Order any of the below titles by clicking here! Batman #681 , $3.99, 40 Pages, DC Comics Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Tony Daniel and Sandu Florea; Cover by Alex Ross; Variant cover by Tony Daniel This is it - the final issue of Batman: R.I.P. in which we are supposed to see the "devastating secret" that leads Bruce Wayne to hang up the cape. Yeah - it does...
The All-New Al (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
I liked the series a lot, although it suffered, a lot, when Gail Simone left, and Black Canary left basically contemporaneously. Sean McKeever's complete mishandling of the characters nearly killed the series for me, and I can't really say enough bad things about his run. While Tony Bedard's work is, as always, journeyman-acceptable, it's not got quite the spark. Again, this is largely...
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
... stretches back at least nine years. Birds of Prey (which debuted in 1999) is currently written by Tony Bedard and follows the adventures of Barbra Gordon, the former Batgirl (now “Oracle”), Black canary and a rotating cast of DC’s female heroes; Nightwing (which debuted in 1996) is written by Peter Tomasi, and Robin (which debuted in 1994) is currently written by Fabian Nicieza. All...
comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
*Reviewer:* Terry Verticchio *Quick Rating:* Very Good *Title:* A Woman of Backbone Oracle vs. The Joker 'nuff said. *Writer:* Tony Bedard *Pencils:* Michael O'Hare *Inks:* John Floyd *Colours:* Hi-Fi
IGN (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
- I've been sweating through the past few months of Birds of Prey, waiting for the showdown between Oracle and the Joker. The idea of seeing these two interact unrestrained was definitely the hook of this arc. Sadly writer Tony Bedard pulls one of the worst bait and switches in the book, forces readers to come back next month for the supposed confrontation. Worse yet, we're given a ludicrous...
