Book Review: Birds of Prey Vol #7

Book: Birds of Prey Volume #7: Perfect Pitch by Gail Simone (Trade issues: #86-90 and #92-95)

Rating: 5 stars

My Review:

(I read the single issues #86-95 instead of the trade edition)

I thought this was Absolutely Amazing. It was action packed, non-stop entertainment. I felt like I had read a well written action movie.

In issue #86, Barbara Gordon may have moved her headquarters to Metropolis but that didn't keep the Birds of Prey away from all the Gotham City craziness as well as a little bit of Metropolis craziness. Also, Bruce Timm illustrated the second part of this four part issue.

In issues #87-90, Huntress continued with her plan to take down the Gotham mob (Vol #6) which also had Black Canary teaming up with Green Arrow in Star City to help further Huntress' plan. The ladies also had to deal with finding Savant who had been abducted which leads them into someones mysterious plan to get Oracle's identity. There is also a really great scene between Barbara and her father Commissioner James Gordon.

Issue #91 was a stand alone which had the ladies trying to stop a kidnapping of a potential organ donor.

Issues #92-95 had the Birds on a race to get to the Crime Doctor (Matthew Thorne) before some of his associates find him. This also featured Lady Shiva, one of the most deadly assassins surprisingly helping the Birds of Prey while Black Canary was off training. Lady Shiva and Lady Blackhawk are both totally wicked and quite funny.

All three stories were great. Gail Simone's witty writing and amazing character development makes Birds of Prey one of my favorite comic series. Completely loved this.