Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey Paperback – 17 Dec. 2019

If you're excited for the new Birds of Prey movie but, like me, you're not totally up to speed on all the characters, then this is the book for you! With an excerpt and profile about each character, it introduces us to the stars of the new movie!I love Harley Quinn and Black Canary, but I'll admit after seeing the Birds of Prey trailer I was like…who are the others? So when I got this comic, I was thrilled!There are six excerpts, and each features one of the characters - Harley Quinn, Black Canary, Renee Montoya, Huntress, Cassandra Cain's Batgirl and Black Mask. They're all from different comics and most have a short but concluded story. This made it easy to dive in and out, just reading one story at a time and I loved that! It gave me a short but sweet look into the adventures of each of the characters and their personalities.Harley Quinn is trying to get parole from jail, and finally sees her opportunity when she's approached by the villain Scarface - accompanied by an imposter where she thought to see her friend. This comic tells us a lot about who Harley is as a person - she's actually very caring, willing to defend those who have helped and cared for her, and of course she's tricksy, perhaps not to be trusted.Black Canary teams up with Lois Lane to save innocents enslaved by a heartless, greedy villain. We're given an insight into one of Dinah Lance's many adventures, and conversation with Lois tells us about her past, and how her relationship with Green Arrow and his death affected her. I've read an origin comic for Black Canary but this one was a great story of her as an adult and who she's become.Renee Montoya is a cop in the GCPD, and she's investigating a robbery whilst navigating her own life. I've never met Renee before but just from this short comic I can tell I am going to LOVE her! Of all the excerpts the editor of this collection could have chosen, they chose one that clearly shows Renee likes girls, and we know how much I love sapphic rep. I'm very excited to meet live-action Renee, because she's badass and beautiful.Huntress is working with Nightwing to bring down the Mafia bosses she so hates, but they're struggling to work as a team. I LOVE HUNTRESS, officially, as of now. She's so gosh darn awesome and I loved how this comic introduced us to how ruthless she is, but also her fear of commitment and her need to be alone.Cassandra Cain is training with the Oracle to be the next Batgirl, but when a figure from her past resurfaces it's up to her to take him down. I love Batgirl, but I'd never read a Cassandra Cain comic before! I'm so glad I did because I really love her. She's younger than the rest of the Birds of Prey, but she has just as many scars.Each excerpt is a great introduction to the characters of Birds of Prey, illustrated stunningly by all different artists, and I'm really glad I read this before seeing the movie- which I am so excited for!

Some really odd choices of stories/art work…looks like they just grabbed whatever stories were available. Ended up skipping a couple out, due to sheer boredom/the artwork being offensive to my eyes 😅

Compilation of old stories. Totally boggles the mind why most of these were picked out as the story quality (and sometimes the art quality) is really poor. There was one story I genuinely liked, one that was alright, and the rest were utter garbage. It’s not just about poor storytelling in the individual plots either - they are in no way relevant as an introduction to these characters, yet it is being sold as such to fans of the movie.

Not worth it. Cheap cash in. Buy ‘Harlean’ way better

I purchased this comic book thinking the stories of each of the characters would be based on those from the cinematic universe but after opening the book I discovered they were instead just a bunch of old stories picked up from regular DC comics published many years ago. And they are all unrelated to each other.I am utterly dissapointed. Awfully misleading front cover.The back cover artwork should have been featured as front cover instead.0/10

This volume is a great introduction to the comic characters that BoP is based off. While I didn’t think that a few of the comics chosen were very compelling and the characters could have been better showcased in different parts of their stories, but it’s not a bad volume regardless.

Amazing product so happy and came fast

Bought for my niece she is going love this will def buy more in different book :)

The comic came two days before expected arrival and was packed well-in between cardboard & bubblewrap- to prevent bending while being shipped! The issues in the comic are a great introduction for readers who want some background information before watching the movie. For readers who are already familiar with these runs, the cover art is a great addition to the collection! A good buy. Reading the Huntress issue brought back a lot of nostalgia from the era of comics I first got into.

Fun background stories for each character. It's a fun read. I collect different types of DC/Independent graphic novels so this was a treat to add to my collection. I can't wait until Birds of Prey hits theater. I'd love to see these women in action.