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Black Canary, Volume 1: Kicking and Screaming by Pia Guerra, Sandy Jarrell, Annie Wu, Brenden Fletcher

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cabouldrick's review against another edition

3.0

My main experience with Black Canary is through the Birds of Prey comics. So it was hard to see the slightly broken Dinah when I'm used to the badass Dinah. Hopefully it'll get better in the next book.

botanyandbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

I wanted a little more from this volume.

egkohler's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0

Re-read! I originally bought the comics as they came out in the mid-2010s and expected to love it all over again, but the story felt disjointed and barely seemed to tap into everything. Definitely loved the band/touring element, but that got lost in the shuffle ultimately. But I’m going into the second volume and still excited so still a solid read!

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5.0

In this reboot, the moniker Black Canary is not being used as the superhero identity of Dinah Lance, but as the name of the band she is fronting -- a band that ends most of its sets inadvertently destroying its venue and/or physically fighting the other bands. When it is revealed that one of its members is in danger, Dinah shares her superhero past and the band comes together to protect one another. Annie Wu’s art bristles with energy, incorporating bold lines, creative page layouts, eye-popping colors (by Lee Loughridge), and style for days. Wu manages to take Black Canary’s traditional corset-and-fishnets costume and reimagine it as realistic punk rock everyday wear that is practical, cool, and begging for cosplay. In Fletcher’s hands Dinah works as both rock star and warrior, and the supporting cast is diverse, interesting and integral to the storyline and plot development. Overall, it’s one of the more enjoyable superhero stories of the year.