Birds of Prey | |
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Cover of Birds of Prey vol. 2, 8 (2010).
Art by Stanley Lau. |
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Group publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey (November 1995) |
Created by |
Chuck Dixon Jordan B. Gorfinkel Gary Frank |
In-story information | |
Base(s) | Clocktower Aerie One |
Member(s) |
Current: Catwoman Lady Blackhawk Big Barda Jade Canary Gypsy Hawkgirl Judomaster Manhunter (Kate Spencer) Misfit Hawk Dove Black Alice Power Girl Vixen Starling Katana Poison Ivy Strix Condor |
Birds of Prey | |
Cover of Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey #1 (June 1996). Art by Gary Frank. | |
Series publication information | |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date |
(Vol. 1) January 1999 – April 2009 (Vol. 2) July 2010 – August 2011 (Vol. 3) September 2011 – October 2014 (Vol. 4) July 2016 – present |
Number of issues |
Vol. 1:: 127 Vol. 2:: 15 Vol. 3:: 34 Vol. 4:: 8 (as of March 2017, plus a Rebirth one-shot) |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) |
Chuck Dixon Terry Moore Gilbert Hernandez Gail Simone Tony Bedard Sean McKeever Duane Swierczynski Shawna Benson Julie Benson |
Artist(s) |
Greg Land Butch Guice Rick Leonardi Amanda Conner Casey Jones Ed Benes Joe Bennett Paulo Siqueira Nicola Scott Michael O'Hare Claude St. Aubin Jesus Saiz Claire Roe Roge Antonio |
Creator(s) |
Chuck Dixon Jordan B. Gorfinkel Gary Frank |
Current:
Batgirl
Black Canary
Huntress
Birds of Prey was the name of several American comic book series, miniseries, and special editions published by DC Comics since 1996. The book's premise originated as a partnership between Black Canary and Barbara Gordon, who had adopted the codename Oracle at the time, but has expanded to include additional superheroines. The team name "Birds of Prey" was attributed to DC assistant editor Frank Pittarese in the text page of the first issue. The group is initially based in Gotham City and later operates in Metropolis and then relocates once more to "Platinum Flats", California, a new locale introduced in Birds of Prey in 2008.
The series was conceived by Jordan B. Gorfinkel and originally written by Chuck Dixon. Gail Simone scripted the comic from issue #56 to #108. Sean McKeever was originally to replace Simone, but McKeever subsequently decided to leave the project and only wrote issues #113-117; Tony Bedard, who wrote issues #109-112, briefly took over the title at issue #118. Artists have included Butch Guice, Greg Land, Ed Benes and Joe Bennett; Nicola Scott began a stint as artist with issue #100. In 2011, the title was relaunched under writer Duane Swierczynski and artist Jesus Saiz.