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Comics Review: Birds of Prey Vol I , II, and III by Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, and Claire Rowe

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   I love comic books and when I have the time I love to sit down and grab up a stack of comics to read. Here are three graphic novels that I enjoyed recently. Maybe I will inspire you to pick up some comics and graphic novels to add to your reading adventures.   Birds of Prey is a twenty-two issue series written by Julie Benson, Shawna Benson, and features art from talented artists, such as Claire Rowe. It was published by DC Comics in single issue format from 2016-2018 as part of DC's Rebirth initiative. Taking from decades of stories and variant teams, the Writers Benson bring to the forefront a series filled with action and adventure.     Helena Bertinelli was free from Spyral and had returned to her vendetta as the Huntress. Dinah Lance had quit the band Black Canary, but had remained as their security. And Barbara Gordon had left Burnside to travel the world to hone her skills with masters of martial ar...

Tuesday Talks: Comic Book Series That Are on Your TBR

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Tuesday Talks is an wonderful group on Goodreads that is a weekly discussion forum created by BookTubers Janie Johnson and her pal, Janelle. It is a fun and active group to be a part of.  Unfortunately this group's weekly topic ended in 2017. I would like to carry on this tradition by offering topics of my own, as well as past topics that I did not answer.      This week's question is: What comics books are on your TBR?     I have been gathering a series of graphic novels and comics that I cannot wait to read. Here is my TBR for comics and graphic novels: 1.     Elektra, Vol I: Always Bet on Red 2.   Monstress, Vol I 3.   Poe Dameron, Vol I: Black Squadron  4.   Poe Dameron, Vol II: Gathering Storm 5.   Poe Dameron, Vol III: Legend Lost 6.   Poe Dameron, Vol IV: Legend Found 7.    Star Wars, Vol VII: Ashes of Jedha 8...

The Road to DC Universe Rebirth: The Black Canary and Titans

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Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons ,   The eff ects of the return of t he Pre-Flashpoint Superman w ere just the beginning. Elsewhere in t he New 52 Universe, the tales of one woman's journey away from the super hero game began kicking and screaming. And the broken memories of the former Teen Titans were triggered when a deadly fo e from the past returned. Highlighted areas denote my review links. Black Canary: Songs for Broken Gods and Superwomen       You don't become a mem ber of Barabara Gordon's super-group for nothin g. Former Bird of Prey Dinah Lance had gone through quite a lot in a short perio d of time. It all culminated to a fight with Batgirl, and the loss of all of her crime fighting equipment in a major fire. Confronting Gordon and helping her with removing a danger ous AI from the world (Batgirl #35-40), Dinah part ed ways amicably from her former team mate. In a daring twelve issue series of her own by writer, Bren...