Here, Dinah Drake recently signed to be Black Canary's frontwoman on a new tour. And as D.D's enemies are always after her, she's constantly being involved in fights and end up destroying the venues where the band is playing. Of course, that starts affecting the band's reputation, making them wonder if they'll be able to finish the tour. And when D.D. and the rest of the band find out what those strangers are looking for, they realize that they'll need to be together or bad things will happen.
This series starts spinning out of Batgirl, but anyone can start reading it, without even having to read the free sneak peek because it's a solid stand-alone story. It also has great female characters, an interesting and intriguing story, and a very 'rock-n-roll' (or punk rock) art. This kind of interior art is not my favorite, but it goes really well with the story being told, and it's really terrific.
The character development is good, and the pacing is very nice too, presenting the story and the characters to readers without getting slow or making everyone sleepy. I enjoyed these first 2 issues a lot, and I'll be reading the next one for sure!
Series: Black Canary 2015
First issue release date: Jun 17th, 2015
Art by: Annie Wu
Cover by: Annie Wu
Variant cover by: Babs Tarr
Written by: Brenden Fletcher
Synopsis: Dinah Lance hits the road! After years as a soldier and vigilante, the LAST place Dinah saw herself is on stage…but she’s quickly learning she’d die to protect the gang of misfits she’s fallen into. And she just might have to – for some reason, the newly rechristened band Black Canary seems to be a magnet for trouble…and Dinah’s not gonna believe it when she finds out the reason why! Martial arts, super-spies, and rock ‘n’ roll combine, from Brenden Fletcher (BATGIRL) and Annie Wu (Hawkeye)!
The Good
- Very new-reader friendly;
- Great writing, characters and art.
The Bad
- Mayyyybe it's not for everyone.
Links
Buy single issues (print and kindle): Amazon
Pre-order the TPB - Black Canary Vol. 1 (Release date: March 1, 2016): Amazon, BookDepository
